Zhup Zhup

Soup was flavourful, and the ingredients were generous and fresh!

Didn’t order the DIY prawn noodles tho.. Looks tasty!

The phrase “Fruits de mer” (Fruits of the sea) came to mind when we first laid eyes on the dish. The prawn noodles we order are all about celebrating the best seafood one has to offer. From the richness of the broth to peeled plump prawns and sweet succulent shellfish, Zhup Zhup signature prawn noodles has a touch of modernity to cater to the young while still keeping the traditions to cater to the experienced. It was indeed a fruits de mer in a bowl, a gastronomic sensation in a quiet corner of Macpherson.

First time at Zhup Zhup and I was pleasantly surprised! It’s been a few days since l’ve had lunch there but I’m still dreaming of the rich prawn broth!

Shared 2 mains and 2 sides with a friend, which was honestly a lot, but we managed to finish everything up. We had: Supreme Prawn Noodles with Dry Kway Tiao, Pao Fan, Ngoh Hiang Tasting Platter and Har Cheong Gai. The star was definitely the prawn noodles and its accompanying soup! Would recommend everyone to go and try the rich prawn broth (:

Went for dinner here and made a reservation so the wait was not long.

The ngoh hiang was crispy and I really liked their sauce. It was sweet and complemented the ngoh hiang perfectly.

The prawn noodle broth was amazing and rich in flavour. Richer than most which made it stand out. I ordered tobiko prawn balls and pork shabu wtith my prawn noodle which were delicious.

I'll be the first to admit this used to be the best prawn mee. However nowadays the chef is not around, and the standards have seriously fallen

Gone is the insanely prawny umami broth, what's left is a skeleton of what it used to be. It's still thick, there's this underlying sweetness and bitterness, but seriously lacking in prawn umami

Now if this review and the shady AF huge numbers of low level burpplers reviewing this place doesn't raise a flag, then I don't know what will.

Simply: this place is not worth visiting anymore

Something very fishy is going on here. There's way too many reviews from level 2-3 burpplers, and they have way too many reviews for somewhere this ulu.

The hokkien mee is pretty good. It's got quite a bit of wok hei despite being very wet, though needs a bit more ingredients for bite(there's only clams and prawns). Prawns were fresh enough but not umami nor sweet, not particularly good. The underlying base gravy is decent enough too, and it's not the same as their normal prawn stock.

Overall a pretty decent rendition