Although there are still about two months to go before the Spring Festival of the Dragon Year, some citizens have already begun to prepare for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. On December 13, the reporter visited and found that a number of catering companies have opened the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner reservation mode.
* war" turned into "service war".
Ms. Zhang, do you want to book ** on February 9, 2024?Our 3988 yuan ** has a total of 8 cold dishes and 14 hot dishes ......"Recently, Wu Xinna, a staff member of Shanghai Yingyuan Restaurant, has received inquiries to book Chinese New Year's Eve dinner**. She told reporters that this year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner ** not only contains special dishes such as roast duck, fish maw chicken wings in thick soup, grilled lamb chops, etc., but also "half sold and half given", plus 100 yuan to get the usual price of 258 yuan "big three yuan" gift box.
In order to let consumers feel the "flavor of the New Year", merchants have shifted from "first-class war" to "service war". "Many regular customers will book for the next year as soon as they finish eating this year. Therefore, since February this year, we have received requests for reservations for Chinese New Year's Eve dinners, and 25 tables have been booked so far, with a small number of seats still available. Gu Jiazhou, deputy general manager of Shanghai Yingyuan Restaurant, said that the company deliberately separated the hall and the small hall, and at the same time reduced the number of seats, which will provide customers with better dining services.
Chinese New Year's Eve dinner reservation "warmed up", *will it **?The reporter learned from a number of catering companies that the ** standard of this year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is basically the same as in previous years.
Consumers prefer private room dinners.
In Nanxiang Ancient Town, there is a classical courtyard with white walls and gray tiles across the street from Danyuan - Ronghua Garden (Nanxiang store), an antique traditional courtyard structure, focusing on the poetic slow life in the south of the Yangtze River.
As a representative brand of fine dining in Jiading, Ronghuayuan (Nanxiang Store) has three floors, 21 elegant bags and 2 banquet halls, which can accommodate 45 tables.
The reporter saw in the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner menu that the merchant launched three kinds of Chinese New Year's Eve reunion ** for 10 people, ranging from 3588 yuan to 5888 yuan. "This year's *** is down 15 from last year, and 80 seats are currently booked. Shao Jiansheng, head of Ronghuayuan (Nanxiang store), said that consumers who book Chinese New Year's Eve dinner prefer the form of private room dinner, which is more private.
Catering companies in CITIC Pacific Wanda Plaza also said that private rooms are more popular. "Our ** is divided into 6 people, 8 people, 10 people, 16 people and other different grades. At present, private rooms are more popular, and there are more gatherings of more than 10 people. Mr. Dai, the manager of Harvest Day (CITIC Pacific Wanda Plaza Jiading New City Store), said that if customers are unable to dine at the store for special reasons, the deposit can be refunded in full.
Hot pot is also a new option.
In addition, there are some catering companies that have not yet launched the reservation service. "Because the table is relatively sufficient, the peak period for our Chinese New Year's Eve dinner reservations is generally about two weeks to 10 days in advance. Lu Wei, manager of Haidilao Hot Pot (CITIC Pacific Wanda Plaza Jiading New City Store), said that the reception reservation of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner will be opened uniformly in the later stage, and if you cannot dine at the restaurant at that time, you can also provide door-to-door delivery services.
In recent years, the choice of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner has become more and more abundant, and many families have listed hot pot as a new choice for dinner. How receptive is young people to this?The reporter interviewed some citizens randomly, and many told the reporter that they would consider the feelings of their elders more when choosing.
Ms. Peng said that this is her first year of work, and she can finally appreciate how hard her parents work, "I plan to invite my family to eat out during the Chinese New Year, and my parents are very supportive of the family sitting in front of the steaming hot pot." ”
What are you going to eat for your family's Chinese New Year's Eve?
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Written by: Yang Yujie.
Cinematographer: Sun Yuhao.