Sea Prawn Laksa Chanced upon the new Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House when going around Chinatown Complex Food Centre recently — these folks are a recent addition to the said food centre that had just opened their doors sometime in early November 2025. Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House is located within the green zone of the food centre; the stall is situated at the corner-most stall unit in the same row where one can also find other stalls such as the likes of 第三代 Di San Dai (Fishball Noodle), Bedok Ah Fu Prawn Noodles and New Hope Noodles 新望云吞面. The stall in which Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House occupies would be the one that once was occupied by JIAKALI; the stall had seen quite a fast turnover in its tenancy for the past couple of years. Those observant enough might find some photos of Uncle Ah Teck around the stall — turns out, Uncle Ah Teck was a chef previously at voco Orchard Singapore; perhaps best noted for his live station where he serves up Laksa in the Club Lounge on Level 22. Despite working in a hawker centre now, Uncle Ah Teck can still be spotted wearing his chef whites full on with his name tag at the stall. To keep things simple at the stall, Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House offers only three variants of Laksa — the Traditional Laksa, the Chicken Drumstick Laksa and Sea Prawn Laksa.
Skimming through the menu at Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House, we found ourselves going for the Sea Prawn Laksa. Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House does not describe the elements that are included in the various Laksa dishes that they have to offer, though it can be observed from our order that the Sea Prawn Laksa does come with fishcakes, beansprouts, beancurd puffs and sea prawns; Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House does offer patrons to chose between yellow noodles or thick rice beehoon for their Laksa order, while it is also noted that Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House’s Laksa does not come with any blood cockles. Digging into the Laksa gravy here, the Laksa gravy consists of a very good balance of rempah spices and coconut milk — there was definitely sufficient hint of the spices that gave the Laksa ample flavour, while the amount of coconut milk added does make it not too jelak and makes the Laksa gravy especially easy to have; there was actually a patron whom went back to the stall requesting for more gravy and gave Chef his compliments on the Laksa gravy which Uncle Ah Teck also obliged. The addition of sambal into the Laksa also gave it a slight hint of savouriness, whilst adding a bit of spiciness that would be suitable even for those whom have lower tolerance to spiciness. Coming with two (2) pieces of Sea Prawns, the sea prawns come in the form where some would describe it as butterfly prawns; sliced right in the middle of the body into halves — these prawns were huge, whilst they came fresh with a good bite and a hint of natural sweetness typical of crustaceans. Meanwhile, the rice noodles came silky smooth and slurpy, while the beansprouts carried an element of crunch for the Laksa; the beancurd puffs absorbing all of the Laksa gravy whilst releasing the broth like a sponge with the goodness oozing out as one chews into it. Other elements like the fishcake and the half-boiled egg were largely decent and good-to-have, and completes the entire experience for a Laksa dish.
Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House does seem to be a stall that is all about providing the hotel-level experience to the masses — there is definitely a certain level of finesse in the Laksa that Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House that sets it apart from the typical stalls serving up Laksa within hawker centres, food courts and coffeeshops, while prices of the Laksa served up here are also kept wallet-friendly to keep things within reach for the masses despite the quality it serves up. The lowest-priced Laksa at Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House would be the Traditional Laksa priced at $4.50, while the priciest would be the Sea Prawn Laksa that we have had that is priced at $7. For those looking for a good bowl of Laksa that is typically found at the live station of a buffet line served up at hotels around, Uncle Ah Teck Noodle House is definitely a spot worth making a visit for!