BASO OMOTESANDO

My review is based off what I ordered - the Mixed Shrimp Tempura Soba. Soba tasted undercooked, but I’m not sure if that’s a unique aspect of their dish. Their soba noodles are thicker than your regular soba noodles so maybe they tasted harder because of that. Tempura batter was lovely but the shrimp used looked and tasted like it came from a bag of frozen shrimps. That was a bit disappointing. Ambiance was nice and staff is polite. There are many locals that visit this spot. Perhaps if you come, try their duck options instead.

Soba is pretty good. Duck was excellent and tender. Dipping sauce was blend and room temperature. Soba noodle a bit thicker and harder than usual. Seated very crowded on the 2nd floor. And ventilation definitely needs improvement.

Stumble upon this place while on our way shopping in Shinjuku. My bf and I saw that the line wasn’t too long and tried our luck getting in since we saw a lot of locals coming here. One of the best meals I’ve had in Japan. I got the salted duck soba noodles and my bf got the braised pork one. Both were really yummy with the salted duck being so tender and not dry at all, the pork was melt in your mouth type of feeling and had such a good flavor. I would highly recommend going here.

I have not seen soba this thick, it almost looked like udon. It was great. There were slices of duck meat above the noodles. The duck meat were very tender. The dip initially came off as too salty. I wasn’t expecting it to be that strong and overdid the first few slurps. You’ll have to only dip the noodles partially to not let the saltiness overwhelm the flavor of the soba. The shrimp kakiage meshi was decent. It is served into a circular shape with deep edges as if molded . I like the taste of it. The wait is what sucks under the Tokyo humid summer. It was a good 1/2 hour wait in the scorching sun.

Noodles were very good! The tempura with shrimps was very juicy and delicious! The Ambiente on the second floor ist also quite cool and the staff was very nice.

I thought it was absolutely excellent. From the presentation to of course the flavor, I enjoyed every bit. The broth was the best part, the noodles second, and the duck being last. I waited until the end to use some of the chilly paste, but that was also excellent so don’t be afraid to try it earlier.

Incredible duck soba noodles with delicious broth. Stumbled across this restaurant and it ended up being one of our favourite lunches in Tokyo. Plating is beautiful and decor inside the restaurant is chic/ minimal. Short wait outside once we had ordered but was well worth it!

When we arrived in the area there was a long line, waited for an hour and half. Soba and duck was melt in my mouth, it was absolutely delicious. I will definitely be back if they will have a good system on reservation than waiting for line for long hours.