Ippudo Canary Wharf Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "One of the best Japanese ramen you can get in London. Rich broth and perfectly firm chewy noodles, will have you going back for more."
• "The freshly made noodles cooked to firm (kata) were perfect."
• "The food quality is good and tasteful."
• "The spicy veggie ramen was a DREAM!"
• "The food was very tasty, slightly overpriced for the portion served though."
• "The ramen is great. Each one I tried had been great."
• "The ramen 🍜 is well presented and delicious!"

Cons:

• "The menu was 1 page?!!! not much choice of vegetarian food."
• "The inferno chicken wings were nothing special."
• "Their ramen tastes like instant noodles."
• "The rice dishes are too small for the price you pay."
• "All the food items we ordered were far too salty…even now hours after the meal I’m thirsty & my mouth feels sore!"
• "The pork belly was a bit overcooked and falling apart."
• "The ramen (classic, first one on the menu) tasted boring, probably my least favourite I had in London so far."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly enthusiastic service."
• "Service was incredible - up there with high end service."
• "Excellent service."
• "Staff communicated well with each other and greeted customers."
• "The staff is very friendly and helpful with efficient service during our lunch experience."
• "Great customer service. Especially a kind man CALOS who made us feel extremely welcome."
• "Service is always good and dishes are delicious."

Cons:

• "The staff kitchen was really rude and you should fire the 'Fay' women in the kitchen."
• "The waitresses were too pushy, they rushed us to order after just a minute we sat down and rushed us to leave just after we put the chopsticks down."
• "However, the service was a bit slow; I had to request water, and waiting for the bill added to the overall wait time."
• "Service was polite but bit slow and had to nudge to fetch our order quickly."
• "Once we were seated getting the waiters attention was difficult."
• "The service was not great. I was waiting for staff to take order but no one came."
• "This is meant to be Japanese, but it's a very rude Japanese ramen shop."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The decor here is also not to be missed."
• "It’s well located with beautiful interior decor."
• "The place is clean and has a beautiful minimalistic style."
• "The atmosphere was great."
• "The restaurant itself is stylish and welcoming, with a warm and inviting atmosphere."
• "Atmosphere is awesome, very clean very chill vibe."
• "Great atmosphere in the restaurant. Staff were very friendly and accommodating."

Cons:

• "All in, we waited for close to 60 minutes just to sit down when there were open tables that were never used."
• "There’s always a queue and the wait can be quite long. Not very pleasant when it rains or during cold weather."
• "Seating is communal so the atmosphere is very hectic and the restaurant can feel cramped and loud at times."
• "The tables are situated a tad too close for a relaxed feel & the annoying canned pop music was too loud for an enjoyable experience!"
• "Ambience was clean and good but had very dimmed light."
• "Cramped and hot, no air conditioning."
• "The restaurant is a bit warm inside, air conditioning was weak."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices are reasonable for being in Canary Wharf and portions are generous."
• "Really good value."
• "Good flavours and wallet-friendly price point."
• "Affordable and tasty."
• "Good price/quality value for the ramens."
• "Their Ramen is just from another world and it’s reasonably priced too."
• "Great price too."

Cons:

• "I end up paying a little over £16 for a bowl of ramen."
• "It is a pricier ramen restaurant."
• "The food was very tasty, slightly overpriced for the portion served though."
• "Very expensive for bad service and bad food."
• "Didn't feel worth the £15."
• "A little pricey for the portions though."
• "Overpriced for what it is too."