Bento Ramen

Estábamos paseando por Camden Town, antes de nada diré que no me gusta nada Camden Town, me parece que ya no es lo que era y se ha convertido en una atracción cutre para turistas. Por eso la primera vez que fui a Londres no quise ir pero esta vez fuimos para ver si había algún concierto interesante.
Teníamos hambre y puse Unilocal en marcha y encontramos este sitio y nos apetecía comer Ramen aunque no hiciese mucho frío sabíamos que entraría de lujo :)
Me hizo mucha gracia porque en la puerta tienen una foto de Selena Gómez en la que dicen que los paparazzis la pillaron con una bolsa de este restaurante en Londres jajaja como si eso fuese a atraer a gente, vamos a mí me da bastante igual, pero es curioso.
Entramos y la verdad que tiene bastante espacio, nosotros nos sentamos cerca de la puerta y ya había muchas mesas vacías, eran las 2.30 y se notaba que ya éramos de los tardones en comer. Nos pedimos para compartir california que estaban muy ricos y luego cada uno un tipo de ramen, el mío era con cerdo y el de mi acompañante con gyozas. Me gustó mucho el de mi acompañante, el caldo estaba increíblemente bueno pero me gustó mucho el cerdo y los fideos del mío, muy rico y bastante barato para estar muy pegado a una zona turística.

Pretty poor food — you can definitely do better in Camden.
Service was a bit weird — they brought my partners order and another tables order but not mine at the same time.
Ingredients are not of high quality. For a place that calls itself ramen in the name the broth waste really poor. The place has a very very large menus with dishes from all only Asia including Chinese and some Korean dishes. Seems to me they might be trying to do too many dishes and none of them very well.
Save your money and head somewhere else. Definitely won’t be back.

Dropped by one week ago during lunch time with my boyfriend. We ordered two bento, spicy beef and curry chicken. They were very delicious, simple and good taste. Love the well cooked rice with seasame topping. It’s the first time I ate bento since I moved to London. The food reminds me the asian taste I used to have in Hong Kong.
We also orderd the sasimi salad, it’s good but the pomelo source were bit strong and weird.
During the lunch time, the price is quite reasonable, definitely go back again to try the bendo again.

Have not been here for a while, but the food is good and fills the gap. Although it is called Bento Ramen, it is fusion, serving other oriental delights like dim sum, marmite squid and kimchi, and the waiters are a mix of Chinese and non-​Chinese. This evening we had the mixed dim sum platter, which was much better than I expected, as it is quite hard to get it steamed right, but tasted fresh and tasty. The BBQ beef and Katsu Chicken, and the eel don, were also good and adequate.
When the bill came, was surprised to find a 10% gratuity was added. As proper Japanese restaurants do not take tips. Also thought in general at non-​Japanese restaurants, this was only added for larger parties of eight or more, we were only two people! I do not think this should be mandatory. If the waiter is guaranteed a gratuity would he or she have an incentive to try as hard to give good service? I tend to tip better if the service was good, i.e. not just doing their job. And I rather give it to the waiter concerned then go direct to the employer which I expect it does as it is included in the bill.

Decent offering at a decentprice (especially lunch menus).
Bento boxes are exactly what youd expect. Lots of choice of dim sums.
Service & décor both acceptable but not extraordinary.

Oh god I love Bento Ramen.
I love their big salty dishes of noodles and broth and deliciousness that only cost £7
I love their staff; they’re friendly, but not in your face.
I love it.
Just go. Totally worth it.

We were walking to Camden Town from Primrose Hill and needed a quick fix for dinner so we decided on Bento Ramen. Despite its name it has a wide range of other Japanese food, I had a chicken katsu curry and Julia D had Dim Sum. All of the food we ordered was good and the bill didn’t break the bank.

Me and my friend usually go to the Bento Café, I thought this was where we were going this time but we ended up here instead.
We ordered SO MUCH FOOD! And it was SO CHEAP!
I felt like we ordered one of everything off the menu. Our table was full! And it hardly cost anything and rated amazing! The duck sushi was incredible as was the tuna sushi.
I’m not a fan of calamari. I usually hate it. But there’s was to die for. Loved it. Can’t wait to go back!

Last visit the ramen wasn’t as good as before. The soup broth was OK, not special. Not sure if standards slipped but still good value for the lunch combo.

