Taste of Shanghai, Chinese, Sydney

Noodlies Sydney food blog came to the World Square branch of Taste of Shanghai because a friend recommended it.  I've been to their Ashfield restaurant which is always busy and is remarkably authentic and good.



The handy location at World Square is a big plus and I came expecting a lot.  The food came out fast, presentation was very good - stunning for the dumpling plate below.  But for taste, we tried both types of fried dumplings and came away underwhelmed.  While they came out hot and the juice just squirts out upon first bite (I like that!), I couldn't get the flavour I was expecting.

Similarly, the sauce of the hand made noodles Beijing style was a bit plain (maybe that's the Beijing style), but again, I was expecting more spice and flavour.

Have you been to Taste of Shanghai, World Square?  What do you think of their food?

My favourite dish was the fried sweet buns with condensed milk. The skin was golden and inside the dough was fluffy ready to absorb the condensed milk.

Have you had the same experience, or have a different point of view? Let me know what you think.

Taste of Shanghai
Shop 907 World Square
644 George St, Sydney
(02) 9261 8832

Taste of Shanghai, Ashfield

Taste of Shanghai has been on this Sydney food blog's radar for a while simply because it's always packed... and the fact that it's on the site of the old Chicken Express; a fast food chain that had a particular fondness for added MSG.

The first surprise for a Chinese restaurant is that the young staff were relatively friendly and helpful, there's even a staff member to open the door for you.  True to form, at 7pm on a rainy night, Taste of Shanghai was busy, clientele were all Chinese, of a wide cross section and ages.

There's a good variety of Shanghai and some Sichuan dishes from cold entrees, hot pots, vegetarian, home style dishes and of course, dumplings.

I order the enigmatically named wined chicken, which was chicken in rice wine, simple but with high octane flavour.

The Shanghai steamed mini pork buns came in eight (of course) pieces, pastry nice, tonight the filling was a little watery, but still very enjoyable.

I'll be back.

If you can't get out to Ashfield, Taste of Shanghai is also in Sydney's World Square and Eastwood.

Taste of Shanghai
264 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield
(02) 9798 2877