Blue Frog
207-6 Maoming Nan Lu,
French Concession
Shanghai, China
PRICE: ???
RATING: ****

I’d often heard about Blue Frog, but just hadn’t had the chance go to and check it out. However, when someone told me they had “2-for-1 burgers” on a Friday night, it was way too hard to resist 😛 The branch on Maoming Nan Lu is actually within walking distance too – woohoo!

There’s a great vibe in the bar/restaurant. Trendy, yet chill all at the same time. It’s not pretentious and people are just there having a drink with friends. A very comfortable atmosphere, yet makes for a great date. The service is, basically, fantastic. Extremely attentive, very polite and just all round lovely. The moment we were seated, we were happily told there was the burger special on. On top of that, there were “2-for-1 cocktails” as well!! However, it was ending in 10 mins, but she helpfully informed us that she would extend it a little for us, in case we wanted a second round. Did we? Oh yes.

4 cocktails and 2 burgers later, we were very very happy indeed. The burgers are fantastic. The best I’ve had in Shanghai so far. Fat and juicy, tasty fresh bun, and a crisp salad. Honestly would not change anything about the quality and taste – except for the size. They are really small. We weren’t very full afterwards. Would prefer them much larger, but then again, considering the deal, I won’t complain too much 😉

This was so so so so close to getting a ***** review, if not for the fries. On the plus side, they gave a generous portion, filling up half the plate. On the negative side, they were kind of inedible. They were hard and brown – either re-deep fried or cooked in not-so-fresh oil. Fries are meant to be golden in colour, crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. These were just hard and tasteless, with a slight odor of rancid oil. Not good.

It’s a great place to have a chill Friday night. Highly rated and we’ll be back!

Blue Frog

Fantastic cocktails

Delish!

The Blue Frog Burger with cheddar cheese

Burger with fat onion rings, sour cream, guacamole and bacon

Loving the chill, hip atmosphere