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 dishes perfec ѱ䁵