Sooo delicious. They have a good selection of ramens and we had a lovely evening. So nice to see a…read moreplace like this in West Ealing. We will definitely come back for another date night soon.

From the owner: Best sushi and tonkotsu ramen. We beat price and taste from other chain restaurant in high street…read moreproviding great taste and service.

Great hearty ramen. Everything is so tasty but I've made a huge mistake to order the spicy one…read morebecause it was unbearably spicy. We also tried the chicken broth one but it's definitely not as intense as the pork broth. If you don't have any dietary restrictions, highly recommend the pork soup. Chicken karage is very nice as well! We mixed the soy sauce and vinegar together for a dipping sauce and it cuts down the oiliness so it was perfect. Wait staff is nice and alway accommodating our request!

I had to wait a little to get in but it was still under like 15 mins. They seemed to be busy but…read moreits to be expected as they are only about a 10 seater restaurant inside with a few tables outdoors. The server was really nice and it looked like he was the only one working at the time so he was doing everything and trying his best to get me seated asap. Once I was seated, placing my order and getting my food was very quick. I ordered a lunch set and I got to say the soup base was kinda bland for a ramen which I feel like is pretty flavorful and the dumplings were just okay. The frozen ones I've had at home have more flavor...The chili oil definitely helped with the flavor though. This lunch set was a great deal though for all that and a cocktail I paid under 20 pounds. What i got Small Lunch set -Kakugiri with pork gyoza Smoke Hibiscus Margarita Price $ Food 5 Atmosphere 7 Service 7

Excellent food. Cute ambiance. Kind, quick service. Good price…read more I enjoyed the Salmon Set. 10/10!

The special ramen was very good, with multiple eggs and a very tasty broth. What was a little weird…read morewas the noodles hung together a little too much at first like they were straight from packaging, and the okra was served as sticks. Service was decent.

Holy God were they a perfect end to a really great night and took pity on a bunch of us who showed…read moreup desperate after a show - but man that ramen!!!!! I had the black garlic tonkatsu, one mate had the OG and the other the white, and we shared chicken karage and pork dumplings. It was all AMAZING. And the area is just kind of idyllic.

10/10 !!! Excellent food & service. The ambience is on…read morepoint. Shoryu is warm, comfortable and welcoming. This place is a must try!

The ramen shop is a bit tight but does have lots of seating. The service is good…read more The ramen. This a tonkotsu shop so the noodles are thin. The soup was really decent. I got the Cha-Mori. It was not worth it. The slices of meat were too thin. The regular tonkotsu x would have been good enough. The hanjuku egg was not worth the extra as well. Instead of paying extra for the meat and egg, order a bowl of rice. There is plenty of small chunks of chashu and would go well to eat together after the noodles are gone.

4-ish stars rounded up. Pretty solid ramen shop!…read more I ordered the gekikara and it was pleasingly spicy; not chugging-water-spicy but still in-your-face-spicy. :p Very flavorful broth but as a nitpick it was a tad overly salty. Decent chashu pork belly; tasty but not the most succulent. Well-seasoned tan-tan minced pork but on the dry side. I requested kata (firm) noodles but the noodles were pretty soft.....still enjoyable to eat though. As for my drink I had the homemade jasmine tea lemonade. Kinda over-brewed-bitter lol. Very polite and attentive service (pretty much boosted my rating)! Overall I'd say this spot is a recommend from me if you already happen to be in the area.

Quite tasty little Japanese restaurant. Nice casual atmosphere and friendly staff. The dumpling…read moreramen was rather tasty and satisfying. Eel dragon roll was quite good. The ingredients all seemed fresh and presented well. The curries seemed to be a popular item from the delivery items from what I overheard while I was there.

This is really Hakata Tonkotsu ramen. I can recommend for Tonkotsu lovers…read more Staff is kind and service is nice.

Small strip of a dining room. Diners at the counter along windows can be separated by partitions…read more Small number of tables supplemented by exterior cafe tables. Open kitchen in back Service quick and efficient. After selecting ramen you can choose to customize noodle firmness and soup richness. Manager or owner was close but not hovering. Only ordered Tonkotsu ramen but there is a large selection of sushi, sashimi and other Japanese specialties. Soup order rich had a strong pork bone base and was served very hot as it should be. Noodles firm as ordered. Good proportion of toppings. Order combination with Gyoza ordered fried. Gyoza were the weak point. Not sure why but had large white areas. See photo. Interesting toppings at table included pickled ginger and peeled garlic cloves with a garlic press. Sesame shooter, shoyu and maybe an oil. Chopsticks were nice disposable. Cost was about 15 pounds, a reasonable amount outside of Japan. Comparable to Chicago prices. I will return although there was an interesting Japanese restaurant with a belt across the alley.

Walked by a few times and made it a duty to pop in. The classic ramen was delicious, light but…read morefilling. However, I. My opinion- the broth did not have that richness of flavor I was craving. I don't know if it made any difference arriving 12:05 when they actually open at 12. Overall, service was timely and servers were warm. Cute little space and bar, clean and quiet. I'd go again.

We recently discovered this little gem of a restaurant when our neighbor suggested we come here for…read morea Friday evening bite. What a pleasant surprise: we live on Bermondsey Street and thus are surrounded by restaurants that charge you an arm and a leg. This place is a mere 10 minutes walk from the hustle and bustle of London Bridge, yet you feel like you've entered a different world. Tokoton Ramen is run by a team of three Japanese guys and we felt the personality of this trio throughout our meal. It's a very tiny space, but the food is excellent, the service is kind and the interior is cute. Nothing fancy, but it makes you feel at ease. We've already been looking forward to coming back and this time we'll bring our dog as canines are welcome!

