Super good food, and our waitress was terrific! She was very helpful with knowing what to order her suggestions were very tasty ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J Wong
I admit this place caught our eye because of its namesake, so we ASSUMED they would have steamed soup dumplings. NO they do not but have pan fried ones which are more bun like than dumpling. Still good but my daughter and I were disappointed. Nonetheless, I also ordered the pork and veggie wontons which were very densely packed, with a light chicken broth. Again, food was good and service was excellent - though we went at 1pm ish on a weekend so not busy at all.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork and Shrimp Pan Fried Soup Dumpling
Tommy J
Well what can I say here.....food is good but what ruins it is the service....omg horrible if I could give a negative 10 I would.Only a few tables and couldn't order food, plus she took my glass of beer to refill from the tap which is a health issue.When we left she confronted us on the poor tip, we tried to explain and she walked away.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
g g
I've visited this restaurant twice since its opening, and it's my first time sharing my thoughts. On both occasions, the service has been consistently excellent (albeit the restaurant was not busy both times). Our orders were promptly delivered, surprising me considering some reviews' complaints in this area. I should note that the signature Shanghai Dumplings, known for their longer preparation time, were always mentioned in advance by the staff, advising us to place our order early. This thoughtful heads-up ensured we could enjoy them without any unnecessary delays.Moreover, we've dined here with our 4-year-old and 18-month-old toddlers, and the staff has been wonderfully accommodating and friendly towards them. As for the food, it's fresh and flavorful, though I do concur with others that it leans towards the pricier side. Additionally, the seasoning tends to be on the saltier end, which aligns with the typical flavors of Chinese cuisine. We will be back as we live in the neighborhood and this is a solid convenient option.Kid-friendliness: they have high chairs, booster chairs and were attentive to the children
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork and Shrimp Pan Fried Soup Dumpling, Large Che Vegetable Won Ton Soup, Spring Rolls
Matthew Lee
Was very skeptical of this spot, but think it has a lot going for it. The restaurant has pretty nice decor and the service was pretty friendly (though I let the mandarin speakers in my party do the talking and there were probably 5 other tables seated, which was maybe 20% of the restaurant).We ordered a couple of noodle soup dishes (solid) and the signature pan fried buns (honestly, amazing) and found the food to be a lot better than expected.The big drawback is the price - think this came out to almost $70 after tax and tip. Portions were decent, so DTX would do well to offer different sizes for different price options
Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Buns
C L
Really good shanghai dishes that old shanghai people crave.
Liu Grace
Good expeerience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pan-Fried Steamed Bun, Green Onion Noodles
J C
Pretty good fried dumplings and small dumplings in soup.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Oliver Z
Extremely understaffed and charge 30% extra for take out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Pork and Shrimp Pan Fried Soup Dumpling
Authentic Shanghaiese cuisine. The San Zian Pan Fried Pork Dumplings is the best in town. It's one of the old established restaurants franchise in Shanghai.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
张Baozi
They don’t provide hot fried food at the moment and the waitress informed other costumers but not us. The service is horrible I’ll never come to this restaurant again. The food is all pre made food there is nothing made by the chef because they don’t even have a
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Samira Zaghdoudi
This was the worst restaurant experience ever! The service was terrible and the waitress didn‘t understand what we wanted to order. She had to look on the menu again to read the Chinese description of the meal. Two of the three dishes we ordered were out of stock as well as the starters.The food was not served at the same time. The second dish came 15min after the first one and the third came another 10min later. Noodles were totally over cooked, the sauces tasted like ready-made sauces from the supermarket.The list goes on and on tbhWouldn’t recommend ever going to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amanda Lin
We waited for at least 20 minutes just to get menus and water, and then another 20 minutes to place our food order. Surprisingly, the restaurant wasn’t busy at all, but our waitress appeared quite content and engrossed in chatting with another table of guests. Due to the poor service, we decided not to leave a tip, but the waitress insisted.To our surprise, after we paid, she came back, canceled the payment, and made us pay again, adding a tip for herself. In the end, we reluctantly added a 10% tip, but honestly, we were disappointed by this experience. If you’re not providing good service, it’s not right to force customers to pay extra.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Harris Yang
One of the worst experiences I’ve ever had recently in any restaurants in Vancouver. The buns were totally over cooked and reheated with no juice at all. The dishes were salty and reheated, let alone it is very pricy. I won’t recommend anyone to visit this restaurant.
