Soup Works
Soup Works does not fit neatly into any of the usual categories of lunching establishments: it does not have it's own premises; it does not reside in a food court; it does not offer eat-in service.
Soup Works exists behind a counter in MH Superfresh, Tamavua. It is inside the supermarket, squeezed in between the cheese fridge and the delicatessen.
The place is clean, neat, simple, and has a substantial menu ... consisting exclusively of soups (over 40 at last count). There is a significant bias toward the Asian soups, but these are widely sourced: Laksa from Malaysia, Tom Yum from Thailand, and all the favourites from China; alongside a selection of European cream-of-vegetable and minestrone variations.
My favourite is the Tom yum Seafood, pictured below.
The general idea with Soup Works is that you place your order, and then spend the waiting time (between 10 to 15 minutes) wandering the aisles of MH, collecting the various necessaries listed on the shopping list which you have kept handily in your pocket for just such a a moment as this.
All soups are cooked on the spot and to order, so you have the opportunity to specify variations to the house recipe.
Your soup comes handily packaged for the road. A warning however: the soup is hot! If you're planning on driving away with it, it's best to have a side-kick along to keep the soup containers upright while you navigate the potholes.
For excellent soup -- and a simple, well-executed catering concept -- Lunch In Suva give Soup Works a big thumbs up.
In Summary
- Soup Works
- MH Superfresh Shopping Centre, Tamavua
- Phone:
- 3623 362, 9290 088, 9355 679
- Opening Hours:
- Mon - Thu: 9:00am - 8:00pm
- Fri - Sat: 9:00am - 9:00pm
- Sun: 9:00am - 2:00pm
- Spend:
- $5.50 - $9.00 per person
- Verdict:
- Thumbs-up
4 comments:
Did I read Laksa?
I have never tried soup from this place, but if you say Laksa...
I will let you know how it tastes.
@SSP: Yes, Laksa.
It took me several attempts to actually get some. It seems the staff get trained in shifts and every time I went up there, the people behind the counter didn't know how to make it ... at least they were upfront about it, and it's comforting to know that they take the quality of their product seriously.
Back to the laksa: a little hard to complain about the only readily accessible source of laksa in Suva. It doesn't fall neatly into any of the standard laksa categories I know but was still quite nice: thick rice noodles, beansprouts, cabbage, and several seafood bits.
I love the soups, the gracious gentleman running show is so nice and professional, however, they must remember not to wash their mop in the food prep sink. I saw this one night as I passed by the counter at closing time. They need to use a mop bucket to that work.
love these soups. 2 thumps up
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