After seeing this on the Travel Channel and reading so many rave reviews, I had to try this place. I decided to go late to avoid lines. And at 4PM, there were no lines, but the tiny place was still half-full.

Prawn Wonton Soup with Noodles: The noodles are thin, around 22-24 gauge, and very springy. Being used to ramen, it seems awkward to have noodles like this in a soup. These would be great wok fried, where that texture is an asset. The wontons are fantastic with soft but firm skin that breaks to reveal a juicy prawn. The broth is medium bodied with a pork/chicken base. The onions (which I'm told are essential to prove authenticity) add a touch of pungency.

- tastecompendium

香港有幾間出名的雲吞麵店，麥奀記、何洪記、羅富記、麥兆記、正斗等等。各間名店，不同人各有所好，而我則認為其實在競爭極大的香港食肆來說，能維持五年以上經營時間的店，一定有它的過人之處。
麥奀記雖然很多男士起碼要吃兩碗才稍覺飽肚，但以女士來說，則份量適中。我親眼見過伙記把一大盆的麵，人手一小撮捲為一個個麵餅，只是這份量好一碗份量的標準，已令人感動。
今天只惠顧一碗雲呑麵，麵夠爽、雲吞蝦夠爽、湯夠鮮，到老店就是可靠、窩心。

正宗細蓉麵爽, 蛋味香;
雲吞蝦味鮮, 蝦子麵的蝦子帶有咸香;
地方整潔光猛, 服務有禮;
一分錢一分貨;
值得一試。

Famous wonton noodle shop;
Nice springy wonton noodles;
Fresh prawns inside wonton;
Prawn roe lo mien was also flavourful;
Nice decor, professional service;
Worth a try!



Noodle specialists:This is a very famous wonton noodle shop with branches all over Hong Kong. It must have been around for ages. This used to be my parent's favorite noodle shop.

It's bright and clean. The waiters were professional and polite. It's smaller than Tsim Jai Kei right across the street but the place on the whole was much more spacious here. They only do egg noodles, essentially wonton noodles or dumplings - focused.

I ordered a wonton noodle and some veggies (Kai Lan - aka Chinese kale).



It came after a short wait. Note the presentation - apparently, the traditionally way of serving a wonton noodle is to keep the wonton at the bottom part of the bowl on the spoon, elevating the egg noodles above the broth so as to maintain it's springy texture as long as possible. The noodles and wonton were very good. The noodles had no alkaline taste at all, but the fresh (duck) egg taste was pronounced. Even more noticeable than Wong Chi Kei and Wing Wah; much better than Chi Kei (not as chewy as Chi Kei but the springy texture was still decent.)

The 3-4 wontons basically had prawns only. The prawns were fresh and the wonton skin were smooth, thin and without any alkaline taste.

The wonton broth had a pretty saline flounder taste, fortunately balanced out by the fresh chives. Pretty aromatic.

Even though the size of the bowl of wonton noodles was small (in accordance with tradition), the quality of the noodles were very good. I think it's worth HK$33.



Kai Lan:The Kai Lans were very fresh. Nice and crunchy without any bitterness. Very good either with or without oyster sauce.



Prawn roe lo mien:

I initially intended to order another bowl of wonton noodles, but finally decided to order lo mien instead. I ordered this for two reasons, one for the sake of my little quest of comparing wonton noodles and second (in fact the real reason), I was still very hungry after the wonton noodles: The prawn roes were quite flavourful, even better than those at Wong Chi Kei's. However, those at Wing Wah's were better.The broth for the lo mien was similar to the one used in the wonton soup but with a layer of oil on the surface. I wonder whether this might improve the texture if the noodles were dipped into the broth? The noodles for the lo mien, unfortunately, had some alkaline taste, which was bad.
I think the prawn lo mien at Wong Chi Kei's and Wing Wah's were better.



Conclusion:The bill came down to $104.
I enjoyed the wonton noodles and the veggies but not the lo mien.
Perhaps ordering two bowls of wonton noodles?
Worth a try.

這店很出名了,但第一次來,一個人來!

碗真的細碗,份量不多,麵很有咬感彈牙,爽口的!!
雲吞不大隻但足料!真的有一隻原整的蝦!!
湯很好,很香,我飲晒了!

服務就不能要求太多了,一個人要搭枱,感覺很街邊風味但當場不是正面啦!中性啦!

太細碗了,超好吃!!!!食完一碗必定不夠飽,要找其他東西吃!!

The one at Central is ok. But The one at Casueway Bay is ill.

I ordered a dry noodle with shrimp roe with sauce (蠔油)on the side but they put the sauce on the same plate. So I asked for another plate but I was given my a small plate which was used under a cup but not to dine. Then I asked again I was given a plate with oil on it. Then I said I just want a plain plate! Then your staff rebuked that the noodle is supposed to mix with the sauce. She then talk it loud to her colleagues about this and gossiped immediately by staring at me.

When I asked for the bill at the door the manager pretended to have nothing happened and ignored my comment, completely rude.

