Groups chatter over sizzling stone bowls and hotplates of sweet and smoky barbecued beef ribs, or large-pizza-sized seafood pancakes (thin, chewy dough laced with onions, shallots, capsicum and calamari coated with a light, crisp batter). The choice of 'special rice', cooked with red dates, ginkgo nuts and black glutinous rice, offers sweeter flavours, and delicate silken tofu in spicy savoury soup accompanies most meals. The ginseng chicken, a succulent whole chook stuffed with rice, chestnuts, red dates and garlic poached in a clear broth is a meal in itself. The budget can be tricky if dining in a pair, but go with a group and you'll manage a cheap feast.