If you’re not a regular at a particular food stall, you probably would rely on photos to decide what dish to order.
That may, however, open you up to disappointment if what you eventually receive doesn’t seem to look like what’s on the menu.
A customer of a prawn noodles stall in Yishun complained that he got just two small prawns though the photo on the menu seemed to show three prawns.
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The stall has said that their photo may be misleading and they might change it.
The customer, a man known only as “Lim”, told STOMP that he visited the stall last Wednesday (22 Nov) at around 9.15am.
It was his first time buying from the stall, which is located at a coffee shop at Block 732 Yishun Avenue 5.
He ordered the Pig’s Tail Prawn Noodle, which is item No. 3 on the menu board and costs S$6.
When he received his food, however, Mr Lim was dissatisfied.
He told the citizen journalism website that his prawns were “very small”, such that four or five prawns could probably fit into one tablespoon.
Also, he claimed to have received only two pieces and had no vegetables.
Another netizen who ate from the stall on Sunday (26 Nov) apparently also got two prawns.
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However, it should be noted that he said he paid S$5 for his bowl.
Mr Lim pointed out that the stall’s menu board showed three “medium-sized” prawns with their heads still attached.
However, from various photos of the stall posted online, the three prawns depicted are actually cut in half.
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Regardless, Mr Lim said he seemed to have received fewer beansprouts than the photo indicated.
He also claimed that the stall operator laughed it off when he asked about this.
When Shin Min Daily News visited the stall, the operator explained that their menu board showed three prawns split in half in one dish.
However, they actually serve customers two whole prawns.
As for why there’s no prawn head, it’s apparently because a customer had previously given feedback about this.
The diner had described how troublesome it is to eat prawns with heads, so the stall decided to serve them without heads for customers’ convenience, they said.
Since their menu board photo had caused a misunderstanding, they would consider changing the photo, they added.
When Shin Min ordered a bowl, they found that the prawns served were indeed smaller than the photo, but the portion was acceptable.
A 50-year-old customer named Ms Chen (name transliterated from Mandarin) said many stalls attract customers this way, so she’s not surprised.
Another customer, 19-year-old student Ms Huang (name transliterated from Mandarin), acknowledged that the serving was different from the photo.
Though the prawns were a bit small, the soup was delicious, so she would eat from the stall again.
Also read: Diner Complains He Got 3 ‘Tiny’ Prawns In S$7.30 Tom Yum Soup From SGH Food Court
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Featured image adapted from Facebook and Google Maps.
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