DAVID’S TRADITIONAL TONIC SOUPS FOR NOURISHINGThe Chinese have used traditional tonic soups for hundreds of years. The preparation and herbal ingredients of the soups ensure delicious fl avours that can prevent and treat ailments as well as increase longevity and sexual performance, and are used for beauty, complexion and anti-aging. The soup is also well known for enhancing mental clarity and intelligence.

Double Boiled Duck Meat Soup 杞棗燉鴨肉 $ 12.00Tonic herbal soup with duck meat, red dates and wolfberriesEnhances vitality and libido

Double Boiled Mushroom Soup V 春笋竹笙燉湯 $ 12.00A herbal vegetarian soup with assorted mushrooms and celeryImproves immune system

Double Boiled Chicken Soup 栗棗燉雞 $ 12.00Shredded chicken combined with wolfberries and bamboo shootsHelps strengthen immune system

Won Ton Soup 菜膽雲吞湯 $ 7.00Homemade dumplings and vegetables in a clear soupA very comforting dish

Hot and Sour Soup V 宮廷酸辣湯 $ 7.00Shredded bean curd and mushrooms cooked with Chinese vinegar and chilli Stimulates digestion

Seafood Bean Curd Soup 海鮮菠菜羹 $ 10.00Thick soup with seafood, mashed spinach, bean curd and egg whiteA highly nourishing dish

Bean Curd Spinach Soup V 香滑豆腐羹 $ 7.00Thick soup with mashed spinach and bean curdA highly nourishing dish

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COLD ENTREESMustard Cress Salad V 蓬花菜香干 $ 7.90Finely chopped special Chinese vegetables and dry bean curd salad with a clean and refreshing aroma

Baby Bamboo V 油燜笋 $ 8.90Strips of steamed baby bamboo in sweet soy sauce

Szechuan Dry Beef 四川燈影牛 $ 9.90Slices of very thin beef tossed with chilli, coriander and spring onion

Drunken Chicken 花雕醉香雞 $ 9.90Tender boneless chicken marinated in Chinese wine

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APPETISERSSpring Onion Pancake V 上海蔥油餅 $ 4.90Pan fried homemade pancake with spring onions

Spring Rolls (2 pcs) V 素春卷 $ 4.90Filled with shredded vegetables

Duck Spring Rolls (2 pcs) 脆皮鴨春卷 $ 5.90Filled with shredded vegetables and shredded duck meat

Spicy Phoenix Prawns (4 pcs) 椒鹽鳳尾蝦 $ 9.00Deep fried fresh prawns in light batter tossed with salt and pepper

Grilled Eggplant V Half 魚香茄子船 $ 8.90Halved eggplant topped with spicy sauce in country style

Five Spiced Quail 五味烤鵪鶉 $ 11.90Juicy tender quail prepared in a reduction of shallots, soy and Chinese spices

Shanghai Pork Belly 上海醬汁肉 $ 13.90Braised pork belly in a thick and sweet soy sauceTraditional Shanghai dish

San Choi Bao (1 pc) 生菜包Wok tossed fi nely chopped vegetables Chicken 雞肉 $ 5.90with minced meat or seafood of your choice Seafood 海鮮 $ 8.90Served in a lettuce cup Lobster 龍蝦 $ 12.90 V Vegetables 素齋 $ 5.90

Salt and Spicy Bean Curd V 椒鹽脆豆腐 $ 8.90Deep fried bean curd in a light batter with salt and pepper

