Laksa Bar

Tonight we had 4 dishes delivered. Mango salad was fresh and nice, chicken wings were nice but not exciting, laksa was really tasty (maybe they should just stick to what they are good at) but the worst was the duck and mushroom dumplings. We actually think there was something wrong with them. They smelt bad and were inedible. Don’t think I would go back. It’s a shame because the menu looked good.

Okay, so I guess when things go wrong I judge an establishment by how well it responds to a complaint. And Laksa Bar did a pretty good job I guess. So firstly I want to say that they do a lot of things right for a restaurant. Friendly staff, nice layout and atmosphere, good drink prices, and fast service. The downside? I thought the food wasn’t very good! Pretty big downside.
I have had a hankering for laksa for weeks and upon reading the menu it sounded so promising. But the thing is, the description of laksa is for traditional laksa, not what they actually serve! So when it appeared it had not much substance. I had vege + tofu as my toppings, not realising that it’d just be only a few veggies and a couple cubes of fried tofu + noodles. It didn’t have all the other stuff that usually also goes in. (Maybe my fault?) The flavour of the broth was very ho-​hum. Just not much to the whole dish. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t good.
When the waitress asked me I said the above to her. She looked concerned, check the order with the kitchen that it had been made correctly etc. Then the owner came over and enquired. He suggested extra sambal, which I accepted, but honestly it made no difference. It just wasn’t tasty. Still, they seemed to genuinely care and are proud of their restaurant (but not arrogant) and want customers to be fans too.
So yeah, I wasn’t keen on the fod at all, but the other factors which all play a part can’t be faulted really.

I actually don’t mind this place at all!
Its very relaxed, the staff are fun and friendly and the menu has variety and food is really good.
Its very reasonable in price and they often have drink specials on during the week.
We enjoyed $ 10 tasty laksa’s and a $ 10 jug of beer one night and were really happy with it.
I recommend Laksa Bar if you are in the area and hungry, give it a try!

What a gem of a place. Not too crowded, awesome pricing, great range and best of all, fantastic taste. Enjoyed a great entrée and main each with my lady and together with other friends spent less than $ 33 per couple! Good table service too!