Makanai Chatswood, Sydney

User Reviews of Makanai Chatswood

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1.8 Not Recommended

Food 3 Ambience 1 Service 2 Value 1

From the moment you walk in, you'd notice this joint is not operated by Japanese, the staff just repeat the same Japanese welcomes over and over again. To me, that's not important, the food and service are what I was looking for but, unfortunately, they failed miserably in both.

It reminds me of eating on the airplane: tiny seats, tiny tables, no elbow room, and small food portions. But for some strange reason, the kitchen's huge! They probably designed this place to cook a meal rather than enjoying a meal. So don't blame yourself for wanting to escape after just 30 seconds.

As if the setting wasn't bad enough, the food was just as bad considering what it charged the customers. What's supposed to be wagyu tastes more like wa-glue to me. And the one thin slice of chashu and a boiled egg in the ramen are all the proteins you'll find in a $13.5 signature dish. Even a $5 chicken wrap would've been healthier and offered better value for money.

My advice to everyone is don't ever be fooled by the exterior of this restaurant, it's a real mess inside. There's just too many options in Chatswood to be wasting time and money on this place.

May 28, 2012

tassidevil
7

5.8 Average

Food 6 Ambience 6 Service 6 Value 5

This isn't a traditional Japanese ramen place, in fact the karaage ramen with tonkotsu broth has Chinese choysum and black fungus in it, weird. There were 3 x 6cm balls of karaage chicken and in total was a very average ramen for me. Back to Ichiban for me. It will never beat having a fresh bowl of ramen from Kyoto or Tokyo but Ichiban and Ichimaru are close enough for me.

Feb 10, 2012