Wanted to grab congee on a Saturday morning and my dad suggested that we try Original Congee since he's been a big fan of them from when they were located inside of the T&T supermarket next door.
Went around 10am and there weren't many people in the restaurant so we were served immediately with hot water and menus with a piece of paper for ordering purposes. It is a small little restaurant that fits around 30 people at most and playing on the speakers were mellow chinese songs.
We decided to order a mix of congee bowls, stir fried noodles, and noodle soup. They had a promotion going on where you received a free order of fried breadstick before 11am so that was added onto our order as well. Our orders came in around 5 minutes; so quick and the staff were very attentive. They gave us extra bowls in order for us to share and did so without us asking. For the service, I give them 5/5.
The congee itself was creamy and came in a heaping portion. Each congee bowl comes with lettuce and peanuts. The stir fried noodles are typical of what you would expect and the shrimp wonton noodle soup we ordered was also a fair size. The prices were very fair and in my opinion, quite inexpensive for what you were getting. We left with a happy and full belly.
Overall, I found no reason to dock a star from Original Congee. The atmosphere was small and quaint, the food was as expected and prices were very fair, and the staff were very attentive and well mannered. Definitely a new favourite of mine and will be coming back very soon!