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2015-04-10
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We came to Shanghai Min with a craving for some of our Shanghainese favourites and got a pretty decent attempt at them.We arrived and were seated straight away (it was lunchtime). We had an incredible view across the harbour and the service was very polite. We were given a choice of tea and told it was free, along with some small snack plates of peanuts and pickles. Lo and behold, we later found that these were not free and were charged for them. We argued about the tea, as we were specifica
We arrived and were seated straight away (it was lunchtime). We had an incredible view across the harbour and the service was very polite. We were given a choice of tea and told it was free, along with some small snack plates of peanuts and pickles. Lo and behold, we later found that these were not free and were charged for them. We argued about the tea, as we were specifically told it was free, and it was taken off the bill. I have a bit of a problem with having snack items put on the table without our consultation and then being charged for them - it is a nonsense that shouldn't happen.
Anyway, we ordered some xiaolongbao, shengjianbao, green beans and Shanghainese minced pork stuffed puffs.
The minced pork came first and was not bad. The flavours were good, although the puffs in which you put the mince had zero integrity and broke up into little pieces after the first bite.
The beans were great. In fact they might have been the best I have eaten of that variety. The meat was seasoned well, but allowed the green beans to be the star.
The xiaolong bao were very good. In fact, I would say that they were the best that I have eaten in Hong Kong. They still were not as good as in Shanghai, but they were close. Big thumbs up.
The shegjianbao tasted good too, but the bread was a little thick for my liking. The flavours were almost bang on, so I forgave them the bread.
The nibbles debacle aside, we were very impressed with Shanghai Min. The price is not cheap, but you get what you pay for and we ended up with a very good meal.
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