Day 4 - The Whampoa Club

Dinner for the night at The Whampoa Club. This award winning restaurant serves modern shanghai cuisine - fine dining style. Its name has been floating around all over from various dining magazines to even the financial times. Needless to say, it was a must try. The decor was stunning. The food and service was impeccable. Located at three on the bund, the Whampoa Club was founded by Jereme Leung, one of the world's most innovative and well regarded chinese chefs.

pre-appetizer: beef in a light vinegar sauce with quail egg - 9/10

this was really good. in fact all the dishes were really good. the beef was shredded and very tender, with a mild black vinegar taste which combined fantastically well with the quail egg.

the appetizer:

Seasonal vegetable rolls topped with stir fried spicy sea whelk - 9.5/10

Pickled radish rolled with long beans and crispy fluffy sesame pastry - 9.5/10

Braised wind-dried snow vegetables with thin sliced cuttlefish - 9/10

all of the three appetizers were great. unique and adventurous, yet bolstering on the great tastes and flavors of traditional chinese cuisine.

fresh potato soup with a duo of tofu and fresh peeled crab claw - 9.5/10 roasted chicken fillet in chinese herbs dressing and braised winter melon - 10/10

the chicken was insanely tender, yet the skin was just slightly crispy, making it soo delicious especially when you ate it with the winter melon. this was incredible. i loved the chicken.

Dou cooking style king prawn served. Crispy five-spiced and wok braised served with crispy egg noodles - 9.5/10

the prawn was really tasty. you could really taste all the different spices and herbs on your tongue. and its crispyness made it great.

The Sweets:

Trio Pumpkin Combination. Double boiled white fungus pumpkin soup, home made pumpkin ice cream and pumpkin cookies.

home made pumpkin ice cream and pumpkin cookies - 10/10

i don't even really like pumpkin. but the home made ice cream didn't have that bad aftertaste that i dislike, and the COOKIE was so incredible. not to sweet but tasted so freshly made.

double boiled white fungus pumpkin soup - 9/10

overall a fantastic restaurant, definitely recommened to anyone who travels to shanghai.

check out their website at http://whampoaclub.com/e_sh_w.htm