Ladies Lunch at Shangri La

Yesterday we were off to the Shangri-La Chinese restaurant in the new Tres Islas center in the first part of the Golden Zone.  The Fresh market is also located there along with a multitude of other restaurants and stores.  We thought Chinese food would be a nice change. 

Eight of us for lunch.  From the left Marilyn, Liz, Georgia, Diane, Ruth, Marion and Susie.  Just about the right size of group.  

We started out by ordering drinks.  I explained that we wanted separate checks and the waitress didn't complain which is a good thing!

Susie and Ruth are chatting behind Marion. 

We spent some time trying to figure out what to order.  They do not have combination plates and each order is quite large. It is good to have a group that's big enough that you can share a number of dishes.  I ordered the beef and broccoli and it was well flavored.  The beef was very tender.  

Five of us at one end shared and three at the other end did the same. This is a noodle dish. 

Diane at the other end ordered Kung Pao chicken and she said it was very spicy....as it should be. 

Susie ordered a curried shrimp with peppers and it was delicious.  

Cantonese rice with some different things tucked inside. 

Ruth ordered fish and she said it was delicious.  Sea bass which is very tasty fish. 

Diane, Georgia and Ruth also had the curried fish and Ruth is showing me that this was all she got!  More dishes to follow. 

This is my plate of food and it's colorful and very delicious.  The consensus was that this is a very good restaurant and well worth returning to.  The staff speaks very little English but we managed just fine.  The prices of the dishes actually would have made it easy to split the bill as each one was close in price.  As this is a brand new restaurant everything is pristine.  

The dishes were travelling the table and there was very little left by the time we were done. 

Lots of food and even Susie who eats like a small bird finished a good size plate. 

The very well stocked bar.  

Lots of artsy decor!

Ruth was waving her napkin around trying to cool herself off...maybe it was the Kung Pao chicken.  

So...another winner and a place we'd all return to.  There were another two tables with lots of people eating as well.  Good food, reasonable prices, good company and a satisfying lunch.  When we were done quite a few wandered over to the Fresh Market...me included.  A good ladies lunch experience.  Next week....?