A La Kitchen

Food was mid, noodle soup was completely bland. Server talked to me like I was an idiot for not being fluent in Cantonese when I asked for the wifi in English. The renovated interiors are really nice, but not worth the rest of the experience here.

A little on the expensive side, but food is good. Quality is similar to the nearby ding tai fung, but this one has smaller menu

I hadn’t been to A La Kitchen in a while, but was really craving some steamed dumplings and Shanghai fried noodles. I have a few go to places but I decided to order from A La this time and it didn’t disappoint! Also grabbed the pan fried dumplings and there was pretty much no leftovers.

I haven’t dined-in for a while so I can’t speak to that right now but the food was yummy!

I understand that inflation is in place and everywhere has went up in price but WEW this place definitely inflated more than other places! 4 regular xiaolongbao were like $8.50? What place serves only 4 xlb? And for over $2 a bao??

Anyway, we got the pan fried buns. It's 4 per order but at least it's much bigger than the xlb. It's pretty great! Not too many chives/onions, and it's quite filling. I like the simplistic taste. The bun was not burned at all, and not soggy.

Service was ok... Our server misunderstood our order. She didn't verbally clarify our xlb order so it never came. Anyway, it's fine because we were full from the pork chop noodles.

Noodles were amazing. I loved the taste! The pork chop has a hint of curry in the batter. The meat was fresh and the pork chop tasted great!

It's definitely a higher price point. For our 2 noodles and 2 own pan fried buns, it was $49 without tip. I'd come again but only if I'm not super starving.

I normally have the shanghai fried noodles and a chicken cold noodles in peanut sauce. They both taste good with large portions. Price is what can be expected nowadays

Not a great experience at the establishment. And it takes a lot for me to give a low star review. Staff not welcoming at all when first entering. They doing you a favour for seating you. We reserved a table at 6pm Saturday evening for 4. First time coming to this Shanghai restaurant. Food 5.5/10. Not authentic, dishes tasted bland and not the right type of ingredients for some of the dishes. Quantity similar to other Shanghai restaurant even compared to many restaurants I’ve dined at in Shanghai (having lived and worked there).

We were seated at 6pm. Ordered around 6:15pm. Food started to come around 6:25pm. Quick service. Then a waitress comes over at 6:30pm and tells us they need the table at 7pm and if we would be finished by then. A bit rude considering we had made a reservation to enjoy a meal but now feeling rushed to finish fast. I could’ve done that at home if I wanted to eat quickly. Anyways we finished and left and don’t think will ever return.

Good quality chinese food. I had the dinner combo for 2 for $50, which came with a soup, dumplings, 2 dishes and dessert. Food quality exceeded my expectations. Restaurant decor is also slightly upscale. They are busy on weekends, but easy to get a table on weekdays. I will return.