Sinma Laksa House, Kingsford
Look no further for chilli mud crab
My personal belief is that once you’ve had the pleasure of tasting Singaporean/Malaysian food served at hawker stores, there’s no turning back. Whenever I have cravings for Singaporean/Malaysian food, we look back at the photos of our gastronomic adventures in Singapore and Malaysia and thank god for our great genes. Blessed with inheriting stomach of steel, we were able to sweat it out with the locals and eat in places most people in Sydney would deem rude and unhygienic. Who cares if you’d have to; witness the “chef” in his sweat soaked singlet and gum boots stir frying your noodles, share tables with a group of old ladies going about their daily gossip, or even sit under the hot tin roof sweating you ass off while being aggravated by the spinning fan producing no relief. The bottom line is, it is those places that will serve you dishes that has been passed down from generation without any modification to cater to the modern era.
We found that Sinma Laksa House is one of a few Singaporean/Malaysian restaurants that serves food true to it’s heritage. Upholding the tradition of hawker stores, SLH is a serlf service restaurant where you’d be expected to get your own cutlery, cups and water. Don’t expect the waiters and waitresses to smile or ask how they may be of assistance to you, just confidently walk up to the counter and collect your own menu, then walk back to the owner (no one else- as they do not speak english) and place your orders.
As this is a favourite of ours, a tradition that H and I have initiated with a couple of friends, Nogz and Gness, we order our usual.
I think I speak for most people when I say that my only experience with mee goreng are the packet Indonesian ones. Unlike tha packet one, SLH uses thick strands of egg noodles stir fried with eggs, carrots, chinese cabbage and slices of chicken breast soaked in a lovely tomato sauce gravy. Our friend Gness, an experienced indonesian foodie, proclaimed it one of the best Mee Goreng he’s had.
Penang Kway Teow
Reminicsing of our trip in Penang, the dish that stood out for us was the Kway Teow. Penang Kway teow uses thick rice noodle, stir fried in a frying pan atop an engulfing heat source. The rice noodle is stir fried with prawns, cockles, egg, chinese sausage, beansprouts and chives, all dressed nicely in a lovely dark/light soy mixture. Despite its efforts to stay true to the traditional recipe, SLH, lacked the heat source, thus was fried for a longer duration, resulting in an overcooked dish, with the rice noodle broken up into pieces. However, I must give them credit for not skimming on the seafood.
Teh Tarek
The Teh Tarek served at SLH did not have the “pulling” texture one may expect. It was drinkable, however, did not compare to Mamak’s.
Singaporean Chilli Mud Crab $56/Kg
The main reason why H and our friends have continuously made the trek to SLH is their Singaporean Chilli Mud Crabs. Here, we are able to choose the crabs we want from the tank and select the degree of spiciness. I’m embarassed to admit that whilst in Singapore, H and I, never had their chilli mud crab, therefore we cannot vouch for it’s authenticity. Despite this set back, we were quite impressed with SLH’s version. The sweetness of the fresh mud crab combined with the slighty spicy gravy made this dish unbelievably delicious. To ensure that the gravy did not go to waste, we mopped each and every inch with our baguettes until the plate was dry clean.
Call to make a booking a couple days in advance to ensure that the mud crab is available. We found that the price of the crab per Kg differ on the two previous ocassion we visited, depending on the season.
Giant Crab Claw
Complimentary Fruits
Like most chinese restaurants, SLH served complimentary fresh fruits.
Sinma Laksa House is definitely NOT a place one would go to for a romantic dinner or to expect great services. It’s a place you’d meet up with a group of friends or have dinner with the family. Order a couple of their fresh mud crabs, fried to your liking, with a couple of Malaysian/Singaporean delicacies like grilled stingrays, satay sticks or roti, accompanied with beer from the pub across the road, you’re gauranteed a messy but fun filled night.
Just a quick note, do remember to bring your own bread to mop up the chilli mud crab gravy, as SLH does not supply any bread. We found that a couple of loaves from Baker’s Delight did the trick.
Finding Malaysian/Singaporean food which retains the authenticity of hawker style other than Sinma Laksa House has been difficult for us. Can you help us out by recommending your favourite hawker style restaurants?
Sinma Laksa House
3/391 Anzac Pde
Kingsford NSW
Phone: (02) 9313 7663
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hmmm.. the mud crab looks delicious! I have heard good things about their mud crab. I also like their carrot cake and nasi goreng. I find May’s in Chatswood quite good. It’s just a stall in Mandarin Centre food court and I like the food from their menu, not the hot food bar.
Mmm love those mudcrabs.
We should also bring Carrots to the initiation for Gness’ sake
*runs far away*
been many times to kingsford, but I never noticed this place. will give it a go next time then …
do you any good hawker place in singapore? can you refer some to me as Im going there next month … thanks
I am Msian. Thank you for featuring Msian food..great food photos! The crabs look so yummy
hey how and lindt
you went !!!
better than barluck hey
V: Thanks for the tip, I’ll definitely give May’s a go.
Nogz: Such a trouble maker hahahaha
Adrian C: In Singapore, we found the best Hawker centre was Maxwell Hawker centre in chinatown. What makes it even better is that it’s besides Ann Siang Hill which houses an awesome Patisserie.
http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2008/03/09/the-patissier-singapore/
http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2007/12/01/ya-kwang-dai-pai-dong-singapore-visit-1/
My Bug Life: Thanks for dropping by =D I think once you’ve had authentic Malaysian and Singaporean food, there’s no turning back. Currently craving good Nasi Lemak, which I have yet to find in Sydney.
David CC: Thanks for introducing us to SLH, it’s now a firm favourite of ours.
i’m glad you reviewed the Sinma Laksa House because i spotted this one last weekend for the first time while driving by and wondered what it was like.
my favourites for Malaysian around Sydney would have to be:
Alice’s, Thornleigh http://aliceskuih.com.au for roti canai and curry lamb, nasi lemak, chicken laksa, ice kacang, cendol, char kway teow, popiah, wat tan hor, assam laksa, fried radish cake, har mee, kuih dadar.
Malay Chinese, Hunter St for Chicken Laksa, Har Mee and Assam Laksa
Mamak, 15 Goulburn Street, Haymarket http://www.mamak.com.au for roti canai
Kopitiam Malaysian Cafe, 594 Harris St Ultimo for Hainan Chicken Rice, Nasi Lemak
looking forward to reading more of your reviews of food
many thanks
Simon
Thanks for the comprehensive list Simon =D I’ll be sure to check them out. Heard Alice’s is really good, looking foward to it.
Funny you speak of Alice’s… I went there last night! You must try the radish fried cake! it’s yummmyyyy!
I think the Roti is better at Mamak though… Especially the sweet ones!
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The Singapore Kitchen on Victoria Road, West Ryde has some awesome Singaporean food,
try it. Ii's small but very authentic.
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