TENMARU Reviews Summary

Tsukemen Ramen

Pros:

• "The noodles were delightfully chewy and the chicken chashu was soft and tender."

Cons:

• "The dipping sauce had a deep flavour with a tinge of spice, though the thing with tsukemen is you can adjust the amount of sauce to your liking."

Classic Ramen & Broth

Pros:

• "The taste was okay, not the same as the classic tonkotsu, pork broth, but it still tasted okay."

Cons:

• "I was quite surprised they only had chicken broth."
• "The pork mince was too little and they give a whole egg."
• "I had to order extra chilli sauce to make it less sweet (this was 1 pound btw)."

Restaurant Ambiance & Service

Pros:

• "Great all around, really relaxed environment and a good portion."
• "The staff were amazing and the atmosphere only added to our positive critiques."
• "Service staff was very friendly and attentive."
• "Really quiet at lunch time on a Sunday."

Cons:

• "You can’t book tables so need to get in early or prepare to wait."
• "Service can be slow."
• "Wait time was a bit long but other than that we had a really pleasant dining experience."

Food Quality & Taste

Pros:

• "Others on my table had the spicy chicken ramen which apparently wasn't spicy at all, depends if you can handle your heat I guess!"
• "The broth and noodles were rich; yet not too indulging."
• "The marinated egg was heavenly."
• "We had curry, fried octopus, and cheese mochi potatoes, which were all tasty."
• "I ordered a spicy tenmaru ramen, it was tasty and delicious, the price reasonable too."

Cons:

• "The food is beautiful! The only reason I couldn’t give 5* is the delivery/takeaway containers can’t quite handle the abusive nature of Deliveroo/Just Eat - our ramen arrived mostly in the plastic bag which was incredibly off putting."
• "As a Japanese, I would acknowledge that this is the best ramen restaurant in the UK. Their signature is toripaitan which is a clear chicken broth ramen with chicken chashu."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Good food with reasonable price. Portion was considered large. Good value for money."
• "Value for money was excellent, we got the edamame and another starter (besides the ramen) and we paid 20£ x person, which for London is really good."
• "The portion was bigger than I expected and good price too."

Cons:

• "As for pricing, we were able to have a lunch for 2 at around £40+, which is on the pricier side of restaurants."
• "Great food at an astounding price. Nice small restaurant which serves excellent cuisine signature of authentic Japanese dishes."