Des
178 Xinle Road
French Concession
Shanghai, China
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It was Chris’ birthday last week, which was also a day before I flew off to Hong Kong and Singapore (the reason I’ve been AWOL lately.. posts coming soon) and Chris flew off to India, so we decided a romantic, quiet date would be the best way to celebrate. After poking around online trying to find the perfect place, we settled on Des Lys. We weren’t disappointed.
Living in a city where Chinese food is so prevalent, it’s a bit of a treat to have some Western food. I should clarify though – it’s not that Western food is hard to find, quite the contrary. It’s the fact that Western food is just so friggin’ expensive here!! It’s the same price as what you’d pay in Australia… and when you put it in context, it’s pretty painful to pay $20 for pasta when you can pay $2 for an amazing bowl of noodles.
Nothing like a cosy, warm French restaurant to celebrate a birthday.. so it was the perfect location. Service was incredibly polite and sweet, and all staff spoke English. We felt really taken care of and comfortable through the meal. The prices are actually quite reasonable – probably a bit cheaper than the equivalent (ie. French restaurant with fab food) in Australia.
We kicked off with Homemade goose liver terrine with caramelised apple and fresh baked toast, a delectably creamy treat full of flavour. It was absolutely delicious, and one of the best terrine I’ve had – will definitely go back for more. The Escargot in burgundy style was surprisingly tender and lovely,though I would have wanted double the amount for the prices. It was a treat to dip the French baguette they served into the melted butter/garlic/herb sauce. Mmm!
My main was the carefully selected Sauteed scallops, truffles and mushroom cappuccino, because it’s not that common to find great, fresh seafood at any ‘ol place in Shanghai. It was more filling than expected, and actually made me feel a bit scallop-and-mushroom’d out by the time I was halfway through. The sliced black truffles was a nice touch, but actually didn’t have much flavour (I suspect they’re Chinese truffles and not the proper imported ones). Some mashed potatoes would have made the dish perfect, because it had no carbs (and I get angry when I don’t get carbs into my belly).
Chris’ Grilled lamb chops with mustard seed mashed potatoes were divine, because it’s just so hard to come across great lamb chops here. I would have preferred it they had served leaner meat, but it was still tender and delicious. The dish needed 1 or 2 more lamb chops though π
Dessert was a shared Cheese plate with goat cheese, camembert, gouda, blue cheese which was thoroughly enjoyable. I loved the blue cheese, which was subtle yet ‘smelly’ enough and beautifully creamy. We were saving ourselves for the Banana & chocolate cake from Awfully Chocolate, which I brought to the restaurant. To our delight and amusement, the staff turned off the restaurant lights and came out singing “Happy Birthday” to Chris!
A very pleasant, warm meal.. and how lovely to find a great French restaurant so close to where we live. The Digestif served after dinner was also a nice touch. Go there on a date and impress your significant other!
Des Lys
The warm interior
Fresh baked baguette and Gerard Betran South of France wine
My wonderful birthday boy π
Homemade goose liver terrine with caramelised apple and fresh baked toast
Escargot in burgundy style
Sauteed scallops, truffles and mushroom cappuccino
Grilled lamb chops with mustard seed mashed potatoes
Cheese plate with goat cheese, camembert, gouda, blue cheese
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Banana & chocolate cake from Awfully Chocolate. YUM!!!
Post-dinner Digestif
An awesome dinner date π
What a beautiful dinner and cake! Also you two live such a fabulous life- you dashing off to HK for work and he to India. I still have to figure out how to get my boyfriend here… he hasn’t really tried looking for a job yet but we’ve talked about it and it just seems so daunting for him because his current company is very small and specialized, so he has to somehow make a jump to a multinational but with an expat package (yeah I know impossible!) . :T
Yeah it’s tough with the current economy right now.. π Don’t worry, slowly does it and if he’s focused on working in an MNC, it willcome π
What a beautiful dinner and cake! Also you two live such a fabulous life- you dashing off to HK for work and he to India. I still have to figure out how to get my boyfriend here… he hasn’t really tried looking for a job yet but we’ve talked about it and it just seems so daunting for him because his current company is very small and specialized, so he has to somehow make a jump to a multinational but with an expat package (yeah I know impossible!) . :T
Yeah it’s tough with the current economy right now.. π Don’t worry, slowly does it and if he’s focused on working in an MNC, it willcome π
The food looks absolutely scrumptious!! Did you guys have all that and the birthday cake as well?? Wow..
Nah just a chunk of it.. ate the rest at home π
The food looks absolutely scrumptious!! Did you guys have all that and the birthday cake as well?? Wow..
Nah just a chunk of it.. ate the rest at home π
Aww, happy birthday Chris! Looks like you two had a great night! When I first saw that last pic, I thought you were wearing those flowers in your hair π
Hahah I noticed that too, what a bad angle, I look like I’ve got something funky growing out of my head π
Aww, happy birthday Chris! Looks like you two had a great night! When I first saw that last pic, I thought you were wearing those flowers in your hair π
Hahah I noticed that too, what a bad angle, I look like I’ve got something funky growing out of my head π
Hmm… yum, everything looks delectable.
Hmm… yum, everything looks delectable.
Happy birthday dear Cuz-in-law!!
The boy is getting old.. wahaha!
wow his cake looks YUMS!!
we were SO cheesed out tonight *mock faint*
Awww so sad i missed out on it! was so looking forward to hanging out..
when you come back in aug lor~~ =) am sure amanda will work something out for you! π
Looks like a great birthday dinner π
The food looks wonderful. Especially the goose liver, scallops and lamb. Yum.
It was so fun to go out on a nice date, and awesome to find good French food here. Woo!
Wow, this restaurant looks elegant, classy and yummy! The snails and lamb look first rate and the cake looks to die for good. Happy belated birthday to Chris and many happy returns!
Aww thanks hon, that’s really nice of you. We had a great time!
the chocolate cake looks heavenly good!!
and of cos , happy bday to your love!:)
It was soooo $$ but it’s hard to come by good choc cakes here!
Happy birthday dear Cuz-in-law!!
The boy is getting old.. wahaha!
wow his cake looks YUMS!!
we were SO cheesed out tonight *mock faint*
Awww so sad i missed out on it! was so looking forward to hanging out..
when you come back in aug lor~~ =) am sure amanda will work something out for you! π
3 years old!
Happy Birthday Chris!
Re: 3 years old!
Aw thanks hon. He is officially “late 20s”, heh!
Happy birthday to Chris! The place looks incredibly cosy. π
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That cake looks and sounds divine! *drools* The escargot looks particularly yummy too.
It was such a nice meal.. v happy to have found a good french place π
Oh wow! Awfully chocolate is in China huh? I love that cake! But just all chocolate π
Ooo i’ve never tried that, is it exactly the same as our one, just without banana? or is the choc different?
Yup! It’s like Lana – but I feel better because it’s more moist!
Looks like a great birthday dinner π
The food looks wonderful. Especially the goose liver, scallops and lamb. Yum.
It was so fun to go out on a nice date, and awesome to find good French food here. Woo!
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It was soooo $$ but it’s hard to come by good choc cakes here!
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Happy birthday to Chris! The place looks incredibly cosy. π
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It was such a nice meal.. v happy to have found a good french place π
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