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V Vegetarian

FRESH HOMEMADE DIM SIM 3 pieces 6 pieces or more

Shanghai Pork Dumpling 上海小籠包 $ 1.95 each $ 1.65 each

Pan Fried Beef Dumpling 生煎牛肉貼 $ 1.95 each $ 1.65 each

Chilli Pork Dumpling 紅油拌水餃 $ 1.95 each $ 1.65 each

Vegetarian Dumpling V 素餃 $ 1.95 each $ 1.65 each

Chicken Dumpling 雞餃 $ 1.95 each $ 1.65 each

Pork Shu Mai 燒賣 $ 1.95 each $ 1.65 each

Prawn Dumpling 翡翠鮮蝦餃 $ 2.50 each $ 2.10 each

Chives and Seafood Dumpling 鮮蝦韭菜餃 $ 2.50 each $ 2.10 each

Scallop Seafood Dumpling 鮮蝦帶子餃 $ 2.50 each $ 2.10 each

minimum order 3 pieces for the above dumplings

3 pieces

Mixed Variety Basket (10 min preparation time) 東方三寶 $ 5.90 each

Shanghai Pork, Chicken and Vegetarian Dumplings

Mixed Seafood Basket (8 min preparation time) 海鮮三寶 $ 6.90 each

Prawn, Scallop and Chive Dumplings

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SEAFOODCrystal ‘Long Jing’ Prawns 水晶龍井蝦 $ 28.90Sautéed prawns with ‘Long Jing’ green tea leaves and wolfberries

Garlic King Prawns 蒜香炒蝦球 $ 28.90Stir fried king prawns with garlic, snow peas and coriander

Gong Bo’ Prawns 宮保辣蝦球 $ 28.90Sautéed king prawns with diced vegetables and cashew nuts in sweet chilli vinegar sauce

Mock Crab (10-15 min cooking time) 上海賽螃蟹 $ 28.90Wok tossed egg white with diced scallops and fresh fi sh served with Shanghai black vinegar

Ginger Scallops 薑蔥焗帶子 $ 28.90Stir fried fresh scallops with snow peas and ginger shallot

XO Chilli Scallop XO 醬炒帶子 $ 28.90Stir fried scallops with XO chilli sauce

Fish Fillet in Rice Wine 糟溜魚片 $ 26.90Sautéed fi sh fi llet with woodear fungus in aromatic Chinese rice wine

Coriander Fish Fillet 芫爆魚片 $ 26.90Stir fried fi sh fi llet with coriander and snow peas

Steamed Fish Fillet in Shanghai Family Style 雙冬蒸魚片 $ 26.90Steamed fi sh fi llet with Chinese mushrooms and herbal vegetables in light soy sauce, topped with ginger and shallots and a hint of chilli

Alternatively customers can have a choice of the $ 29.90catch of the day from our local Prahran market

Salt and Spicy Calamari 椒鹽脆鮮魷 $ 20.90Deep fried tender calamari in light batter tossed with salt and pepper

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RED MEATEmperors Beef 宮廷祕制牛 $ 24.90Pan fried tender eye fi llet steak with onion, snow peas and capsicum in a secret ginger soy sauce

Szechuan Chilli Beef (chilli) 四川牛柳球 $ 24.90Stir fried diced eye fi llet steak and broccoli in a hot chilli sauce

Golden Eye Fillet Steak 金錢牛柳球 $ 24.90Stir fried diced eye fi llet steak with bok choy in black pepper, honey and oyster sauce

Mongolian Lamb 蒙古羊柳片 $ 22.90Sizzling sliced lamb with leek and onion in hot and spicy sauce

Spiced Lamb Fillet 新疆炒烤羊 $ 22.90Well spiced lamb with strong aromas served on cooked spring onion

Mandarin Pork Ribs 鎮江香醋骨 $ 19.90Sautéed pork chops with aromatic vinegar and malt sugar

Stewed Pork Knuckle (Advance Order – 60 mins cooking time) 三棗燒元蹄 $ 32.90Deliciously tender pork knuckle with bok choy and three varieties of dates, cooked in a special oyster sauce

Grandma’s Meatballs 上海獅子頭 $ 22.90Stewed homemade meatballs in Shanghai vinegar and sweet soy sauce, served with bok choy

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POULTRY‘Da Qian’ Chicken 大千辣雞丁 $ 18.90Chicken fi llet with dry chilli, garlic and spring onion in spicy dark soy

