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Tastes as good as it looks First-timers to the city look forward to finding traces of the Shanghai of yore–smoky jazz, and a rich East-West sensibility. Lynn seems to take inspiration from this decadent dynamic. In contrast to the Art Deco-detailed ambience is the light-handed preparation and clean flavors that characterize their take on modern Shanghai fare. Lynn does away with the heavy, oily sweetness and puts the ingredients c e n t e r s t a g e . Beancurd skin roll wi th veget ables (¥18) was a classic done superbly: tasty, crispy but not greasy. Sautéed minced chicken with pine nuts with flaky sesame pockets (¥38) was a subtlyflavored dish with good texture. The real star of our meal was stir-fried fish slices in wine sauce (¥36), flavorful and cooked just the right length of time. At nonsignature prices. Lynn is already on i t s wa y t o becoming a swingin' city staple. - Andrea Y. See

 

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hanss

Haven't tried the dim sum yet, although I heard it is good. I've always ordered from the normal menu. Pretty much every dish I have tried has been good. Only once I had a problem - had a vegetarian friend who did not want meat with the beans dish. Asked for no meat and waitress said ok. Dish came with meat :-(. Also, twice service was a bit slow, especially when manager is not around. But overall, a very good dining experience!

 

1 month, 1 week ago

hibeverly

Lynn Modern Shanghai Cuisine (whew, what a mouthful!) is a chic restaurant boasting a fabulous location in the middle of the ritzy part of Jingan. The Art Deco decor boasts a modern interior, dark wood tables, and charming private rooms for large groups. We were here specifically for the all-you-can-eat yum cha lunch, though were quite disappointed when we found out that it was now 88元 (up from 78元). Still, the clean and neat restaurant and delicious food made up for it.

The dishes were all excellent. You'd expect sub-par quality for all-you-can-eat, but the quality was fantastic. Most of the dishes were delicious, with only a few 'misses'. In particular, I adored the smoked egg, which sounded plain on the menu but we immediately fell in love upon first bite - it's basically a soft-boiled egg, the yolk all creamy and slightly runny. Another winner was the dan dan noodles, slippery smooth noodles resting in a delicious creamy spicy soup. The egg tarts, deep-fried red bean pancake and black sesame sticky rice balls for dessert were also stunners.

The only downside is that whilst the 1st round of dishes came out swiftly, they steadfastly dragged their feet with latter rounds - with some dishes just not appearing at all, or coming way way way later. This is the 'issue' many all-you-can-eat places fall into - they purposely don't rush on the food, in the hopes you fill up and order less. That behaviour drives me crazy! That said, my girl friend noted that when she came on a previous occasion, the food did come out swiftly.

Still, a great place for yum cha, with top notch food. Just bring the price back down to 78元 please!

PHOTOS HERE: http://beverly.livejournal.com/795329.html

 

1 month, 2 weeks ago

wilberd

Our overseas friends, family & clients love this restaurant. The decoration, atmosphere and food is excellent only the service is something that could be (a little) better..

 

5 months, 1 week ago

melovesfood

I paid a visit to Lynn today with my mom and sister and it was a complete disappointment. Although their apple juice was an absolute crap, personal tastes differ, so I can't evaluate their food but it was mediocre for me (and my family). However, the service, was the poorest of which I have seen. We went for all-you-can-eat dim sum lunch around 1.30, not knowing that the lunch hour ends at 2.30. When we ordered our food, the waitresses came one after one, telling us that they have "run out of ingredients", and started serving dishes we didn't even order. When my mom complained about the kitchen not being ready to serve the guests right, one of the waitresses brought us a plate of egg tarts - one of the dishes that had "run out" - saying they'd found the last three tarts in the kitchen. Honestly, when I looked at them, they looked like left-over that just had been collected off some other people's plates. And when we finally got the check, they miscalculated the bill and added more drinks that we took. In fact, we didn't get more than half the food we ordered and more than half the food we got served we didn't order. I must say, today's lunch was a complete disaster. I mean - who leaves after just a couple of shrimp siu mai's at all-you-can-eat lunch! I hope they read my review and get more prepared to serve their guests. But well, I wouldn't know because I'm NEVER going back.

