Not kidding but I think I have eaten the Protein Bowl at Les Mains Deli at least 5 times🙈 The regular bowl is priced at $14.50 and it comes with 2 bases, 1 protein, 2 supplements, 1 topping and 1 dressing of your choice.
I’m not a fan of chicken breast in general but their chicken breast is really soft and tender. However, my favourite protein is the Tuna Tataki (+$3). The thickly sliced tuna is seared on the outside and raw on the inside - this is my go to when I feel like giving myself a treat.
The food is fresh, there is a wide variety to choose from, and each component is well-executed. As someone who is not very into vegetables, I’m also glad that there are 4 types of grain base to choose from. To top it off, the portion is generous. Love this!
I love Hakka Noodles and the Spicy Hakka Sauce Handmade Noodle with Century Egg ($12.90) is not bad. The handmade noodles are tossed in lard, minced meat, friend anchovies, shallots, black fungus and spring onion. I felt that the century egg did not do much for the noodles though😅. The minced meat is a little salty but overall the noodle is still quite tasty and fragrant. The portion is sizeable as well. Glad to try this!
We ordered the Nian Gao Waffles ($6.80) with double scoop ($8 + $0.5 for premium flavours). White Peach Oolong for light and refreshing, but my favourite would have to be Peanut and Black Sesame Muah Chee!The peanut and black sesame flavours complemented each other perfectly, and there is chewy muah chee bits inside the ice cream. I don’t usually eat ice cream but I enjoyed this!
The Deoulgireum-Makguksu ($16) features a bowl of cold buckwheat noodles with perilla oil. This is quite light and goes well with the meat.
The Soondubu-jigae ($15) or tofu with seafood stew comes with tofu and clams and it is packed with umami.
We also ordered Truffle Duxelles Yangsongi Gui ($7.10 / 4 pieces). The grilled mushrooms stuffed with chopped mushroom and truffle oil are pretty good.
We ordered the small UYB Set ($81 / 470g) which consisted of pork collar, jowl and belly. The meat was really well-grilled (thanks to our table-side server) and it was tender, juicy and full of flavour. I was really impressed with the variety of condiments and side dishes that were meant to be paired with the meat, such as the anchovy sauce, barley makjang, and grilled white kimchi. The spicy, nutty, acidic and savoury flavours complemented the meat and cut through the greasiness.
The Messy ‘Nicoise’ Salad ($21.50) came with smashed potatoes and salmon, hard boiled egg, romaine, red onion, long beans, dill and caper sauce, toasted buckwheat and sour cream. I’m not a salad person so I only tried the potato and salmon - I’m pleasantly surprised that the smashed potato is crisp on the outside and the salmon is not overcooked. The dressing is light and nice.
This is my first visit to Moonchild and I think I might have hit jackpot: The Pork Dan Dan Scallion Noodles ($21) was sooo good!
I was immediately greeted by the fragrance of the scallion green sauce once the noodle was served, even before I dug into it. The knife cut noodles came with mala crisp pork, braised shiitake, grilled mushrooms, long bean, cucumber and onsen egg. This was absolutely delicious - definitely something I will return for.
Laksa Olio ($11.50) features spaghetti, prawns, cherry tomato and edamame in a laksa sauce that is surprisingly flavourful and spicy (but nothing too fiery).
Aglio Olio ($10.50) comes with spaghetti, chicken baby spinach, cherry tomato and mushroom sautéed in garlicky oil. This is pretty decent Aglio Olio - simple and tasty.
Miso Butter ($11.50) comes with spaghetti, chicken, mushroom and cherry tomato tossed in an addictive miso butter sauce. This is pretty special and delicious!
