Ippudo Canary Wharf

This is the first restaurant I went to dine in after lockdown lifted! It's an amazing Japanese restaurant for ramen. I've tried other places but they just don't compare. How many places offer 4 types of noodle texture for every ramen bowl? Service is always attentive and quick. The restaurant has always done a great job of keeping customers socially distanced and sanitizing surfaces. The spicy veggie ramen is always perfect. When the weather is cooler, we always order the bot sake. Highly recommend! All the buns are very good as well. The only negatives are, Ippudo only offers 2 veggie style ramens on the menu and don't play Japanese music in the background. After all this restaurant is in Japan and would make the restaurant more authentic!

I really liked the ramen it was the classic one, slightly spicy. The place was suggested by a very close friend who tried in Tokio. Prices are reasonable for being in Canary Wharf and portions are generous. I want to come back and try other dishes on the menu. Service is super quick, from when we ordered until the bill, quite impressive! Some tables are getting old and can be replaced.

Service was incredible - up there with high end service. The waitress who served me and my friend was really Knowledgeable, accommodating and polite. I ordered a vegetarian ramen as I don’t eat pork but added some chicken. I must say the flavours exploded in my mouth. There’s a Japanese phrase that the staff shout to the chefs and the chefs shout back which gives a real authentic feel. The decor here is also not to be missed. 5/5 for me.

Walked in for lunch. As we came earlier, before noon, we managed to grab a couple of chair before everyone swarmed and started a long queue. I was surprised. Tried Ippudo before but in a different country. The broth is definitely flavourful! I hope they open a branch in Reading or Berkshire. Serving was enough for one. I also ordered gyoza. And had mochi for dessert. My partner had something like a katsudon, which was surprisingly small (serving). He ordered two. Would come back to try something else.

Great experience at Ippudo. Across the various chains, the food offering is really consistent, consistently good! On this occasion we visited as a 2-top, food was really good, highly recommend the 6 piece takoyaki for starter then get any of the ramen offerings, you’ll be super happy! The quality of the ingredients is definitely noticeable against other chain ramen in London, Ippudo’s offering is much higher quality. The Ippudo in Canary Wharf is normally really busy at peak hours and there is a queue, so recommend to get there early or late to avoid those peak hours. Service was generally minimal, normally we do prefer more service if we are expected to pay service charge.

Unfortunately all ramens are either pork based or vegan so I opted for the rice bowl. I was originally a little disappointed in the portion size of the Inferno Chicken Don because it’s in a much smaller bowl than the ramen. But I was so wrong, it was more than filling. The crispy gyozas were lovely and they do a great little lunch time offer. Great price too