Shanghai Cafe — Restaurant in San Diego

What a bargain for lunch! I was in the mood for lo mein and came upon this restaurant in my search in the area. I didn't know how much their lunch special were until I sat down and looked at their menu. Wow! You cannot beat $11 for lunch these days and the food was served on a huge platter! I almost laughed when the waitress brought it out to the table.

This is a small restaurant with a few small patio tables in front. It was a weekday and it wasn't busy. The cashier/waitress was really friendly and nice. She had a ready smile for everyone who came in.

I wanted shrimp lo mein for lunch but only chicken or pork lo mein were on the lunch menu. I paid $2 more for shrimp and there were a lot in my dish. It was really good. The side salad was plain and just mainly iceberg lettuce but the egg...

I had high hopes for this restaurant, but unfortunately, it was a complete letdown. From the moment I sat down, the service was lacking—our server didn’t even offer drinks. Things got worse when I struggled with their payment device, and instead of helping, she slapped my hand. Completely unprofessional and unacceptable behavior.

As for the food, the sizzling soup had absolutely no flavor, and to make things worse, they gave me Rice Krispies to add to it? I don’t know what they were thinking, but it did nothing to improve the taste.

Overall, I would not recommend this place. Bad service, bland food, and a strange approach to soup. Definitely won’t be...

This place has terrible food that is way worse for slightly less than P.F. Chang's. My wife and I agree this is the worst Chinese food we have ever eaten, and we recently lived in Appalachia. The hot and sour soup had about a bottle of black pepper poured in and was inedible. The orange "chicken" had no chicken but poorly cooked batter covered in orange sauce. The green beans I threw in the saucepan for 2 minutes to accompany this meal was better seasoned and I would rate them far higher. I give this one star purely because the beef and broccoli we ordered for my son was below average. Go to Panda Express for cheaper and higher quality...