Jolin Shanghai Restaurant

Friendly service, lovely interior decor and lighting with ultra fast serving time, decent prices and portion sizes! Sizzling beef came out very prettily, strong pepper smell. Tender vegetables and chewy beef-not the softest but definitely not tough by all means. Just the right amount of flavor without needs for accompanying with rice. 7.5/10 Salted duck not too salty just right, tender meat. Pretty tasty and needn't accompany with rice. 8/10 Fried bread crisp upon bite but I find it a bit too thick and bread like for my taste. Had it with the sweet soy bean milk which was average, just your run-of-the-mill sweet Soy. 6/10 Beans had a very strong when brought over and smelt delicious. The mixture accompanying the beans were fabulous and chicken was good as it contained flavor and was not bland. 8/10 Meatball soup fresh watery soup flavor, the meatball was extremely tender and falls apart when spooned, taste was delightful, recommend! 8.5/10 Steamed buns juice was hot, the perfect blend of savory and sweet, the meat soft and succulent and the wrap in no way overpowers the taste of the bun. 8.5/10 Fried bun filled with similar soup to the steamed buns but less amount, pork filling was again succulent. This time the bun amount was more but that's a given for the type of bun it is. The bottom is crispy and topped with sesame and added a lovely crunch to the bun. 8/10

The food was incredibly delicious and truly authentic to Shanghai's local cuisine. Every dish was prepared with precision and care, and the flavors were rich and savory. From the dumplings to the sauce duck, every bite was a delight. The restaurant also had a great atmosphere and the service was exceptional. Highly recommended for anyone looking for authentic Shanghai-style cuisine.

Well let's face it, we don't go to dumpling eateries for the service. I came here because it was on a 'must-try' list. We tried both the steamed and fried dumplings which I rated pretty equally at a 7/10. The deep fried shrimps were interesting.. in a good way. Pork noodles were great. I might go back to taste other dishes but with so many dumpling restaurants out there chances are slim. UPDATE. A couple of years later we're back. Spicy pork noodles had slight to no spice, and tasted pretty meh until we added some soy/chili sauce mix. We tend to try the same dishes if we like them so had the shrimps again. Not as good as the first time there was too much oil. For the first time in a long time I wasn't able to finish the dish because of it. We did arrive for a late dinner and it was packed. It was so noisy it was distracting. Nothing could be done but it makes me wonder why people insist on shouting in such a small room.

First time trying here. Coming from a Shanghai background, I am familiar with the Shanghai food taste. The wonton here are pretty good, meaty and the broth is a calm seaweed flavour. The xiao long bao I think is just ok, not soupy enough and not that big, but the flavour is not bad. The fried pork bao on other hand was more juicy and better than the xiao long bao. Overall pretty good, although I want to try their sweet and sour fried whole blue cod in a bigger group. Also would like to try a few of their cold dishes as well.

One of the reasons we ended up here was because they have a carpark out back. You can then enter the restaurant from the backdoor, just look out for the sign. We ordered quite a few things to share and it was mostly quite nice. The fried pork buns were delicious. Crispy, juicy and full of flavour. The Shanghai fried noodles were also quite nice but it is slightly spicy. The flavour of the salted egg prawns weren't quite right but they were still delicious. Delicious, cheap food so not a bad choice if you're looking for some where to eat.

Wonderful first time experience! Food here is absolutely delicious! The menu has a great range of Shanghainese dishes. The spicy chicken in particular was surprising as the tender cold chicken was laid on top of a layer of refreshing mung bean jelly. I've tried both types of xiaolongbao there with the one in the photo having crab roe in it although I couldn't really taste much difference between the two, both were delicious. The fried pork buns had a delicate sesame crunchy base and delightful soup upon first bite. I've also had the sweet and sour ribs (photo), Shanghai Sauce duck, and the cumin lamb with buns. The ribs and the duck lean more towards a sweet sauce with a bit of zest and the cumin lamb had a mild spice and heat to it (for an extra $3.00 you can add some small steamed buns to go with it). The shop is sparkling clean and interior is appealing. Staff service is fast and friendly with the waitress always looking after their customers and reminding you to be careful with the xiaolongbao as the hot soup when you bite in could burn you.