Bento Ramen. Let me count the ways that I love thee. The waving cats wave hello, and they stoically wave goodbye to me when I have a smile and a full tummy.
Whether it be a brief visit at lunchtime or a more relaxed evening meal, I have always had a good meal here, and some of the time it has been truly excellent.
Although not the best decorated nor the best vibe possessed in a restaurant in London, what it does give is reasonable, Japanese style food for a price that does not leave you wincing.
They do some great set menus at lunchtime that can either be sushi, ramen or terriyaki based. All of these come with a side dumpling and the miso soup. Rather confusingly, even if you order a Ramen soup, they still give you an additional miso soup. Many times I’ve left here of a lunchtime sloshing down the street like a skin covered the bag of soup.
Generally, when I come here during the evening, I go for the sushi that they offer. It is not groundbreaking in terms of the fish that they offer, nor the way that they present it. I am a big fan of the Sumo Platter. For £32 you get 24 sushi rolls and 12 sashimi slices. And even though it is not revolutionary, what they do, they do well and further a fairly reasonable price.
I have definitely paid twice that for dodgy London sushi and have felt ripped off in the past.
The highlight of my last visit was my excellent waiter. He really did make a fuss of us and I must say it was the best service I have ever received here, and quite possibly one of the best servers I have encountered in London.
All in all, I really do have great food here, serve the reasonable price. As long as they carry on doing this. I will keep on returning for ever and ever!

I know the quality here isn’t great. I’m not fooling myself (or you).
I go here only because they have a spicy vegetarian (vegan option) ramen. The noodles are from a packet. The flavour is always better than I expect it to be (low expectations, remember?). Packed with veggies. I always have a happy full tummy.
We happened to be in the area when my ramen-​loving friends wanted to go. With trepidation I took them, and they were pleased with their tonkotsu ramen. Pheww.
I don’t see much point to getting anything else off the menu as it is really overpriced for things out of a freezer pack. But dang, they do quench my thirst for a ramen during an evening out in Camden.

Interesting place. Mix of japanese and chinese. Service good. Sashimi was supermarket grade for japan, or standard for USA. The american style rolls were interesting, one had grilled salmon skin in it which i had never seen before. Spicy tuna roll had cooked tuna rather than raw.
Service was great. Close to Camden town station.
Not sure how this is «£». It should be «££». I paid £25 and could have eaten more. Maybe the ramen is more economical than the rolls.

3.5
Okay, so when you have «ramen» in your restaurant name, you better be serving up some damn good ramen. We didn’t get to try the bento yet, but the ramen we had was the Tonkotsu ramen and the honey roasted pork with dumplings ramen. Also ordered the dim sum sampler.
Tonkotsu broth was bland. It’s a bit sad (and funny) that the menu claimed the broth was boiled for 8+ hours because upon tasting the broth as a die-​hard ramen fan, it definitely was one of those instant packs you get at the Japanese supermarket. Bone Daddies and Shoryu Ramen in SoHo kicks Bento Ramen’s butt.
The broth for honey roasted pork with dumplings ramen was even more basic — chicken broth with a heap of thinly sliced spring onion. Again, lazy broth. However, the dumplings in the ramen essentially saved it. The shrimp and pork filling in the dumpling was flavoured brilliantly with sesame oil, white wine, salt and pepper. This makes for a truly juicy bite.
The dim sum sampler was also a shining star of our meal. All the dumplings were done very well — each bite locked in the right amount of «juice» from the filling and it just had this pleasant after taste after each one. I could eat those all day.
I definitely will come back for the dumplings and dim sum. Perhaps the bento and sushi will take this restaurant to a higher rating in my book. Stay tuned! Oh, and pass on the ramen.

Probably my favourite Japanese restaurant in London — a great place to go for lunch or to pop into for a cheap dinner. Their lunch sets are great value and the service is always efficient. Lunch is pretty much always with you in ten minutes. I adore their chicken katsu curry don and was very happy to see they now do this in a lunch set! I always plan to try something else but… even so, it all looks good!

