Batten Ramen — Restaurant in Fort Lee

My husband and I stepped in here randomly while we were wandering around the area. I'm a sucker for curry katsu, so when I saw it on the menu, I was sold. My guy felt the same way about the oyako don (which is more affectionately called 'parent and child', after the inclusion of both chicken and egg in the dish, served atop rice).

We're the kind of people who step into a ramen shop and order the non-ramen entrees. I'm fully believing that that's why we had such an 'okay' experience compared to all the rave reviews. Nothing was particularly bad, but neither did anything on our plates elicit a 'wow'. I knew my katsu was freshly fried from the heat, but it lacked the crunch that I love in a good cutlet. It was also an incredibly large portion of rice on the plate, which made it look like a more generous portion of food than it actually was. The husband gave similar noncommittal shrugs after finishing his dish.

Service, however, was fantastic from start to finish. Our server checked in on us the 'just right' number of times, and we never had to wait long for anything we needed.

Something that I feel also has to be mentioned about Batten Ramen is their incredible collection of manga. It's along the side of their restaurant, and I nearly missed it until I made a trip to the restroom. I know it doesn't add or detract from the quality of the food, but the sheer number of titles on the shelf gave the restaurant such...

Okay let me start off with this. Service and atmosphere were AMAZING. Loved how its located in the heart of Main Street. Waiters are extremely kind and helpful. The prices were fair, not overwhelmingly expensive. There are Japanese comic (manga) books to read while you wait.

Ramen typically comes in 15-20 mins. I loved the choice of ingredients. It was very similar to ramen I had back in Japan, However, the broth was saltier than the dead sea and that really surprised me to the max. I ordered spicy miso and it was only like a hint of spice. Authentic Japanese ramen are like 5 times as spicy. I’ve been to Japan and none of the ramen there are even 1/10th as salty as this one. I don’t blame anyone for it as it could have just been a mistake. They did forget to put char siu pork in my ramen so I had to ask them for it.

Overall, my experience was okay. If only the broth was less salty i would have given this a full 5 star review. It was my 1st time eating here in 6 years. Perfect place to eat on a...

Absolutely devastated at the service. Not only was I going to sit down and eat, but as a chef and manager of many well known restaurants, I stopped in to see if they were interested in purchasing one of my paintings in addition to trying their Ramen. I am a big fan of Ramen. Management didn't even bother to see my work - they had a waitress tell me they were not interested. So insulted they didn't even give me the time to look at my painting. As a result I was no longer interested in dining here either. Sad. Moral of the story - never EVER reject someone because you have no idea who they are or where they have been. I am just absolutely and utterly disgusted at the 30 seconds I was in here. From someone who's reviews have over 2 million views, I'm giving this place an...