Yongfoo Elite — Restaurant in Shanghai

Lovely building outside and upon entry. Food amazing. Took the Valentines set menu otherwise would’ve been too difficult to chose from a great menu. Food really was spectacular.

MaitreD very good. Other staff trying to go un-noticed. Very efficient delivery of dishes.

Started clearing table cloths whilst we were still eating…and nobody else in the room.

Better for groups…our table was too big for just 2 people.

Decor could be improved…cobweb behind speaker, sprinkler through a hole in the wall, aircon unit inspection cert fixed to the ceiling next to unit. Bland lighting (too bright and flat).

Amazing food slightly let down...

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. The food here is perfectly fine but nothing more than a regular dinner. Aware we were spending about 150 euros pp for the set menu, we kept hoping there next course would actually be interesting and then eventually we began to expect a film crew to come out and tell us we were being pranked. Also the service was laughable- multiple times they brought out a course before we were finished the one we were on and they started ironing the tables around us while we were still eating....

AVOID. This place should not even be Michelin Guide, let alone Michelin starred.

Outrageously expensive given the entirely average food (2700¥ for two, with no wine and one of the cheaper tasting menus). One of the courses was just a straight up chicken soup, which they brought us while we were still finishing the previous dish.

The restaurant itself, although admittedly beautiful, was entirely empty (which should have been a red flag).

We were left feeling baffled and very...