MENMA 麺真 Place Jourdan — Restaurant in Etterbeek

I heard quite a lot of comments about this place. Well, I got my self time and I went to get some food there. First impression is that you will get serve super quick but it’s not like that. So, finally food is on the table and first thing is you feel like this gonna be a great ramen but no! Ingredients are cool: meat (pork), onions, mushrooms shiitake, etc. Hopefully, the ramen (more like noodles) were warm enough -not boiling like they should be- and the broth! Cross fingers for that! Despite this inconvenient, the soya broth was really tasty and in enough quantity to get full by half bowl.

I would like to know if they have any kind of minute clock for the kitchen to get the ramen out of water cause I heard an alarm more than 3 times during the time a was in...

This is one place I love returning to for the authentic tasting Japanese ramen. Must try is the Yuzu tonkutsu soup ramen which is its signature dish. The soup broth is made of brewed pork bone and is a deep savoury taste but with a refreshing twist of lemony yuzu. The ramen noodles were cooked al dente. There are options for chicken based soup as well. We ordered as well the noodles with spicy soup (aka miso) which was delicious but would have loved it if it’s more spicy. On summer days one can sit outside and enjoy the comings and goings of Place Jourdan but I gave one star less for the atmosphere as there were many flies flying around our table, perhaps the restaurant can provide some solutions eg candles etc to help customers enjoy their...

We often dine or order here because we love their ramen, but tonight’s experience was disappointing. Though the restaurant was half-empty and we were initially told to choose any table, the server later asked us to move from a table for four to a table for two. This would have been understandable if the place were full, but it wasn’t, and the remaining options were awkwardly placed near the entrance or cramped between other tables. Frustrated, we left, and as we did, a cook casually said “ciao,” which came across as...