Uncertain times always leads people to the pursuit of comfort food and there is hardly anything as comforting as a steaming hot bowl of beef noodles. With the current situation that we find ourselves in, I found myself craving hard for a bowl. Having heard that Mr Noodle had recently relocated from Mt Gravatt to West End, we headed there after work for a quick dinner. Given the current times, it always pays to call ahead to verify that the restaurant is open, and that's exactly what I did.
Arriving at 7pm, the place was extremely quiet. Other than us, there was only one other table. We grabbed a menu and sat down. Water was offered on a self serve basis. The menu comprised two pages of rice and noodles, along with a bunch of sides and stir fry dishes. Of course we were there mainly for the noodles. We wanted to order a side of dumplings, but they were sold out.
Instead, we had two sides, a tofu salad and a cucumber salad which I was given upon ordering. The tofu salad was fragrant, chilled and stringy with a sesame flavour, as a huge fan of tofu, this was delicious and had a wonderful texture. The cucumber salad was unbelievably fresh and crunchy, doused with a generous amount of sesame and sesame oil. It also wasn't too spicy which is great.
In terms of noodles, Dr L had the Beef Tendon Soup which was mildly spicy. Although the English menu referred to beef tendon, the chinese menu actually translates to beef intestine. What we were served was definitely beef intestine, which was deliciously chewy and well textured. He had it with thick noodle which was cooked soft rather than al dente. It was delicious and the portion was generous.
I had the signature Lanzhou Beef Noodle with thin noodles. I noted that their menu didn't have the option for extra noodles, but they had options for all the other standard add ons. As I was quite hungry, I was surprised by this but it turns out that there was a huge abundance of noodles almost as much as you would expect when you ask for the extra noodle option. The beef was tender and the soup was flavoursome. I liked the noodles which erred on the side of soft. The only thing that could have made the bowl better would be some more beef slices, but for the price, it was still excellent value. I'll definitely be back soon.
Taste: 8/10
Value: 9/10
Service: 8/10
Environment: 6/10
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