Finally toddled down to Vivocity to taste this Jelebu Dry Laksa in a way more commercial setting. I didn't bother going earlier since the restaurant just opened in September, still didn't take reservations, and suspended online delivery. The year end crowds were sizeable and we'd end up in an unwanted queue if we got there later than 11.45am.
Had a date with old friends, and they suggested laksa in an air-conditioned venue. Vivocity worked okay as a convenient location for all of us. We made it there at 11.30am to no queue and only six people ahead. We easily got a table. Whewww.
There were four of us and we thought to share some starters. Ordered shrimp, luffa and egg soup, three pieces of scallop atop an otah pillow (don't bother ordering this unless they have otah with something else), and I really liked those taupok poppers stuffed with mackerel drizzled with rojak sauce and peanuts.
Then we all had mains of laksa, of course. Some opted for Tigers prawns; a few of us opted for a lobster laksa. The presentation of the lobster laksa that day was... average. We ordered a full lobster and it came deshelled and piled in a heap. LOL I think the kitchen didn't care about presentation very much and just slapped on the meat. For $56++, I expected the heap to look a bit nicer. I very much preferred how it looked in the pop-up. Well, at least a full lobster was indeed given, and the flavors were all in. They added a dollop of sambal at the side if I wanted an extra punch.
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