NAKA — Restaurant in Peterborough

TLDR: Great staff, fast service. Decent atmosphere. Bad food in terms of taste, price, and portion. (See detailed review below)

Came for dinner and got Tonkatsu Ramen, one spicy and one original. The upside was they gave more meat than most other places you get Ramen at, however, that was about the only upside. The noodles were soft & chewy, the broth had no flavour whatsoever and, the egg was disgustingly salty. It was also quite expensive compared to other Ramen restaurants at $17.50 a bowl, with a smaller portion as well.

The restaurant vibe is decent but, it is extremely small. You’re basically bumping shoulders with your neighbours and, if you want to go to the bathroom you’re going to have to interrupt the people who are eating at the bar’s meals.

The staff & service was super friendly and welcoming and, the food came out very quick! That was a nice breath...

One of my long-time friends, my husband, and I decided to try out this new restaurant. We ordered the vegetable tempura and chicken yakitori to start. My friend ordered the TonKotsu Ramen. My husband ordered the Karaage Sandwich (fried chicken sandwich) with a side of fries, and I ordered the Vegetarian Ramen. First, the tampura was saugy. Second, the Ramen noodles were like terrible spaghetti noodles. Third, the broth in both the TonKotsu and Vegetarian Ramens were extremely watered down. The dishes were quite flavorless, and did not reflect traditional Ramen. This was an extremely disappointing dinner. So long as they keep serving watered down soup, I don't think this restaurant will be around very long. I understand this restaurant is new, and I hope they improve by adjusting their dishes to incorporate traditional Ramen noodles...

Heard about this place opening up and figured I'd come by to try it with a friend. We ordered takoyaki and a bowl of ramen for each of us.

All of the takoyaki was still frozen in the center, which is a big concern given that it has a pretty standardized cook time for a frozen item, so I'd have to imagine someone is making this mistake pretty frequently to serve them ice cold at all.

The ramen was pretty slow to come out, and was quite bland compared to others I've had. I'm not expecting anything artisanal in the area, but it was still a fair bit disappointing compared to other options available downtown, especially given it seems to be their bread and butter with half their menu allocated to their ramen...