insideKENT Magazine Issue 40 - July 2015 | Page 109
Cocktails done, it was time to descend to the
35th floor for à la carte restaurant, Ting. Derived
from the Chinese word for 'living room', you're
certainly made to feel at home with a gracious
welcome and just the right amount of effortless
service, making for a modern, yet elegant dining
experience.
Being 128 metres up, the floor-to-ceiling windows
again provided the main focal point, but this is
also set off by the modern twist to oriental
influences including beautiful ornate screens that
sectioned off our Easterly facing table.
Now what is really clever about Ting is its inspired
menu – not least because of Shangri-La’s 'Rooted
in Nature' promise of providing ethically sourced
and local ingredients, but because it avoids the
fusion food cliché and instead offers a modern
European menu with a great little Asian flair.
What's more, you can then have your chosen
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