Maki & Ramen Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "By far, the best sushi we had in the UK and delicious ramen, definitely lived up to the hype."
• "Really excellent food at a reasonable price that was served in a timely and courteous manner."
• "The ramen dishes are varied and generously priced."
• "The ramen was really good and the staff was welcoming and made me feel at home."
• "Lovely food I had some sushi and my girlfriend had the salmon ramen both were excellent for the price."
• "The food is really tasty."
• "The food is amazing! I am not usually ramen enthusiast but I really liked the ramen here."

Cons:

• "Not authentic at all (speaking from my 3 years of living in Japan)."
• "Food was overpriced and bland."
• "Food as bad as it used to, especially the quality of noodles."
• "While the prices were high for sashimi, the portion sizes felt a bit small."
• "The food here was great, however there was an issue with a good chunk of the sushi menu being unavailable."
• "The pork was like sawdust and also tastless and the noodles were slimy and tasted like packet noodle ones."
• "Mine was poor quality chicken pieces with noodles in a watery broth."

Service

Pros:

• "It's comfortable and the staffs were also friendly."
• "The staff is very friendly."
• "Great staff and quick service."
• "staff are very helpful and friendly."
• "Service was very attentive, food was plenty!"
• "The service was welcoming and friendly."
• "Both servers were very chatty and friendly."

Cons:

• "Waited half an hour for a takeaway... The staff were aware of the situation but did nothing to rectify it."
• "Never imagined our visit to Maki Ramen comes with a racist hue."
• "We arrived with a reservation for 11 people and were just settling in when a waitress went absolutely crazy at one of our party."
• "The service was decent but could have been more attentive during busy hours."
• "Poor customer service (spanish chick didn't even ask us if we enjoyed our meal)."
• "Service was poor; waited 10 minutes for just a drinks order to be taken."
• "The waitress was inexperienced in providing services to make better dining experience."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "It has a cozy atmosphere with tall stools placed around the edges against high shelf tables."
• "Nice cosy place."
• "The place has a nice feeling to it and lots of post-its on the walls from earlier guests."
• "You sit at a counter facing the wall and there are post-it notes from customers everywhere."
• "The atmosphere is cosy but not cramped despite the small space."
• "The restaurant is very cozy and has walls of sticky notes people doodles on, which was a cute and entertaining touch."
• "Really cosy place to eat."

Cons:

• "This restaurant is definitely not recommended for families with young children. Not enough space for families and no high chairs."
• "Surely a restaurant should have space for a pram?"
• "Most of the seating is high seats along a counter."
• "Upstairs seating is a tad uncomfortable and people are shoehorned into a very tight space."
• "Not sure how wheelchair accessible this place would be."
• "Also if you sit downstairs, you will wait forever for service."
• "The layout would be difficult for wheelchair access as it is a very small, narrow, restaurant, with the toilet downstairs."

Price

Pros:

• "Really excellent food at a reasonable price that was served in a timely and courteous manner."
• "The ramen dishes are varied and generously priced."
• "Lovely food I had some sushi and my girlfriend had the salmon ramen both were excellent for the price."
• "Not too expensive and the taste is pretty good."
• "Service is quick and prices are decent."
• "Very good value for money when you consider the quality of the broth and the size of the portions."
• "for averagely £10 a bowl, you get a very healthy sized portion."

Cons:

• "extra noodle too expensive (kaedama)."
• "Food was overpriced and bland."
• "蝦天婦羅幾香脆，但 £9.9 五隻蝦實在有點貴。" (The prawn tempura was quite crispy, but £9.9 for five prawns is a bit expensive.)
• "While the prices were high for sashimi, the portion sizes felt a bit small."
• "Still as good as ever but the portion sizes have gotten significantly smaller, while the prices have gone up a bit."
• "My portion was just okay with some regret ordering the dish as there were only 4 pieces max of salmon sashimi which was not fulfilling."
• "The sushi were slightly not fresh."