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The Schoolhouse at Mutianyu Great Wall

12 Mutianyu Village | Huairou District, Beijing 101405, China (Huairou Scenic Resort)
010-61626506
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Ranked #36 of 3,877 restaurants in Beijing
Price range: $6 - $30
Cuisines: International
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Good for: Families with children, Romance, Large groups, Doing business, Special occasions, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Dessert
Neighborhood: Huairou Scenic Resort
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Muscat, Oman
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24 reviews 24 reviews
10 restaurant reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW

It is tucked away down a road from the Great Wall at Mutianyu and is not easy to stumble across. Your taxi driver may know about it or ask him to find out its location when you go up to the wall. The menu is limited - it is more like a boutique restaurant but has a character and is... More

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Columbus Ohio
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

Excellent restaurant owned by American/Chinese couple..fantastic food, clean, great service...Asian fusion food...loved it!

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New Delhi, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013

A must if you have visited this section of the wall. B prepared to pay tourist rates. Go with the menu of the day which has excellent food.

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Huntingdon VAlley, PA
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3 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

The food was excellent and portions were large. They serve good fresh food grown close by. We ate outside and enjoyed the Schoolhouse building. We did not see the glass blowing demonstation but heard it was interesting.

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Suzhou, China
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2013

It's worth holding on and spending 10 minutes down to the School House. We had a great meal and the sun was out, so quite warm. The glass workshop was really interesting for the kids.

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See 7 more reviews by John T for Beijing
Seattle, Washington
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3 restaurant reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

After a great walk atop the wall, we enjoyed Italian pasta, fresh garden salads and cappuccinos at Schoolhouse. A beautiful eco-tourism small hotel/restaurant at the site of an old village. The bathrooms were excellent and the glass factory was interesting. Don't succumb to fast-food at the wall!

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See 5 more reviews by haveboots for Beijing
Manila, Philippines
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 21, 2013

After visiting the Great Wall, my family and I decided to try out the Schoolhouse at the Mutianyu Village. The restaurant had a lot of positive reviews about it so we decided to try it out. We had the green salad, the trout, the Carbonara, the Chinese noodle soup and the pasta for the day - chicken with creamy sauce.... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2013

After the busy wall, this proved to be something of a haven. I think they somewhat take advantage of this by charging high prices for reasonably good but unremarkable Western food. The Chinese options are very limited. A nice garden to eat in on sunny days.

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Hong Kong
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

We had a long walk along the wall from Jiankou to Mutianyu so had built up quite an appetite and this place didn't disappoint. Great food and so close to the Mutianyu entrance to the Wall. You get used to miserable food at such touristy locations so this was a real bonus. I had the spicy kedgeree dish which was... More

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Hong Kong, China
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2013

Since we had a group of 4, we decided to go with a rental home at the schoolhouse rather than a couple of rooms at the brickyard. I thought it was a bit of a leap of faith because the pictures from the website didn't give us a great idea of what the place actually looked like. Via email, Jim... More

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