Ippudo Central Saint Giles

It is okay Ramen if you consider it’s in middle of London, but if you expect something really nice authentic Japanese ramen… idk
But the sides were quite nice, Karaage and Crispy Gyoza

Although Kanada-Ya is my go-to, I had been curious about ippudo for a while and decided to go out of convenience. As we had big bags on us, we decided to go to here as Kanada-Ya is a very small restaurant and can be a bit crammed when it is busy.
Unfortunately, it did not compare to Kanada-Ya. The broth at ippudo wasn’t bad per se, but lacked the richness and umami flavour of Kanada-Ya’s broth which definitely has the depth of something that has been simmered for 18 hours. It tasted fine, but it wasn’t mouth-watering. I wasn’t left craving more after I finished.
Also, I was greatly disappointed by the portions. Two tiny bits of pork in the bowl and a massive heap of noodles. It didn’t feel very well-balanced. The slices of pork are not massive at Kanada-Ya either, but you at least get about 4/5 slices and can eat the pork periodically instead of having to eat one piece at the start and the other at the end of the meal. I was sad to see that there weren’t more pieces of pork hiding under the surface. I forgot to ask for ‘normal’ rather than the standard ‘firm’ noodles, but they were still on the harder side of firm and not enjoyable for me to eat.

I was hoping for more on their ramen but broth was weak and noodles too thin
I order the spicy one and once I mix the spices the flavour of the broth was completely gone
Gyozas were good enough

Had a ramen there soup was quite room temperature
Quite sad with one unfriendly staff but manager managed the store and customers really well he was so nice
Dont let one bad apple spoil the rest :(

Irasshaimase! My favourite Japanese restaurant in London. It mimics the Ippudo restaurants in Japan so well. The food is great, the staff is nice and attentive. The ramen is just amazing! I'm never disappointed by it. Full of flavour. And the egg is always boiled perfectly, not like other places where the egg is too hard boiled. Even though this is a chain restaurant, this is as authentic of a Japanese restaurant as you can get.

Great atmosphere, great food, great everything. The ramen is so good, warming and delicious, gyoza are crispy and very tasty. Sake very tasty and lots of choices. The service was great very helpful and friendly staff. Definitely recommend if looking for some good ramen at a good price.

Wow!! First time trying the food here after hearing amazing things and I was not disappointed!!! We ordered the akamaru modern ramen which was amazing with a really rich and dense flavor, and amazing toppings, and we had the goma g flavored cucumber which was INSANE and the age-tako yaki which honestly stole the show, the sauce on those appetizers was absolutely incredible!
I will defo be going back here, was not disappointed at all and thought it was really fairly priced for the quality of the food we had! Plus the service was great and we only had to wait for a table for 5-10mins on a Friday night which i was very impressed by