It's basically a donut, that isn't very crispy outside. Really nothing special, and very expensive
Overall, the place has some hits and misses. For a place that's actually 70bucks per pax (we alr applied the UOB 15% discount), you better order carefully to make your money worth
The fact that these dishes that aren't mains like 抄手，葱油饼， 锅贴 are available only for lunch bothers me greatly.
Shanghainese don't have a dimsum culture. These things are generally eaten for breakfast but they're available throughout the day. So there's no reason why they're not available for dinner if you're a proper Shanghainese place.
Somehow there's still shengjian leftover from lunch, that's why we managed to have this
The bottom is well crisped up. However the filling is meh. Overall fail.
The name is actl 菜饭 but this isn't it, it's more fried rice and that's why I call it as it is.
It's ok, quite mild, nothing special. Definitely not what Shanghainese call 菜饭
Comes w the crispy duck. The hoisin sauce is decent, but the bun sucks. Way too dense
Crispy was true. Duck was fine, but the smoke sucked. Choking and not aromatic at all
A decent enough version
It's ok but the sauce is abit flat. Barely passable version, not umami enough at all
This portions into 4 of these individual claypots
Thick, creamy, good chicken soup. Veggies were brilliant, their flavour was well infused into the ckn soup. The dumplings were well made, it's got a soft veggie filling.
Overall nothing to fault, except the price. It's really quite a good version and that's very hard to find.
All the dimsum we ordered really exceeded our expectations (siew mai, xlb, har gao, etc) and the 生煎包 is also really tasty, the meat inside is moist and juicy. Also ordered other main dishes like the chicken soup with dumplings, it has a really rich flavour and definitely 上汤 standard. Come here if you’re seeking higher end Chinese food and dimsum with your family
Delightfully juicy inside, with crispy skin outside. Really good.
I was actually confronted by a server for declining tea when I was almost ending my meal. She said it was compulsory for diners to have tea, and the next time she will charge me even if I don’t wanna drink tea. And if I don’t want tea, I need to get water which is chargeable as well. Then she snatched away the unopened wet towels without further explanation and stalked off. I was utterly shocked by this rude interruption. I mean, couldn’t she have just told me while I was paying the bill instead of pouncing on me while I was still eating? I guess there won’t be a next time.
They offered these in steam and fried versions. Never heard of fried salted egg buns before, and they sounded delicious. Indeed I didn’t regret my choice. Not oily, with hot salted egg lava inside that was prone to overflowing. Quite a filling dish.
Wontons featured juicy fresh prawns but I ordered this for the sauce. Not as sour as I preferred. A bit on the sweet side.
I could smell the alluring truffle oil as well as taste it. Of all the truffle mushroom dumplings I’ve tried, I liked this the most. Skin was thin and chewy, and the mushrooms inside were well seasoned.
This tasted very healthy though it was a fried dish. I felt there was little wok hei. One thing I liked about this were the noodles. The noodles had a great bite and were cooked al dente!
Standouts from the eight or nine course menu* (priced from S$588++ for 4 pax to S$2888++ for 10 pax) include the Grand Shanghai Fortune Pot filled with lux ingredients like abalone, sea cucumber, scallop, prawn and pork knuckle, the nourishing Double Boiled Shark Cartilage Soup with fish maw & bamboo pith, Steamed Soon Hock which melts in the mouth, and the signature Crispy Smoked Duck infused with osmanthus tea-leaf. Be sure to save space for their unique pan-fried Nian Gao, delicately sweetened with organic cane sugar. (*ingredients and dishes vary based on chosen set menu)
For reservations or enquiries about their CNY menus, please call +65 6836 6866 or email [email protected].
One person portion. Doused in sweet and sour sauce. I liked the zing of the vinegar in the sauce. Very crispy very tasty. No bones!
Grand Shanghai is now opened for Saturday lunch. This was the first time I came by after their renovation. Beautiful interiors with impeccable service and riverside views.
They usually served small side dish to each table which was $3.50. I declined it. Pls also note that tea with wet towels cost $3.80. Warm water is regarded as tea here. $3.80 for water! I declined it also.
Very buttery and flaky. Even blowing on it caused flakes to snow onto the table. The scallion oil was very fragrant. Chock full of spring onions. Smelled heavenly.
One of their signature dishes from the Shanghainese dim sum menu. These were amazing. A round ball of soft pork meat inside smothered in steaming hot broth. Very very hot so be careful. No foul porky smell. I enjoyed every scalding bite.
