PROFILED BY DE GROOTS MEDIAWalk past Dickson Asian Noodle House any day of the week and you’ll see a full-to-bursting restaurant with a line out the door. Where the surrounding restaurants sport a moderate trade, this eatery is on the verge on employing a bouncer to manage the crowds. The barest of decor graces the walls of the small single dining room which is packed with tables, and the menu is not dissimilar to other Asian restaurants. So what makes this place any different?
It’s quite simply really. Dickson Asian Noodle House delivers – not just to your door, but also on all the promise of the menu and more. The noodles are noodled to perfection, the greens are crisp and the crispy duck even crispier. The signature dish – and the most popular – is the laksa, brought out lightening fast and the best in Canberra. Hot, lemongrassy and filled to the brim with vermicelli and hokkien noodles, bean sprouts, spongy (in the good way) tofu, Chinese broccoli and your choice of beef, seafood, chicken, pork, combination and vegetarian, it is one of the most filling and tastiest meals ever invented. The service is no-nonsense, you can hardly hear yourself think and the menu is stock standard – but don’t delay, you won’t be disappointed.
Russell Buzby, July 2008
