As someone who goes to Market Square fairly often, I was pretty interested to see Noodle Villa get built up. Shortly after, I started seeing some pretty positive reviews on chinese social media, so we opted to go on a weekday night to check it out with some friends.
We arrived round about dinner time but the place was full. It took us about 20 minutes of waiting before we could get a table. At least we were given menus to peruse while we waited. There was an assortment of beef noodles, lamb noodles and a few side dishes. We ordered at the counter and the food still took fairly long to arrive.
Luckily while we were waiting, we could still munch on the unlimited pickled radish that was available on a DIY basis. Light and refreshing, it packed a lot of crunch and was very appetizing. Our lamb side dish came out first. For the large portion size, it was very small. At $20, I found it to be poor value for money, although tasty. The bowl appeared not too small but was largely bulked up by veggies underneath. The lamb itself was quite flavoursome and tasty though.
Another side we shared was the braised lotus root. This was deeply infused with the taste of soy and very crunchy. The value proposition was a bit better than the lamb.
It took a little while for our noodles to arrive, by which point we had almost finished our starters. With lamb noodles being their signature (and the prevalence of beef noodle), we both opted for lamb noodles. He had the lamb rice noodle whereas I had the lamb offal noodle. Neither of them were spicy, but I took a risk and added a tiny bit of chilli from the table and that was enough to push me over the edge. As for the noodles itself, I found the portion to be definitely lacking for the price, when considering the location. I definitely had room for dessert after our meal and wish there had been an option to upsize our noodles. Dr L's lamb was exactly the same as our side dish, but significantly fewer in slices. My offals were done well with good texture but not much by way of portions either. The rice noodles were tender and the soup was light and delicate. Whilst I enjoyed the meal, it didn't really stand out to me against other options at Sunnybank, so I don't think I'm in a rush to return.
Price Range: $20 - $30pp
Taste: 7/10
Value: 5/10
Service: 6/10
Environment: 8/10
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