Staines is a little town located in Surrey, England about 4.8km from London Heathrow Airport. So since my sis' place is in Middlesex, she put us up in Travelodge, Staines during our visit for her wedding. She recommended us Momo for their laksa ( since she knew of my cravings for spicy stuff!) so we decided to head there for lunch on one of the days. Momo is a little cafe with a fusion concept on their meals. Menu might not be extensive but they do offer dumplings, sandwiches, rice, noodles and sushi as well. The cafe was really convenient and within walking distance from our hotel and Staines shopping central.
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| Shrimp dumplings |
Since we were there lunch hours, the little cafe was pretty full so we had to wait for a couple of minutes. While waiting, I observed that most London-ers actually have the whole plate of dumplings for lunch ( something we do not really see in Malaysia ). Once seated, we almost immediately ordered as we knew what we were targeting. For starters we had the shrimp dumplings. It was superbly good ( so far, none that I can find in Saskatoon but I had something like that in Vancouver). It almost tasted like the shrimp dim sum ( har gau) but the soup-y version. I could probably eat the whole bowl by myself !
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| Laksa ( coconut curry noodles) |
For mains, all three of us had the same thing-Laksa. Even though they improvised it with different ingredients, the laksa had the original taste and a slight tinge of lemon ( if you squeeze it). I didn't know that eggplant in laksa would actually taste so good as well. The portion was just nice for each person. Soup may be a little spicy for some but for me, it was just nice! The lady owner almost immediately offered us chilli paste (she probably knew we could eat spicy!) and it added the punch to the laksa which was absolutely superb.
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| Stir-fry udon with teriyaki chicken (chilli paste on top right is a must have !) |
In fact food was so good that we decided to have a take-away on the following night. My mum ordered the stir-fry udon with teriyaki chicken ( again, another fusion of Japanese-Chinese cuisine) which came in a cute Momo box with some freshly steamed Bok Choy and Edamame. Remember to ask for the sambal which is a must-have with the noodles !
Overall, the items we had were all absolutely good and price-wise was acceptable for London standard. I should probably open a franchise here in Canada ! Check out their website here.
Address : No. 1 Clarence Street, Staines TW18 4SU, London, UK
Hours : Mon-Sat (11am to 9pm)
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