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A rare chance in these WFH days to head into the CBD to run some errands, and took the chance to drop by New Shanghai in Queens Plaza for a feed and to redeem my free birthday dumplings.
We ordered:
* no.201 xiao long bao / steamed pork dumplings (8pc), $10.80
* no.405 zha jiang noodles (with ground pork sauce), $13.60
* no.413 shepherd's purse, shredded pork & rice cake stir fry, $17.80
And for my dumplings I chose
* no.218 prawn dumplings (10pc), $19.50
XLB is pretty much a standing order whenever we eat here - New Shanghai do one of the best we've tried in Brisbane. I also tend to like ordering one of the Shanghai style rice cake dishes as it's rare to find this elsewhere. Everything was really nice; the zha jiang noodles was a good sized serve and had heaps of the meaty sauce, and the prawn dumplings went really well with the accompanying dip which had a bit of chilli in it.
Service wise wasn't as good an experience. We neglected to bring water with us and my son was feeling thirsty so we asked for water twice from two different staff members, and neither resulted in any water. Eventually wifey had finished her meal and went next door to Coles to buy some groceries. She came back with a bottle of water and still no water from the restaurant. We also had some issues/confusion about redeeming the birthday dumplings voucher, resulting in me paying more than I expected to. But that was subsequently sorted out after I wrote to the head office with some feedback. So we'll happily visit again when we're next in town.
PS. Another good thing is they're on the Liven platform, so you can earn 5% of your total spend as Liven rewards. If you're not already using Liven, get $10 free credits to spend when you sign up with my referral code UMQEEC!
Amazing! Loved it. Been to most around the area and this is definitely one of my faves. Definitely try out.
Conveniently located in the city in Queens Plaza, this restaurant usually has a long line during lunch. Before you enter the restaurant you see people in the kitchen making the xiao long bao. Their signature dish. Most of the food here is decent. Though the service could be improved.
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