Shanghai La Mian Xiao Long Bao (Alexandra Village)

The skin on these XLB was tender and soft. Although the skin tends to be on the thicker side and not as prettily folded up, it holds the soup and fillings much better. The fillings were well marinated and flavourful with a bursting mouthful of soup in each bite. The broth in the XLB leans on the sweeter side but I like that it's less oily. This is definitely a bang for the buck at just $5.

Perfectly seared dumplings to a crispy golden bottom with tasty fillings. The skin has a nice combination of crispy and chewy on the other side with sweet and savoury flavours of fillings underneath. Every piece was stuffed with a substantial amount of filling and extremely value-for-money 》$7

I have to say, I'm aware a lot of people like this, and I find myself enjoying it too, but this isn't authentic.

The chili oil doesn't have much heat, the filling was sweet, and there's hardly any fragrance from the chili oil. It's very suited for the masses and not intense at all

I've had a few of their items so far and while everything is around the same standard, some dishes are more authentic than others, so pick wisely. Overall no reason to specially visit, it's pleasant but not a standout

A pretty good version. Thin skin, there's soup inside that's decent, with their signature sweet somewhat bouncy meat filling.

Could have had more oomph but this is very respectable alr, plus the waiting time is short once u order

The noodles were divine, thin with a great bite. The sauce is inauthentic tho, it's very sweet and lacks depth. It's still enjoyable though, just in a very basic way.

Choose something else if you're not here often

Filling was decent, not too strong and slightly sweet. The crisp was not bad but it's not as strong as it looks, nor does it last as long. Inside was quite hot at first but it cools down quickly. Vinegar was sharp but quite mild when you dunk the dumplings in, idk why either

Overall it's decent, and relatively well executed because there's not too many great places, but it's not top tier