[Melaka] Face To Face Noodle House

Rating: 5 out of 5 

Price: RM5-RM15 

Ambience: Restaurant 

Style of cooking: Asian

Address: 26, Jalan Kota Laksamana 3/7, Seksyen 3, Taman Kota Laksamana, 75200 Melaka 

Business hour: Mon-Sun 11:00am-9:30pm

Get your craving for Sarawak Laksa, Pan Mee, and Kolok Mee fixed at the Face To Face Noodle House. Diners come here for the quality handmade noodles and with a comprehensive menu featuring more than 10 types of noodles, you will definitely find one of your favourite from the list.

Face To Face Noodle House is a chain restaurant and has branches all over Malaysia. In Melaka, they have only one outlet, which is located at Kota Laksamana, behind Casa de Cafe.

The story of Face to Face began over 100 years ago, with the founder's great-grandfather, who, in 1903, left China for Hong Kong to seek his fortune. After finding a job as a chef's assistant in a local restaurant and winning the Chef's trust through his diligence, he was allowed the opportunity to learn the art of making Jook Sing noodles, considered one of the rarest forms of noodle-making in existence.
Then at age 23, he arrived on Malaysian shores, starting his own noodle stall in Dalat Oya, Sarawak. Here, he pioneered the now-ubiquitous Sarawakian Kolok Mee, using homemade noodles created with the technique  he had mastered in Hong Kong, that is by mixing eggs, flour and other ingredients together by hand, then riding a bamboo log to knead the dough and produce chewy, springy noodles.
Fast forward to nearly a century later, where the founder of Face to Face decided to start a restaurant featuring the unique noodle-making technique inherited from his great-grandfather, as a means of bringing authentic and high quality Sarawak noodles to the masses. Over and above that, his personal belief in consistently making sincere face to face connections with his customers became the backbone of his business philosophy, and eventually inspired the name of his restaurant; Face to Face Noodle House.

The star product has to be the Sarawak Laksa (RM10). We tried and tested, and now we agree that this is definitely the closest to what you can get in Sarawak. What we love about this place is the choices you get from each dish. You can choose the type of noodle, the style of cooking and even add/reduce the ingredients in your order.

Another best seller here is the pan mee (RM8). For the brave, try the chili pan mee. Otherwise, you can opt for the standard pan mee and add your own chili from the condiment bar. You also have the option of thick or thin noodle to go with your dish.

As a condiment lover, we were excited to see these self-service chilies and sauces.

On the side, we also ordered the fried prawn roll (RM4.30). The prawn roll isn't as interesting as it looked on the menu. No harm trying, but it isn't as good as the noodles.