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Rated: Good
based on 4 reviews
Shanghai Club
ITC Grand Central Sheraton & Towers, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Parel, Mumbai
24101010, 67045111
| Locality | Parel |
|---|---|
| Place Type | Restaurant |
| Food Type | Chinese |
| Timings | 7:30 PM to 11:45 PM |
| Price |
 Very Expensive
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- Additional Information
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Credit cards accepted
Air conditioned
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first reviewed by shantanuchand
- User Reviews (4)
Apr 25, 2008
I'll be back for more
Friday afternoon is not exactly conducive to a lunch date but since this was the only day free for all of us, we decided to eat out.
Shanghai Club is just the place for a quick executive lunch without having to trudge to either side of town.
The ambience is perfect - a round table with its lazy Susan, by the window letting in the dappled sunlight through its blinds, is the best seat in the house though the other tables are equally well placed.
Our food was quickly served - hot steaming and tasty ( steamed veg dumplings with a single basket of four being enough for the four of us) followed by the yummiest man chow soup ever. The fried noodles were light and crisp while the soup was translucent and temptingly clear ( quite unlike the goopy mess of cornflour it normally is in other restaurants).
The rice ( golden fried garlic) was perfectly flavoured while the pan fried noodles had just the right amount of sauce. The chicken slices in soya sauce too was succulent and of course all this was washed down with generous amounts of jasmine tea.
We rounded off this delicious meal with a platter of assorted desserts .
I would recommend this place to all those who value good taste and excellent service. The staff were attentive without being overbearing or obsequious and even though ITC is expensive, it definitely is value for money in the sense that you actually go home feeling pampered and well fed.
Feb 14, 2008
As the Stars denote: Average
My question: Why does a specialty Chinese Restaurant share a door with a Specialty Indian Restaurant (Kebabs & Curries), where to reach the Chinese restaurant you have to walk right next to the open tandoor kitchen which has a mouthwatering display of kebabs?????? Right way to tickle the palate for a chinese meal?? I think NOT!
The ambience: Competent enough to justify a Five Star Hotels Specialty Restaurant. As soon as we sat down we noticed the table was wobbling. I believe one of the things you do when setting up the restaurant for service is to check if the tables are leveled & not wobbling...major slip from the supervisors.
I also noticed that the the wodden chairs did not have a cushioned back rest. It was Ok initially, but as we finished our soup, it started getting uncomfortable.
The service: Absolutely average. After the wobbly table slip up, we turned our attention to the menu cards. We were given a regular food menu and a special festival menu. I felt that the festival menu was a forced attempt at conjuring something to join the mandatory celebrations in our city restaurants for the Chinese New Year. The special menu for some reason did not have descriptions of the menu items. I remember a dish called 'something and numb prawns'. For heavens sake, I dont think I can order something called that and with no explanation of the dish given....No way....
Since we were there to celebrate a friends birthday, we decided to turn our attention to the drinks menu. After all what is a celebration without drinks......Lo and behold we noticed we were not given the drinks menu. Now if you look at me and my friends, I can assure you we give away no indications that we abstain from anything...leave alone alcohol.....But the service staff seemed to have formed that conclusion. We had to try for a good 5 minutes to get the attention of the service staff to notice us and give us the drinks menu.
The service of food and drinks was very speedy though. I was impressed.
The Food: We ordered Soup (Crab meat, Bean curd & Egg drop soup) which was quite nice but a little bland in flavours for my taste. Our starters included dimsums and spare ribs (noticed that the spare ribs were served off the bone). The dimsums were not at all good and my friend's wife who usually would fight for the last piece, very diplomatically offered it to her husband. It has a slimy skin and the chicken filling smelled and tasted a bit funny.
The main course options were quite good. We had a chicken with black pepper in some sauce and pomfret in some chilli sauce with chilli powder. The pomfret was fresh and the sauce very flavourful.
We had a mixed fried rice which was quite OK.
The best part of the meal was the dessert. The chocolate mud pie with chocolate fudge sauce and jujubs was outstanding. The portion size was huge and the pie was the goooooiest that I had ever had. Excellent. But not Chinese though.
The bill came to almost 8000/- for three people with just two small drinks which I felt was quite a lot. The food really does not justify the price as it can be compared to the food at China Garden or Mainland China at 1/3rd the prices.
I am not sure if I will be back for the Chinese food but will be back for the delicious looking kebabs at Kebabs and Curries.
Nov 05, 2007
out of the way but great
walked in for dinner around 9.30 on Saturday night. took a few mins but i did get a table. SC is much smaller than its huge counterpart Kebabs n Kurries.
Overall, the food is good, its not great but i think its got serious potential. We had the mushrooms fried with chilli and dim sum, both were allright.
Garlic fried rice, veggies in chilli, pan fried noodles, all very well done. No trouble. it was a good meal. The iced-tea was top notch.
Service was slightly slow but quite friendly and attentive.
The damage was about 3000 for 3 without drinks.
Oct 09, 2007
Consistently Good Chinese Food
I have been visiting this place for the last couple of years now. The main attraction of this restaurant is the entire experience.
The service is impeccable at the same time very friendly and well trained staff. A very good collection of wines and beers including stout beer. They even have their own signature Single Malt Whiskey.
The ambiance is also great though I feel its more Thai than Chinese.
Now the main part is the food. Every thing is very good. I can't recall all the dishes but their dim sums are good. I strongly recommend the BBQ spare ribs and ginger capsicum rice. Lemon chicken also goes well with the same rice.
I visit the restaurant as often as possible even 3 times a week sometimes. A huge benefit for Sheraton Plus card holders.
Overall shanghai Club get my 5 stars for being the best chinese experience in south/central Mumbai.