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Albeit a 20-minute queue time, I've enjoyed the bowl of old-school Dry Prawn Kway Teow @545 Whampoa Prawn Noodle👍👏😋
Located within Whampoa Makan Place, 91 Whampoa Drive, 545 WPN has the constant longest line of (mostly regular) customers wanting a taste of its delicious prawn noodles👍👏😋 so it's hard not to spot the stall! Ordering is a breeze - pick from the classic trio of noodles, state the serving size (S - SGD5/B - SGD6) and soup/dry version (with/without chilli). Add-ons are available and charged separately.
To satisfy my craving for a bowl of piping hot prawn noodles, I order a S bowl with two add-ons - ingredients (SGD2) and soup (SGD0.50) - which makes a hearty meal! This bowl has an old-school charm, hitting the comfort spot with a familiar cooked-by-grandma taste👍👏😋
- Kway teow texture is on point
- Sauce mixture wrapping the kway teow is rich, savoury and delivers a nice fiery kick (remember to add a dash or two of 'gun powder')
- Ingredients (cleaned and halved medium prawns, lean and tender sliced pork and crunchy beansprouts) are substantial, fresh and tasty
- The spoonful of fried shallot crisps and crispy pork lard elevates the overall flavor and mouthfeel
The only gripe is the underwhelming taste and flavor of the prawn broth. Soup stock is a tad diluted, somehow lacking the expected aromatic rich unami-ness and briny sweetness of fried prawn heads and shells that have been simmered with other ingredients for hours. A pity it pales in comparison to that served at Tekka Centre branch.
Considering the deliciousness of prawn noodle, I'll possibly make a repeat visit in the hope of savouring a more robust prawn broth next time👍👏💪
