Ruifuyuan is a 30-year-old restaurant with a history of business, although its history is not as good as the old restaurant, Lao Zhengxing and other old Benbang restaurants, but its reputation is even better than the time-honored brands, in the minds of many Shanghainese, Ruifuyuan is an irreplaceable existence.

Today's Ruifu Garden is located on Maoming South Road, which is a merger of the original Maoming Road Ruifu Garden, Jinxian Road Ruifu Garden and Lianyi Restaurant. Ruifu Garden was first opened on Maoming Road near Fuxing Road, and later opened a branch on Jinxian Road, competing with well-known local restaurants such as Maolong, Lanxin, Chun and Haijinzi. The Lianyi dining room on Maoming Road is the canteen of the Luwan District Federation of Industry and Commerce, and the chef is the senior apprentice of the founder of Yangzhou Hotel, the "Three Mo Brothers", who was also famous for a while. In 2007, the Friendship Canteen was merged into Ruifu Garden, and in January 2018, the branch of Ruifu Garden next to Ruijin Hospital was also closed, and since then, only one store on Maoming Road has been left in Ruifu Garden.

The number one signature dish of Ruifu Garden is the large yellow croaker stick beaten with small wontons, which is a must-order for visitors, and it is almost customary. The so-called "big yellow croaker stick beating small wonton" is actually a pot of soup cooked by yellow croaker, and the yellow croaker is clustered with crepe small wontons, garnished with a number of coriander. The soup of this dish is milky white, the soup is very sweet, the taste is thick and fragrant, and the small wontons wrapped in the house are also impeccable, and the skin is refreshing and filling; However, the selection of yellow croaker is not outstanding, the farmed large yellow croaker is slightly fishy, the meat powder mist is loose, and the fresh and spicy powder on the wonton is not scattered, hanging on the powder skin, affecting the taste. As a signature of the restaurant, the taste of the yellow croaker stick beaten with small wontons has merits, but it is not very surprising.

The two classic river shrimp practices of fried shrimp and raw shrimp are maintained at a very high level in Ruifuyuan. The river shrimp are all fresh and fresh small river shrimp, the shrimp are live on the spot, the juice is transferred into a lot of sour plums, the taste is sweet and sour, and it can be eaten in 20 minutes. The fried shrimp shells are crispy and tender, and the heat is just right, but the taste is quite sweet. Snail stuffed meat is also a famous dish of the restaurant, it is famous in the era of friendship dining room, snail meat and minced meat are mixed and seasoned, stuffed into the snail shell, stewed and thickened, thick oil red sauce, heavy sugar and heavy color, the ratio of snail and meat filling is just right, and the water chestnut crushed water chestnut adds texture and dissolves the thick and greasy. Ruifuyuan's Xiangyou eel silk is closer to the fried eel paste, the paste is thick and juicy, tightly wrapped in eel meat, fresh and smooth and soft, the freshness of the eel silk is quite outstanding, and it insists on killing and scribbling, which is really rare in today's local restaurants. In terms of the freshness of the ingredients, Rui Fu Yuan has a higher confidence than most local restaurants on the market, such as grilled fish, braised catfish, and grilled sea bass with pickles.

The wine-flavored bean sprouts and wine herbs of vegetables and vegetables have made the tone of a time-honored restaurant, which is refreshing and palatable, with moderate oil content, a little wine fragrance and freshness, and good taste. Cold cauliflower carved drunken grass chicken, Sixi roasted bran, and dessert wine-stuffed balls, all of which are done without losing and not easy to make mistakes.

The current Ruifu Garden is a three-storey small building, and the signboard "Ruifu Garden" is suffixed with "Friendship Dining Room". The first floor is a hall for individual guests, the second floor has a smaller hall and private rooms, and the third floor is all private rooms, and the large room can accommodate 16 people. The environment of the hall on the first floor has an obvious state-run atmosphere, and the decoration is relatively old, but it is still clean and tidy; The individual passenger seats on the second floor have a unique cave, with wooden floors, wooden walls and stained glass, which is quite old Shanghai style. The restaurant business is booming, and there is an occasional waiting time for a table, and the waiting time for a table is not short during popular times. There are many aunts and uncles in the diners, the hall on the first floor is noisy and lively, private rooms need to be booked in advance, and the elevator goes up and down the stairs. Although the era of Ruifuyuan's vigor is long gone, for many old Shanghainese, Ruifuyuan is an "old friend", which integrates the calm style of the old state-run restaurant with the homely atmosphere of the people-friendly restaurant, and until today, Ruifuyuan is a high-quality choice for many old diners to entertain relatives and friends.