After lessons in the morning, we went to 静安寺 again... it’s almost become a weekly routine... haha... as usual, since it was lunchtime, lotza restaurants were crowded... we decided to try the thai restaurant at the basement... I ordered a seafood tom yam noodles for 23rmb... the soup tasted not bad, slightly sweet, probably to cater to the locals... ingredients wise, there was a tiny mussel which wasn’t too fresh... but well, it was an alright meal lah... unlike William... who was kinda ‘cheated’... he ordered a tom yam soup for 20rmb, and a bowl of rice to go with it... but it turned out that his tom yam soup came in a very small bowl, definitely insufficient to fill his stomach with... haha... it he’d just 3rmb to get my noodles, it would have made a whole lot of difference... but well, too bad for him lah... wrong choice... haha... so he had to order an additional dish of pandan leaf chicken which cost 25rmb I think... what an expensive meal for him... >_<
thai restaurant at 静安寺
william's 'cheaterbug' tom yam soup! >_<
my pretty gd tom yam noodles...=)
We decided to go somewhere new, so went to check out 中山公园 which has a park and a few shopping malls nearby... it turned out that the park was really pathetic, small and poorly maintained! >_< it was really cmi, especially after we’ve visited beautiful places like 玄武湖公园 (lake xuanwu) or 雨花台(yuhua tai) in nanjing! Totally thrashed it hands-down... =P
Then we went 陆家嘴’s super brand mall, where we found 喜多屋 (xi duo wu), this international buffet restaurant, recommended by my friend, shanshan... it’s really ex... the dinner costs 220rmb = S$48 based on current exchange rate...>_< weekday lunch is cheaper, 20 or 30% off that price... they supposedly have the alaskan king crabs, lobsters and various types of seafood... and the main highlight’s that the restaurant is near the huangpu river, so if you choose the seats by the window, the view of the huangpu river at night is very beautiful...=) but you’ll have to place reservations way in advance if you want the window seats, coz the restaurant’s really quite popular.. it tends to be full-house on weekends especially... we figured that we were too full to try the buffet today, and that we should perhaps go for their weekday lunch since it’s be cheaper, so we went to check out another Chinese restaurant which shanshan recommended... she loves seafood, especially fish, so she told me about this 鱼馆 which serves very fresh fish coz they just fish it out of the tank and cook it for you in the restaurant... we chose a 江鱼, i.e. fish from their Yangtze river, considered a freshwater fish I believe...it cost 48rmb/斤 (500g), so we ordered a fish that weighed slightly over 500g, and since it would be cooked in a steamboat style, we chose this clear tonic soup base, and ordered a serving of cabbage and mushrooms for the steamboat... instead of plain white rice, we shared a 牛腩炒饭 (beef fried rice) which was pretty nice... only 32rmb for a huge portion...=) the fish tasted slightly fishy, probably coz of the clear soup base, but luckily it still tasted very fresh coz the chef actually fished out the fish and showed us to check if we were ok with it, before he sliced the fish and served it along with the pot of hot soup... =) we were really full after the meal, but just before leaving, the waiter served us some complimentary fruits and a small glass of corn juice each... haha... first time trying corn juice, I found it quite alright... interesting taste... but William didn’t like it... haha...
our fresh fish at the 鱼馆
straight from the fish tanks in the restaurant... =)
the restaurant...nice ambience... =)
our steamboat soup+fish...
smooth and yummy fish! =P
娃娃菜
mushrooms! =P
牛腩炒饭 (beef fried rice)
steamboat! woohoo...=P
After dinner, went to the lotus supermart downstairs to shop around while waiting for our food to digest... bought some stuff for my family, coz my dad would be coming down to visit during the golden week holiday, so I can pass the stuff for him to bring back to singapore... =)
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