Shanghai Blues

This place is seriously overpriced. The service is not good and not even a welcome at the door. The waiter/waitress never said a word, other than "order?"..

The food is not very good or of very good quality - I was very disappointed.

For the prices on the menu, I expected some really great and yummy tasting food which would be prepared to a very high standard - like a 5 star restaurant. Although, I could have got better food at some dirty restaurant in China Town.
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1 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 0
Monday, March 14, 2011

Fantastic! Had a reservation for a Friday, and upon arrival we had a choice whether we wanted to be seated in the area were they had live music or in a quiet room!

The food was amazing, although slightly pricey for what you get. However you soon forget about the prices as you start to indulge on all thats on offer.

The Chicken Dumplings in Superior Spicy Soup is an abolsolute must for anyone who enjoys their heat! And the Steamed Spicy Butterfly Prawns with Minced Fish were abolutely tender and succulent.

We were a bit wary in ordering the chefs special of Braised Rack of Lamb but were extremely pleased we did. Have never tasted chinese style lamb racks before and it did not disappoint. However you don't get much of a rack, rather four very juicy and meaty cutlets/chops with delicious knotted noodles and vegetables.

Can not fault this place at all in any areas. We definitely will be going back for more!
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Elena
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Went here for Dinner (half price menu deal on Sundays). the food was very good, nicely presented and relatively good portions. The music was a bit out of place (strange disco/pop) but nonetheless the atmosphere was nice. The service left a little to be desired, we had to ask 4 separate times before we were given water , that aside however the waiters were nice. The front of house service, more specifically the man- was poor. He was very cold and pretty much ignored us, handing my boyfriend his coat in a very annoyed manner before walking away. That soured the evening slightly. I'd recommend it but without the offer it is quite pricey and set your expectations to low on the front of house service!
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6 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 5
Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Truly terrible....slow service, average food - a high price for a gimmicky Chinese
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3 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 3
Thursday, February 03, 2011

Had an excellent lunch there yesterday. Very good food, subtle, well presented and the staff all seemed charming, in fact unusually so. There is a proper cocktail bar and the whole experience was very positive. The restaurant was crowded and deservedly so.

How can my experience have been so different from other reviewers?
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Richard C
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Thursday, September 30, 2010