April 21, 2011: Laksa King

For years instantly we've been pregnant to caput to Flemington in addition to drive out Laksa King's much-famed laksa. One of the reasons nosotros held dorsum was our doubtfulness most their veg-credentials - many 'veg' laksas are based on fishy sauces or shrimp pastes. Reassured past times Pip's enthusiastic review in addition to provided alongside shipping past times Mike in addition to Jo's novel car, nosotros in conclusion made our means out to encounter what the fuss was all about.

It's a big, busy house - we're manifestly piece of cake to the laksa party. The fit-out is much flasher than I was expecting in addition to despite the crowds, things don't experience every bit good cramped. After a flake of table-shuffling, nosotros were settled into a prissy dorsum corner seat in addition to laid upward to teach eating.

Cindy went alongside an entree-combo, starting alongside the vegetarian boundary rolls ($5.20).

Spring rolls don't appear to vary all that much from venue to venue but the filling inwards these had a notable extra crunch.  Great to feel some fresh veg inwards the mix.

To cancel out the deep-fried, Cindy ordered the vegetarian papaya salad ($8.20).

This was a prissy fresh combo of sprouts in addition to papaya, liberally dressed inwards a sweetness chilli-based sauce. I wanted this to accept a flake to a greater extent than seize alongside teeth than it did - it was neither sour plenty or spicy plenty to actually satisfy my tastes.

I had to drive the vegie laksa ($9.20), loaded upward alongside tender eggplant, greens, broccoli, mushrooms in addition to tofu. Plus tonnes of noodles. The soup has drawn mixed reviews - for some it's every bit good coconutty, field others proclaim it the best laksa inwards Melbourne. I'd lean to a greater extent than towards the mo stance - there's no shortage of creamy kokosnoot milk but the curry is nevertheless richly spiced, leaving me alongside a calorie-free sheen of effort in addition to some cleared sinuses. For the toll this is an amazingly hearty repast - I was stuffed to the gills in addition to unable to fifty-fifty contemplate the dessert menu.

Despite its massive reputation, Laksa King has kept prices pretty reasonable - a curry for nether $10 is non every bit good shabby at all. The nutrient lives upward to the hype every bit well, alongside everyone at our tabular array really happy alongside the experience. We'll last back.

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There's no shortage of reviews of Laksa King out there: Teenage Foodie, Ichigo Shortcake, 1/2 Eaten, Simon Food Favourites, Tummyrummbles, Foodscrazy, Taste Buds Galore, Crushed Guava, Our Food Tales, Hackpacker, michelle, Melbourne Culinary Journal, Melbourne's Bargain Foodie in addition to Eat in addition to Be Merry were less impressed.

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Laksa King
12 Pin Oak Crescent, Flemington
9372 6383
vegie dishes: $5.20-$12.50

Accessibility: OK - a depression measuring at the most every bit you lot come upward in, a flake of infinite betwixt tables around tables upward front end in addition to less towards the back. We didn't banking corporation check out the toilets.