Songyuelou - Shanghai

7 10am: 4 dishes only for breakfast, including three noodle dishes and one wonton dish (today). Easy to order point and pick 12rmb But simple noodle dish (not gf)

There are two parts, ground floor for the locals and the top floor for the tourists. It appears the ground floor prices are significantly cheaper than the top floor.  But the ground floor the menu was in Chinese only.  The food did not look that appetising, and it was fatty and gluggy.

Yeah, recommended for a quick bite. It is not bad, the fried food is very oily, and it is not clear at what time they open or close at dinner time. I did not manage to get the information though I am not a dumbo. Relax, have a soup or some noodles or rice or tofu and enjoy. But do not exspect a posh restaurant.

First of all, no idea who wrote the description about this restaurant but anyone who reads that and goes to eat here will be horrified upon arrival. The restaurant is split into two levels. The floor level is revolting... the level of hygiene is way below par, making any hint of appetite disappear rather quickly. We were ushered upstairs, where the a la carte menu is apparently offered (or actually we think they might use it for foreigners, since the floor level is disgusting . Upstairs was less horrific, but we were already quite worried by this stage wonder what the kitchen looks like... hmm. We ordered just enough to fuel us until the next stop some bowls of noodles and a plate of vegetables. All were quite sugary sweet although not altogether unpalatable. The hygiene concerns were all too much for us though so we were out of there as soon as we could get it all down. We were in the area again a few weeks later and joked about going in for some more.. not likely to happen in this life ;

I should have probably listened to the other reviewer, but was hoping that they had improved since. They haven't. We ate upstairs, and the food was really vile. And overpriced. It's dirty, the downstairs doesn't smell too nice, and the waitress could barely be bothered to give us the time of day. If it were not in a central tourist location, they would have gone out of business long ago.