DING TE LE Shanghai Panfried Dumpling

The environment is clean and tidy, and the food is delicious and reasonably priced! 🤩

Service and environment is fine. But food is just edible. This is the first time I know that dumplings can taste so bad. The meat in the xiaolongbao tasted weird and the skin is thick. The spicy wanton is like a meat ball wrapped with wanton skin. I removed the meat and only ate the skin, in order to reduce wastage. 😅

Very good experience.

Pan fried buns were nice! Juicy and flavourful. Nice ambience and very friendly service.

Staff are friendly and food is decent. The cold dishes are quite authentic and tasty.

The food is delicious, I come here often! Highly recommended.

Ding Tele Shanghai Panfried is a shockingly good spot for Shanghainese food. The food here really exceeded expectations, especially for something that looks like a casual neighbourhood eatery. The highlight was definitely the vegetable mushroom bao. Once steamed, the filling became incredibly fragrant and flavourful, with a juicy and savoury taste that made it surprisingly memorable. Simple ingredients but done really well. The 生煎包 was excellent too. Ordered the duo version with shrimp and pork, 2 pieces each, and both were satisfying. The skin had a nice slight crisp at the bottom while still staying soft and fluffy on top. The pork filling was juicy, while the shrimp version added a sweeter seafood flavour that paired nicely with the soup inside. The scallion oil noodles were good as well, with a nice texture and comforting taste, though it could use a bit more scallion oil fragrance to make the flavour pop stronger. Still enjoyable overall. The dumplings were solid too, nicely wrapped with juicy fillings and cooked well. Overall, this place serves really impressive Shanghainese food with great flavours across the menu. Definitely worth revisiting if craving baos and pan-fried buns. ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨ 4.5/5 stars.

Absolutely delicious food that genuinely tastes like something you’d find in Shanghai! If you’re a fan of dumplings, this is definitely a place worth checking out. The dumplings were delicious, flavorful, and tasted authentic. The staff were also very friendly, attentive, and welcoming, which made the whole experience even better. A couple of small suggestions to elevate the ambience further: perhaps consider a different genre of music with more layers and atmosphere, and more comfortable seating options beyond the basic stools. Overall, a wonderful dining experience with great food and great service. Definitely a place I’d be happy to visit again!