Umamido — Restaurant in Ixelles - Elsene

The general review of this chain pretty well so I tried with my friend. We both chose a miso soup base, the photo below is pork version my friend took the chicken version. In overall it was quite a disappointment and too expensive for the quality served. The booth is very watery and kinda spicy for a miso based which is just supposed to be salty. The kind waitress seemed annoyed when I asked why it was spicy. The noodles are industrial (dry noodles and just warmed into hot water), nothing handmade, so flavourless. Eggs are fine, the little sides in the bowl are fine too but it misses the nori (the black-seaweed-liked paper) to be perfect. For any first timer tasting ramen it's quite correct. For an experienced gourmet, it's not...

Been a loyal customer for a year now and last week I got really disappointed by the way where umamido is going. Some months ago there was a price increase without any improvement in the quality. Like 2 months ago they decided to change the recipe to use cheaper ingredients. For example they replaced edamame beans for can green beans which have nothing to do in a ramen IMHO. Last week, they asked me to pay an extra for Chili sauce which I get for free since the beginning. I understand that you need to do money and restaurant business is not easy but come-on.. Staff is always nice and friendly and customer happiness don't seem to really be the focus of this...

The orders this time were Miso vegetarian spicy and Veggie Tan Tan Men both were requested to be made extra spicy but unfortunately they weren't spicy.The miso wasn't enjoyable as the broth was very plain however the Veggie Tan Tan men was very tasty and I quite enjoyed the broth flavour.Both ramen weren't served hot enough, I wish they serve it bit more hot and focus on noodles as they were quite undercooked.

The atmosphere was really nice and comfortable.

Overall, it's a mixed feeling I would say and hope to have a great experience during my next visit at a...