Tao Xiang Bah Kut Teh Fish Head Noodles — Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur

A restaurant that serves Fish Head Noodles and Bak Kut Teh is a somewhat rare find but Tao Xiang somehow makes it work. A fair share of customers come here for either of their 2 specialities and both are quite good.

The Fish Head Noodles uses well seasoned and freshly fried fish pieces with chunks of well cooked yam. You have a choice of mee hoon or larger rice noodles (like laksa noodles). The broth is well seasoned and flavourful. I would give this a Highly Recommended.

The Bak Kut Teh is the lighter and not so herbal variety found in the Southern states. The pork and innards are all fresh and well cooked. It’s a pretty decent BKT and they will top up your soup upon request too. Interestingly, there is a hint of peanuts in the soup and we suspect it was used when boiling the soup.

The Braised Pork in dark soya sauce was slightly sweet from the sauce and with a hint of dried chillies but without any obvious spicy taste. Again, a nice twist to differentiate from the norm. Go early as this dish gets sold out early. This gets a Highly Recommended as well.

The place gets crowded during peak hours so be prepared to wait for a table. However service is prompt and food arrives fairly quickly...

Gonna be very frank The food here feels like tailor made for elderlies who are used to bland food, cause the food here has no umami and flavour including drinks.

4 pax ordered bak kut teh, you tiao, and claypot fish head noodles (supposedly their specialty) and finally chrysanthemum tea

Bak kut teh has no aroma whatsoever, tastes worse than the bak kut teh shops with only 1 table occupied every time near my house. You tiao also very lumpy and cold, they didn't even bother reheat that thing.

Claypot fish head noodles I guess would taste fine to those hasn't tasted the fish aside from this restaurant, but if you ever tasted the same dish at other restaurants, chances are 70% of them going to be more delicious than this restaurant's. Matter of fact, try out Mahkota Cheras' fish head noodles, that one...

Read multiple reviews before coming and would say that what everyone says is fair: Bak Kut Teh is not the best, but not the worst either - probably on the pricier side if it really is rm20 for person (I didn't confirm this as I'm basing prices off what people said and what I paid was rm38 for 1 person BKT, 1 person fish head noodles, 1 rice and 3 drinks) Fish head noodles in terms of the soup is very fragrant, so I get why everyone likes it. In terms of fish head or fish meat, I generally prefer fried fish fillets like Woo Pin's as it's simply meatier and satisfying. Environment is hot but expected, prices not exactly transparent and no menu so you probably need to ask upfront.

Overall, would recommend a try but wouldn't come here for these...