Review of Albert Street Prawn Noodle 亚峇街大虾面

Block 51, Old Airport Road, Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall, #01-10

Nearest Mass Rapid Transit Station: Dakota MRT

Buses to Old Airport Road Food Centre and Shopping Mall: 10, 16, 30, 30e, 31, 32, 33, 401

Opening Hours: 08:30 to 23:30 (Daily)

Queue: 2 to 5 people (Waiting Time: 5 to 10 minutes)

Service: Fast and good

Environment: Clean but crowded hawker centre

Reputation: Traditional Singapore Prawn Noodles and Pork Rib Noodles

Thoughts after eating: Not worth the media attention

Value for money: 79/100

Will I come back again in 6 months' time? No, there are better alternatives

My opinion:

The first generation male owner of this stall first started selling prawn noodles at Albert Street in 1963. That was the year Singapore joined Malaysia and we achieved our independence in 1965. At that time the price of one bowl of prawn noodles was only $0.20. Time has passed by so fast and the stall's third generation has taken over. Five decades later, they have expanded from selling prawn noodles to include pork intestines and pork rib noodles.

For this food review, I decided to try out their signature prawn noodles for lunch. There were 1 packet of prawn soup, 1 packet of soy sauce with red chili slices, 1 small packet of curry powder, 4 slices of prawn meat (2 prawns) and moderate amount of noodles in my takeaway package.

The prawns were fresh and juicy. The owners were considerate enough to remove the prawn brains but strangely leave out the intestines (prawn "waste"). They could easily remove the yucky stuffs when they sliced the prawns into halves.

Noodles were "QQ" and mixed quite well with the soup. The prawn soup was delicious and full of prawn and pork flavor. I have saw several television programs that it contained certain "secret ingredients" that allowed them to beat the competition for decades.

Honestly, this stall provides good food but the price of their noodles is quite costly compared to their rivals in other parts of Singapore. I will advise them to add more noodles or prawns if they want to convert more bystanders to fans. Right now, I belong to the "unconvinced" group.

Ways for the owners to improve their food ratings:

First, add more meat and noodles for future customers. Second, pack the food in plastic bags instead of plastic containers.