Shanghai Bay

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  Andrea Dcosta

  ·1 month ago

  “Great service. The staff are very attentive and helpful. The food was lovely including the portion size as well. The Singapore fried rice was mouth watering. We also had the crispy salt and pepper squid, beef stir fry and soya duck. Definitely recommend and worth the visit.”

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  Sarah 76

  ·4 months ago

  “We love coming here to eat the menu is great so much choice the staff are always really friendly and helpful. The food is always fresh and the portions are huge! Definitely value for money and if you can't eat it all you can certainly take it away. Its always busy so that tells you alot.”

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  Kenny Chan

  ·5 months ago

  “Found a slice of Hong Kong in Southampton! This place serves legitimate Traditional Cantonese Dim Sum. The quality of the prawns in the Siu Mai was impressive, and the BBQ pork buns were spot on. Friendly atmosphere and clearly a favorite within the local Chinese community. 5/5 stars.”

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  yunie

  ·5 months ago

  “Great place for dim sum and chinese food, they have good roast duck. Big portions, reasonably priced, friendly service”

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  ben riall

  ·5 months ago

  “Excellent authentic Chinese food. Great atmosphere and the fastest service I've ever had -not fast food-.”

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  Siri

  ·6 months ago

  “Very satisfied with the Chinese food here! This place is located in the city centre next to the shopping mall in Southampton, the entrance can be easy to miss as it’s next to Boots. Huge selection, everything seemed fresh and definitely authentic. It’s quite rare to find a Chinese restaurant with dim sum outside London, but this one was very impressive, fresh and tasty. Service was good and friendly, and nothing was too much trouble. I would definitely visit again when I’m in the area.”

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  TheLittleGirlBlu

  ·7 months ago

  “We had a set menu B for two people. Food was so good,very large portion! The atmosphere so nice.We will be back.”

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  Richard Wong

  ·1 year ago

  “Shanghai Bay’s Cantonese dim sum is absolutely top-notch, offering an authentic taste of traditional Cantonese cuisine. My favorite dish is the Fresh King Prawn Cheung Fun (大鮮蝦腸粉)—the rice rolls are silky smooth yet delightfully chewy, and the prawns are impressively large, fresh, and flavorful, far superior to the usual frozen ones. Among other dim sum, I especially love the Prawn Dumplings (鮮蝦餃皇), which are made without fatty pork. The Minced Pork Dumplings with Prawn (鮮蝦蒸燒賣) and Beef Dumplings with Dried Bean Curd (山竹牛肉球) are also excellent. The Fried Dough Cheung Fun (炸兩), featuring crispy Chinese dough sticks wrapped in rice noodle rolls, is wonderfully crunchy, and the mini Glutinous Rice with Meat in Lotus Leaves (迷你珍珠雞) are perfectly portioned and well-seasoned. I would even say that the dim sum here is better than any Cantonese restaurant I’ve tried in London, considering both the quality and size of the dim sum. Everything is freshly steamed to order, arriving at the table piping hot, making it well worth recommending. As for Shanghai dim sum, such as the Shanghai Dumplings with Crab Meat (蟹粉小籠包) and Pan-Fried Pork & Vegetable Buns (香煎菜肉包), they are decent but not particularly outstanding compared to the Cantonese offerings.”

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  shell

  ·2 years ago

  “Poor environment, regular food (a few of them authentic) with fair service(insufficient waiters) Not recommended for people who are looking forward to a decent experience of Dim Sum trial. The beef slices stir fry noodles is greasy but tasty! Overall it’s good but has much room to improve! We ordered: 8 dim sums, 1 steam rice, 1 stir fry noodles”

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  Andrew Cheng

  ·2 years ago

  “Great dim sum lunch. Friendly service, nice decor. All the dim sum dishes were tasty and authentic. Portion size of the rice and noodle dishes were good. We had a very enjoyable lunch. Highly recommended.”