Shanghai Lu Yang Cun Restaurant

I read something in the Hong Kong Tatler this past week indicating that this restaurant was one of the best places to experience the culinary delights of the Hairy Crab season, so my husband I and I went there for lunch on a Saturday.
Not only were they serving whole crabs beautifully prepared over the really fat Shanghainese noodles that were sliced and mixed with green soybeans (I would not know the word for the noodle), but they had a variety of hairy crab dishes that had the crab mixed in as well.
Not being able to read or speak Chinese (this is where my husband does all the talking and ordering), all I can express that the lunch experience was delightful. The restaurant itself is comfortably and elegantly appointed with seafoam greens, beige and lots of natural light from the windows that overlook the harbor. The room seems more upscale than what I can only say often seems like a dated feel with worn soft goods (ie chairs, carpets, curtains) that I feel from many traditional Chinese restaurants. Our server was exceptionally kind, friendly, informative and attentive. Although the room is touch upscale compared to other restaurants, we were casually dressed.
The food was spectacular. Not everything, but portions of the menu were in English, but there are no photos of the food. The special menu items for the hairy crab season is only in Chinese. We really ate many items that came from the special hairy crab menu, including dumplings, noodles, a whole crab itself. There was one dish that was a shanghai noodle, mixed with crab and almost had the look of macaroni and cheese (just no cheese). It might be the best dish I have tasted since my time in Hong Kong. We also ordered the onion pancake and potstickers. This was my first hairy crab experience in general and this place was a safe harbor to do just that! I am not sure if my 5 star rating is due to the hairy crab menu and that experience or if I would rate it equally as high if we were there on some random Saturday in September.
Our lunch was not cheap and in the ballpark of $ 1300HKD for the two of us, with the largest costs coming from the special dishes off their Hairy Crab menu for the season. Worth every penny though and really exceptionally Shanghainese food. My picky husband even agreed.
We were there for lunch on a Saturday and arrived around 11:30am when they opened. We were able to get a table by the window, which was nice. By the time we left an hour later, the restaurant was packed.

We had a family celebration there. This is a popular Shanghainese restaurant in the Causeway area. The food quality and service are both good.
We ordered lots of food: drunken chicken, smoke fish, crispy duck, sea cucumber, fish, etc. All were very good.