Shanghai River

(512) 458-9598

2700 W Anderson Ln
Austin, TX 78757 30.3592 -97.7367

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Neighborhood: North Shoal Creek

Hours:

Sun-Fri 11am-9:30pm

Sat 11:30am-9:30pm

Shanghai River

Shanghai River

What People Are Saying About Shanghai River

The Editor

Contributor

Citysearch

In Short – The interior is dark and restful, the service is personable, and an elevated section in the back is conducive to private parties. After your meal, stroll around the watercourse in the garden of the Village Shopping Center. Shanghai River has a full vegetarian menu, and one-third of the buffet is devoted to vegetarian items, including General Tso's tofu balls, cheese puffs and vegetarian pan-fried dumplings. Other dishes include crab cakes and battered almond chicken.

1 Star Rating: Poor

08/06/07

Are they really gone? Yayyyyyy!

by mrsmolly at Citysearch

Horrible food, horrible staff. If they're really gone then good riddance. Customers wont come back when the food is bad and the service worse.

  • Pros: as if! lol
  • Cons: bad food, bad staff
3 Star Rating: Average

07/01/07

RIP Shanghai River

by yumy at Citysearch

As of last night, Saturday, June 30, 2007, Shanghai River is closed. I went to the restaurant last night, around 6 p.m., and it was locked up and dark inside. The furniture and steam tables were gone. There was no forwarding address.

I last ate at Shanghai River on the night of June 13. It was very good that night. I think that it was due to timing. I got there around 6 pm and they were putting fresh hot food on the buffet. I especially enjoyed the steamed fish and the vegetarian spinach with ginger dish. Not many Chinese buffets have steamed fish.

One thing that I did not like about Shanghai River in the past was that the food was often lukewarm. I used to complain about it. They claimed that the AC cooled the food and that I needed to stir the food up before serving myself. One time I went to the restaurant at 2:30. Big mistake, the food at that time was not fresh, and they made no apologies about it.

This is the third Chinese buffet restaurant to close in the immediate neighborhood area. The closest Chinese buffet is now the one at Sea Dragon at 8776 Research Blvd --lunch buffet only.

1 Star Rating: Poor

06/26/07

Absolutely Wretched

by saliasbrown at Citysearch

Food was awful. Tasted like rubber socks. Cold. Out of date.

Read the positive reviews and see if you dont think theyre all wirtten by the same person. Probably someone that works there.

  • Cons: I should have been paid to eat here.

The Details on Shanghai River

The Extras:

Take advantage of this eatery's delivery service-- the prices for lunch and dinner specials stay the same.

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Cash, Travelers Check, Debit Card, Diners Club, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Lunch Spot, Buffet, Date Spot, Brunch, People Watching, Group Dining

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Vegetarian, Asian, Chinese

Smoking Permitted:

No

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