Ramen Reviews

Be still, my beating heart. A place I used to go for coffee back in the days of the Bloomsbury Office has now been inhabited by a perennially busy ramen joint they’ve somehow squeezed a dozen-ish school-desk-plan covers into, and they consistently dish up THE PRIMO RAMEN I’ve ever witnessed. Never a wrong move. They…

Tough gig for Ippudo – we went there for the evening on the same day we’d been to Kanada Ya in the afternoon, and the only reason we went was cos we couldn’t get a table at Kanada Ya. Decent ramen, for sure – albeit a lot more formal-seeming setting. From memory the menus had…

Total shit. Bland, pointless. Don’t go to Bath looking for ramen. I gather the sushi was nice, judging by the responses of the other patrons.

Described as “the dirtier sibling of Seven Lucky Gods” – 4WM only has a couple of noodle options on the menu, but having tried it and felt a little bit bad after having done so, I can’t wait for an excuse to go back and do it all over again. Officially I think their noodles…

After a long wait this place opened in the Food Dock in Gloucester Quays. Well worth the wait. Hakata and Chicken Shio are definite standouts, and the Tori Kara Age is excellent: albeit a bit large/expensive for a single portion. Very pleased that I can get to this easily when I’m in the office.

Definitely Dan Dan noodles, not ramen – but I Love Them So. Chicken Dan Dan level 3 spicy no egg. It’s a minced chicken dish on wheat noodles, loaded with veg, peanuts, and that mysterious liquor they drown it in. A Bristol classic!

Another Dan Dan noodle place, top of Park Street. Authentic Chinese and interesting to explore. I liked their noodles.