Ninja Shuriken Ramen and Bar — Restaurant in Lisbon

I had a craving for Japanese food so decided to try this place close to my hostel. The waitress was nice enough but generally staff in the restaurant seemed really unprofessional, they were bizarrely playing Indian music on their phones and early 2000 American pop music on the TV screen-- it was all just very noisy and bizarre.

The restaurant was completely empty apart from me, but the bowl of ramen still took 25 minutes to arrive. The food was okay though! The presentation was great, and the taste alright. It's just that the vibe of the restaurant was very weird and many of the 5-star reviews on...

I read the stellar reviews and expected something exceptional. I was disappointed. The ramen was good but not that special. The broth felt very bland and the vegetables didn't feel entirely fresh. This place might be about the same as ramen I might get in South Carolina in the US, and certainly does not compare to the exceptional ramen I've had in big cities like NYC, or in Tokyo for that matter. Personally I would look elsewhere if you're looking for something special. If you just want something good to satiate your appetite for some quick Asian food, then this place is overall fine in...

I really wanted to give this place a 4, but it’s just not possible. The service was very polite and friendly, and the atmosphere was comfortable, but the ramen was unfortunately a letdown.

The char siu pork was okay, but the noodles were very soggy and, worst of all, the egg was just a regular hard-boiled egg — not cured, not soft in the middle, just plain hard-boiled.

Fixing the noodles and egg would be EASY and would lift this to a 4, so I really hope they improve it.

The takoyaki at the beginning was okay, but if I visited again, I’d rather try...