Chinarestaurant Shangri-La — Restaurant in Landstuhl

Not sure why the other three folks for the past year have given this place a high star rating, and although the food is so so for here in Germany it is by far nothing to write home about and is why I am writing here instead. Service was ok, but once again nothing special. We had Duck "Szechuan style" #68 and Ti-Pan Heiss Platte Shangri-La # B-4 which is a hot plate with chicken, beef, pork and king prawns. Food deserves half thumbs up as there was way too much MSG on B-4 and the king prawns were smaller than a 20 euro cent coin. Duck was so so but not nearly the quality you can find a other China restaurants throughout the region. Of note during this visit was being soaked for the bottled water at 2,300% mark up from what they paid for at the Getrank market. The charge was so out of the norm and we found out later when questioning the excessive price was that they charge per glass even though we ordered the bottle. In a year of going to many restaurants throughout Germany this was by far the most expensive bottled water ever consumed. At the going dollar to euro rate it figures out to about $9 per liter. In other words, it’s about the same price for a gallon of gasoline here in Germany. Average price that we have paid for the same size bottled water in every restaurant visited is around 3-4 euro and never ever more that 5 euro in the highest quality restaurants in Berlin. As this is not identified on the menu, note to service members in the area. If you are looking at being cheated and want to pay 2,300% mark-up on a bottle of water, then this is the place for you. It is far cheaper to go across the street to the Aral Gas station and purchase a liter of sparkling water for 1 euro and carry to the restaurant. At least at the gas station it's only a 300% mark up. Otherwise this place should be avoided at all costs especially if you are a service member living in the local Landstuhl area. Maybe it is just the local attitude with Americans living in the area, but over the past six months I have had a kid pick my pocket on the hauptstrass, and Pizzeria Taormina down the street tried to charge me an extra 8 euro for an item that I never ordered. Bottom line for the troops and dependents in the area, TAKE A LOOK at the bill before paying to ensure it adds up correctly and that local restaurant staff aren't over charging you simply because you are an American living in their country. Bottom line recommendation for Shangri-La in Landstuhl is...

Wow, went with entire family (7), chosen a non-busy time cuz of my annoying kids(5). The meal ended up being only 60€, three main dish and five appetizers (Dim Sum + egg rolls). Definitely great price for quality. Ever since Zimblute burnt down, I was searching for another decent Chinese restaurant. This is going to be our new spot :) Their Dim Sum is on point, too bad only four different kind. I would recommend ordering things that you won't find in a Panda Express/PF Chang. This is a real Chinese restaurant that also served Americanized food, so we got something for everyone. So we got real Chinese food for adults and Panda Express type food for the little fake Chinese kids. You know a Chinese place is good when the local Chinese eat...

My wife and I are fairly new here in Germany. We were told Germans aren’t too high on seasonings, I don’t know if that’s true. But this place, is a Chinese restaurant. My wife and I got two different meals and they tasted the exact same. Bland, no flavor, and watered down. The chicken was soggy. The chow mien was ok, but it didn’t have much flavor either. The spring rolls basically have no stuffing in it. This place is not what you expect from “Asian cuisine” it’s flavorless, it’s actually very bad. They need to reevaluate their menu and recipes. Horrible. They should contact Gordon Ramsey and be on kitchen nightmares....