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Whilst Margaret Drive Hawker Centre is one of the newer hawker centres to have opened in recent years, there does seem to be quite a fair bit of movement in the stalls that operate out of the said hawker centre in recent times — the closure of the older stalls had also made way for new stalls to sprout up in the hawker centre as well. One such brand which had recently found home in Margaret Drive Hawker Centre would be 廣府仔雲吞麵 Hey Canton Wonton Noodle. Located at the second floor of the hawker centre, Hey Canton Wonton Noodle is located in the middle of the hawker centre and shouldn’t be too difficult a find; the signboard of Hey Canton Wonton Noodle is also distinctively different from the other stalls situated within the food centre as well. Sure; there are other stalls within Margaret Drive Hawker Centre that serves up wanton noodle — that being said, Hey Canton Wonton Noodle stands out considering how Hong Kong-style wanton noodles is pretty much a rarity in the local food scene, and Hey Canton Wonton Noodle’s entrance into the local hawker scene does stand out as such. With much of its emphasis being placed on the offering of Hong Kong-style wanton noodles, expect the menu of Hey Canton Wonton Noodle to feature dishes such as that of Shrimp Wonton Noodles and Mushroom Chicken Feet Noodles.
Considering how we usually gravitate towards dry noodles in a typical setting, we found ourselves going for the Shrimp Wonton Noodle (Dry); those whom are looking for a more authentic Hong Kong-style experience can also find the Shrimp Wonton Noodle (Soup) being listed on the menu here. We were also asked if we would like our order of the Shrimp Wonton Noodle (Dry) to come spicy — we went for that option for our order. Hey Canton Wonton Noodle does not describe the elements that come with their dishes; that being said, it can be observed from our order of the Shrimp Wonton Noodle (Dry) that the item features blanched greens, shrimp wantons and noodles that has been tossed in a sauce that has been spiked with chili. The Shrimp Wonton Noodle (Dry) also comes accompanied with a bowl of soup on the side as well. Giving the noodles a bit of a toss before digging in, it is rather obvious that the folks at Hey Canton Wonton Noodle have used Hong Kong-style
Bamboo Noodles for their Hong Kong-style wonton noodles here — the noodles here are less springy than that of the egg noodles that we are more familiar with that usually accompanies the local-style Wanton Noodles here; the bamboo noodles provided a firmer bite in comparison.
There is a little bit of that alkaline-y flavour that one would usually observe in Hong Kong-style wonton noodles from the Shrimp Wonton Noodle (Dry), though the addition of chili also gave it a piquant spiciness and therefore reducing the intensity of the said alkaline-y notes — being more of a lightly savoury note whilst coming at a level of spiciness that should be rather manageable for those whom are tolerable to moderate levels of spiciness. We liked how the prawn wontons came with a slurpy skin and with sufficient filling to give a bite, while the blanched greens didn’t carry a particularly bitter note that some seem to have. The soup that comes accompanied on the side is lightly savoury; though it does come with a clean finish in its ending notes, we did note that the soup was also mildly peppery on its own. Considering how Hong Kong-style wanton noodles seem to be a rather niche offering, it does seem that the folks at Hey Canton Wonton Noodle are pretty brave in opening such a concept — after all, there hasn’t been much success with establishments serving up Hong Kong-style wanton noodles in Singapore over the past couple of years. With that being said, prices of the various noodle dishes at Hey Canton Wonton Noodle are set at $5.80 a bowl; still a considerably wallet-friendly price overall with the prices of hawker food these days. With this in mind, perhaps things might just work out for these folks as more people would hear about their existence in the days to come.
