What to Expect
Shangri La on Leopold Takawira Avenue is a Chinese restaurant that reviewers say rewards ordering the right dishes. Malcolm (May 2026) argued people who order shrimp and then complain are missing the point, recommending instead “dumplings, sweet & sour chicken, chicken chao mein”. Ruvarashe found the sizzling beef and garlic rice “an absolute must” in a 2024 review, and Charlene (February 2024) singled out the tofu, fried mushroom and fish fillet.
Portions and prices come up often. Karen (November 2023) called the food superb with big portions “very reasonable”, and Means (January 2024) put the chicken or beef sizzling at $10 with large quantities. Not everyone finds it authentic: Isaac (January 2026) felt the dishes “didn't really feel authentically Chinese in flavour or style” and had orders mixed up, though Isaac still liked the lively atmosphere.
The space is small and parking is tight, as Fungai (July 2026) noted, but service gets repeated praise, including staff who once stopped to change a flat tyre for Andy (April 2026). There is also a small shop on site selling Chinese products, according to Ruvarashe's 2024 review.
Quotes are from Google reviews, credited by first name and month.
What Diners Say
from 209 Google reviews
★★★★☆
It's good hey, you just gotta know the right stuff to order. Most of these reviews are outta touch cause people be going to a Chinese restaurant to order shrimp and other seafood for example then wonder why it's not mind blowing. It's like going to KFC and ordering beef.
★★★★☆
The food here is so rich in flavours! The sizzling beef and garlic rice are an absolute must! The aesthetic are quite the let down though, not much effort on that front. Lovely store on site which has lots of Chinese products to choose from.
★★★★☆
Let’s talk about the food first. This is meant to be a Chinese restaurant, but the dishes didn’t really feel authentically Chinese in flavour or style. Service was mixed.
★★★★★
The restaurant is top notch, the food is nice I loved the tofu, fried mushroom and fish fillet WOW. Wish I'd never left can always come back anyday man keep it up.
★★★★★
Lovely stuff and very caring. I had a flat tyre and the boys changed it for me. Thumbs up guys
