Whilst there does seem to have been quite a number of dining establishments that had relocated themselves out of KAP Mall over a period of time for now, it does seem that there aren’t many new entrants that had moved into the premises of the building in recent times — with that being said, it is noted that a new One Social had recently taken over the former premises of the now-defunct outlet of The M Plot Cafe; these folks can be found around the same area as where one would be able to spot the outlet of Carl’s Junior and the outlet of Yeastside that is located around the perimeters of the building. One Social hasn’t done much work to the space after taking over the premises from the previous tenant; the facade of the shopfront and the furniture and fittings installed in the dining hall in the second level of the shop unit is largely reminiscent of the space during the time that it was The M Plot Cafe. Being an establishment that serves up local delights alongside traditional brews and modern specialty coffee, the menu at One Social is split into categories dedicated to The Social Classic, The Social Toast, The Social Bite, The Social Brews, The Social Espresso and The Social Tea.

The Laksa is an item that is listed in the The Social Classic section of the menu; for those whom intend to opt for their orders of the Laksa to come as a set with a beverage from The Social Brews section of the menu, one can go for the same under The Social Classic Sets section of the menu. One Social does not describe the elements that comes with their Laksa, though it could be observed from our order of the same that the dish does come with elements such as prawns, beancurd puffs, half-boiled eggs, sambal chili, laksa broth and thick rice vermicelli. Digging into the bowl of Laksa here, we did find that the gravy of the laksa to be sufficiently rich and creamy for the addition of coconut milk; all that whilst the fragrance of the rempah was also pretty prominent. The inclusion of sambal chili adds a spicy kick to the Laksa here, with the level of spiciness being suitable for those whom are tolerable to slightly lower than moderate levels of spiciness here. The thick rice vermicelli noodles could however be better cooked; we did find some parts where some strands of noodles were all clumped up together. Much of the price tag for the Laksa which is listed at $9.90 ala-carte does seem to be attributed to the inclusion of prawns — One Social does seem to be pretty generous with the amount of prawns coming with each bowl of Laksa; coming with three (3) prawns by default, the prawns did come huge and reasonably fresh. Overall, a spot in King Albert Park that serves up familiar local flavours in a comfy and quiet environment with a modern touch especially with the availability of espresso-based specialty coffee on its menu here.