 

7 months ago

xanniex

My meagre savings, in addition to my glutton, creates a predilection for buffets and such. Therefore, I can only comment on the weekend dim sum all-you-can-eat available at Lynn for 78rmb and not their regular lunch and dinner service.

The food is of decent quality and interior is clean and civilized. What isn't civilized is the service during the supposed all-you-can-eat. It's so downright frustrating that I stopped going after being slighted by the waitstaff too many times to justify.

If you have booked a table for 6 and start ordering when only 2 of you have arrived, expect them to bring two-piece portions despite protests that the complete table will be there shortly. They will never bring you everything you order and will not even provide an explanation until after 2:30 when the all-you-can-eat deal ends, and that explanation is usually a brusque "ran out." And why they couldn't offer you this information to you while you could still augment your food order is all too transparent.

Not worth the fuss, so now I am often found at Tang Palace, enjoying their superior dim sum instead.

 

7 months, 3 weeks ago

bamba

this is definitely my favourite chinese restaurant in shanghai. food is great and they have the best fresh juices in the city. highly recommend!

8 months, 2 weeks ago

shangstar

I like this place. Its certainly not the best, but neither is it expensive (nor cheap). For me, the ambience is great, as is the service, and the food always tastes fresh. It's a nice clean fresh place for Shanghainese food, and let's face it, not many of those around.

8 months, 3 weeks ago

agathejiale

A five-star Chinese restaurant, décor and service (at least for dinner) are irreproachable. Candle-lit tables, dark wood, giant bouquets... Even before the 1st bite, you know you'll come back to impress your (foreign) friends and clients ! Food and wines met our expectations, with subtle flavors and not too much fat. I strongly recommend the Shanghainese Duck.

 

9 months, 2 weeks ago

mcmal

Went for dinner. Waitress spilled my drink while pouring, went and got some paper napkins and put them down under my glass without even an apology. The food was no better. Got the Shanghai duck. It was mediocre, meatballs with crab had no noticeable crab in them, and everything else was about the same. It's just a pretentious overpriced place with boring food. Maybe the dim sum is better, but I'll never know because I'm not going back.

 

11 months ago

fong

The 78 rmb all-you-can-eat dim sum is a good deal, and I'll be going back in the future. Stay away from the beef in rice roll (cheng fen) -- it tasted as bad as it looked, sort of like dog food unfortunately. Aside from this unfortunate dish, the rest of the HK dim sum/Shanghai standards were done rather well. The shrimp dumplings (xiajiao) and egg custard buns were delicious.

Another suggestion is to arrive there a bit earlier. We were seated at 1:30pm and a few dishes were already sold out during our brunch.

12 months ago

shpgg

Went for lunch recently and found the service terrible. The tofu sheet appetizer was too oily and the other dishes were forgettable. Very hit and miss based on previous visits.

1 year ago

scorpiodragon

Am now a regular for their weekend dimsum all you can eat deal. Great value and the food is delicious. Service can be slow but when the price is reasonable and the restaurant packed.....expectations need to be pegged accordingly. I thought they did surprisingly well given the crowds and I think the comments above are a bit unfair. After all this is not fine dining (& you're definitely not paying fine dining or 5 star establishment prices).....so its great value for money and always satisfying.

 

1 year, 2 months ago

dekcah

Went to Lynn's for dinner one night for a birthday. Fantastic setting and great service. I however did not enjoy the food too much. It was some sort of modern chinese food? Don't get me wrong, it was good but not my style or taste. I thought it was priced a bit high for the food but again it was just my own preference.

 

1 year, 3 months ago

echhoe

Went to Lynn a few times now, but yet to try out the Dim Sum lunch. On the decor, well, as all the others said, pretty swank and contemporary, so it’s somewhere to impress clients and friends. Though they can turn the lights up a notch, so that people can see what they are eating, and not waste the presentation of the dishes. In terms of the food, the it's quite well prepared and presented, would seriously recommend the “Vegetarian Duck”, made of crispy thin bean curd sheets, also the “Drunken Chicken ”, marinated in yellow wine for starters. For the mains, you shouldn’t miss the Beef knuckles stew in red wine sauce, also sliced mutton/lamb wrapped in pancake rolls, garnished with shallots, which makes an interesting comparison to how we would normally eat Beijing ducks. Dessert menu is also extensive and portions are filling. Well recommended to others that want to try out some new style of Chinese cuisine, that’s not so greasy.

