Ronin Ramen — Restaurant in Lisbon

I had high hopes for this ramen place since I heard good things about it. However, the first time I came with friends, the staff was being strange and unfriendly about our reservation—trying to seat us cramped next to the WC, so we left after a disgraceful move on the staff communication side. We were especially bummed out by the staffs behavior, because the menu looked good. That was in November or so.

Then I came back to try it on a quiet Sunday night in January alone. The ramen — it's alright, though disappointing. It looks good. I ordered the black tonkatsu — the broth is not special, not slow-cooked delicious or a creamy tonkatsu, and the egg is not marinated well or at all. Didn’t seem too authentic. Though overall, it was good. Just nothing special or authentic as far as flavors for what I tried (just ramen).

Though I say if you are not picky about your tonkatsu broth and egg, this place is fine to try for yourself. Between the bright fluorescent lights and other mediocrities, I have no reason to return, especially since there are so many more flavorful ramen options with better lighting in Lisbon.

To note: there is good outdoor seating available. Just not a comfortable option...

Have been in Lisbon for a week and this is our favourite place so far.

I have been to ramen restaurants before that are double the price and half as good as Honda’s.

Here’s a break down of what we got and why it was good:

White wine, €6 !!?! And good?!?

Gyoza, they clearly made these themselves, you can tell from the texture of the dough that it hadn’t been frozen. Filling was awesome. They gave us an extra dumpling per portion (We got a second lot). The dipping sauce was great.

Chahan rice, seriously so good. Put some chili oil on it and mix it about. (Pro tip, dip spoons of rice into ramen broth)

Black tonkotsu and tantanmen ramen. The ramen itself was fresh and had nice texture. Both broths were beyond belief. Can’t really give enough praise for the ramen.

Left stuffed and drunk after having had the nicest dinner of the week and it cost €33 for two...

Honda Ramen has more than 20 ramen, so I recommend everyone to try it. A lot of veg options too.

Inside is small so not great for larger groups but if you're with a couple of friends it's perfect. We were 3 and went for dinner on a Saturday. We arrived just before 8 p.m so there were plenty of tables left but pretty soon it started to get busier. The restaurant also has some tables outside.

It's not an attractive restaurant but it's nice the see the whole kitchen area and the cooks. They work fast and the service was nice. Food wise, I didn't enjoy the kimchi, it lacked flavor but the gyozas were amazing, soft and full of flavor. The Ramen was ok, not great, for example the eggs were boiled and the broth could have more flavor. However, I will return again since the prince is considerably cheaper than other similar ramen restaurants and is not...