There is some mathematical rule which controls all transactions at Camy Shanghai, and it is this: no matter what you order, no matter how many people you dine with, your total bill will be between six and seven dollars a head.*
Camy's makes many dishes, but I can speak of almost none of them with authority. This is because we always order the same things (which may, of course, be a variable in the mathematical rule mentioned above). Fried pork dumplings. Pork mini buns. Mushroom and vegetable dumplings (occasionally swapped out with 'plate of greens with oyster sauce'). Fried pork dumplings do just what it says on the label - they're fried and they're pork and they're damn delicious. Pork mini buns are steamed, packed with ginger and contain a vindictively hot liquid of unknown origin which will scald the hell out of your mouth if you're not careful. Mushroom and vegetable dumplings may be vegetarian. Don't quote me on that. Either way, they are delicious and appear to contain actual vegetables.
Many people will tell you you're taking your life in your hands by eating at Camy's. Turn up at a busy time, send your food back if it's not hot and I reckon you're at no more risk than you would be at a Mumbai McDonalds outlet. Anyway, risk is all part of the fun.
Details:
Camy Shanghai Dumpling Restaurant
23-25 Tattersalls La (btw Lonsdale & Little Bourke), Melbourne
Ph: 9663 8555 (not sure what you'd use this for...)
*unless you drink something other than free tea. If you have a beer you could pay up to TWELVE DOLLARS a head
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Be warned, though: a friend recommended it to me with the caveat 'at the moment it's closed down - it does that a bit, i think it's something to do with the health department - but it's REALLY good!'
I've not been.
May I recommend the pumpkin cakes? A little bit sweet and a little bit savoury, they taste nothing like pumpkin but they're good all the same.
And my intestinal fortitude has managed to stand up top Camy's wiles thus far - though if you're worried, I suggest swilling a bottle of scotch to kill any nasties on the way (it's BYO everything, lovely for us students).
Camy's is a regular post-drinks place for me. I love it and am not worried about the hygiene, probably because the food is always piping hot when it gets to the table. The fried dumplings you mentioned are deep fried, which I find weird - I thought they'd be pan fried when I first ordered them.
There's even a facebook group for this place: "I ate at David and Camy's Shanghai Dumpling and survived (but only just)"
Love it :D
Love it! I eat there regularly. I must have developed a steel-lined stomach by now :) The dumpling recipe seems to change every now and then. Sometimes deep-fried, sometimes pan-fried, sometimes bigger or smaller. But still delicious!
I thought it was a bit odd that time when it was closed and the sign said it was because they were replacing their cutlery...
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