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Gourmet Cafe (Shanghai Centre)

PHONE: 6289 5733
ADDRESS: 1/F, Shanghai Centre,
1376 Nanjing Xi Lu,
near Xikang Lu
南京西路1376号 上海商城1楼,
近西康路
AREA: Jing'an
METRO: 7 mins. walk from Jing'an Temple
HOURS: Breakfast
Mon-Fri: 7.30am-11am
Sat-Sun, 8am-11am
General Hours
Mon-Fri, 7.30am-midnight
Sat-Sun, 8am-midnight
Brunch
Sunday, 12pm-3pm

Last orders at 11.30pm
CARDS: Local and international cards accepted
PRICE: $ $ $ $ $

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HAPPY HOUR: "Double Happiness Hour": weekdays 6-8pm, two-for-one on selected house wines, beers, and standard cocktails.
WEB: www.gourmet-cafe.com

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Editor's Description

Last updated: November 21st, 2009


Second branch of Shanxi Lu's popular, upscale burger joint.

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Jan 26th, 2010

" Cheap, Chalky Milkshakes, Decent Burgers "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

missyk

Reviews: 10
Joined: Oct/06
Their burgers are not bad at all. good ingredients and the size is decent. hate that you have to order fries separately, but oh well. i must say however that i was extremely disappointed in their milkshakes! very chalky taste, didn't even taste like real ice cream (probably cause it was a powder). yuck!
Nov 6th, 2009

" Overall Ok "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

gimmedonuts

Reviews: 3
Joined: Nov/09
The place is nice even though we were sitting outside and it was quite windy. Service was ok to me.

Now concerning the food, nothing much to say but only that the beef had no taste...which is not what I'm looking for in a burger. The size and toppings are good as well, but the meat simply has no taste...which is kind of sad as the beef patty is quite thick and big so that everything else won't overpower it.

Oh a last note, the burgers selections are so "hip" that a part from triggering interest it's quite hard to choose as no burgers has what you want inside but some combination...
Sep 28th, 2009

" Loved The Burgers! "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

funkatudinal

Reviews: 3
Joined: Aug/06
Went over the weekend with the mother of my future children. We both had the burgers - I had a blue cheese affair,and my wife had a spicy chili burger with habanero peppers. We also split some black pepper fries. Loved the burgers! Not the cheapest in town, but considering the location, as well as the quality of the meat, I thought it was a great splurge. Yes, agreed, the service is not polished like Element Fresh or others that have been around for a while, but hopefully some training and conscientious management will help improve that.
Sep 23rd, 2009

" Needs Work "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

globaltraveller

Reviews: 4
Joined: Oct/07
Great venue, great potential, staff really do need training, from management down.. especially training on booking tables. Went there after work on Friday, at 5:50pm great weather to sit out on the lounge chairs, only to be told it was reserved for 6:30pm, no standing signage to advise this, no roped area? our party of three were moved to the wooden benches, which was ok.

The waitress, pleasant enough had difficultly in taking the order which were basic burgers and chunky fries, along with a round of beers. Before the drinks arrived, the chunky fries arrived, (were these comp appetizers we asked?) No of course not. So back they went to kitchen and asked that they be served with the burgers, after all it is a burger joint, Gourmet or not!

Finished the burgers, chunky fries which were tasty and ok in general had better, and had worse in Shanghai, proceeded to order the cheese cake which tasted stale and of the fridge. We then had a round of red house wine, which was so blooming warm, we had to stick it in an ice bucket to cool down, may I suggest you chill the red wine and bring it up to room temperature it will be much better on the palate, and you may even sell more wine that way, instead of putting people off by serving what tastes like gut rot.

The reserved area for 6:30pm only started to arrive at 7:00pm, so we could have been seated in the lounge areas, we were not the only party moved on either.

As I said earlier great venue, great potential, but please train the staff, it will make all the difference in the long run, as the price you charge for basic fare is not cheap.
Sep 23rd, 2009

" Finally...good Steak At Reasonable Prices "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

greasyspoon

Reviews: 3
Joined: Jun/08
Finally! A great place for a good quality steak that doesn't cost an arm and a leg....Went for a quick business lunch with a lady friend of mine and we decided to chance the steaks there (us both being steak lovers). I ordered the ribeye and she had the tenderloin. We both ordered them medium-rare to test out the chefs ability to cook it right THE FIRST TIME. Both were perfect, juicy and with FANTASTIC flavor. The down size was that they were pretty small but being a quick lunch they worked out.
The service was a little busy and it took a while to get some extra water and the bill but it was the lunch hour and very busy and because the meat was so good we are willing to overlook the inadequacies and look forward to our next visit! Looks like we found our new lunch spot...
Sep 17th, 2009

" Getting Better All The Time "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

EricC

Reviews: 1
Joined: Apr/07
I ate at the GC on Sunday again and was very glad to see that things were better than the first time. I had a blue cheese burger and my friend had a chicken sandwich. The food was great, and the price was right (no cocktails or shakes this time) and we both had more than enough to eat. There still seems to be some question about meat temperature as my medium burger was cooked all the way through, but it was tender and juicy and definitely not overcooked.

I am satisfied that this place will stand the test of time and it was certainly busy on a Sunday at 12:30. Check this place out, the presentation is wonderful.
Aug 16th, 2009

" Good Location, Service Needs Work "

Value for money Suitable for...
The food .. a date
The service .. business dinner
The decor .. with friends

carxx

Reviews: 1
Joined: Feb/08
Very nice location with big terrace at Shanghai Center.
We ordered only two shakes, but have to wait very long for it and they served it not togehter. Seems staff is still in training phase, hopefully this could be improved the next couple of days. The other thing was, that one of the shakes had no taste of the ordered fruit at all. After complaining, they brought it again and it was even worse. The manager (western guy) was not able to handle such a case in a proper way -- disappointing!
Anyway, maybe we will give them an other chance....

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Gourmet Burger Brunch

Gourmet burger joint Gourmet Cafe goes with what they know for brunch -- the burger. On Sundays, they roll out The English Patent, a "breakfast burger" of massive ambition: prime beef, poached egg, smoked bacon, and parsley, plus roasted potatoes, oven-grilled tomato, and a side of hollandaise sauce. Includes a milkshake or a smoothie, plus a cup of coffee. One-time free refill on the coffee. Whole shebang together runs 128rmb. All day.
 

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lucie56 - burgers et steacks.. 2eme categorie de prix ambiance et deco tres sympa, happy hour (1 achete 1offert) sur le vin la biere les cocktails
 
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