'Asta' (as I like to simply call it) - I have no idea of the '3' moniker, or indeed where the first…read moretwo went - is as genuine a Japanese canteen as you'll find in London. I was lucky enough to, along with a colleague, be taken here on several occasions for a quick lunch by a client (indicative of how welcoming the Japanese are!) By 'genuine' I mean no dumbed-down menus, no super-slick interiors to detract from potentially average food, and no gimmicks of any kind. The place is staffed and run by Japanese nationals as any self-respecting Japanese restaurant should be - and perhaps more importantly, frequented by them regularly, too. Service is smiling and attentive and no more that it needs to be. The food is inexpensive (~£6-8 for a bento, £7-11 for ramen, udon or donburi) and so tasty. On my most recent trip I had beef ramen with tan tan (sesame paste) soup base, and my brother had salmon teriyaki on brown rice. Both dishes had generous proportions of meat/fish, and the donburi came with a side salad and pickles. The unagi (eel) is also lovely, and the place does an extensive line in pick-your-soup base noodle bowl dishes where you have the option of shoyu, miso, and sesame as mentioned above, among others. I can't speak for the takeaway bento, but they looked pretty solid and of a decent quality. Drinks come in the familiar (Coke etc) and the more, um, 'traditional' - aloe vera juice, Pocari, cold bottled green and black teas and others. This place is rather hidden away on the fringes of the City, behind Aldgate station on the Petticoat Lane side. In many ways it's a great location as it's very much a local haunt, and in others a little frustrating as even if you're working in the City it can be a fair walk to get there and back! My advice would also be to get there early (between midday and half-past) to ensure a seat, as well as before some of the more popular items on the menu disappear. In brief summary, I couldn't really recommend this place enough if you're in the area. You'll get multi-kudos from any friends Nippon friends (or appreciators of their incredible cuisine) and have a lunch to beat the hell out of an uninspired sandwich / soft-drink combo whilst spending a similarly scant amount of your hard-earned cash. As your fellow diners would say: "itedakimas!"

I wish I could give this place 10 stars because it is simply amazing. For lunch I got a chicken…read moreteriyaki be to box. Their rice is so delicious I could eat it alone without any other dish. The chicken was tender and flavourful and I really liked the fried potato thing that came with the side. Another great thing about Asta is that with bento boxes you can pick a variety of cold side dishes. I recommend the cucumbers and the rice noodles. Will be back!!

please take know that the address should read as:…read more 8 Station Parade Uxbridge Road Ealing Common London W5 3LD also the map shown is indicating a wrong location! and the nearest tube station is ealing common and not kew gardens! our original plan was to try out sushi hiro nearby. unfortunately hiro was fully booked for the evening and we settled for kiraku. basically, kiraku builds itself as an izakaya restaurant. lot's of japanese patrons which is always a good sign. comprehensive menu with a bit of everything. the sashimi moriwase special was surprisingly very good. very fresh and nicely cut. the shoku carpaccio was a nice sashimi salad with garlic and olive oil. their kaki fry was well fried. the salmon porridge was simple and comforting. the grilled eggplant with cheese and miso was a little over salty. kushiyaki was ok but not outstanding. i like their crispy chicken skin. their beef tongue was nicely crunchy and chewy. the pork rolled with shiso leaf was slightly too porky in taste. the chicken ball was ordinary and so was the chicken. as for the chicken wing, one was burnt and the other was under cooked. maki wise, the ones we ordered were the kiraku special and soft shell crab. kiraku special had a generous serving of ikura but i couldnt taste any crispy salmon skin. the soft shell crab one was ordinary. in both, the rice grains seem too starchy and big. the biggest led down, food wise, has to be the special of the day which was a deep fried iberico pork. too oily outside and too dry inside. definitely not worth the money and long wait! for dessert we struggled to make the staff know what we wanted. bascially, 2 macha ice cream with azuki beans and 1 kuri ice cream with azuki beans. after going back and forth for 10 minutes, she finally understood what we wanted! sigh. my biggest complain for kiraku has to be their wait staff! very slow service and no promptness in refilling our tea despite many reminders to do so! also the food took ages to come. so much so that we even forgot we had ordered them. having said that, they must be doing well as they were packed by 8pm. i'll be back but i'll be more careful what i order in the future. Opening Hours: Tuesday - Sunday (Monday Closed) Lunch: 12 - 3pm (Last orders 2:30pm) Dinner: 6 - 11pm (Last orders 10pm)

Camembert and fried pork sushi roll?…read more Stop and imagine that for yourself. Gooey smelly French cheese, fried pork cutlet and a little bit of chutney all wrapped up in seaweed and rice and then served with the usual dish of soy sauce and wasabi. How do you think that combination will go? Hint, don't dip it in the soy/wasabi stuff. So I think from the start of this review you'll realise that Kiraku are not the traditional sushi sellers that nearby five-star Atari-Ya are. They do sell some good cuts of raw fish as sashimi, nigiri and donburi but they also do a whole lot more - salads, roasted tofu, crispy crab and the aforementioned cheese and pork maki. I'm pretty sure I still prefer the conservative sushi three doors down, especially as the mackerel at Kiraku is annoyingly the pickled kind. But Kiraku must be doing something good as it's very packed every night and usually with young Ealing Japanese having fun with the many sakes.