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Laksa Me

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Spicy laksa and a friendly atmosphere are the highlights of this simple and thoughtful casual Malaysian eating place in one of Melbourne’s laneways.

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Long-time chef Allen Woo set up Laksa Me with some of his students and proteges. It's a very casual space in one of Melbourne's great laneways; the walls are bare, the floor is concrete and the tables are simple with laminated tops. Look again at the floor - upon double-take you'll notice spatters of paint, handprints and Chinese calligraphy that represent quotes from Confucius and other Chinese poets and sages.

This is a simple but thoughtful eating place with a beverage list headed “drink me” and a menu entitled “eat me”. The food is mainly Malaysian with a predictable focus on laksa (the name comes from the lotus-like flower which gives the dish its distinctive flavour) and all its versions. A dish of many ingredients, Allen's mother's version is especially good, combining pork, chicken, prawns, flat rice noodles and a complex mixture of spices. Others laksas come from Burma and Thailand. Spicy here means everything from a modest bite in a light ginger and spring onion noodle dish, to the fire of a proper laksa. The khao soi gai (crispy egg noodles with chicken) has a sauce that brings the palate to life and gives the throat a warm-up. Food is attractively presented, there's a good beer list and a limited wine list, and - importantly - everybody is friendly.

Rita Erlich, August 2007

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munmun78
January 05, 2008


I was bitterly disappointed by the service at Laksa Me. I ordered Laksa Lemak and not only was I not given what was promised on the menu, no one bothered to inform me and gave what resembled a cross of Laksa Lemak and My Mum's Laksa. I did not want char sui, I did not want hor fan, nor did I want pork in my Laksa. I was promised fish balls and boiled egg and vermicelli in the menu but there was none of it. They did not even have the curtesy to inform me of changes. very poor.

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ax_7
May 19, 2009


i can make better laksa from those asian groceries!!! food was terrible, never ever for a second visit!

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