Da Dong Prawn Noodles

The highlight of this prawn noodles was the broth. It's mildly sweet with a good balance of prawn taste and slightly garlicky. I particularly love the thickness of the soup. Each bowl of prawn noodles came with a spoon of pork lard, yummy!!! Some people may find this unhealthy; for me, it's just a monthly treat. I relished each scoop of the noodles with the broth. The prawns were fresh, and the service was good. Two young lads and the owner served this delicious bowl of comfort food to me. Bravo!!! Would I go back again? Definitely!!! But, take note, the shop closes early (usually before 1 pm) and the waiting time is at least 30 minutes.

Went early in the morning and there was already a queue. The queue became much longer at 9am onwards. Ordered the $10 soup version without pork ribs. Delicious and consistent quality so far. Good broth and it is one of best prawn mee in Singapore. On the pricey side, but worth the price and trip (I stay in the west).

Love the seasoning of the dry prawn noodles. Nostalgic taste of chilli mix with ketchup that gives it a tang. Ingredients were fresh; the pork ribs fell off the bone when we picked it up, prawns were cooked to perfection. The soup had a nice umami but unfortunately non refillable (good things are cooked in small batches right?) Mixture of shallots oil and pork lard were fresh. The owner puts in a tremendous amount of effort and takes pride in their food. We were lucky there wasn’t a queue at 9am but the queue formed when we were about to finish. This comforting bowl of noodles would definitely take a trip down memory lane for most locals..

27 Feb 2022: Ordered two bowls of the $10 Prawn Noodles (Large)…fresh prawn, soup is rich, flavorful and has a tinge of herbal. My preference is the dry version; the chilli and sauces combination is just awesome to give you the kick and the crispy lard is super shiok too. A little pricey but you pay for the quality and surprisingly, we didn’t have to wait long for our noodles (under 15 minutes)

I have given this prawn noodles 3 tries this year and in my opinion, this is not great prawn noodles. My 4 stars are for the soup alone, which is shiok. 3 stars for everything else. Having eaten countless times the beach road and old airport road variety (nearby), I may be too spoilt to consider this one worthy of another visit. This here is just normal standard coffee shop prawn noodles but over priced. It is not at all bad, it is decent, but not great. That’s that.

I can say it’s nothing special and not worth the queue at all. The soup was not as flavourful as I thought. Even any prawn noodle stall have the same soup base. The portion was unreasonably small compare to the price given. The serving speed was very slow when we went down on a Monday morning and there wasn’t any queue. However, we waited almost 20 mins for the noodle to be cooked. Definitely will not go back. Even the Beach Road prawn noodle is better. Cheaper price, short queue plus better taste.