Monday, December 6, 2010

Menya Shinchan ramen

Wee How brought me to this super ulu restaurant in Robertson Quay. He found this restaurant online and people said that the location was difficult to find and this proved to be true. We had to ask a few people before we found this restaurant at a corner of Robertson Quay.

As i wanted to try their specialty, Wee How tried the dipping ramen which was also recommended online. He told me that the noodle was home-made by the owner and i think it must be true. The noodle was thick unlike the usual ramen that i ate. I dun really like the soup base of the dipping ramen though.

But i really like what i ordered. I was in shocked when it was served in front of me. The bowl of ramen was in jumbo super huge size. And when i stirred it, i realised there was a huge portion of cabbages and bean sprouts. I think people who love vegetables will surely love this bowl of ramen. And i like the soup based too. The pork and egg was flavourful and of course, i added extra portion of pork and the noodle didnt come with egg so i ordered egg too. It also used the handmade ramen that was found in Wee How's dipping ramen. I think i won't mind coming here again even though the location was really ulu.




Marutama ramen


This ramen restaurant has branches in Liang Court and Central. It used to have very long queue when it first open in Central but recently i realised the queue is getting shorter and shorter.

I tried the grilled pork recommended by the waiter and it was really nice, crispy and tender. We also ordered their specialty ramen (non spicy) which has a chicken stock base unlike the usual pork stock base which we usually eat. The taste was refreshing and the noodle was thin and springy. Their egg cost additional money if you want to add but garlic chips were free. Overall, i think i won't mind eating this for a change in future.

Santuoka Ramen


This restaurant has branches in Central and Cuppage. I tried the one in Cuppage coz of the good reviews and also recommendations by my friends.

If you ordered their sets, they come with both ramen and rice for you to try. So you will have the best of both worlds.

Of course, we tried their speciality pork ($9) since this is what they famous for. But i find that it was too salty. But Racheal like it though. Maybe due to the juiciness of the pork.

Here are some of the sets that we tried that day.

Fried Ebi Set with Ramen ($22) -


Char Siu Rice with Ramen ($17.50) -


Salmon Rice with Ramen ($19.50) -


All are interesting and you can definitely share the set if you are a small eater. And we tried the soup based (shio flavor) recommended by the waitress. It is definitely a nice soup and we like the melting egg yolk ($1 per egg)!