Shanghai Ren Jia

This place is amazing! It’s heaven on earth! I can’t believe that I haven’t tried this place until today.
The restaurant is managed by a husband and wife team. The wife sources the ingredients and personally flies to China to get the best things there. She’s very passionate and believes that people should only have healthy and good food. She also doesn’t take any short cut. There are some ingredient that you can get easily from the factories, but she refuses to do that.
I think I can go on and on about their cooking philosophy. Let’s just say, you need to try the food yourself.
Xiao Long Bao– very powerful soup. No need extra sauce or ginger.
Hand made noodle– the texture is amazing. The best I have tried.
Pork buns– she flies to China to source for the best salted veggie used in this item. The sauce, bun, and pork can send you to heaven.
The veggie– I was initially skeptical about this dish. How can a super green simple dish be so good. I’m so used to having veggies cooked with garlic or chillis. But, this simple dish blew me away. It was delicious.
I’m already counting down to my next visit to try their other items. Do make a booking though. They can get really busy and it takes awhile to get the items. My advice is don’t rush through the food. Enjoy every dish.

Authentic Shanghai food and chef personally came out to greet us, explained to us the dishes and gave us recommendations

Very cozy restaurant. Food is very good. As I Shanghainese I miss the food from my hometown very much. Now I have this place to go!

The dishes are delicious if you enjoy rich heavy flavored. However if you think you can fill up your tummy, then you’ll have to order lots of dishes. This is because all dishes are small. The steam dumplings are only 5 to a basket. So for 2 persons, you’ll need to get 2 baskets. We also ordered the fried buns which are very delicious, together with Shanghai wanton soup, braised pork noodles. The prices are reasonable but the stir-​fried dou Miao is rather pricey at $ 12 for a small plate. Both of us paid $ 44 for 4 dishes and tea. A rather reasonable deal.

Amazing food. Each dish is made to perfection and tastes like it has no equals.
Each year we come to Singapore we make sure to stop by and enjoy the wonderful food. The worst part is you are so full you can’t have anymore!

Authentic with great service from the boss. Definitely recommended. Do try to book before coming.

Was surprised to find a full dining restaurant with ac and modern interior under a non-​descript HBD complex, just around the corner of a hawker center. Try the fried pau, noodle with pork, and omelet with chives. The fried pau is great, crispy on the outside, with soup and meat inside! The handmade noodle was very smooth and springy, while the omelet was simple and worked very well with the chives. The meal comes with a big jug of hot chrysanthemum tea. The waitress also mentioned that the spring roll and xiao long bao are also the top-​selling items, but we were too full to try them, so those were for the next time.

Authentic and homely, this is what Shanghai Ren Jia offers.
A very sweet Shanghainese couple who came to Singapore almost a decade ago opened this humble restaurant to make a simple living by doing what they do best — cook.
As everything is freshly prepared only after you order, waiting time can be a little long but you can be assured that it’s worth the while cos the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is truly a real treasure. ;)
Personally love their xiao long bao and their cong you mian (hand made noodles with shallot oil) is a great staple! Of course the si ji dou and zui ji (drunken chicken) are other authentic shanghainese dishes that are not to be missed.
Cos the restaurant is a very small set up, walk-​ins may find it hard to get a table during peak dinner time so it’s always better to just call and make a reservation. To keep the waiting time shorter, you can also pre-​order your dishes so that they can prep the ingredients prior ensure prompt serving upon your arrival.

Sheng jian bao is the thing to eat here. not many places serve it. Their version is great. Crispy at the bottom and nice and fluffy on top.
rest of the items are ok, but the wait can get so so long!