In movies and TV dramas, the restaurant "Fan Lou" often appears. How famous is it?

The reputation of "Fan Lou" is equivalent to that of Chanel store today. It appeared in the Song Dynasty. It often appears in many TV dramas about the Song Dynasty. For example, Fan Lou often appears in the recent hit "Knowledge".

Fan Lou is actually a very famous restaurant. There are many reasons for its popularity, one of which is its size. No matter how large an ordinary restaurant is, it is only a three-story building, but Fan Tower has five floors on the first floor, and the fifth floors are connected by a beautiful bridge. Such a high-standard building allowed the restaurant to accommodate 3,000 people a day, which was incredible for that era. Large in scale and effectively managed, its operations have never gone wrong. Slowly, Fan Lou became bigger and bigger and became more and more famous. More and more literati, poets and royal nobles are willing to spend a lot of money here.

Another characteristic of Fanlou is that its prices are several times higher than those on the market. This is mainly related to its service targets. Generally only wealthy people will spend money here. The food here is not only exquisite, but also has its own characteristics. Now there is Meituan Takeaway, and Fanlou in the Song Dynasty also had delivery services. However, as a famous brand store, its takeout is also served in silverware, which will be returned the next day after customers have finished enjoying it at home. Usually, at least a few hundred taels are spent in Fanlou. If someone is demanding, they will spend a few hundred taels on a banquet.

As a restaurant, Fanlou has many kinds of wine. There are more than 150 kinds of famous wines alone, and the famous wines also come with very exquisite side dishes. The accompaniments for each type of wine are different, in order to bring out the mellow aroma of the wine to the extreme. With so many complex requirements, Fan Lou is famous for a reason.