Chef Lup Roasted is probably a name those that are familiar with the local F&B scene had been hearing about for a while — these folks had first established the brand at Golden Mile Food Centre; the stall is notably helmed by Chef Darren Lup whom is said to be formerly from Kam’s Roast. Whilst these folks have since garnered a following and quite a crowd at their Golden Mile Food Centre outlet following social media features, they had recently expanded their operations and opened a second outlet this time in the heart of the Central Business District at Lau Pa Sat — they can be found within the vicinity of the outlet of Butter & Cream there. Chef Lup Roasted occupies quite a large stall unit at Lau Pa Sat; interestingly, the stall operates 24 hours here in contrast to the limited hours that they are open at Golden Mile Food Centre. Much like their Golden Mile Food Centre outlet, the establishment focuses on their Hong Kong-style roast meat offerings which includes their Signature Roast Duck, Crystal Char Siew and their Crispy Roast Pork that can be served as-is, or with rice / noodles.

Nothing that they do offer Wanton Mee on the menu, we went with the said dish when we visited them on a weekend dinner service. One interesting quirk about the Wanton Mee at Chef Lup Roasted is how their Wanton Mee does not come with Char Siew by default (it does however come with five (5) pieces of wantons — more than the typical bowl of Wanton Mee that comes with Char Siew as standard) — the Crystal Char Siew and Crispy Roast Pork is therefore considered as a chargeable add-on of meat to the Wanton Mee. The egg noodles here are done to the right consistency; springy and tossed in soy sauce for a deep, savoury note, the highlight to use here was the Crystal Char Siew that was immensely well-executed. The Crystal Char Siew comes glistening; the cut use here being of a gelatinous consistency that was fatty and melt-in-the-mouth — all that whilst coming with a slight crisp, caramelised crust which brings a hint of sweetness as well. We also love how the wantons are plump and well packed with minced pork and came with shrimp for a savoury note and a hint of crustacean sweetness without any undesirable porky stench; the bowl of soup that the wantons came in being similar to that of Hong Kong-style wanton noodle soup that is savoury with a sweet yet clean finish with a slight hint of pepper for some flavoural contrast.