Foodview 2.6a New Laksa King, Flemington

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Image is ripped from Gundam wikia

A new series from the Gundam universe, Gundam 00.

Image is ripped from Mr.gundam.

This is the new robot from that series, Qan[T]

Personally, I hate it. Its very boring. Bandai needs more creativity. Please don't whack a shield type thingy on the robot's shoulder and give it a cool name... that doesn't work with me.

Anyways, Mr.gundam reported on his super popular blog news site... that an super cute version of the Qan[T] will be coming out... Now that is something of interest. I was getting worried that Bandai wont ever release more cute SD versions of the gundam... well, the actually do but they make like samurai gundams which I hate very muchly. On to the foodview...

I have finally made one of many upcoming foodviews on the King of Flemington (dare I say King of all Victoria? Queen Victoria might object to that...), Laksa King located on Pin Oak Crescent on Flemington, Victoria.

A classic dish, Combination Crispy noodles. Basically this dish is thin egg noodles which are fried til very crispy, then a thick sauce is poured over it with meat of all sorts, usually seafood such as calamari, fishcakes as well as pork and vegies, bok choy and mushrooms.

Taste and more importantly quantity has been sacrificed as presentation seems to have taken priority at the new Laksa King. HULLLLO! I am an asian and I want value for my money!!!

Usually the prawns are de-veined. Not today though but there are no crap in it. LUCKY! :|

The sauce today was a bit salty for my liking.

The calamari or squid as usual, is too rubbery for me chew. My false teeth keeps falling out when I attempt to chew them.

While it taste and looks as the same as when Laksa King was at its old location, one big shocking change to this dish is the TINY amount of noodles. Its like the amount you get in 2-minute instant noodles. NOT HAPPY, Mr. Laksa King.

Overall comment : Sauce was a bit salty, the amount of noodles was not enough - there was more at the old location, for the price this dish calls for, I expected more. The amount of meat was standard... at their old location where one can peer into the kitchen, I saw the cook count the number of squid he allocates to a dish, 4. Knowing this, I wont complain about the meat, but cutting down on noodles is unacceptable. Tastewise - nothing spectacular.

Value : 2 out of 5

Taste : 3 out of 5

Blog 2.3 The new Laksa King, Flemington

Melbourne's famous Laksa King restaurant relocated down the street on Racecourse Road to Pin Oak Crescent. So I took this opportunity to send out 4 up-and-coming food reviewers to report on the Grand opening.

L-R: Passion, Hops, Nat Chan and Suzuki

Passion drove the crew to the restaurant, Hops was in charge of photography while Nat Chan and Suzuki took care of reviewing the food.

It is very rare to have a restaurant (especially an asian one at that) to give out free food for an entire day. This clearly shows how good business is for Laksa King. Laksa King was closed for about 4 days and reopened its doors from 12 to 8pm. Free food by invitation only - but it appears that anyone walking in can help themselves to the food. Laksa King is now licensed to serve alcohol. Also, the review crew missed out on the Lion dance later that night.

The interior design is very chic and modern. A big change from the old Laksa King.

The restaurant is very much bigger and can now accommodate plenty more customers. No more sitting out in the cold!

Those who frequent Laksa King alot will be taken back by the dramatic change.

I love how the yellow lines on the wall 'extending out' to become lights

According to the review crew, this man in the black suit is the restaurant's manager.

The manager keeping an eye on the food..

The springrolls and curry beef are from the previous menu.

Roti canai was also from the previous menu. However, as all asians know... only the creators, the Indians make the best rotis. A fine example, is the Rich Maha restaurant located along Little Bourke Street in the city but very very pricey.

There was also fried chicken but until the new menu is available, I do not know if this will be on the menu... but most likely not.

A favourite of Suzuki's, fruit and prawn salad

Suzuki hated the curry puff, while Hops like the unique curry puff.

Anel bum's joined the crew later and the Singapore noodles were her favourite.

The return of Fried flat rice noodles... look at the big chunks of chinese sausage... must be a grand opening day thing.

In conclusion, I give the review crew a 3 out of 5 for their review/report... marks deducted for taking pictures of chicken bones and not giving me enough details to do a proper foodview. I also wish Laksa King congratulations on their big grand opening and hope that their food will keep me entertained and satiated. My foodviews on Laksa King to come soon!