Welcome to Shanghai Pu Dong Kitchen

“ After reading these terrible reviews, I just had to experience it. Not that bad actually. Visited on Sunday for lunch, greeted by the owners, immediately sat us down, ordered food and wait while have drinks. Food was served at an acceptable time, even the restaurant are two third filled with dinners. Food was great. Limited round tables unless you have large groups. If you have 2 hours to dine, I think this is not a bad place to eat. Oh...cash only. No cards, no digital payment, no paynow/payday. ”

“ TL;DR: Superb food, understaffed, if you can’t enjoy strong tasting food (garlic, spicy, sweet, etc.) then give this a miss. This is a hidden little gem in Balmoral Plaza. Legend has it the availability of the menu is solely dependent on the mood of the lady boss. I’ve come here more than 5 times and I can’t figure out what’s available or not. Sometimes not sure why they have a menu at all. What they are known for: 小笼包, 生煎, 红烧肉. What they do well: literally everything on their menu that is cooked in a wok. Plus, they are consistent with their cooking standards which is quite hard to find nowadays. Their 红烧肉 is probably the best you can find in Singapore, and I highly recommend you pair that with a (or a few) bowl of rice. Their vegetables, wok fried with tons of garlic is always good, be it 干煸四季豆 or 鱼香茄子, every dish on the table is always a perfect balance of fragrant and spicy. Even their番茄炒蛋 would top 95% of your 菜饭 stalls. Just beware of bringing friends, relatives or anyone who’s “on a diet”, “doesn’t like too sweet things”, “too oily”. You get the point. ”

“ The best and "most authentic Shanghainese cuisine in Asia" as it is owned and operated by a native Shanghainese Chef proprietress. The braised pork leg rump and their thick cut pork belly with dark thicker soya sauce with delicious "kampong chicken eggs" are 2 dishes that are highly recommended main courses ”

“ A friend recommended this restaurant to us. We went. The outside of the restaurant looked suspicious and not so promising. But actually it turned out quite good. We ordered most of their famous dishes. I would say they were very authentic homemade Shanghainese’s food. The Shen Jian Bao (pan fried bun) were sold out. It could be their most popular dish. We ordered the Guo Tie (pan fried dumpling) instead. It was so good. The scallion oil noodle was very good too. The scallion oil pan cake was also very good. I forgot to take a photo to show you guys. But it tasted so good. The service staff can only speak mandarin. They are friendly and helpful when they can understand you. Not every dish you want is available. I just feel that it really depends on the timing you walk in and what the chef has on hand. LOL. The restaurant only accepts PayNow and cash. We spend about $30 per person. I will go there again if I visit that area in future. ”

“ Service not that great but so what. I love the food!! It is fantastic. I occasionally meet the Shanghai lady boss while running out of the kitchen as the takeaways and dine in orders are continuous. Due to lack of staff, they are only opened from Friday evenings to Sundays. Spring Onion noodles is a MUST! ”

“ 5 star for the food and 2 star for the service. We ordered at 11:40 and only got our first dish served at 12:20 (a fried vegetable). Seems there’s only 1-2 staff serving so don’t expect a restaurant level service. Also the food is a bit pricy. But the taste is authentic - oily and heavy taste as it should be. The fried eel and wonton is really good. I would consider to order takeaway if craving Shanghai cuisine next time. ”

“ Good Shanghainese cuisine. The La Jiang Mian was both spicy and sweet. Good flavours. The tomato and egg soup was too oily though. ”

“ Regularly eat here. They have the BEST xiao long baos. They're so good, they have spoilt my taste buds to eat xlb anywhere else. Every dish I've had here has been exceptionally. Some dishes are not in the menu but regulars can order it directly with the Lao Ban Niang. One of it is the spicy stir-fry chicken - which is also the best I've ever eaten. The chilli is flavourful is its best spice combination. The chicken is crispy but yet when you bite into it, the meat is still juicy. Fantastic! Their dong bo rou umami is very authentic but if you don't like fatty pork belly, this is not for you. The other dish that i really like is their sweet & sour fish. Fresh fish, fried to perfection in made from scratch sweet sour sauce, none of that premix ketchup sauce. Must try! ”