Shanghai Bunny

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Issimo

Dinner at our favourite restaurant. The prawn risotto was delicious and while I loved the seafood broth it could be too fishy for non-seafood lovers.

A tuna pasta starter. Unfortunately it's not very memorable.

My husband's main. He enjoyed it but I can't really tell you what it was. It was a while ago.

I do remember my spatchcock chicken was excellent though.

Desserts did not disappoint. we polished our profiteroles and cheese cake in no time.

Issimo

2/F, Jia Shanghai, 931 Nanjing West Rd. (nr. Tai Xing Rd.), Shanghai. Tel: 3302-4997

House of Fraser

That's what I call a Yorkshire pudding!! The bottom got a bit tough but it was all good.

Cafe Zest

House of Fraser, 35 High Street, Exeter, Devon, U.K.. Tel: 0844 800-3727

Myung Dong Dao Mian

My all-time favourite Korean spicy beef broth. I can eat this everyday!

The lovely beef and veggie which came with the hotpot.

Of course there was a serious supply of kimchi.

Dumplings with meat and veggies. We prefer the plain ones than the kimchi ones.

Hand-cut noodles. They were just as good even without my favourite spicy beef broth.

Good value, consistency food. We will be back again and again. I just wish it is closer to town.

Myung Dong Dao Mian

2/F, Building 5-7, Lane 1051 HongQuan Rd.(nr.JinHui Rd. South), Shanghai. Tel: 3432-3258

Laris

Another wonderful brunch at Laris. Benedict with slow-cooked eggs.

My favourite mud crab was as sweet as usual.

My husband liked his main.

My duck was nicely cooked, but the sauces were uninspiring, especial the plum sauce. Yawn.

The stack of pancakes more than made up for the slight disappointment for sure!

Laris

6/F , Three On the Bund, Guang Dong Rd, Bund, Shanghai. Tel: 6321-9922

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Element Fresh

Smoked salmon with bagels and cream cheese. It's exactly what it is, with regular salmon and regular supermarket variety cream cheese, nothing more.

Tilapia in tomato spicy broth and rice noodles. I think this item has since been taken off the menu and it is just as well. It did not have any taste whatsoever. I have to say it must be challenging to make a dish so bland.

Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce on side. The chicken was pretty tough and my 18-month old, who normally loves chicken, did not seem interested.

All in all the meal was disappointing and overpriced.

Element Fresh

4/F KWah House, 1028 Huai Hai Rd. (nr. Donghu Rd.), Shanghai. Tel: 5403-8865

Secret Recipe

The only secret about this place is that everything was tasteless. The fish ball noodles were very bland and so was the laksa. Very disappointing. Should have gone to the food court.

Secret Recipe

1/F Gubei Carrfour Shopping Centre, Shanghai.

Issimo

Another yummy dinner at Issimo. As our greedy selves we were having pizza and pasta to start.

Portions were pretty big even as starters but we were happy chowing everything down quickly. My seafood linguini had a very nice tomato finish which gave it the right balance.

My dad was the only sensible one and ordered a salad to start. The parmesan was actually very tasty.

The rest of the meal was on par with the usual Issimo standard. We were all very happy and satisfied.

As full as we were we had to cram in some desserts. We will be back again and again.

Issimo

2/F, Jia Shanghai, 931 Nanjing West Rd. (nr. Tai Xing Rd.), Shanghai. Tel: 3302-4997

Bi Feng Tang

A quick lunch at a Bi Feng Tang restaurant. Despite the countless numbers of branches across I had never felt like going as they all looked pretty naff. As I was very desperate that day I had no choice but to walk in. Big mistake. My beef noodle is everything but Cantonese. And it didn't taste good: noodles were soggy and the beef was too much of a mystery cut I left it all behind.

I saw this noodle dish 2 tables down and thought I'd give it a try. It was probably the greasiest fried noodles I had in my entire Chinese-food-eating career (and I had had a LOT of greasy stuff). Hidden in the greasy noodles were slivers of the cheapest salty ham you can find in this world. Everything about it was nasty!

I think these may be cuttlefish balls. I honestly don't remember now and lets say they did not redeem the meal.

Now that have looked at it's website the restaurants are all franchised. It explains a lot why the place is very much pseudo Cantonese. There is not going to be a next time even if I am desperate.

Bi Feng Tang

1108, Brilliance West Mall, 88 XianXia West Rd. (nr. JianHe Rd.), Shanghai.

Mr. and Mrs. Bund

Girls' night out at Mr. and Mrs. Bund.

The menu was very confusing and we left it to the manager to do the ordering. Portions are all for sharing anyway.

It was so long ago and most of the dishes were OK but not outstanding and therefore I have forgotten what some of them were. I seem to remember the duck breast with polenta was one of the better ones, then again it's quite an ordinary way of cooking suck breast.

Foie gras. I didn't try any as it was a bit awkward with the bread. I am not a foie gras fan anyway.

Asparagus with cream sauce. A bit lame.

Sea Bass with truffle and I am guessing polenta once again?

King prawn with lemon grass and citrus sauce. I do remember it being quite refreshing and zingy. Too poncy in presentation and hardly enough prawn for what they are charging!

The steak was not bad.

The restaurant's version of mashed potatoes.

Lobster tail in hot and spicy sauce. It wasn't but it certainly wasn't a wow.

I have been trying to convince my husband to go there so I can give it another try but he says the food is too fussy for his taste. I don't blame him.

Mr. and Mrs. Bund

6/F, Bund 18, 18 Zhong Shan Yi Rd. (nr. NanJing Rd.), Shanghai. Tel :6323-9898