Suzhou's Pavilion of Pines and Cranes and Moon Pavilion both had good reputations, but overall, the Pavilion of Pines and Cranes had a slightly better reputation. Although the Moon Obtaining Pavilion was more famous, some locals recommended the less famous small round building. In addition, some people said that the environment and service of the Moon Restaurant were poor, and the dishes were still cold when they were served. Therefore, it could be said that the Pavilion of Pines and Cranes was more popular.
The address of Deyue Tower in Suzhou was 43 Eunuch Lane in Suzhou City.
There were two addresses for the Deyuelou Hotel in Suzhou: one was at 8-18-22, Li Gongdi Road, Suzhou Industrial Park, and the other was about 180 meters northwest of Mudu Film and Television City, Shoutao Lake Road, Wuzhong District Suzhou City.
The Moon Pavilion's business hours were 10:30-13:30 and 16:30-20:00 from Monday to Sunday.
The owner of Suzhou's Moon Pavilion was Lin Jinhong.
Suzhou's Moon Pavilion was a state-owned enterprise.
Suzhou Songhe Restaurant's signature dishes included squirrel mandarin fish, braised duck, fried eel paste, beggar's chicken, cherry meat, snail shrimp, female oil duck, barbel lung soup, etc.
Yellow Crane Tower was a work of Cui Hao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The poem depicted the scenery of Yellow Crane Tower and the poet's longing for his hometown. The poet described the emptiness of the Yellow Crane Tower and the departure of the yellow crane, as well as the scene of white clouds floating. He also wrote about the trees in Hanyang and the lush grass on Parrot Island. The last two sentences of the poem expressed the poet's longing for his hometown and his melancholy in the face of the smoke and waves on the river. This poem was widely read and regarded as one of Cui Hao's representative works.
The 2021 New Year's Eve dinner at Suzhou's Moon Pavilion had been booked out. Only the New Year's Eve dinner in the small hall could be booked. The staff of the Moon Pavilion said that many customers had booked this year's New Year's Eve dinner after last year's New Year's Eve dinner, so it was fully booked two months ago. This year's prices and dishes were not much different from previous years. The price of a table in the hall was 1888 yuan, the price of a table in a private room was 2188 yuan, and the price of takeout was around 900 to 1000 yuan. In general, the 2021 New Year's Eve dinner reservations at Suzhou's Moon Pavilion were already very popular, but only the New Year's Eve dinner in the small hall could be booked.
The authentic Deyue Tower in Suzhou was located at the mouth of Yefangbang, Bantang, Tiger Hill, Suzhou. Its address was 43 Eunuch Lane.
The four famous dishes of Suzhou's Pine and Crane Restaurant were garlic and white pork, crab feet in ginger and onion sauce, shark's fin soup, and peach blossom and flowing water mandarin fish fat.