Fancy Some Traditional Wanton Mee at Albert Food Centre?

I recently met up with a friend who is heading overseas to study. I asked him if there were any particular hawker stalls that he would miss, and he shared about this ‘traditional wanton mee’ in Bugis.

This stall is literally called Traditional Wanton Noodle. Located in the bustling and crowded Albert Food Centre, the stall was void of a queue when I got there. I was sceptical of my friend’s recommendation almost immediately. Unlike other popular or famous stalls that often see a queue, there wasn’t one here. But again, never judge a book by its cover right?

The stall attendants were busy going about their job when we visited. When I enquired on how long have they been opened for, the din and noise of the hawker centre made it impossible to decipher the answer. But the brusque looking auntie did hold up four fingers! The plump handmade wantons which sat on metallic trays were calling out to me, and they sure looked irresistible. A plate of Wanton Noodle ($3) and hot bowl of Dumpling Soup ($3) sounded just about perfect for the rainy afternoon.

At first glance, the messy pile of noodles and green plate looked pretty old school. The noodles were thicker than the usual thin mee kia. Thankfully, they were cooked well, and were springy! Maybe it was because of its broader width, but I found the noodles to have a better bite than mee kia. I asked for chilli in my noodles, and a watery chilli sauce was drizzled over them. The chilli was lacklustre and lacked fragrance and depth. I could only feel its unforgiving spiciness and my tongue burned up instantly.

The wantons and dumplings here are on the meatier side. They are quite generous with the meat filling as the dumplings were not flat or empty. I wished the filling was juicier though. The fried wantons paled in comparison, as the ‘jian’ taste of the deep-fried skin overwhelmed the taste of the filling.

The stall was also pretty generous with the char siew. Sadly, the char siew was too tough.

For $3, you get a sizable plate of noodles with plenty of ingredients. The dumpling soup came with five to six dumplings as well. Traditional Wanton Noodle does not have the best wanton mee in Singapore, but if you are not a fussy eater, ok lah can try.

MissTamChiak.com made an anonymous visit and paid its own meal at the stall featured here.

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