Don't get me wrong, this has no connection with the legendary woman Zhang Ailing, it's just the same name.

Known as the most fashionable Shanghainese cuisine, the restaurant has an extremely ambiguous atmosphere, with a vivid collision of colors everywhere, a pink halo from a colorful gilt chandelier custom-made from Turkey, fuchsia glass, Spanish openwork chairs, a 180-degree circular sofa with independent seating and the longest viewing table in Shanghai, all of which are Ailing's sparkling and avant-garde style elements.

Ailing's smoked fish has always been talked about, and the use of plum boy fish as the main ingredient greatly reduces the earthy smell compared to river fish. Fry it thoroughly in 70% hot oil until the bones and meat can be chewed together, and then soak in the sauce until the flavor is well absorbed. If you think that the smoked fish that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside is too ordinary, Ailing's production will be particularly pleasantly surprised, but it will be relatively sweeter. The braised pork with rice cake is also the only one, giving diners a sense of novelty that is "unexpected and reasonable". Ailing's braised pork is lean and fat, with clear layers, the sauce is evenly wrapped, and the sweetness is rich; The aroma of the rice cake mixed with moss on the lower layer is slightly salty, and the collision between the two is particularly interesting, after all, starch and meat are a perfect match, and the crispy fried rice cake adds a lot of points to the taste.

It's a pity that Ailing's other dishes are mediocre, the red wine foie gras is beautiful, but the foie gras is very greasy, and the taste is separated from the jam shell, if you don't eat it with the cucumber slices below, you will feel fishy; The spicy sauce swan crisp is over-oiled, and the freshness and oil content of the filling stuffed with meat are too saturated, and the taste is very similar to meat mooncakes; Ailing's seasoning is also very bold, and the sauce is spilled so that you can't taste the original flavor of the ingredients, so seafood or river fresh dishes are carefully ordered.

Fortunately, Ailing also has a horseshoe-shaped bar and the longest wine list in Shanghai, Lucas, a fancy bartender from Spain, graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Valencia, and concocts cocktails, juices and herbal teas are all unique.

Ailing's service quality level is not high, diners often have a sense of powerlessness in the communication between chicken and duck, there are not a few cases of wrong dishes, missed orders, and direct cancellation of orders, and 10% of the service fee is difficult to convince the public. You can get a 2-hour parking coupon for dining, but the merchant often forgets to give it, remember to ask for it at the checkout.