"Average"   My Rating
3 Loida	Posted on: Thursday, May 07, 2009
	Review: Food was ok but it is not the best place I have been in China. What we liked the most was the restaurant itself.   Pros: * * Cons: * *
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"Delicious"   My Rating
3 GPreis	Posted on: Monday, April 20, 2009
	Review: I went with a local friend who had never been there. We both ordered a lot of mains from the menu (thankfully he is Chinese, as the staff is not English-friendly) and we both enjoyed immensely. The staff did make some suggestions (in Chinese), such as some dishes we planned to order were very similar. Best were some sort of "chicken" in sweet and sour, and a mock fish in sweet sauce, which was a nice surprise. Everything was yummy. The prices are very reasonable. Great location, around the corner from JW Marriott. Highly recommended.   Pros: Taste * Variety * Prices Cons: * *
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"On the shortlist"   My Rating
36 flamekat	Posted on: Friday, April 17, 2009
	Review: This place is good and if we lived closer, we'd probably go more often. The atmosphere is really nice and the service is usually friendly. Just don't go in close to closing time! My favorite dish is the tofu with fake crab roe (which is actually something carroty). Yum. The eggplant in a clay pot and fried noodles are also very good. Last time we were there, we had a really nice seitan dish, but I can't remember the name. The servers make good suggestions and will tell you when you're trying to order too much food. Sometimes they won't let you order something they think you won't like, so you either have to push for it or agree that they might know better. They do use a lot of mushrooms, but that's okay with me. I'd stay away from the set menus, as it's actually better value for money to order a la carte. I haven't found this place to be any smokier than other restaurants in Shanghai. There are very few smoke-free places here. The attached shop sells some take-away food and sweets. I think this place is good to bring a group of friends as it's centrally-located and they serve beer, unlike many of the other veggie restaurants here. On the whole, I think there are tastier and healthier veg restaurants in Shanghai (Veggie Lifestyle and Lucky Zen Veg pop to mind), but Godly is definitely worth a visit.   Pros: good value * mock crab roe * beer Cons: not the BEST * allows smoking *
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"eat noodles here"   My Rating
6 swestrich	Posted on: Saturday, September 20, 2008
	Review: the food here was ok, but I must admit the chicken I had really looked a little too much like chicken for me to appreciate, I could tell it wasn't, but the lengths they went through to get it to look like that kinda put me off, however I found the noodles to be really good, and I think a few other people have the same experience I had, I would actually have to say that the noodles I had were almost the best I had in a while, BUT that may be because I disliked the rest of the food.   Pros: Good noodles * Good value * Cons: mediocre food * menu is disturbing *
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"convenient location, mediocre food"   My Rating
3 nausicaa	Posted on: Saturday, April 05, 2008
	Review: If you don't read Chinese, the place has the word "Godly" on the door. The dining area is split between one that serves dishes, and one that serves soup noodles. I've only been on the half with dishes, but the noodle half was more crowded. The food is fine, but the flavoring is uneven, either too salty or too bland, and they have a predilection for using mushrooms to excess, even for a mushroom lover. A veg fish with wine sauce dish turned out to be two kinds of mushrooms in a wine sauce. Come for the history of the location, but don't judge the quality of vegetarian Chinese food in Shanghai by this restaurant.   Pros: good location * reasonable prices * Cons: mediocre food * a lot of mushroom *
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"Favorite dish at Gong De Lin"   My Rating
2 Red Willow	Posted on: Saturday, March 01, 2008
	Review: I was directed to this restaurant by two very enthusiastic Chinese women who were delighted that a foreigner was interested in vegan food. I went to the West Nanjing road site, though there are many others, including small take-home- portion stores. The best dish I've had there is the "tofu and fake crab meat". I find this extremely addicting. But, alas, it is the only really good thing I've discovered so far. I find most of the "meat" dishes leave something to be desired- not the right consistancy or flavor. But an order of tofu and a plate of stir-fried veggies along with a huge 4 RMB pot of tea is worth stopping for.   Pros: large portions * many locations * good atmosphere Cons: inconsistant quality * *
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"Very Disappointing"   My Rating
5 blackcat	Posted on: Monday, January 14, 2008
	Review: We walked miles to this restaurant expecting a treat. Instead what we got was a quite possibly the worst vegetarian food we've ever experienced. The choice was huge, and although we knew it was mock meat we really didn't expect the hideous descriptions of the food, I can't remember the wording exactly but it mentioned sparrows and it put us off. The food looked unappetising and tasted extremely bland. The staff were verging on being rude.   Pros: Nice decor * easy to find * Cons: expensive * tasteless food * slightly unfriendly
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"nice restaurant"   My Rating
66 craigmc	Posted on: Friday, July 13, 2007
	Review: better than expected, and nice to get to somewhere that does not feel part of a chain. as a previous review mentioned, the food was a bit salty. haowever it was still nice. very good staff, and felt very looked after. mixed menu of mock meat and veggie dishes, also has a takeaway deli counter next door.   Pros: good location * good service * Cons: * *
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"Extremely salty"   My Rating
2 humch	Posted on: Wednesday, January 31, 2007
	Review: Staff wasnt helpful, food is extremely salty and full of MSG. Smoking allowed in aircon environment! Shame for this century old vegetarian restaurant.....   Pros: * * Cons: Extremely Salty * Everyone is Smoking * Food too oily
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"Good food, atmosphere, location, and price!!"   My Rating
21 tofutodd	Posted on: Sunday, October 30, 2005
	Review: Ate lunch here 10/31/05. House was packed, so I was sat with another single westerner. He finished a Chinese family of 3 was seated with me. This didn't bother me but could others. Resturant is modern and clean, with excellent prices and an english menu. I had a beef dish because they were out of chicken. The beef was the typical veg beef, not great but not terrible. Prices are great as long as you know what to order and don't go overboard (their noodle bowl is 12rmb)   Pros: Good food * Great location * Cheap! Cons: Busy * Staff don't know english * Fake beef was the usual
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