Most trips to the GP don’t come easily, but no one should have any qualms about heading to Dr.Noodle in New Cross. The noodle soups at this little Chinese specialist are a nourishing, crowd-pleasing kind of prescription, and you feel all the better for slurping them down. The simple, white-tiled space has eight or so tables and is completely unspectacular. So, all your attention should be on the menu, which isn’t hard with food this good. A tranquil midweek lunch will likely only be ruptured by the sounds of your own unashamed guzzling. Come dinner things get a little busier. SE4 locals pile in with drinks from the offy in hand, preparing to go big on a meal full of plates big and small. There's plenty of bite in these noodles, the beef broth has a deep umami flavour, and the amount of meat and herbs point to a parental kind of generosity. Fragrant bowls of soup like this need plenty of fresh foliage, and this one has got it. A spoon of the doctor’s chilli oil is a must—the Sichuan pepper film coats your throat like an aggressive Strepsil. If you’re umming and ahhing over the rice dishes, go for the silky aubergine with minced pork. Like any great neighbourhood restaurant, Dr.Noodle requires revisits. The menu is as moreish as a Dan Brown book by the pool in 2003. Even the hungriest soul will struggle to take down a noodle or rice dish, an excellent frankfurter jianbing, a cucumber salad, and a deep-fried sausage for good measure. Nor should you be expected to. Because a check-up at Dr.Noodle is worthwhile any day of the week.