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“Dish water has more flavour”
Review of Mr Ramen San

Mr Ramen San
Ranked #849 of 8,258 Restaurants in Melbourne
Price range: ₹216 - ₹811
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Neighbourhood: Chinatown
Description: Mr Ramen San serves up some of Melbourne's best ramen, located in Mid City Arcade in the precinct of Chinatown. This is truly authentic Japanese ramen restaurant! Craving steaming flavour packed ramen? Head Chef Roystan Leow has been trained by Japanese maters in Ramen and has worked in high profile restaurants. According to Roystan, "What you get in Japan in terms of ramen, we produce here. Authenticity." Roystan brings the influences of Kyushu, a charming southern precinct of Japan to Melbourne. The Kyushu style is about pork bones in white broth, signature at Mr Ramen San. Mr Ramen San delights with a Japanese greeting as you enter, making customers feel welcome from the start. Mr Ramen San boasts several points of difference to the usual ramen scenario. For a start they serve up fresh house made Japanese style noodles daily; for ramen enthusiasts you can tell the quality of noodles and it makes a big difference. Not only that but unlike other ramen houses, Mr Ramen San will provide you with FREE extra noodles on request! The serves of noodles in the dishes are generous enough as it is; so extra noodles for free is a great innovation for hungry customers! Charsu Tonkatsu Ramen is a signature dish that rewards you with it's white cloudy broth; intense in flavour having been cooked for over 10 hours. As Ramen lovers know, it's all in the broth! There are no shortcuts in the cooking process (ie no soup stock from any supplier and definitely no MSG) and Roystan has a great passion for cooking authentic ramen. The Charsu roast pork is melt in your mouth, and the seasoned egg, wood ear mushroom and greens give a refreshing accompaniment. The World Loves Melbourne considers this dish the best ramen in Melbourne.
Reviewed 30 March 2023 via mobile

I was really looking forward to this place as the other reviews were so positive. I will start with the good. Service was quick, the ramen arrived in minutes. The chasu was good, noodles were ok as well. We had three different types of ramen and all had the same issue. The stock was tasteless to the point it was nearly water. I have had my fair share of ramen in Japan and this was no where near what it should of been. Even the instant ramens from woolies have more flavour. I am not sure if it was because it was lunch time and they had to water down the stock or what but even my son noticed how bland the stoxk was.

Sorry but for me it is a miss..

Date of visit: March 2023
Thank DAMTCOOK
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Reviewed 8 February 2023 via mobile

Taste is boring and staff rude. Much better ramen close by. Shop is cramped and rushed service. Staff also kick you out if you sit with your friends unplanned and no apology.

Date of visit: February 2023
Thank Mgf240591
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Reviewed 2 December 2022 via mobile

Authentic ramen with a nice gyoza that can be fried slightly longer for a better char.

Enjoyed the tonkotsu char siu noodles and will definitely go back for more!

Date of visit: December 2022
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Reviewed 14 October 2022 via mobile

Delicious Ramen, had the Pork Char Siu with Spicy miso with pork gyoza. Both soft and perfectly cooked. Fresh and tasty broth. Price a bit high but I loved the food. Staff were friendly and service of food was quick.

Date of visit: October 2022
Thank Bokka_Choy
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Reviewed 15 March 2022

My husband ordered a tonkotsu chashu ramen and I ordered the gyoza for lunch. The ramen was excellent – the broth was very rich and porky and the toppings (soft boiled egg, bamboo shoots, nori, bean sprouts and spring onions) were super tasty. The gyoza were excellent too – super thin skins with a moist tasty filling.

Date of visit: March 2022
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Thank Suzie L
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