Menya-Gumi

This restaurant has such an amazing vibe and feel. If you want to go to a restaurant and feel like they actually care about you check this spot out. I happened to come in when they were having a special Japanese Whiskey tasting event which was fantastic, I learned a lot about the products and could tell both the rep for the whiskey and the owner of the restaurant were quite passionate about the products. I have been wanting to go here for a while and glad I finally stopped by. I can’t wait to go back more often now and I can’t wait for some more tasting events! If you plan on stopping by try the carrot cake! It will blow your mind

Coming from a half-Japanese person who's been to Japan many times, this is really good! Tasted authentic and was very yummy. All the toppings were perfectly cooked and tasted wonderful, the meat was especially tender and fatty, and the egg was perfectly jammy and golden orange in the middle with great flavor. Noodles were a bit firm, but I actually like it that way and they had perfect texture and taste too. The only thing is that the shoyu broth was a bit lacking and could use more depth in my opinion, but still plenty satisfying. Not too oily/greasy too. I found the portions and $16 price to be fair too. I would definitely recommend this place to someone who wants to try good Japanese ramen! I also got $8 hot sake which was so perfectly smooth and hot during my meal. Perfect for a cold & rainy day. The sake cups and chopsticks were nice quality too. My husband got the $24 duck ramen (limited time special, didn't get a picture) which I think was a bit overpriced. But it was quality, and we both liked it. The toppings and flavors were fantastic there too. I just prefer the classics due to my nostalgia. The service was fantastic though! Got our waters right away, the order, the bill, etc. all at the perfect time with good attention from the waitress. The ramen came very fast too actually. I just think all the random passive-aggressive signs in the restaurant are off-putting. Like "staring at the kitchen won't make your food come out faster!" or "do NOT sit in these chairs!" ... Okay? Then why are the chairs there? Just weird. Makes the customers feel like they're a nuisance when that kind of hostile stuff is everywhere. Otherwise, the atmosphere & setting is nice.

The food was NOT worth what i paid. The noodles tasted from scratch and that’s the only part i liked about everything i ate. No way did i pay that much for some mediocre food. We got the truffle dumplings and two different kinds of ramen. The broth did not have good flavor. Tons of umami but like not the good kind. Pretty bland. Same thjng w the dumplings. I would’ve never known they were supposed to be truffle if you didn’t tell me. I was so excited but so disappointed

I stopped by to try their ramen and ended up liking the Tebasaki wings appetizer more. The Tebasaki chicken wings were fried just right and had a tasty sweet and savory crunchy coating. The ramen was good too. The chintan shio broth was clean and light with a Hong Kong-influenced flavor. The marinated egg is a nice bonus. Based on the quality of what I had here, I’ll definitely check out their dim sum menu next time.

Visiting from out of state, the Tonkatsu was super yummy! The Chicken soup dumplings were yummy as well as the Ramen! The Taro boba tea was my favorite I ordered 2! We enjoyed & it seemed super authentic. Definitely would recommend and come back!

GREAT ramen! SUPER flavorful and a solid price. The chef puts a lot of care into each detail, from the pork, the noodles, and of course the egg. This is my good-to spot in New Haven. Looking forward to my next visit.

I visited the spot on a Friday afternoon, after driving in from New York. First of all, the restaurant is WAY too loud. The music is turned up almost to the volume of a nightclub. And the music is not great: overly sentimental K-pop, and Top 40 dance and hip hop. If you are older than 24 this will feel like a aural assault. The premises are clean and the server was efficient at doing her job, but the meal itself was disappointing. The ramen tasted like it came out of supermarket package. And perhaps to my benefit, the bowl was significantly smaller than what I typically get a restaurant that serves ramen. Still, I felt cheated by the small size. More, there was only ONE piece of pork belly, just ONE in the bowl, which stuck me as cheap and mean-spirited for a dish that costs $16. The broth was fine, but it didn't taste like it had been brewing for more than a few hours. The mushrooms in the dish were fine, the seaweed a bit stale, the marinated egg good. But overall I would NOT go back to this restaurant. There has to be better ramen in New Haven, and if there isn't you all need to stage a protest, stat.

Very good! Not super fancy but not like bad causal. It’s comfortable and cozy. We dined in and out waitress was very kind! Very attentive and always had a smile on her face. Food was very good! I had the Hong Kong noodles and who i went with had the regular ramen noodles. My Hong Kong ones were spicy but very good! It was a very good spice that definitely added to the flavor. The Ramen they got the soy one and it was also very good! Definitely recommend and will be going back for sure !