My sister describes their food as the ramen that touched her soul. One of the first in the ramen scene in Manila, they continue to serve excellent ramen fare with a chicken fowl broth base. Try their tantanmen, it's the best one in Manila. The first time I tried it, I thought it wouldn't finish the bowl but I ended up devouring every last sip. Tip: tantanmen is only available after 5pm
Nicole Meredith Ayag
+3.5
A whole lot of Ramen!
Product: We had each kind of Ramen (shoyu, shio, and miso). I specifically had the Miso Ramen. Shoyu is Soy Sauce, Shio is Salt, and Miso is Soybeans (I think it said Bean Paste on the menu? not sure). Anyway, the serving of the product is so huge it is probably enough for 3 people with my appetite but if you're one of those people who wants to get the quantity of what you paid for, you should go here. The noodles were really heavy and with that amount of serving? You would easily get full. For me, the bean sprout taste stood out more than the other ingredients. I'm not a big fan of it but it wasn't bad! It's just not for me. I didn't particularly like that we only use disposable chopsticks. I feel that takes away some essence of the place but also, it's good because it's more sanitary that way. I just prefer a more authentic feel, you get me? The Chicken Karaage is also becoming a favorite dish of mine. It goes with everything!
Venue: You can find this at the far almost-end of the rays of restaurant in the Tuscany area if you're coming from Upper McKinley Hill. There are different kinds of table, and they also had one where you feel like you're sitting on the floor. I get excited by small things like that. The lighting was dim, thus the results of my photos. The servers were okay. They weren't smiling and jolly, but they weren't rude either but the service was fast so, I got no complaints here.
The best tantanmen but orders are limited and all ramen variety are oily. They have big servings so if you're not a big eater, I suggest you find someone to share one bowl with. They have a restroom upstairs that is now closed to customers so if you need to go, you have to use the public restrooms found outside the restaurant.
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