Went here because of the meat cakes.They cost $15 each which is quite cheap.Tried the pork and beef.THE RECEIPT IS RATHER STRANGE BECAUSE THE MENU SAYS THE PORK HAS BLACK PEPPER AND IT DOESN'T. The staff there were a bit unattentive.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆Pork with preserved vegetables:The pastry was thick and dense and the pork in the middle was tasteless.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆Signature beef cake with black pepper:There was a lot of juice as expected but again the pastry was dense and thick and the black pepper was dead and tasteless.★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆◎ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ◎The bill: $30Service: OKYummy factor: Could be betterNapkins provided: yesToilets: yesEnglish Menu: Yes◎ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ◎…查看更多
Influenced by a certain TV show, I made my way to this place for their beef/ pork ‘cakes’. It was packed when I went there at around 12:30pm on a rainy weekday. Lucky for me, as a single patron, I got a seat almost immediately.As you can see from the menu I’ve uploaded (in Chinese, English and even Japanese), they have several pre-set meals with either Shanghainese bok choi rice or Shanghainese ramen, small dishes and soya milk to go with your main. I didn’t go for their set meals as I had my eyes on their meat cakes. As far as I could tell from my neighbours’ food, the lunch sets were pretty decent (and good value too!). Might come another day for lunch sets.My cakes came in 2 mins. I guess they couldn’t do “make to order” as there tends to be a large lunch crowd in their cosy little place. It didn't matter, my buns were still hot. I liked that the cakes were not mouth-burningly hot as it would be a hazard since there were plenty of meat broth sitting patiently inside the thin, lightly fried, crispy crust, waiting to meet your palate. The beef cake was the better of the two. The patty was flavourful. It was soft and moist, with green onions to intensify the flavour. The pepper pork cake was not very exciting. The pork was a bit gamey and sour (probably inexpensive pork scraps). They could have hidden the unpleasant taste with more pepper, but they didn’t. Very tiny hint of pepper, ever so slightly spicy – I guess it was a localised flavour. I shouldn’t compare it to the Taiwanese pepper beef/pork buns you find in night food markets.Friendly and efficient staff. Cosy decor. Tissue paper provided for juice spilling actions. Iwould pay another visit for their beef cakes (@$15).…查看更多
Went here for the scrambled egg with prawns and vegetable rice because the picture looked good.When it came, it did look good with a decent egg smell and fluffy texture but unfortunately, it was totally tasteless that I had to add sauces to it.On the bright side, I would recommend it to people on a low sodium intake!◎ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ◎The bill: $40Service: OKService charge: noYummy factor: Could be betterNapkins provided: yesPortion sizes: reasonableNoise levels: NoisyGlass of water provided: NoEnglish Menu: YesAir Conditioning: Yes◎ⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓢⓤⓟⓔⓡⓖⓘⓡⓛ◎…查看更多
Came here for dinner as boyfriend wanted to try it out. Located in the Sheung Wan area, is a small restaurant called 大頭佛城隍廟 (or in English "Big Head Buddha"). It serves a small variety of Shanghai dishes. Brightly lit, it felt more like a cafe than a Shanghai restaurant.Menu in Chinese and English. They had rice and noodle sets along with some small dishes.Shanghai Pork Chop Ramen Set ($52). Set included a bowl of pork chop noodles, one beef cake and soymilk. I have no idea what happened to my photo of the noodles. I can't seem to find it. But it was a rather small bowl with a lot of preserved vegetables on top. Noodles were a bit over cooked and soggy. Soup was overly salty MSG.Pork chop was also overly salty. Though at least it wasn't dry and overcooked. It was also very oily.The set came with one beef cake but we also ordered a pepper pork cake ($15) as well. The pastry was ok and not too thick but really oily as well.The inside was filled with juicy meat but it was so salty.The pepper pork was even more salty than the beef cake.Brine Chicken Wings with Vegetable Rice Set ($48). Set included soysauce chicken wings, one soysauce marinated hard boiled egg with vegetable rice, spicy cucumber and soymilk. Portion size was pretty small. Rice was a bit too soggy. Vegetables were diced not very finely and wasn't mixed into the rice properly. The chicken wings were bland and overcooked. The egg was flavorless.Spicy cucumber was super spicy but not crunchy. Not very good as well.One note was the soymilk was in a fairly decent size cup.Food wasn't very good and too salty. Prices are quite inexpensive. There is no 10% so not too bad. A good option for those that work in the area want something inexpensive to eat. I, myself, won't return.…查看更多