Shikumen Shanghai - CABRAMATTA

I loved this place! it was $54 for 4 of us and it was a very satisfying feed. if i walked past this restaurant i honestly wouldnt go in but it has good rates on zomato and my experience proved it right! it was really good and i would come again :

Food was tasty and also reasonably priced. The fried rice and noodles were fairly large in portion, which was a bonus. Enjoyed the food a good mix of Chinese and Malaysian dishes.

Breath of fresh air in a viet populated cabra. Surprisingly good dumplings which sit right up there with any place you can find in Ashfield.

The best part about this place besides the food is that I don't have to travel far for yummy dumplings! The soup dumplings are delish, pan fried dumplings have a little too much dough and the noodles are a must!!!! We ordered them noodles half unsure however it was the best dish.

Cabramatta is filled with Veitnamese restaurants, so when Shikumen opened up, it was quite a nice change to the dining scene. Serving up Shanghainese cuisine, Shikumen has a large menu and some great lunch specials. I’m pretty sure everyone who has tried xiao long bao loves it. And if you don’t, you probably had a not very good one! Xiao long bao are Chinese soup dumplings, which are steamed in small bamboo baskets (translating to where it got its Chinese name from). Wrapped in a delicately thin dough, these small dumplings will burst open if you’re not careful with your chopsticks! Shikumen’s version of xiao long bao $6.8 aren’t as great as Din Tai Fung’s or New Shanghai’s (Ashfield), however they aren’t a total miss either. The dough is slightly thicker, but you still get the hot burst of soup that spills out as you bite into one (be careful as they’re very hot as they come out). The flavour of the pork filling wasn’t the best, however I would still eat a basket of these.