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Chopstix Noodle Bar prides itself over using fresh ingredients that are provided by local suppliers to create the Asian authentic flavour.
Covered in bamboo, hanging lanterns and anime inspired painted walls (along with the toilets), Chopstix Noodle Bar creates a fun, funky, feel-good vibe that's infectious enough to make you smile.
The menu is amusing with playful names such as the Munchies offering (entrée), we got the Calamari Shallow Fried (a tad on the expensive side) with homemade five spice seasoning and Thai red curry aioli dipping sauce. We need to see more of the Thai red curry aioli, it's amazing.
For the mains we ordered the Kung Fu Kway Teow which is wok-fried flat rice noodles with chicken, oriental vegetables, red chilli and Kecap Manis (Indonesian sweet soy) and the Ninja Laksa, an authentic Malaysian stew, served with seafood, egg and oriental vegetables. Both dishes were worthy of their martial arts names, both punching and kicking their way to be some of the best kway teow and seafood laksa I have tasted. The Ninja Laksa has an entire small crab in there, tasty, but you might find small traces of shell in the soup, otherwise, it's near perfect, both in serving size and taste.
The best part of the experience was the Shakes menu, the Coconut Panda, a healthy blend of real coconut milk, fresh coconut and banana blended with ice is the crème de la crème of coconut drinks! It's served in a coconut with a small umbrella. It's the star of the show and I would pay any price to have it again and again. If you're down at Lorne, drop by just for this drink!
I found the service to be acceptable, some staff didn't seem interested and some did. The price is more on the expensive side for Asian food, but well worth it.
There's not much options in Lorne if you're after an early dinner before 6, this is where Chopstix Noodle Bar has the advantage, the food is full of taste and the drinks are creative.
Highly recommended even if it's just for the Coconut Panda!
