Mui Xin Laksa • Lau Ya Keng — Restaurant in Borneo

I came to visit this place to try it out because I read about it on social media. Visited on a weekday lunchtime and it wasn't crowded at all and there weren't other customers. I ordered a small bowl of laksa and sat down. The female staff didn't take very long to prepare and served it to me at my table. A small for a price of 9RM I thought was rather reasonable looking at the amount of ingredients in the bowl. Quite surprised its a hawker setting but the dish was so well plated. Finished the laksa and didn't feel satisfying to be honest. It was a decent bowl but there is nothing to rave about it. Very average bowl. I had to order some satay to complete the meal. Satay was not too bad either and I thought the combination was not bad and felt more contented. Reasonable price for a normal bowl of laksa with relatively big portion but its just overall very average. Worth a try, it was my first bowl of...

It's a food stall in a local food court so don't expect much about service and atmosphere.

The food, however, is amazing. Downright the best laksa I've had in Kuching. Hot broth at the right consistency, you can taste the individual herbs in it, prawns are fresh and the chicken meat was succulent. What else you can ask for? Seriously this place is really worth the try. Pair it with jus kedondong from neighboring drinks stall and you're good to go.

We also ordered pork satay from another stall nearby. All good. Happy belly and...

Come here on your first day at Kuching and you’ll fall in love a little more with the city. At 930am, Lau Ya Keng is quietly buzzing with locals and their friends and family dining together.

A bit later, music starts to play and you enjoy a livelier atmosphere.

Now about the Sarawak Laksa, it’s more aromatic, herb-aliciois compared to the laksa in Singapore that’s more heavy on coconut.

“Special” laksa will give you a few pieces of chicken, on top of the prawn...