Although there is a myriad of vegetarian places located within the 79a hawker centre, often the stalls specialise in only a couple of dishes. This is certainly the case for Meng Heng Vegetarian Food, which has gained a heady reputation for its wanton mee. There are other dishes available though, such as laksa and hokkien mee. However, seen as though the focal dish of this stall is the wanton mee, it seems only fitting that I dedicate this review to this dish that has the most feverish following among customers. Customers (like myself) visiting later at night should expect only wanton mee to be sold, they are not likely to have any other dishes available.Meng Heng Vegetarian Food
Location: 79A, Circuit Road, #01-81
Contact: Unknown
Opening Hours: Unknown
I was itching to see if the Wanton Noodle was really as delicious as the whispers I've heard. The short answer is - It is only slightly above average. The noodles in the dish were a tad overcooked and didn't have the bouncy texture, that good wanton mee should have. The wantons appeared in a bowl of soup, and sadly the skin of the wanton was too thick. It was not all negative though, the filling of the wanton had delicious flavour, although some might find it to be too pasty. The char siew is the high quality kind, which trumps the typical doughy kind, one usually finds in hawker centres. Some good flavours can be found in this dish, but all in all, I didn't see anything outstanding that would induce me to order it again.Price: $3.00. 6/10
Conclusion - Certainly not the worst wanton mee I've ever tried, but I failed to grasp what was so unique and special about the Meng Heng version of this classic dish. While the flavours were good, especially in the wanton filling, there were other aspects that were clearly flawed. Customers certainly seem to be flocking to this stall, though, so perhaps others are tasting something outstanding, that I am missing.
Overall Rating
Food - 6/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 6/10
Value - 6/10
