Your Dumplings 豆浆和生煎 — Restaurant in Cambridge

4.5 not perfect but homely.

2nd visit with friends

Xiaolongbao is a little dry inside. The dough is perfect, so I would suggest adding a little more broth jelly to the filling. At present it’s better to have it as grilled soup dumplings 生煎, which I remember was fantastic though different from the mainstream.

Spicy beef shank is decent. Not spicy but nicely seasoned.

Scallion noodle 蔥油拌麵 should have more fried scallions from an orthodox Shanghainese point of view, although it still tastes good with the light soy sauce flavor (and I know my mom would be the kind of person to order scallion noodle with less scallion :3). The pork rib is well cooked and tender. On the sweeter side it I won’t quibble.

Waiting time can be quite long because it’s a husband and wife kitchen. The price is of good value and food is still worth the wait.

Roast Duck udon also looks fine, while the spicy seafood bowl maybe a little artificial according to my friends— well I’d always stick with Shanghainese dishes here (｡ì _ í｡)

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Enticed by the shop name as a Shanghainese and finally found my opportunity to visit after meeting my supervisor.

Soy milk does have a toasty scent of fresh ground soya.

生煎 grilled dumpling is different from my expectation. The bottom is nice and crispy and the filling is homely, not too oily, and gently flavored. However, unlike the fluffy (boazi-like) dough I remembered, this one has an unleavened skin like regular dumplings, making it more like grilled giant soup dumplings with thicker skin— on the brighter side, since they are able to grill a giant soup dumpling, I now have higher expectations for soup dumplings 🤔️.

(*some might say it resembles the unleavened thin-skinned xiaoyang grilled dumplings but these are way better than the chain’s greasy filling.)

A nostalgic and lovely aroma wafts out of the kitchen. Food needs time but it seems to be made to order. A hearty wife and husband shop indeed. (May I offer to help ☺️

Looking forward to coming back with friends (to share more large dishes) or after supervisions :

A little pricy but it’s in Cambridge not Shanghai and memories are priceless.

(The chairs at the bar are a bit too low for...

I try not to order soups in Chinese restaurants (even in Asia) because they are often too salty, oily, or taste like MSG-flavoured water.

The soups served in this restaurant are genuinely an exception. It is my third time returning to this place for soup, and the quality has always been consistent.

My personal favourite is the chicken soup, but the pork-based broths are equally outstanding!

Naturally delicately sweet (likely from the carrots and shaoxing wine) with a umami-rich flavour profile, this steamy bowl of nourishing, clear (no hint of any scum!) chicken broth will warm you to the bone, and will get rid of any sniffles.

The soup comes in a big bowl with generous portions of bok choy, shiitake mushrooms, black fungus, chicken, glass noodles (mung bean noodles), potatoes, carrots and ginger.

Given how flavourful the soup is, it is no surprise when I was informed by the kind lady at the counter that the soup was simmered for at least 4.5 hours before serving!

It is so rare to find a place with such excellent Asian soups, and I honestly hope this home away from home is here to stay for a very...

this has to be one of my favourite restaurants. even though its pretty small, i always have a lovely experience here and the staff are quick, efficient and treat their customers nicely. there is a button to call staff over if you need help so you dont need to stand at the register or anything and instead they will come to you. the menu has a lot of selections to choose from and lets you know its temp/vegan by the colour of the text. their chicken dumplings are always on point; definitely a personal recommendation from me, and their ice milk tea tastes like no other ive ever had! im always ordering those two. if i was able to rate this restaurant out of 100 instead, it would get that 100. dont miss out on a chance to come here!!! the prices ranges to about 15£ per person. usually about 3 people getting 3 things each finalises...