1981 Noodle House is a Lanzhou beef noodle restaurant in Albany, on Kaipiho Lane. Its noodles are hand-pulled in the house, and the broth is a savoury beef stock with tender beef slices. The website says the noodles have a chewy, firm and soft texture.
The menu is built around Lanzhou beef noodle soup, the signature dish, along with tomato and egg noodles and youpo chilli noodles. Orders can be placed online and picked up in store. The restaurant serves quick lunches and relaxed dinners in a clean, bright setting. Open Locally lists one other Chinese restaurant within a kilometre, Best Chef in Albany, 0.6 kilometres away, rated 4.6 from 32 reviews. Our view is that it is a good choice for a hot bowl of noodles in Albany.