Gouqi is located in London St James's and offers a Chinese fine dining experience curated by renowned chef, Chee Hwee Tong. Tong's illustrious career has seen him work at some of the best restaurants throughout Asia and the UK, most notably as Executive Head Chef at Hakkasan.
At Gouqi, Tong has developed an impressive eight-course menu which reflects many traditional Chinese flavours using the freshest, finest ingredients. While the tastes vary, the restaurant's uniting concept revolves around health and vitality, as inspired by the goji berry.
If you're looking for somewhere special to host a birthday, anniversary, family get together or even an important client meeting, Gouqi's exclusive feel, sophisticated interiors and stand-out food makes it an excellent choice.
The restaurant has two private dining spaces - The Crimson Room and The Ruby Room - which can accommodate eight and 10 people respectively. Or, combine the rooms together through their interconnecting panel for a total capacity of 20 people. Alternatively, the main restaurant also offers a semi-private dining space with three tables, while benefiting from the buzz of the main dining room.
Those dining in the private rooms are invited to enjoy the set eight-course tasting menu which features a range of innovative techniques and unusual flavours - an example of Tong's talent for reimagining heritage Chinese cuisine.
On the menu you will find exquisite dishes such as chargrilled silver cod with yellow bean sauce
and passion fruit, alongside stir-fried Angus tenderloin beef with black pepper sauce, as well as abalone, chicken and shrimp fried rice and champagne mango sago pudding and golden sesame ball with custard to finish.
The menu is complemented by a traditional wine seller bursting with premium Chinese and Goji wines, which the team will passionately tell you all about. The bar manager, Jamie Rowe, has also devised a stunning cocktail menu inspired by the four Chinese mythological creatures, the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermillion Bird of the South, the White Tiger of the West, and the Black Tortoise of the North.