Brasserie 1893 is a fine dining French restaurant with a vision. With attentive service team and an astute maîtres-d along side him, head chef Addison Liew aspires to transform the brasserie by experimenting with French-Chinese fusion cuisine. This innovative approach was still in beta phase during my meal. I opted for more or less the 'Les Saveurs' Degustation Menu from the 2018 spring menu, with the amuse bouche and the tiramisu finale being the highlights. The Wuliangye tiramisu was my first glimpse into chef Liew's fusion-vision, as he replaces amaretto with Chinese white liquor, delivering a more direct and sharp taste that worked well with the coffee-chocolate ice cream and pastry. The Lobster Bisque 'A la Brasserie 1893' summed up my experience quite well. The lobster was fresh and beautifully cooked while the celery provided a wonderful crisp and refreshing sharpness, but the soup itself, albeit delicious, was a bit one dimentional. The dish was very good, but fell short of flawless excellence.

The service was impeccable and must be commended. Drinks were always served in order of seniority and the table was kept immaculate, just one of a few examples of their attention to detail. The performance of the waiting staff made my family and I feel comfortable and looked after.

In maybe a year, I believe Brasserie 1893 could reach the pinnacle of culinary innovation in Beijing, but for now, it will have to settle amongst the others as a superb fine dining French restaurant.

*Disclaimer: For reasons not worth mentioning, my family and I received special treatment that meant we were able to combine dishes from the two degustation menus to our preference. The head chef Addison Liew also came to greet us a couple times and explained his philosophy. This experience that we had is likely not what most people experienced or will experience.

Awesome breakfast buffet! They serve traditional American and Chinese quality cuisine for breakfast. There is a chef available to make eggs as you desire. Wonderful service and the restaurant is clean with staff that speak English. If they don't speak English they will find a colleague that does. I would certainly go back. They have plenty of room for a wheelchair or stroller.

I went for dinner at the brasserie 1983.It had been a while since my last dinner . The food quality is simply amazing.The meat is done to perfection .The amuse bouche show the attention and detailed oriented chef behind the scenes.
The service was spotless and focused on details without interrupting the conversation.
Looking forward for my next visit

We visited this place for dinner on the first evening after arriving in Beijing. We stayed in the hotel and did not want to invest time to find another place. The dinner was expensive but good. If you are real hungry be warned the portion you get is not big. But tasty.

The bar is in the Waldorf Astoria so I frequented it very night for a night cap. it had good service, a friendly staff and fair prices for a hotel bar. Nice selection of wines was available.