Five Nuts Chicken 五仁爆雞丁 $ 18.90Stir fried diced chicken, vegetables and nuts in sweet plum sauce

Coriander Chicken 芫茜爆雞丁 $ 18.90Stir fried chicken fi llet with coriander and snow peas

Peking Duck Supreme 北京片皮鴨Sliced meat from the roasted duck wrapped in a homemade pancake with cucumber, spring onion and special plum sauce 6 pieces $ 30.00(Minimum order 6 pieces) 12 pieces $ 57.00 Extra piece $ 5.00

Shredded Peking Duck Meat 醬爆火鴨絲 $ 18.90Stir fried shredded peking duck meat with bean sprouts, shredded carrot and capsicum in a sweet plum paste

Shanghai ‘Eight Treasure’ Duck Serve for four people 上海八寳鴨 $ 78.90(Advance Order – 2 days) Steamed whole duck stuffed with sticky rice, lotus seed, straw mushroom, shitake mushroom, smoked ham, Chinese sausage, red dates and dried shrimp

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VEGETARIAN Shanghai Spinach and Bamboo Shoots V 齋菜炒春筍 $ 17.90Lightly stir friedHigh in protein, fi bre and calcium

Stir fried Chinese Vegetables in Garlic or Oyster Sauce V 炒時令蔬菜 $ 15.90Choice of Chinese broccoli or bok choy stir fried in your fl avour sauce

Seasonal Vegetables and Bean Curd in Family Style V 家常豆腐 $ 17.90Stir fried mixed vegetables with fried tofu in spicy chilli sauce

Tofu with Assorted Mushroom V 三菇扒豆腐 $ 16.90Sautéed tofu with a selection of mushrooms in special soy sauce

NOODLES AND RICEShanghai Fried Thick Noodle 上海粗炒麵 $ 13.90Stir fried thick udon noodles with pork and mushroom in dark soy sauce

Shanghai Rice Cake 上海炒年糕 $ 13.90Stir fried rice starch cake with Chinese spinach and sausage

Vegetarian Crispy Noodle V 素菜兩面黃 $ 14.90

Silver Thread Bread Roll (steamed or fried) V 蒸炸銀絲卷 $ 4.00

David’s Fried Rice 楊州炒飯 $ 13.90

Vegetarian Fried Rice V 羅漢齋炒飯 $ 12.90

Steamed Rice 絲苗白飯 $ 2.90 pp

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BANQUETS

David’s Banquet (two people minimum) $39.00 ppSlices of very thin beef tossed with chilli, coriander and spring onion, served with fi nely chopped special Chinese vegetables and dry bean curd salad

Chicken San Choi Bao

Sautéed fi sh fl let with woodear fungus in aromatic Chinese rice wineServed with steamed rice

Sautéed king prawns with diced vegetables and cashew nuts in sweet chilli vinegar sauceServed with steamed rice

Quickly wok fried beef with leeks and garlic in special oyster sauceServed with fried rice

Golden Almond Pudding

David’s Deluxe Banquet (two people minimum) $49.00 ppSeafood San Choi Bao

Salt and Spicy Calamari

Peking Duck served with homemade pancake

Stir fried fi sh fi llet with snow peas in coriander, light ginger and garlicServed with steamed rice

Pan fried tender eye fi llet steak with seasonal vegetables in secret ginger soy sauce with a side of lightly stir fried Shanghai spinach and bamboo shootsServed with fried rice

Golden Almond Pudding served with vanilla ice cream

David’s Superior Banquet (two people minimum) $59.00 pp Lobster San Choi Bao

Homemade dim sim basket (shanghai juice pork, prawn, chicken)

Scallops with ginger and shallot in shells

Peking Duck served with homemade pancake

Pan fried salmon fi llet with chinese spinach, tossed with crispy garlic in chilli tomato sauce Served with steamed rice

Stir fried diced eye fi llet steak and bok choy in a black pepper, honey and oyster sauceServed with fried rice

Crispy banana fritter served with vanilla ice cream