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Momotaro Rahmen
Ph: (03) 9421 1661; 392 Bridge Rd, RICHMOND 3121
japanese, $, * for Food & Ambience
Open Tue-sat 11.30am-2.30pm 6-9.30pm, Closed Mon and all public holidays; Unlicensed; No Cards; No bookings
Mietta's Review
Every morning the rahmen noodles are hand-kneaded and home-made for your enjoyment by Reiji, the chief cook. They go into huge bowls of soup with miso, chicken or shoyu broth, vegetables and roast pork. There are also all the Japanese cafe favourites including nori rolls, teriyaki chicken and curries.
Other published opinions
The Age Cheap Eats 2008 "When a place takes its name from a noodle, you know it's serious about its strands"
The Age Cheap Eats 2007 "You may struggle to reach the bottom of a bucket-sized noodle soup at Momotaro Rahmen but, with flavours this good, you'll give it your best shot. The challenge comes in combinations like negi-miso ramen, a hearty, cloudy broth crowded with house-made noodles, sizeable slices of pork, corn, bean shoots and a flurry of sliced leeks mixed with chilli."
The Age Cheap Eats 2006 You can taste the time that's gone into Momotaro's whopping bowls of ramen. To achieve the best boing', their wavy noodles are kneaded in dry conditions ... from three types of flour
The Age Cheap Eats 2005 "FEAR not when the smiley Japanese girls ask you to pay up front, because this bright and basic little place provides outstanding value. The speciality is big steaming bowls of homemade ramen"
The Age Cheap Eats 2004 "ON Richmond's buzzy restaurant strip, Momotaro Rahmen might go unnoticed but for its dazzling yellow awning. Nevertheless, this tiny cafe thinks big - massive bowls of homemade ramen noodle soups are the show stoppers."
Herald Sun CityStyle Best of Melbourne 04 Best Take-away "Handmade noodles from the best Japanese rahmen house."
The Age, A2,3/7/04,Thomas Hunter,'it has a loyal following and it's easy to see why...dishes are filling,fast and flavoursome,much like the Momotaro experience.'
The Foodies' Guide 2004,Allan Campion & Michele Curtis,'Aside from our passion for gyoza dumplings,we also love rehmen.Here you'll find a wide choice of soups including shio-wakame rahmen,our favourite,and even children's rahmen for you know who.The rice dishes are just as good:katsu curry and teriyaki chicken don.The Momotaro combinations are excellent value with shoyu rahmen,salad,rice and your choice of either gyoza or spring rolls.'
The Age, Epicure, 13/4/04,Kirsty Wilcox,'Oodles and oodles of noodles,thick or thin.All home-made and dished up in massive bowls laden with the soups,curries,veggies and meat of your choice.Great value.'
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