Fei Fei Wan Tan Mee

It’s good. Good enough that the hubby and I will walk every morning for 4 km to eat this as our exercise to eat routine. However, eating Fei Fei before it became famous, I can say that the standard has dropped. Nonetheless, if you dislike black sauce wanton mee like I do then this is excellent. I would load up on the chilli though.
The ordering Aunty is a boss! Go straight to her, be clear and don’t hesitate. None of that standing there and deciding while ordering please. The drinks guys are super clueless expect to get your drink orders wrong.
Go for the extra wantons (fried and soup) and put them under your noodles before you begin. By the time you are ready for them, they would have soaked up all that lovey fatty sauce. Chilli saucr refills are diy. be proactive about it.

There’s something wrong with foodspotting/​snacking at night when you are genuinely happy that the serving is small so you don’t overeat.
What I like best about Fei Fei isn’t quite the wanton noodles but the crispy wanton that you can order separately. Share it with a friend and add some mayo!
The wanton mee is really different from what you get at a typical hawker centre where it is soaked with the sauces or chilli and you add green chilli and mix it all together. Over here, the noodles are plain i.e. as plain as it gets after soaking it in boiling water. The fried and boiled wanton are surreptitiously hidden under the noodles so you got to dig in to find em. I don’t really like the charsiew (roast pork) here anyway as it it’s quite tasteless and sliced too thinly. I don’t really like the charsiew that is dyed bright red in color anyway as I prefer the slightly burnt-​roasted kind which has a juicy taste and is rich in flavor.
The soup, which you must ask for separately is just normal.

I bought the $ 5 bowl of wanton noodles (large) and it was quite a lot of noodles in there. I should have stuck to the small version.
The dry version reminded me of the old National Library food center’s wanton noodles. It looked plain, with just a spoonful of chili sauce to mix and coat the noodles. One spoonful was not enough for the large bowl of noodles so I did not really get to taste the chili or detect any spiciness at all. Instead the noodles was mostly flavored by the oil (from pork lard or others I could not tell). The noodles was bone dry and could use some help from the soup which was not served. I did not ask for the soup too.
The ingredients (wanton, fried wanton, char siew and veggies) were underneath the noodles and were quite puny. I think $ 5 just meant more noodles and maybe the addition of fried wantons if the small did not have that.
The wantons were very salty though the meat inside was tasty. Fried wantons were better. The char siew was dry. I had better elsewhere. The noodles were ordinary, then again maybe I prefer the Cantonese style of egg noodles and not this fatter version.
I will not make a special trip for this but I will not mind it if I am in the area. But being in Joo Chiat, there are so many other good food around so this may be low in my list.
Oh and the coffee served was awful. Very acidic and sour, maybe the coffee powder was old or used many times.

I can understand why throngs come to this place to eat their:
1) QQ noodle
2) flavourful Charsiew
3) generous sized shuijiao that’s very meaty and non-​porky
4) savory soup that’s oh-​so-​yummy
Damn it I was too full to eat much tonight!!! Need to return and eat in vengeance another day!!!

A mere 3.5 stars? PSH. Haters gonna hate.
I’ve had this deliciousness since I was a kid. This stuff is pure love! AND it’s 24 hours!

Plus rating for the ²⁴⁄₇ store hours. The wantan mee is not bad either, one of the better onces in Singapore I suppose. It is very oily though and, as mentioned here, the portion is small so you gotta order a bigger portion, or some side dishes along.

This is the only place where I can have «not too bad» wanton mee in the wee hours of the morning.
It’s not that fantastic anymore so don’t expect much out of it. The portion is really small if you order the small, so please skip the small if you’re hungry.
They also sell dumpling soup and salad you tiao.
Food comes fast and efficient. Easy to find parking late at night.

