Current location:	Shanghai, China
Current mood:	okay
Entry tags:	food, food reviews, julu lu, mexican

MAYA

Maya
2/F, Shanghai Grand Plaza
568 Julu Lu
Shanghai, China
PRICE: 元元元元元
RATING:

Maya is expensive. But it's expected, since they're a tapas place, and from our experience, tapas is always expensive around the world. The prices are up around Australian prices, which I consider extremely expensive in Shanghai (where $1 can get you a full meal). It's very evidently catered only for expats, because virtually every face in there was a foreign face. The good news was that all the staff spoke fluent English and the menu was also in English, though I did wish they had photos of all the dishes because it's Mexican-style tapas and I have very little knowledge of Mexican food (aside from good 'ol tacos and the like).

I found most of the dishes very tasty, thoughtfully presented, and came out swiftly (I LOVE this in a restaurant). The portion sizes were miniscule, considering the price, so we weren't very full at the end of the meal, yet still spent a pretty penny. It's a shame, because if it was 30% cheaper, we would re-visit for sure.

Maya


Seated at our cozy little table


Margaritas!!


Homemade guacamole & chips - OUTSTANDING. But mindboggingly
expensive considering the tiny portion in the bowl.


Pork Empanadas with squid, mango and sour orange mojo -
basically like a pork curry puff. Loved it :)


Oxtail with.. something. Can't remember but this was delicious,
the oxtail was so soft and tender


Spanish Chorizo with olives, parsley marinated mushrooms, tomato bread -
I'd actually assumed it would be thick slices of Chorizo cooked with garlic,
but this was not a bad alternative


Blackened Tilapia Fish Taco - delicious! The fish was tender and flavourful


Roast baby potatoes - a little hard, but ok


Beef quesadilla - adorably presented, but the cheese was so insanely salty


Roast Duck quesadilla with pepper jack, pickled onions, hoisin chipotle sauce
Just fantastic! Loved it. Too bad it was so tiny...