Ramen Reviews

Entirely decent. Tasty, good portions, and the brief chat we had with the manager made it feel less like a “chain” and more like part of a “group”. Definitely happy to return.

Apparently this place is a chain, and I for one don’t care a jot. They know what they’re doing.

Small outfit on Old Market with fairly restrictive hours and a bookings-only policy, it’s not easy to get into spontaneously. Delicious though and well worth making the effort.

Popped in here before a whisky festival one day and was glad I got in early doors, because 20 mins later and there wasn’t a spare seat in the place. Lovely lovely lovely.

I just remember this being bland. If you’re gonna sell a dish based around broth, the broth’s got to have some fucking flavour. End of.

Confounding, this – quite a big barn with lots of tables and it seems to be booked out for a lot of the time… but the one time I went I found it really uninspiring, with flabby noodles, a small portion, and a broth that tasted like it was Campbell’s Cream of Chicken soup. I…

Probably the most Bristol option on the list – a couple of Michelin trained chefs who took up cooking ramen for fun over lockdown, they don’t really seem to have a premises… you can sometimes order takeaway, and at one point they had a setup with a pub over the road where you could order…

Specialising in Abura Soba (a sauce-covered noodle) rather than ramen (although they do do ramen) – great flavours, great ingredients, nice vibe.

Superb. This is quite high-end and personalised: the owner talked us through the menu & ingredients, and boy did we explore the options. A real diamond.

These geniuses have found a way to get legendary ramen TO YOUR HOME. Superb noodles, breathtaking char-siu, complex flavour oils, and oh my word – those broths. Divine. Update: Their restaurant is (predictably) equally excellent, if not better. Love love love.