Perhaps it’s an after effect of having parents who are very enthusiastic wanton mee eaters. Either you end up loving it, or hating it. I’m rather neutral, leaning towards dislike territory, although it may be due to said parents who always do takeaway wanton mee, and having the noodles solidify into a packet shape as a result of a lack of moisture.
That said, this Fei Fei outlet is perhaps the original. I remember when the current owner’s dad himself used to man the stall, scalding and tossing the noodles with much expertise. Today, the noodles don’t serve to inspire very much. On bad days, they can be overcooked, char siew too dry, and wantons way too salty. The otah, on the other hand, is worth making a trip down for. Generous in serve, meaty and spicy, it’s a real pleasure and almost worth the hassle of a trip down. Then again, I think these babies are factory made.
Until Fei Fei can recreate the experience of my childhood, I will always retain a feeling of meh with regards to wanton noodle. Please, Fei Fei, inspire me again!

I got all psyched up for this wanton mee thanks to a friend of mine who declared it the best he had ever tasted but little did I know I was in for a total letdown. The food isn’t anywhere near bad but it is really hardly spectacular — so if you do go, bring low expectations.
The one part of the dish I did like was that the cook got the noodles just right — what many would term as QQ or in more universal terms, springy. Other than that, the wantons were forgettable and the soup tasteless unless you count saltiness as a flavour. Stole a bite from my friend’s chicken noodles and it was miles better, so perhaps that would be a better bet.
Some of my friends who stay in the east tell me people have waited up to 20 minutes for their order when the place is packed. No way. I give it a ‘yes’ only if you are in the area late at night and the noodles take no longer than 5 mins to be served up.

Fei Fei Wanton Mee used to be good. As in really good. However, the standards have dropped, or more accurately, been dropping since 2 years ago.
Being 24 hours makes them the place of choice for many night owls, and since there’s ample parking, you’ll find a lot of foodies and pub crawlers there after 2am. The crowds are generally subdued and its very much quiet most of the time.
Famous for their hand made noodles which are «QQ», portions are pretty tiny, so you might do well to order a bigger bowl. The wantans are a little too salty and small and the char siew sliced too thinly to appreciate. Their chicken leg noodles on the other hand, is nice and the gravy it comes with is tasty. That’s the only thing I have now when I do go.

Sometimes I just gotta get my wan tan mee fix. Fei fei wan tan mee has had a long run being one of the authorities in getting this dish just the way people like it. I have to say, although it’s good… I wouldn’t call myself a big fan. There’s just something about it that isn’t quite ‘right on the money’ for me.
That being said, it is a very popular joint and when business is at it’s peak for the stall you might have to wait a good twenty minutes till you get your meal. I’m not saying the food is bad or anything like that… it sure is decent, but I wouldn’t want to travel across the island to have it.
From time to time, when I’m in the area, I do enjoy a bowl of Fei Fei Wanton mee, if you have a bowl, be sure to have it ‘dry’ and with chilli. Their chilli sauce is pretty unique and compliments the flavour well. Normally, I’d ask for an extra serving of chilli.
Something to note, there is another Fei Fei Wanton Mee 24 hrs right across the street from this one that’s open 24 hours a day. Do not go to that one. I had it twice thinking it was going to taste the same but nope, not even close!

Fei Fei wanton mee is a 24-​hour, 7 days a week stall. That is what drives me to it when I’m hungry at night and in search for good food.
Needless to say, the wanton mee served was great tasting, chewy noodles and decent wanton. Prices start from 3 dollars for a small bowl, to 4 dollars for the larger portion. Aside from wanton noodles, they do sell fried yong tau foo and dumplings in soup as well.
Service was extremely fast. Once you have ordered and paid at the counter, you will be given a number tag to place on our table. The noodles would always all arrive within 5 minutes at the same time. Yes, you heard it right, all orders arriving at the same time.
What is unique about Fei Fei is that unlike standard wanton noodles, their wanton, char siew (roast pork) and vegetables are found below the noodles. It is probably a habit of the cook to place them in first, but I find that it is especially helpful to make lazy eaters mix their noodles with chili properly.
Speaking of chili (which could help a SIngapore hawker succeed), Fei Fei’s chili sauce is remarkably good and spicy. The kick of spiciness makes one go for a second portion with added chili.
One improvement for Fei Fei would be that they would definitely do better if they improved on their char siew and wanton texture. They were average at best and the overall dish was saved by the chewy noodles and spicy chili sauce.