Dining User Reviews

This place was hard to find, I missed it the first try and had to go back to the hotel and look at the map. It's in the Tianzifang at Taikang Road. It's an old shopping mall. If you don't find it right away keep asking around because it is worth it if you like good American burgers, steaks and salads. It's Lane 155 # 22. You have to walk down a bunch of tiny little alleys and there are a lot of cool shops and gifts for the loved ones back home. Anyway, what else can you say, great burgers and fries, the apple strudel was flaky with ice cream, just the way it should be. I am going back for a steak dinner this weekend. You can watch the cooks through a window and the steaks had me drooling. Today I had a late lunch so for dinner I just had the steak and blue cheese salad with a cup or Earl Gray for about 75 RMB. The dressing was oil based which is the way I like it. Delicious and cheap. I can't say enough good about this place. I read the other reviews and hoped it would be half as good as the others said. It's all the way good! Enjoy.

Took the Mrs out for a meal last night. Table was booked over the phone for 8pm, the girl on the end of the phone say's 'can do, do you mind a little wait?' ok sure, how little a wait? 'max 10 mins?!' sure, no probs.

Upshot is that we arrive at 8pm, waited at the overcrowded bar for over an over which is just wrong, espcially if you were told 10 mins max. This is not the IVY... Food was good, so was the wine list. Service unacceptable. They need more staff.

Thankfully, I hadn't booked it for a business dinner, as i'd look like a fool. This would be a good place for a group of freinds who would like a few drinks at the bar before being seated.

And maybe romantic dinner if you manage to get seated fairly close to your booking time.

I just love Whisk, I think I can say it is one of my favourite western restaurants in Shanghai.
I personally never experienced bad serivice there and not only I ADORE the Upside Down (Ok it was a little overdone last time I went, but it was still great), but I believe Whisk has the best gnocchi in Shanghai. I'm Italian, you can trust me on gnocchi. Please please try the 3 cheese + spinach ones, you won't regret it. The pizza doesn't rank quite as high, but risotto and salads are good too.

A bit about me: I've spent 2 weeks in Vietnam and often visit LA's Little Saigon.

I was immediately drawn by Pho Real's bright and modern cafe interior with baskets hung from the ceiling. I live nearby and sincerely hoped for the restaurant's namesake to be true. After a brief wait I was seated. Service was polite, friendly and attentive.

The menu is brief, so I opted for the fried spring rolls which were more spongy than crispy with a bland filling. The pho lacked gestalt despite adding basil and chilies and Sriracha sauce. What bothered me most was the my drink of water was unfiltered, meaning the soup broth is likely unfiltered tap water. A big NO NO.

If Pho Real brings in a real Vietnamese chef, they will have a big hit, Pho Sho!

Yet another venue who hasn't delved into the 21st century &, TWO MONTHS AFTER OPENING, will still not accept credit cards. Good wine list, decent food, HORRENDOUS SERVICE! After asking for the wine list to take away, I was told I had to go upstairs to get my own wine (why bother having half a dozen waiters standing around?) and then, no c/c!! Am I supposed to carry around a brief case full of cash in case I want to stop off and have an expensive bottle of wine? Wake up.

Went there with a group of friends when we were around the corner..

RMB199 for All-You-Can-Eat is seriously not cheap considering the other options not too far away. Well, I guess we are paying for the location.

Food wise is not too bad, but the speed of serving is so..so..SLOW.
People may argue, what can you expect, this is what they do for All-You-Can-Eats.
But this is something I cannot tolerate.

This was the third time eating here, and this time we ate at the bar area which was relaxing and laid back, (I think the actual dining area seems a bit too fine dining.) The staff were super cool as always, especially this one girl in the bar area, who is eager to speak english, and I've notice it has improved alot from the time I saw her last.

So we each ordered the three taco combo (which for 75 RMB I think in Shanghai is actually a pretty good deal.) I got Beef tongue, turkey mole and the fish which all tasted great! And of course, gotta order the guac which for 65 RMB is expensive but really good nonetheless. Just in terms of food quality and authenticity alone, this place is way better than Cantina.

The bad:
300 RMB for a pitcher of margarita is outrageous, that's like 12 tacos!!! We also asked for "on the rocks" but it came blended but thats ok.

The good:
Gotta get the churros, reminds me of taiwanese style fried doughnut (you tiao).

The Nepali Kitchen has some of the best spicy food I've yet had in Shanghai and I've had some VERY good spicy food!
You know that fine line between overly spicy (where you lose flavour) and barely spiced - Nepali Kitchen understands that border very well and provides delicious, flavourful food for a ridiculously good price!

The best way to enjoy it is with a group of friends. The atmosphere is definitely not suit-and-tie (lounging on pillows?) and maybe for a formal date you might want to go somewhere less laid back but bring 3 or 4 of your friends and you are set! Plus that way you can order enough different menu items to really experiment.

Sure they allow smoking. Everyone does in Shanghai. But you still have to eat and this is a fun place to do it!

The building itself is also a treat; there are private rooms if you need to book for a party or different floors for groups of patrons.

I'd recommend calling in advance if you aren't physically capable of the stairs, just to make sure they keep room for you on the main floor.