Comments on: Marutama ra-men: New outlet at Liang court

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:13:06 +0000

isaac: ah i haven try ken yet, so can’t comment on that. I went to santouka recently, it was not too bad, but then i’m not a big fan of ramen

By: isaac976

isaac976 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:42:37 +0000

erm, wifey dont seem to like ken! if I were you guys, I would stick to Marutama, its good and quite close to japan’s noodle in texture and in soup base. Ken’s soup and noodle texture dont impress us, one visit to Ken and it made us firm fan of Marutama, No more Ken’s for us

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:13:11 +0000

Hello Yani: yeah i heard abt ken’s ramen too. What do u mean by I like take photo of food? I love taking photos of food!

By: yani

yani — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:36:26 +0000

hii, another place is Noodle House Ken at Somerset.. ssrruppp so yummy..
are you like take photo of food and beverage? i like to take photo for those.

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:00:29 +0000

negitamago: hello there i heard abt their ramen before, thanks for informing me, will try them when i drop by the area next time

By: negitamago

negitamago — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:47:32 +0000

Hi,

Menya Shinchan Japanese noodle

30 Robertson Quay #01-05 Riverside View.

Ramen is Art (:

I have been there personally, and I thought that it was another ramen place that you shouldnt miss!

Try their Shinjiro Ramen !

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:51:35 +0000

negitamago: ya i agreed we shouldn’t really compare since they are both established ramens and the style of cooking differs. I guess people tend to become critics easily, we shld just go down and enjoy the ramen! haha i’m waiting for recommendation of other ramen as well. Thanks for leaving your comment : )

By: negitamago

negitamago — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:48:13 +0000

How can we compare two different broth ramen together? Santouka is more to miso & pork soup base ramen whereas Marutama is pure chicken soup mixed with shio da rei (salt seasoning)! I think that, there isnt a need to compare each ramen shop here. This would be rather unfair for them, sometimes it could be due to humans error which cause the ramen to be overrated. (it could be, the noodles that was made on that day, the timing of boiling the soup etc)

I think that we should nt come out with a conclusion on any particular ramen shop so easily, based on only one soup base ramen or only one side dish. ( try different kinds for a few times ) then make your conclusion!

Do give your comments or feedback after trying the ramen to the chef. Most probably they will make it better next time. You will never know!!

Anyway anymore recommendation of new ramen? I would really prefer those that are authentic and not like ” ice cream ramen” that kind. haha.

from negitamago (:

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:30:45 +0000

Jess: ya its certainly expensive for a bowl of ramen. its not that light in taste la, just that ajisen one is definitely much stronger, in fact too much MSG for my liking

By: jess

jess — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:13:03 +0000

i’ve been to this place after walking around with my friends , other than the soup being salty i find it quite tasteless, or maybe its only my bowl ?

Ramen has to come with chilli oil ! as a chilli lover , i cant do without chilli , but they brought me some kind of weird chilli which yes, is chilli but dont suit the ramens ,

overall , disappointing . its a tad expensive for a bowl of salty soup yet a lil tasteless ramen with no chilli oil provided .

Will only recommend it to those that likes a lighter base soup , i’d prefer ajisen !

jesss last blog post..

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:46:00 +0000

hello pearl, yeah i guess taste is subjective, for those who love their ramen maybe they will like it, but i’m not really a big fan of Jap food, so i find it to be average, and the price is rather on the high side too.

but then cannot compare with bar chor mee la, the two are like quite far apart. haha. i felt the soup base was too salty, maybe too much MSG. yeah they always have long queues, and Singaporeans being Singaporeans like to queue, the longer the better

By: pearl

pearl — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:45:42 +0000

hi! i ate marutama ramen once and i honestly didn’t find it fantastic at all.. the soup is too salty/oily and the char siu is yes, one piece, but most of all i think that the bakchormee at bedok 85 (which is less than 4bucks) tastes much better and has the springy noodles too! somehow the soup base of marutama ramen makes me feel a little gelat after awhile too.. but then again i’m probably just one of the rare few who won’t dine there again cos their outlet at central is always packed and the queue is always at least a 15mins wait..

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:26:44 +0000

matilda: everybody is telling me santouka! okay, i’ll try asap and do a post : )

By: Matilda

Matilda — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:48:40 +0000

My colleagues and I prefers Santouka to Marutama. I think Singaporeans prefers ‘heavier’ soup base. The pork cheek ramen at santouka rocks, really tender. But the grill char siu at Marutama is worth mentioning. Bishanmon is nothing memorable, you might as well pay a few bucks more for Santouka or Marutama.

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:21:43 +0000

archimedes: hahaha you love your ramen eh? lol! santouka still better? okay must try : )

By: archimedes

archimedes — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:20:28 +0000

Just came back from Bugis, Tried the Ramen there today. Bishanmon at the basement. Ordered their Xmas special. Still find Santouka better. Bishanmon shoyu ramen taste is lighter than Santouka. Japanese in Singapore said that the taste of Santouka is most similar to ramen in Japan. And yes, must tried Santouka fried rice. Go there in a very empty stomach or you will regret it.

By: Cherie

Cherie — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:33:25 +0000

There is an extension wing to NorthPoint Shopping Centre (Yishun) and at this new wing, there is a Japanese Theme foodcourt. Maybe you can do a food review on this foodcourt since its new.

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:17:56 +0000

azarael: yeah man its kind of pricey but everybody still love them!

HFB: the noodles are springy, agreed. Ya probably will try the other two if i go back next time.

didally: haha! go and try, but they got really long queues, so need to go at the correct timings.

fen: yep they got quite a lot of new shops, the whole area looks better than last time, used to be very dark and run-down, but now they are doing it like Central, with the Jap theme

DHny: ya ajisen ramen not very good i feel, haven try santouka, everybody’s talking about it when i mentioned ramen.

jaime: haha yeah a lot Jap restaurants to try : )

By: Jaime-La-Nourriture

Jaime-La-Nourriture — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:39:19 +0000

oh they dont have the special half boiled egg in their ramen.

looks like the newly revamp liang court has lotsa hidden treasures to explore! must try it soon

By: DhNy

DhNy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:47:36 +0000

Well, I feel that Ajitsen's ramen quality has been going downhill these years. Santouka has really good cha-siew and noodles. Even their fried rice was rather tasty. Anyone tried the Sapporo ramen at bugis basment? DhNys last blog post..Rendezvous Restaurant: Gourmet Nasi Padang?