The Biggest Chinese Restaurant In The World

Changsha is a city located in China that is the provincial capital city of Hunan, a province of South Central China on the banks of the Xiangjiang River. A restaurant in Changsha is credited as being the largest Chinese restaurant in the world. A plaque on the wall from Guinness World Records proudly shows off the restaurant’s unusual distinction. To be sure, the West Lake Restaurant is also the world’s largest restaurant, of any type of cuisine.

The West Lake Restaurant operates daily with a staff of almost 1,000 people. Over 300 chefs practice their craft to the delight of the 5,000 visitors that the West Lake Restaurant can accommodate at any given time. The restaurant has even catered an event that sat 3,800 people down to eat at once. That is 7,600 chopsticks – just for that dinner!

The West Lake Restaurant is situated on over 14 beautiful acres of land and contains a theme park, live entertainment, landscaped pools and spacious public pavilions. Private dining arrangements can be made for one of the 100 private dining rooms or a dining party can enjoy the magnificent Imperial Hall.

In the course of a week, West Lake Restaurant uses more than 700 chickens and 200 snakes in the production of their first-class cuisine. The chefs specialize in one dish to ensure the continued quality of each item on the menu. This never-ending attention to quality has guaranteed the success of the West Lake Restaurant.