I’m a fan of shoyu ramen so picked this over the many ramen joints in the ramen alley. Much disappointment- Boring soup base with a flat taste of msg, probably the worst shoyu I ever had. I live in the uk so would have expected...something way better. Noodle was mediocre; bamboo shoots too tough and not chewable. Really rude services warning: I came with my family and we have a toddler and elderly. Understood ramen joints are small businesses so we tried to be accommodating. My sister had her toddler on the baby sling to avoid taking up spaces, and she even took him out of the shop when he just started to make a bit of noise. The manager walked up to me (with his google translator) saying “it’s dangerous to walk around in the shop” - it puzzled us as we didn’t, and my sis literally just walked out of the door and it wasn’t the like she came in and out multiple times. Understood we were a rather large group (9 persons) so we tried to finish the bowl ASAP, I finished first so I took the toddler out (he stayed quiet anyway) trying to give this little diner one more space for others. The manager walked up to me again asking me to tell my family to get out as soon as they finish the bowl (I speak a little Japanese so he came to me all the time)- and my poor dad (rather old and visibly “inconvenient”) was told off as he just finished his last bite and put down his chopsticks. They expect customers to fully comply with their invisible rules while I didn’t see much professionalism from them- Empty soya sauce bottle which wasn’t filled (asked twice), mixed up orders without an apology. There are about 10 other ramen joints in the ramen alley - go try others and don’t ruin your time in the beautiful Kyoto!More
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