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I took my friend there and ordered few dishes, the fish was the most plain dish I have ever eaten in my life, dont think the ingredient tastes super f…
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very cool place, nicely decorated. menu is quite varied with plenty of familiar dishes plus some western style (xinjiang) options and spins on popular…
Drew Powers
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My bf and I visited this restaurant a few years back and it wasn't a great experience. We ordered a serve of steamed Shanghai pork dumplings but had t…
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9 Reviews on “Shanghai Tea Garden”
My bf and I visited this restaurant a few years back and it wasn’t a great experience. We ordered a serve of steamed Shanghai pork dumplings but had to wait for 25 minutes and the restaurant was empty. When we asked the waitress she said that the kitchen staff needed time to cook them. Or more like they just forgot about our order because we received our food 5 minutes after that. Whatever the reason was, waiting for 25 minutes for dumplings was just unacceptable. We were reluctant to come back this time but for the sake of research, we made another visit and boy, weren’t we in for a surprise!Upon entering the restaurant, we could see the difference in the interior, it looked newer, more spacious and a lot more modern. There was 1 other customer having lunch, and a waitstaff checking his phone behind the counter. He didn’t notice us until we approached him at the counter asking for the menu. Not such a good first impression. We proceeded to order some dumplings and thankfully it only took around 10 minutes this time for the whole lot.Steamed Shanghai pork dumplings: We were surprised at how tasty these dumplings were, the skin wasn’t that thin but wasn’t too thick either. The juice had a nice flavour and the filling was not bad. I did notice how the dumplings looked too uniform in size and even in the folds. We questioned the waiter and he admitted that their dumplings aren’t home-made. (4/10)Boiled pork & cabbage dumplings: These little guys were also quite enjoyable to eat, even though the skin was a bit thick for our liking. At $10 for 15 dumplings, they are quite reasonably priced but considering these are mere frozen dumplings, taken straight out of a bag and boiled, we could have done so at home for a lot less. (4/10)- FINAL RATING: 4 / 10 -The customer service was definitely a let-down, which we already didn’t expect much from a Chinese restaurant in the first place, especially when the waiter had no customer awareness. The dumplings did not taste bad and we didn’t have to wait a long time for them but the fact that they weren’t home-made just pushed us away the 2nd time. Certainly won’t be back for frozen dumplings that we can just buy from the shops and steam ourselves at home. instagram.com
Maybe its just me, but I was really disappointed with the food, albeit the interior fit out is pleasing and upmarket. Back to the food, what was touted as a ‘back to the classic Chinese’ cuisine, it was dreadful. I endured a pork belly dish served up in a bit of 100ml bamboo pipe, overcooked cubes of un-rendered pork fat…ghastly, a deep fried Duck dish…dry and stringy, an eggplant dish which I did eat as I was hungry, a fish dish which I hope never to encounter again, and as a crescendo a watery fermented rice desert, no words can describe that dish. Went home to eat some Cheese and Onion crisps yum.
I visited here on Christmas night for dinner with my boyfriend as we had been snubbed by the Indian restaurant Mela. We ordered the black pepper beef and mixed vegetables. The beef flavours were tasty, but the mixed vegetables were disgusting. Extremely bland and not fresh at all as they used canned corn and mushrooms. When my boyfriend payed a staff member asked how it was and explaining what we had she said the other staff member had placed the wrong vegetable dish so we were charged less. That was nice, but we didn’t eat any of it because it tasted gross.
I love the decor! The dumplings are also great, and other dishes never disappoint. There’s a good bar next door – make an evening of it this end if town.
We had a great meal at Shanghai Tea Garden, I have always wanted to pay them a visit and it did not disappoint. There were 8 of us and we ordered a range of food.The stand out dish for us was the Special Lamb Ribs, Shanghai Dumplings & the String Beans with minced pork and chilli. The Dumpling fillings were full of flavour especially the broth in it, it was so tasty that we all fight for the last piece. Lamb ribs receive a lot of rave reviews on our table, the meat was on point so were the spices they used. I have had a fair share of stir fry string beans with minced pork and chilli, their version here has a lot more depth of flavour. The eggplant & minced pork clay pot was very popular on our table too. It was grandma first time having eggplant and she likes it.Average dish of the night was the pork belly in bamboo box, the sauce that the pork was coated in lacking some depth of flavour in compare to the rest of our dishes.We would definitely return to try some other dishes as we were eyeing off other people’s food throughout the night.
Very efficient serviceI recommend the seafood spring rolls as a good starter. Quite affordable place, with charming Chinese decor. Food was very well prepared, and full of flavour.
The Xin Jiang Spicy Chicken with Potato and Hand Made Noodles is a must try. The other dishes are quite good too. It was impressive to have a decent Hot and Sour Soup for once. Prices are quite reasonable. Would definitely go back.The only down side is that the owners, should install a light down the walk way to the toilet. Can be quite hazardous especially at night.