Just discovered this little food court in Ponsonby that has a lot of south East Asian hawker food stores. Unusual finds - Laotian, Balinese hawker store that was closed, an Indian place, Malaysian, Vietnamese place, Japanese, vegan pizza and a coffee and juice and beer joint.
Decided to order a little bit from every store to try the fare. And agreed that this is definitely a place that we will come back to.
Like:
1. The owner was friendly and recommended his gravy noodles but we thought his sizzling plates look interesting and in particular his fried snapper dish which turned out to be amazing. Fish was crispy and not oily and fresh!!!
2. Came with rice and a small serve of sweet chilli sauce which really hit the spot.
The next time we come back we will try the steam fish - definitely come back for more.
Been here twice, firstly i ordered sizzling seafood. Came out nice and the portion was right. Not too small and not too heavy.
Second time came after 9pm at night on monday. I forgot to take a picture of my dish but its a mee goreng. This one is delicious!!
The portion was also huge, two thumbs up!!! The spice just kicking! I ordered medium spicy!
Compare to the kampung Malaysia next to it, this one is a pocket saver as the food is way cheaper!!!
Definitely will come back!
Amazing food! Highly recommend the number 1 (sizzling fish). Pretty healthy too. Service is great, the owner always gives me a huge smile and knows just the right amount of spice to put in so my lips tingle but I can still taste the flavours (that's with the "hot" level of spice). Great value too. Most of the meals are sub-$15 and they're really filling.
i visited this place yesterday, i was very happy to get good meal it was cashew nuts chicken it was very nice. it was an amazing experience with something different variety. i love the service it was awesome i would love to visit again and try something new.โบ๏ธ
This place going way better than last few months I had sizzling platter which is one of my favourite at this place. Well going guys keep it up be back soon. ๐๐ป๐๐ป
Stopped by for dinner and ordered the lamb fried noodle. The food was really nice and tasty. Ordered medium and the heat was just right. The flavours weren't westernised. Friendly staff and decent food.
This thyme round it was the Massaman Curry from Zap Lai at the Ponsonby Food Court. ย A thin spicy, sweet curry sauce with carrot, beans, potato, pumpkin and chicken, topped with fried shallots.
The pumpkin was very firm, there was one last piece surrounded in curry sauce at the bottom of my bowl. ย I used my spoon to try to cut the pumpkin in half, pressing hard, the piece of pumpkin screamed up the side of the bowl and flew onto the floor covering my shorts in curry sauce in the process. ย I thought I'd gotten over my eating disorder .....
Steamed snapper with vegetables, ginger slice and spicy sauce- delicious. Fresh snapper. Very exquisite flavouring and authentic. This is a Laos dish
The sizzling noodles from Zap Lai are my partners fave, he literally won't order anything else from the FC!! Always comes out super fast, and it tastes delicious. Only downside is the noodles are pretty oily, so more of a treat meal :-)
So many options in Ponsonby food court, so glad we close this one! Fast service, delicious food, lotta fresh veggies, generous portions- we'll definitely be back for more!
One of the places in the Ponsonby International food court. I quite like their food since the flavours are quite nice and authentic. I had the seafood in claypot. It wasn't served in a claypot which was disappointing but the flavours of the noodles were nice.
Food very nice and spicy..
Similar dining experience to a busy loud and vibrant food hall in Singapore or Malaysia. Food is very tasty. My favourite is the chicken mimi fried rice. I suggest giving it a try and also their snapper (steamed or fried)
Ordered fried rice Laos style,๐๐๐
Good value
Has vegetarian menu too ๐๐
Great flavours and a huge portion. Friendly staff
The ginger soup was fantasic alot of healthy food and tasteful ingrediants.
Food is delicious, portions are big
Food is so nice and tasty, i visited recently after moving back home to Grey Lynn and very good portions and staff are friendly. look forward to eating here again soon.
My favourites are No.2 Mimi noodles, Fresh Green Chill Chicken and Sizzling Chicken or Beef. Simply Delicious. Highly recommend this place. Friendly and Funny stuff with amazing service.
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