I just had a nice team break at Haagen Dazs restaurant at Raffles City Shopping Center. This is just next to my office building so it's easy to get food, and shop.
There was a promotion for Rock Melon "ha mi gua" ice cream so i ordered that. It came with 1 slice of rock melon ice cream (yes it was made to look like a slice of fruit, complete with the skin and the flesh in perfect colours), 1 scoop of lychee ice cream and about 2 scoops of fresh fruits. It costs RMB79 (US$12).
Prices shown in China restaurants are normally nett price so it means that that includes the service charge (tips) and the goverment taxes. These type of high end ice-cream restaurants don't even exist in Malaysia and the price per scoop is double the price of the same 1 scoop, back in Malaysia. Therefore, the Chinese population especially in top cities like Shanghai, do have good purchasing power.
The restaurant was packed, and this shows that ice-cream is popular no matter where you are!