What a lucky find in Camden! Ok it wasn’t my find at all– as I had a friend living in London recommending it to me, after lusting after some sushi all day. Overall we had to 2 hours to kill before our late evening train back up to Manchester, and with it only being a sone´s throw away from the station it was a perfect final stop of our day.
The restaurant itself is spotlessly clean, full of members of the asian community and the menu small– for me the first things I check in asian restaurants. Bento Ramen claims to be slightly Japanese but the selection is rather on the Pan-​Asian-​Fusion side.
Although praised for its Ramen, we decided to order various cold dishes after a super hot day out. Between us we order fried baby squid, the chef´s dumpling selection, baby calamari, sashimi salad, hot summer rolls, prawn skewers and rice as a side.
All dishes arrived after just a short wait, all freshly prepared and more or less at the same time– perfect for sharing. The fried items, had different batters and were fried in fresh oils. No greasy stinky crust. The summer rolls (salmon roll, topped with scallops and caviar) were excellent and we actually just ordered them after seeing the lovely picture of a fellow Unilocaler.
The service on the night was very attentive and friendly, which often is an issue at asian restaurants, and also the reason I´m not setting in RED CHILLI any time soon. All dishes were cleared straight away, with a smile and double checks if we liked everything.
Yes I liked everything here and would definitely return.
Overall we paid just about 55 pound including drinks (beer/​water/​coke), wich I find really good value for money given the freshness of the dishes and the location.

Bento Ramen is actually an everything Asian restaurant– sushi, yaki soba, Chinese dim sum, Korean kimchi, ect. It’s all over the place. And if you’re looking for a lot of food at a decent price then you will like it here.
For me this place isn’t the best fit, but I can’t fault it in general for what they do. It’s ‘Asian’ food designed to appeal to the Camden crowd and they do it well.
Oh, about the ramen… Noodles over-​cooked, broth nothing special. ‘Tokyo egg’ was cooked properly but wasn’t marinated. No scallions or nori either– just the silly neon pink rice cakes that are true to ramen tradition but horrible IMO. For a better bowl try Bone Daddies or Shoryu in Soho… or watch for a rumoured opening of an Ippudo London branch this summer.

Cheap and tasty! Good for something filling and healthy before a night out in Camden!
The staff are incredibly efficient — I’ve never waited for much more than 10 minutes for my ramen, and they really just leave you to it — no unnecessary disturbances during your meal. The selection is good, and whatever I have there I’m always satisfied with it — and the ramen bowls are huge!
Usually costs us about £11−12 a head with a bowl of ramen and a beer apiece, which is why we keep going back!

Located a short walk from Camden Town station, I happened upon Bento Ramen after one of London Zoo’s late night events
They have a comprehensive Japanese menu but I was after their ramen, as proudly advertised on their restaurant name. For me, it has to be tonkotsu ramen where pork bones have been boiled over many hours to achieve the cloudy fatty flavoursome broth
The tonkotsu ramen did have a satisfying depth to the broth. The pork chashu and egg were good too though the overall bowl isn’t as good as specialist ramen places like Bone Daddies
I paired the ramen with spicy sakekawa roll — a maki roll containing salmon skin, sesame and spicy mayo. Once again, satisfying without threatening the best Japanese places
A solid four stars

Extremely good value for money… Great portion sizes… Fresh ingredients…
It’s worth taking the short trip from Camden high street to visit this little gem.
I would highly recommend the lunchtime set special menus. I really enjoy the salmon teriyaki set that comes with miso soup, rice, gyoza and a little pumpkin croquette.
The dim sum is also good, great sushi and great sashimi. So many places do this so wrong and for double the price, but you’re get some quality for money here!
This place is definitely a keeper, with a nice relaxed atmosphere.
Keep your eye out for the shelves of little waving cats. They’ll brighten your day!

A great Japanese spot right around the corner from Camden Town station. The outside façade makes this place look rather cheap and small. Once you head inside it is actually quite spacious.
We tried the tonkotsu ramen, gyoza, California rolls, and chicken katsu curry. Shoryu’s ramen is much better, but this place is pretty decent if you are in the area. We did not try any of the sushi besides the California rolls but everyone else’s sushi plates looked really good. We will have to come back next time! Good prices and good food.

This place is mediocre, very asian fusion oriented, the prices are fair but not the cheapest.
Sashimi slices are alright, fresh, but not the thickest slice either (i’m such a complaint)
Sashimi rice bowel was delicious though, also, their rolls are great orders.
The raw scallop I ordered to share with my friend was quite delicious, although I did get a minor stomach ache the next morning, don’t know if it was the scallops to blame. Black sesame, green tea ice cream. Overall, satisfied but could definitely be better.