Review: Grand Shanghai Food Theme Park at Setiawalk Puchong

It’s loud, lurid & kitschy, but Puchong’s new Grand Shanghai Food Theme Park in the Setiawalk complex feels irresistible in its own inimitable fashion.

This is a warren of restaurants in a setting that’s supposed to evoke the streets of 1930s Shanghai, complete with rickshaws & vintage car replicas.

The food here feels like a mishmash of Chinese favourites, with numerous shops serving everything from dim sum to bak kut teh, roast duck rice to claypot pork belly noodles.

Siew Mai

The most popular is probably the dim sum tea house. But it’s debatable whether this siew mai is worth the RM7.50 price tag (before taxes), all things considered.

Prawn Rolls

Several items are well-prepared enough to please; we liked the deep-fried prawn rolls with seaweed & shredded bean curd skin (RM8.40), served hot & juicy …

Char Siew Pastries

… though the char siew pastries with spring onions (RM6) tasted like they had been sitting on a counter somewhere for at least 10 minutes too long.

Xiao Loong Bao

Crab meat xiao loong bao (RM12). Sounded more memorable than it turned out to be.

Carrot Pastries

Deep-fried carrot pastry (RM7.20), too bland to recommend.

Glutinous Rice with Chestnuts

Steamed glutinous rice with chestnuts wrapped in lotus leaves (RM7); also could be better.

Custard Buns with Salted Egg Yolk

Still, it’s not all hopeless here; the steamed custard buns with salted egg yolk (RM6.60) were fine …

Dumplings

… while the prawn & pork dumplings with wolfberries & Chinese spinach were entirely edible …

.. & the fried prawn dumplings were enjoyably executed.

Avocado Rolls

Deep-fried avocado rolls with kataifi (RM9), as near-perfect as any we’ve ever had.

Starch Noodles

Another worthwhile one: Starch noodles with Chinese parsley (RM8). Quite addictive.

Pandan Egg Tarts

Mini egg tarts with pandan paste (RM6) brings this meal to a mediocre close. So ultimately, there are both hits & misses here.

Chinese Tea

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Location Details

Grand Shanghai Food Theme Park

Level 4, Setia Walk, Puchong

Park in the basement at Zone E and take the elevator up

View Grand Shanghai Food Theme Park’s directory page here.

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