It's called Ivan Ramen, and surprise surprise - its run by a guy called Ivan, and specialises in Ramen, the Japanese noodle soup dish. I haven't had much Japanese before, so I was looking forward to trying this.
The signage and decor is very eye-catching, with bright colours and a Japanese Manga-esque theme. They also hand make all the noodles on site, which is good to know.
We ordered the 1000 year old devilled egg and Chinese broccoli for entree. The devilled egg is made with preserved duck egg served inside a hen's egg. I was expecting a pungent, rotten flavour, but it was surprisingly palatable and actually very nice.
For mains, Nic had Lancaster Okonomiyaki, which was on a waffle made of pork scrapple (offally meatloaf), while I had the Tokyo Shio Ramen. The ramen broth was intensely flavoured, and had strips of pork belly poached in the broth, as well as a soft boiled egg. Using chopsticks and the little slurpy spoon forces you to eat slowly, but allows you to enjoy the food more.
The prices were quite reasonable, and the service was excellent. All in all a great dinner, washed down with a couple of Asahis.
For mains, Nic had Lancaster Okonomiyaki, which was on a waffle made of pork scrapple (offally meatloaf), while I had the Tokyo Shio Ramen. The ramen broth was intensely flavoured, and had strips of pork belly poached in the broth, as well as a soft boiled egg. Using chopsticks and the little slurpy spoon forces you to eat slowly, but allows you to enjoy the food more.
The prices were quite reasonable, and the service was excellent. All in all a great dinner, washed down with a couple of Asahis.
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