DO NOT EVER GO TO THIS PLACE

同朋友咁岩經過附近, 又好肚餓
就入左泥呢間麥奀度食野
坐低見無乜客人 我地2個都好驚會中伏

於是2個人都淨係叫左碗細蓉試下
碗麵泥到 我同朋友都打左個突
細碗到不得了, 個度差唔多一啖就食哂

但係點知食落好好食! d麵好彈牙, 配埋d湯汁
3粒雲吞 粒粒都好足料
一啖麵一啖雲吞 食到我地lam lam 利因為唔係好夠喉 所以我地每人再叫多左一碗
個店員都笑左：「下? 再叫多2碗?」
其實有乜咁出奇 佢碗麵咁細 宵夜都唔夠

不過就貴左少少 印象中好似32蚊一碗
但係作為小食就係唔錯既推介

I'm no expert on wonton noodle soup, and I can't say how this place compares to others in the area. I can say that, in absolute terms, it’s pretty yummy. We came here on Sunday around 12:30 for lunch and there were plenty of seats. We got a two-person set (set C, I think) for $160 that came with:

Two bowls of beef brisket noodle soup: The beef is tender, nicely marinated, and very fatty. The noodles are plentiful and firm; I think they were much better texture-wise than similar wonton noodles I’d had in the past. The broth was rich and very meaty, deep brown in color, a little bit greasy, and salty as well. On the table was a thick sauce/ paste that was very spicy, and really livened up the soup. A

One bowl shrimp wonton soup: The wonton soup didn’t contain any noodles, just shrimp wontons, green onions, and broth. The shrimp wontons were not particularly remarkable, but definitely serviceable. The broth in this soup was, in my opinion, the most flavorful of the broths we were served, though I can’t recall what made it so. A-

One bowl pork & shrimp wonton soup. These wontons were exciting—they had big pieces of marinated pork and shrimp in them, and were pretty tender and yummy. The broth of this soup was disappointing though. B

The set also came with a crunchy, bitter Chinese green (Chinese broccoli? choi of some sort) and some oyster sauce for dipping. I focused on the soup more because it was more exciting. B

Overall, I’d give the place an A. The people seemed real friendly, and the guy filling up the tea was very attentive.

這雲吞麵店標榜自己是雲吞麵的始祖，是傳統的雲吞麵世家。叫來一碗雲吞水餃麵($42)雲吞有3粒，每粒的SIZE 都一樣細細粒，應該有一隻蝦，之於水餃，有兩粒，分別是多了點木耳，有點咬口，整體不過不失，唔明點解要賣$42咁貴?

老實說，身為香港人，我還未吃過衆所周知的餛飩麵老店，甚至餛飩麵也少吃。最多只吃過池記，為的也只是其自家制辣椒油。好旺角也去過，但那裏只推竹昇麵。
這樣實在慚愧，還是暫時捨棄牛根腩麵，叫回餛飩麵好了。午膳時間中環到處人龍，反而這家聞名中外的麥奀（總店）還有空座，便進去開始“練習”吃餛飩麵。店鋪格局與普通粥粉麵鋪一樣，不同的是多了中英文報章的廣告和店家作的有趣詩句。究竟質素是否與詩中說的“誇啦啦”？很快便能看真章。進門口前已被自家麵條的蛋香迷倒，所以決定要碗餛飩麵（HK$32）。再看看餐牌，還是忍不住將另外一碗改爲牛根麵（HK$35）。

餛飩麵：這裏的細蓉按傳統將餛飩放在碗底，以蛋麵蓋上。瓷碗很小，需要小心翼翼地從碗底尋寳。一顆顆精緻散尾餛飩晶瑩通透，餡兒只是蝦和大地魚，沒有豬肉，吃下去爽口彈牙，而且一口一個，適合講求整潔的OL。本以爲全蛋幼麵很咬勁，誰料麵條偏腍，彈性不足；不過幼麵蛋香濃烈，再呷一口湯，不但沒有鹼水味，而且蝦子味道香，滿口鮮甜，不渴口，是真材實料之作。如果師傅將煮麵條的時間縮短一兩分鐘，那便完美了。牛根麵：牛根熬得軟腍，膠質很重，微微“漿”著雙唇，很滿足。麵條與剛才細蓉的一樣，也是較爲腍身，但是這個吸收了湯底中牛根和牛腩汁的精華，香濃極了，當然爽口麵條會比較好。一碗細蓉盛惠三十多塊比其他來得貴，但勝在真材實料，物有所值，真的是詩中“食完猛讚誇啦啦”。但是，爲什麽這老牌芙蓉麵店沒有人排隊，反而對面那家的龍尾長到轉角呢？我的好奇心驅使我去對面排隊查個究竟……[續]

這日想在午餐前吃點輕食，這時腦海中浮現的就是麥奀美味又袖珍的雲吞麵，作為小食剛好。早上十一時多，只有數枱看來應該是遊客的顧客。我就點了一碗雲吞麵，$32碗，只需等數分鐘就有得吃。麵條幼身，煮得時間剛好不會過軟。雲吞一碗有4小粒，雲吞的蝦爽甜新鮮，雲吞皮很滑，好吃。一碗雲吞麵不消3、4啖就食完了。小食多滋味，吃得滿足。