Bone Daddies Kensington

I'm slowly making my way into the London food scene, and I was told that Bone Daddies is the place to go for a killer ramen.
I came hungry and excited, and left mostly satisfied.
I say "mostly" because I cannot deny that the steamed pork bun and chicken & prawn gyoza were fantastic- delicately flavoured with just enough of a punch. Loved them both.
The ramen, however, was a bit of a letdown. I had the classic Tonkatsu pork ramen, which may have been my first mistake. I'm usually more of a fan of beef and chicken broth-based ramens. But I decided to be adventurous today.
The actual broth was simply too strong for me. It overpowered all of the other flavours in the ramen. The gorgeous Clarence Court egg was lost, none of its creamy goodness could shine through.
The bean sprouts and noodles were well-cooked but again they were bogged down by the broth rather than being well-complimented by it. The actual shavings of pork were tender and tasty, though.
I think I was just looking for a more delicate, balanced flavour overall.
All the same, I'll be back for the steamed buns and gyoza, and the lovely fresh mint tea!

I was quite surprised to discover an entire food court above whole foods in our quest for bone daddies.

The current spell of weather has me constantly seeking out soup and ramen kind of eateries. After a trip to the design museum, was trying to find a place for early dinner and revealed bone daddies that I had previously bookmarked.

While it is set in a food court, bone daddies has its own space for diners, so once you enter, you do get a restaurant feel.

We arrived early around 6:30, but there were already a few tables occupied with people sharing small plates and drinks from their extensive menu.

We settled on a jasmine tea and carrot orange juice respectively (alcohol detox diet is on, otherwise I would have loved to try some of the exciting sakes on the menu)

The table had an array of condiments - spicy chilli paste (vegetarian, no shrimp, yay for me), sesame seeds, garlic marinated vinegar. The lady kindly got us some extra chilli oil when I asked for my ramen to be spicy.

They also offered hair ties (elastic bands) and plastic bibs. Such a thoughtful gesture for eating ramen.

He had, had a late lunch and didn't want a main course, but I was really hungry. So we settled for multiple small plates and one main.

The fried chicken went well with wasabi mayo dip that accompanied the chicken summer roll. I do think the fried chicken deserved the dip more than the roll. The chilli pork bao was lovely, but I was surprised to only receive one piece (a previous picture on this group may have skewed my expectations) It was large, so we cut it in half to share.

The pickled shiitake was perfect for what I wanted (cutting the viscous texture of the tonkotsu ramen) The ramen was perfect. I liked the lower proportion of noodles to veggies. And I had ordered extra mushrooms and pork. While I prefer a higher proportion of protein and veg to carb, I have to admit that I could have enjoyed a lot more of the noodles (you have the option to order extra) They were really good.

The little mochi ice cream balls were perfect. Not too sweet, just a hint of sweetness. I tried the yuzu, hazelnut and chocolate & despite being a chocoholic, I have to say the yuzu & hazelnut were much preferred.

I now know where I'm going for dinner anytime I'm on Kensington high street in the evenings. There's so much more in the starters menu that I want to try and I love their version of the tonkotsu ramen.

Note: Today starts our week long tribute to Ramen as Ramen Wars begins. Find out about which Ramen places the Boozy Bunch members love as well as those they love to hate… . I’m a noodle fiend. A few of us boozy bunchers went to CôBa only yesterday for dinner (oh, so so SO GOOD) but by this lunchtime I was already craving a bowl of ramen (mainly because I opted to try the bun instead of going for the pho again). Bone Daddies (Kensington) was only 5 minutes walk from my client’s house so I decamped there immediately after I finished work for some well deserved noodly goodness.

Bone Daddies is one of my favourite ramen in London! Been going for more than one year now. I think the quality is a bit lower now since they open more outlets, but it is still good, and I think better than Tonkotsu or Shoyru.

This branch in Whole Foods is the best one I recommend to go, because there is no queue. Simple as that! They also have a bigger menu.

The fried chicken bun is very nice, and is nicely mixed with kimchi mayo. The IP Tonkotsu is current favourite one because the broth is so thick and rich, and it is a little bit spicy giving it extra flavour.

Only problem after eating here is that you feel very full and bloated, because everything is quite salty. But ramen is supposed to be rich and salty of course

Like most places in London at the mo. A little overpriced when you add it all up at the end. (I.e. 9ish quid for some of the finger foody starters)

That aside, the quality of food was very good and had great flavour. Service and
staff were fab. So all on all a very good and enjoyable experience. Recommend it x

Came here for our anniversary and the staff were so lovely! I unfortunately didn’t get both girls names, but both looked after us so well! The food was great as always, though this was our first time to the Kensington Branch so it’s great to see the food is consistent through out the chain!

The tonkotsu broth is more on a lighter side, but still flavourful. The chicken room was slightly more saltier than expected. We did like the density of the noodles. I wasn't a fan of the whole concept of Japanese rockers - I can't really reconcile eating ramen with Metallica blaring - and suggestive menu, but still a nice enough ramen chain.

A great place to go if you have a non-meat eater in your group. The portions are generous and you can add more toppings if you really want to load it up. We got the pork pork chilli and the spicy miso, both with added toppings. Then we got the soy salted ice cream for dessert and it was such a perfect ending. Super sweet, but pallete cleansing and with a perfect balance of salt.

So tasty! The broth is deep and flavourful! I like the texture of the noodles 🍜 ! I think it was price worthy (£14.30). Also thank you Harvey for your service☆ i felt welcomed and comfortable.

Absolutely delicious! Food was awesome and service was exceptional, Gio took great care of us. Wish I lived here so could come everyday!