Absolutely a delightful dining experience. 100% authentic Japanese restaurant - from food taste, to incredients, presentation/layout of the dishes.
Staff are Japanese and, as expected, they are extremely polite and helpful.
Price is also incredibly affordable, especially when you compare to those so-called large "authentic" Japanese ramen chain restaurants in London.
I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes ramen, and will definitely come back again whenever possible.
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If there's a long line of customers waiting to get into this establishment, then you know you're in for a treat. That said, I can comfortably say that Goemon Ramen Bar delivered in every facet.
The service staff are impeccable. Not only are they polite and friendly, but they are ready and knowledgeable about the menu items. If you're new to Japanese food, you'll be in good hands. Just ask them if you need any pointers!
Next up: the taste. Oh man, was the wait worth it! I ordered two pork baos and the chicken shoyu ramen. Tasty? Try again. It was out of this world! The food also came out speedily. So don't worry about needing to wait long for your food!
After finishing my original order, I just had to see what else they could cook up. I ordered the pork gyozas, which came with its own savory umani sauce. Or rather, the sauce left you thinking "ooh mami" because it'll surely hit you with those childhood memories. I finished the evening with the green tea ice cream. A perfect end to this incredible taste of Japan in Brighton.
I believe this establishment deserves more credit. It's clear that the food is made and delivered with care. Note, the portions are little small compared to mainstream competitors like Wagamamas, but its still definitely worth supporting.
The price point is quite good for the quality of the food. I highly recommend you checking out Goemon Ramen Bar.
Wondering whether to go to this place?
YES.
I visited on a busy Saturday evening at 7pm and the queue went down fairly quickly, getting in after a 30 minute wait. There were around 20 people in front (groups of 2-4).
Once in, the service is exceptional and the food cannot be faulted. Tasting the takoyaki balls brought me back to my memories of visiting Japan. The Tokyo Tonkotsu was spot on, noodles were bouncy and the deep flavours of the broth went well with the freshness of the spring onions on top. Perfection.
Atmosphere is quite ordinary, and toilets were functional. It's a ramen bar, so it's in line with my expectations of a place to grab a quick bite, with friendly & attentive service and delicious food. 😋 Highly recommended if that's what's you're looking for.
Thank you Goemon Ramen Bar
An amazing place with genuinely beautiful food! Me and my partner visited for dinner for our anniversary just gone - the first visit since pre-COVID - and it was, if anything, better than we remembered.
I got an 8 piece takoyaki (I did want the gyu tan, but it was out of stock!), a large spicy chicken bowl; my partner got a bali salad and a spicy chicken bowl, and we shared a serving of shrimp gyoza. All of it was cooked to perfection, and they do without doubt the best takoyaki I've ever tried.
The staff are super helpful, super attentive without being overbearing in any way. Super friendly!!!
Word of warning: its a SMALL PLACE, so don't expect to bring a large group with you (3 at most)
Absolutely delicious and authentic Japanese ramen joint. A good ramen is judged by its broth and let me tell you this one is to die for both the shoyu and the miso based broths were delicious! We had the Tokyo Tonkotsu and the spicy Tonkotsu ramens, one with thin noodles, one with thick. Both absolutely incredible!
We also had tsukemono as a starter and it was lovely and exactly what we needed at the time.
The portions are really generous as well!
One thing to bear in mind is that you cannot book a table, so you'll just have to rock up and hope that you'll get in.
Great place to have Ramen in Brighton.
Visited as a group of 4 around 7:30pm on a Saturday night. Had to wait around 40 minutes for a table which concerned us as they say they close at 830pm - which seems extremely early for a restaurant on Preston Street. They allow customers to finish their meal but the bill was delivered a little earlier than I would of liked.
Food and drinks were great. Lots of authentic Japanese options. The Takoyaki in particular was the best I've had outside of Japan.
Meal was around £120 for 4 people but we ordered lots of appetizers. No one felt ripped off.
Authentic. Good food. Just let us book a table though, no one likes a queue.
Our travel to Brighton was worth it! Their ramen is perhaps one of the best in Southeast England - and the cheapeast!
Their broth is incomparable to others. You will definitely taste it’s authenticity.
Please don’t order the small ramen as you will crave for more. Their side dishes are small in servings but it’s what you expect for what you pay.
Staff are generally helpful and they will ask you to order via a QR code on your table.
Please be there before they open up as the line gets long - that’s how popular Goemon in Brighton are.
The ramen was great - among the best ones I have tried in my life. Both Tonkotsu ramen and Tokyo ramen were delicious and the difference between them existed but was not too big. The marinated egg was superb and had very good taste to it, much different from just a regular egg. The small portion of ramen is really small and I would not recommend ordering it unless you are not hungry at all. The medium size portion is the sweet spot you are looking for. Kim chi was a bit below expectations and plum wine was good. Staff was welcoming but could not advise on ramen size compared to other ramen places
Absolutely incredible. Came across this restaurant almost by accident, we had tried to go to one up the road but it was too full and then I found Goemon. So pleased I did.
To start with we had our 1 year old with is and they were great at helping us push the damn stroller through the door and got our little one a high chair.
The menu choices all sounded amazing but my wife chose the Miso Butter Ramen and I had a rice bowl with Fried chicken coated in soy sauce.
The food was so so amazing, I love that you could choose a portion size so my medium bowl was enough to feed me with offerings to my little and the wife!
The service was brilliant and the staff were so so friendly, loved the atmosphere. I just have to apologise for my baby excitedly screaming for food a couple of times, she loved it that much too 😂
10/10 experience and will definitely be going back.
This restaurant was absolutely amazing, the best ramen I’ve had!!
We had to wait approximately 20 minutes to get a table, but it was torally worth it.
The only downside was that, it was very busy. Therefore we were kind of rushed out when we were close to finishing our meals.
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