Shanghai Dynasty - Melbourne - Level 1, 206 Bourke Street, Melbourne

I do enjoy going out with a group of male work mates for yum cha and boy banter.

Everything at Shanghai Dynastry is top notch.

I call it ornate and decadent. The boys say it is looks like you are stepping back into an 80s bond film but does not quite feel like it. That nuance appears to be very important.

Everything that came out on the turn table was excellent. The dumplings, the pork ribs, the taro fried balls stuffed with pork. It pays to have a couple of Chinese or Malaysian friends at the table.

Then the waiter offered some greens. With women it would have been a resounding yes. With boys it was stunned silence as if, why did you even ask?

And then more banter. The talk and fear of bromance, the importance of eating meat at every meal, the mango pudding that keeps them going back reminding them of the ice cream man from childhood playing Greensleaves and how paying a $3.50 tip is not appropriate for lunch time yum cha.

And on and on and on.

$25 each including a $3.50 tip.

8.5/10

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