Author: aridatyg1983

The restaurant opens for business at 11am, we arrived about 5 minutes before, found the door unlocked and were welcomed to come inside. Once inside and seated, and although the restaurant was still not truly open for business, we were provided menus, and brought some...hot tea to enjoy while we checked out the offerings. A friendly and nice start to our lunch. It's a very small restaurant, and seating arrangement are rather 'cozy'. We chose an end table for four, alongside the side wall. We were joined by several other diners soon, and most of the tables were occupied before we left near 12 noon. From our observations, a popular little place. Service was great - with two servers working the tables, it was prompt, helpful (especially appreciated when it came time to settle on 'what' and 'how much' we wished to order), and very personable. And during our meal, someone was always coming by to keep our tea mugs full. Here's what we (as a threesome) ordered and shared: steamed pork buns (xiao long bao dumplings), beef roll, pan fried rice cake with shredded pork, pan fried noodle (shanghai noodles), and spiced wonton (pork wonton in chili sauce). The food freshly- and well-prepared, quite lightly-spiced (except for the wonton), but each very distinctly flavoured. The dumplings were great - the 'skins' thin (based on those tasted elsewhere), the fillings hot and tasty. The wonton was as listed - with the chili sauce providing a spicy hot and flavourful contrast to the mildly-spiced pork fillings. The beef roll provided yet another contrast in preparation, taste, and flavour - the roll, served at sort of room temperature warmth, and the filling and sauce, so distinctly spiced, and tasty. The two pan fried dishes were well-prepared - the rice cakes and noodles tender, but not soft, and the other ingredients and sauces each doing their thing perfectly - each dish flavourful and tasty. Our lunch at Wang's Shanghai Cuisine was a fun and delightful dining experience.