Dinner at 456 Modern Shanghai Cuisine

We had dinner at a restaurant in St. Mark’s Square at The Venetian Macao. 456 Modern Shanghai Cuisine has 30 years of experience under its belt. It shows in the excellent food and service.

We initially sat outside but the smoke from several smokers really bothered us. We moved inside the restaurant and were pleased with the art deco interiors.

The food in this restaurant was awesome. Everything we ordered was really well cooked. The flavors were exquisite and the taste was just perfect.

Green Vegetable & Mandarin Fish Soup MOP$45/bowl

Braised Beancurd Skin Roll w/ Wild Fungi MOP$88

Fried Shredded Eel w/ Bean Sprouts MOP$128

The steak was really, really tender. The Chinese way of cooking steak adds more flavor and spice to an otherwise bland steak.

Sauteed Angus Beef Fillet w/ Scallion MOP$168

This was the best xiao long bao or soupy dumplings I’ve ever eaten. The dough was thin but not too thin. The meat inside was soft and the soup was very flavorful.

Steamed Pork Dumplings Shanghai Style MOP$60

I thought the fried rice was going to be simple since it just contained chicken and ham. But after a bite I was blown away. It was definitely no ordinary fried rice. The ham used was salty Chinese ham and it brought a nice kick to the fried rice. I could also taste some butter in the rice. I loved the rice so much I had the leftovers wrapped so I could eat it again when we went back to Hong Kong the next day. Alas, I left it behind in the room’s refrigerator. I felt so bad!

Fried Rice w/ Diced Chicken and Ham MOP$88