 

1 year, 4 months ago

ckoz

Should have read some of the reviews here first before heading out to this restaurant. Went for dim sum on Saturday - arriving early (before 12 o'clock). We were impressed with the decor until we had to wait for nearly 10 minutes before we finally got the waitress attention. Then we had to wait for another 45 minutes before our food finally started arriving - this is after asking about our order with the staff twice! The table next to us was having similar experience as well while other tables around us (even the one who arrived after us) had their order arriving continuously. Such a shame... beautiful restaurant, good food, horrible service. If Lynn is aiming to cater for mid to upmarket clientel they really need to do restaurant hospitality service 1.01 first

 

1 year, 5 months ago

montana

We went to this restaurant for the Sunday Dim Sum brunch. It was our first visit to the restaurant. Decor/atmosphere was nice. Dim Sum was good and price was great. Service was horrible. The wait between our each dim sum dish was extremely long (20-30 minutes) and many of the other tables were getting served much quicker. The staff were inattentive to us, not friendly or pleasant. Would not go back.

 

1 year, 7 months ago

sang

I've always been a big fan of Lynn since I first discovered it 6 months ago. The decor and the food have always been great. BUT that changed after my last visit when I ordered a 880 rmb steamed fish, only to find a 5cm long thick+curly hair in it. And the floor managers response being 'oh its JUST a small small (xiaoxiao) hair' and suggeting to give us 3% off of the dish price and a mango desert for each of us at the table! The service is what makes several of my friends and myself to think once again about going back. The service definately does not meet up to the standard of the food/decor of the restaurant and the type of guests who decides dine there. The attitude of the staff, especially of the senior ones, are equivalent to that of the floor staff in our ubiqituos cheap noodle shops around this city. Definately not suggested if you are looking for a comprehensive dining experience, since Lynn still has a long way to go to satisfy anyone in terms of their staff attitude and quality of service.

1 year, 7 months ago

cynth

I felt like a billion bucks dining at this place. A swanky establishment with knock-your-socks-off Hong Kong and Shanghai dim sum - infinitely better than the greasy stuff I'm served off metal carts back home. The relatively unhealthy items are at worst shallow fried and not dripping with or swimming in oil. Dishes were sophisticatedly presented and exuded countless layers of flavors that a non-foodie like me can't even begin to describe. It was fantastic. But hey, I'm very easily pleased.

1 year, 9 months ago

nytoshanghai

My wife and I have been to Lynn 4 times and each time we have gone it has been fantastic. Food is delicious, prices are reasonable, service is great, wine selection is decent, and the atmosphere is an added bonus. We even took the rents while they were visiting us a few weeks back and it was their favorite place during their 2 week stay.

 

1 year, 9 months ago

emta

Yum. Shanghai Dim Sum brunch on the weekend is excellent and at a great price. Something like RMB 60 or 70 per person. Nice upscale place to meet up with friends and start the weekend on an upswing!

 

2 years, 1 month ago

chrisloke7714

ok, I have been to the resturant for a few month now, and each was a pleasant visit.

But lately, the food kind of slide, and the service was less attentive.

Today, I walked out of the place, after sitting in my place for 5-6 mins. I signaled for service, answered by 2 waiters, but non appeared. There were only 2 table during early lunch!!!

2 years, 1 month ago

tristamarie

We dropped by one Sunday morning and were greeted by an all-you-can-eat dim sum brunch for YY68. As many roast pork buns and steamed shrimp dumplings as you can handle.

2 years, 2 months ago

jessy1533

This place has a great Dim Sum brunch on Saturdays and Sundays before 3pm. It's all-you-can-eat delicious Shanghai and Hong Kong style Dim Sum for about RMB70, great deal and really good food. Perfect for grabbing some friends after a long night out

 

2 years, 3 months ago