Shanghai Chinese Bistro - Vancouver

Nice view window seat near the bund for 3 , we order softshell crab& foie gras for starter ,the foie gras is unbelievable.for my mian is T-bone, 500g is too much for me ,but It's good ,served with 6 kinds of seasalt &4 musturd . my son likes the chips very much.

OK, when I see Americans from Florida, Texas, Alaska etc. go goo-goo gah-gah over stuff like this, I know that I'm in trouble. Really? This is rated in the 70s out of all the Chinese restaurants in the city of Vancouver? Really? I'm sorry, but there is nothing authentic about this. No flavour, no delicacies, marginal service. High carb, high fat, high MSG, unrecognizable Chinese food. This is purely Chinese-American at its very worst, on every level. Why cross the country just eat the same crappy Chinese food you eat back in the Carolinas? Well it is cheap, that's probably a major factor for a lot of these US reviewers. That seems to come up a lot in their reviews. Is it cheap? Well yes, Shanghai Chinese Bistro is cheap--cheap quality, cheap atmosphere and cheap service. The Chinese posters have it right. This is Chinese-American dog food, inho, not high-quality Chinese-Canadian cuisine. There isn't anything like this garbage in Shanghai, I can tell you that.

The first night we stayed in Vancouver we asked our bell hop where we could go for a good Chinese meal. He suggested Shanghai Bistro. It took us about 15 minutes to walk there from our hotel. The restaurant was located upstairs from the sidewalk, the tables all had white linen. I used the chop sticks to blend in and my husband used a fork! As always there is more then enough food to eat; I can't remember the dishes we chose but they were both delicious. Martinis were very good, wait staff very friendly.

I'm Chinese and have eaten in restaurants mainly in Toronto and Calgary.Surprised at the last 8 to 9 five-star Trip Advisor ratings! Serious?This is a run-of-the-mill Chinese restaurant that's a tad expensive. Average at best with average flavors and a very average menu. There is nothing unique here! Would be an injustice to other decent Chinese restaurants to give this place any more than three stars.

What a fantastic experience! Great food, nice quiet well lit place and the nicest waitress! This food has quality written all over it.Not your typical cheapo Chinese place. Though I amsure there are plenty of them here in the city. Moderately priced and well worth it. Sizzling filet and sizzling prawns were great, very tasty and the vegetable fried rice was light and well mixed with miniscule bits of veggies....very tasty without feeling totally full and bloated..the oyster sauce and peppercorn sauces were just right for the dishes.....and they give you the lightest little cookie after dinner. It is so light it's likely to float an inch off your table., vanilla, almond and so tasty.....