Authentic pan-fried
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: a5 沪式熏鱼 shanghai style smoked fish, 上海炸豬排 shanghai-style deep-fried pork steak, 蔥油拌麵, pan-fried shrimp steamed bun 8 东泰祥虾肉生煎馒头 8
Super good food, and our waitress was terrific! She was very helpful with knowing what to order her suggestions were very tasty ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I admit this place caught our eye because of its namesake, so we ASSUMED they would have steamed soup dumplings. NO they do not but have pan fried ones which are more bun like than dumpling. Still good but my daughter and I were disappointed. Nonetheless, I also ordered the pork and veggie wontons which were very densely packed, with a light chicken broth. Again, food was good and service was excellent - though we went at 1pm ish on a weekend so not busy at all.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork and Shrimp Pan Fried Soup Dumpling
Well what can I say here.....food is good but what ruins it is the service....omg horrible if I could give a negative 10 I would.Only a few tables and couldn't order food, plus she took my glass of beer to refill from the tap which is a health issue.When we left she confronted us on the poor tip, we tried to explain and she walked away.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
I've visited this restaurant twice since its opening, and it's my first time sharing my thoughts. On both occasions, the service has been consistently excellent (albeit the restaurant was not busy both times). Our orders were promptly delivered, surprising me considering some reviews' complaints in this area. I should note that the signature Shanghai Dumplings, known for their longer preparation time, were always mentioned in advance by the staff, advising us to place our order early. This thoughtful heads-up ensured we could enjoy them without any unnecessary delays.Moreover, we've dined here with our 4-year-old and 18-month-old toddlers, and the staff has been wonderfully accommodating and friendly towards them. As for the food, it's fresh and flavorful, though I do concur with others that it leans towards the pricier side. Additionally, the seasoning tends to be on the saltier end, which aligns with the typical flavors of Chinese cuisine. We will be back as we live in the neighborhood and this is a solid convenient option.Kid-friendliness: they have high chairs, booster chairs and were attentive to the children
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork and Shrimp Pan Fried Soup Dumpling, Large Che Vegetable Won Ton Soup, Spring Rolls
Was very skeptical of this spot, but think it has a lot going for it. The restaurant has pretty nice decor and the service was pretty friendly (though I let the mandarin speakers in my party do the talking and there were probably 5 other tables seated, which was maybe 20% of the restaurant).We ordered a couple of noodle soup dishes (solid) and the signature pan fried buns (honestly, amazing) and found the food to be a lot better than expected.The big drawback is the price - think this came out to almost $70 after tax and tip. Portions were decent, so DTX would do well to offer different sizes for different price options
Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Buns
Really good shanghai dishes that old shanghai people crave.
Good expeerience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pan-Fried Steamed Bun, Green Onion Noodles
Pretty good fried dumplings and small dumplings in soup.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Extremely understaffed and charge 30% extra for take out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Pork and Shrimp Pan Fried Soup Dumpling
Restaurantji Recommends
Authentic Shanghaiese cuisine. The San Zian Pan Fried Pork Dumplings is the best in town. It's one of the old established restaurants franchise in Shanghai.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
They don’t provide hot fried food at the moment and the waitress informed other costumers but not us. The service is horrible I’ll never come to this restaurant again. The food is all pre made food there is nothing made by the chef because they don’t even have a
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
This was the worst restaurant experience ever! The service was terrible and the waitress didn‘t understand what we wanted to order. She had to look on the menu again to read the Chinese description of the meal. Two of the three dishes we ordered were out of stock as well as the starters.The food was not served at the same time. The second dish came 15min after the first one and the third came another 10min later. Noodles were totally over cooked, the sauces tasted like ready-made sauces from the supermarket.The list goes on and on tbhWouldn’t recommend ever going to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We waited for at least 20 minutes just to get menus and water, and then another 20 minutes to place our food order. Surprisingly, the restaurant wasn’t busy at all, but our waitress appeared quite content and engrossed in chatting with another table of guests. Due to the poor service, we decided not to leave a tip, but the waitress insisted.To our surprise, after we paid, she came back, canceled the payment, and made us pay again, adding a tip for herself. In the end, we reluctantly added a 10% tip, but honestly, we were disappointed by this experience. If you’re not providing good service, it’s not right to force customers to pay extra.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
One of the worst experiences I’ve ever had recently in any restaurants in Vancouver. The buns were totally over cooked and reheated with no juice at all. The dishes were salty and reheated, let alone it is very pricy. I won’t recommend anyone to visit this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2