Ah Lipp Famous Penang Prawn Noodles Review: Giant Prawn Noodles And Assam Laksa At Bukit Batok

But even after a year of prawn mee, I was hardly sick of it and it remains one of my favourite food. So after chancing upon a picture of Ah Lipp Famous Penang Prawn Noodles ’ gigantic prawns, I made it top of my list of must-eats.

Giant Prawn Noodles And Assam Laksa At Bukit Batok | Ah Lipp Famous Penang Prawn Noodles Food at Ah Lipp Famous Penang Prawn Noodles Occupying just half a stall at a coffee shop in Bukit Batok, Ah Lipp Famous Penang Prawn Noodles serves only four dishes – Penang Hokkien Prawn Noodles ($4/6) , Penang Hokkien Big Prawn Noodles ($10/12) , Penang Assam Laksa ($3.50) , and Penang White Curry Noodles ($4.20) . While we initially felt that $10 is pricey for a bowl of noodles found at a coffee shop, the quotation was justified when we saw the huge portion. Like what I’d expect from a bowl of good prawn noodles, the broth was intense in both its sweetness and saltiness, with a punch of spiciness kicking in after a while.

The default bowl of noodles comes with a bee hoon-yellow noodles mix and I wouldn’t recommend you asking for anything else as the combination gave a nice balance to the full-bodied broth. As for the star of the dish, the big prawns did not impress as much as the soup did.

The size of the prawn was impressive too, so you won’t be complaining that they only gave two! Overall, even though the prawns were not exceptional, the broth complemented the noodles well and made it worth the travel.

Compared to the giant prawns, this simpler bowl was much less of a head-turner in terms of appearance. Served in an equally large bowl as the prawn noodles, the assam laksa was packed with thick bee hoon, sardine, as well as pineapple and cucumber slices.

Though I’ve never been a huge fan of assam laksa, the one I had at Penang Bagus got me hooked on it and I was excited to see if this would be as shiok . The sourness and spiciness of the soup was unmistakable, but lingered only for a short while.

Although there were huge chunks of sardines in the soup, I would’ve liked it better if the sardine flesh was boiled down to combine with the soup so as to give it a more prominent taste and texture. As for the noodles, they are brought in from Penang and differs from the local laksa noodles that are usually much thinner.

There was nothing to rave about though, as the noodles were tasteless on its own and could not complement the broth that was already lacking in taste. Compared to the prawn noodles, the assam laksa has much room for improvement. So if you’re heading down, give the laksa a miss and go straight for their prawn noodles!

Ambience at Ah Lipp Famous Penang Prawn Noodles Ah Lipp Famous Penang Prawn Noodles occupies half a stall in the huge coffee shop found at Bukit Batok block 155. With more than 10 other stalls found in the same space, it may be easy to miss this stall unless you keep a keen eye out for it, so look out for a beige signboard with the words “Ah Lipp” found at a corner of the coffee shop.

Though the assam laksa was disappointing and Bukit Batok is a painfully far trip away from home, I would be back just to have that rich prawn broth once again.