[Review] Neds Noodle Bar - Waterloo

I love noodles especially when you can customize what you want.
Neds Noodle Bar is one of those where you choose a noodle, sauce and ingredient just like Wok to Walk but the sauces at Neds appealed to me and the noodle box is another reason to visit.

I know it sounds weird but I've always wanted to go to America because the Chinese food over there comes in cute boxes like this!!
The kids box is the smallest therefore it is friggin cute!

As well as noodles, they also have desserts like banana fritters but the Japanese donut captivated me so I will go back for it.

There are two branches in London, the one near the London Eye is big and spacious while the one at Old Street is a bit smaller.

Tried the bigger branch for the black bean noodles which was more enjoyable than Wok to Walk but the only thing I disliked was the sauce as I didn't expect it to be that sweet.

[Review] Neds Noodle Bar - Old Street

After trying Neds Noodle Bar in Waterloo, I decided to try the joint at Old Street.

This time I got the Kids Box hoping to eat the donut as well but I was a bit full so I will leave it for a another visit because they serve tea at that branch which would go nicely with the donut.

As expected, the Kids Box is dinky and cute and the choices are quite basic which I thought tasted better.

I got the egg noodles with soy sauce and I liked it more than the noodles with vegetables in black bean sauce because there were a bit too much vegetables which get in the way when you are trying to appreciate the noodles.

So I was definitely more satisfied this time round except that it was a little too salty so I didn't really finish it all but adding some chili sauce helped.

[Review] Wagamama Shirodashi Ramen

Wagamama is a British chain that has been around since 1992 founded by Alan Yau.
I used to go there a lot many years ago but less recently as there has been more choices.
It is good to see that Wagamama is still going strong.

The last time I had Wagamama was at the airport because the breakfast was exclusive there.

Recently went back to Wagamama because I have forgotten how it tastes after having countless ramens and noodles in Hong Kong.

The current menu is much more extensive compared to when it first began and they even cater for vegans.

Charcoal noodles are also on the menu.

For veganuary they are doing the vegan tuna.

On this visit, I had the Shirodashi Ramen which has slow cooked seasoned pork belly on top of noodles in a rich chicken broth with dashi and miso, topped with seasonal greens, menma, spring onions, wakame and half a tea-stained egg.

The ramen was a bit soft and breaks in half when picked up but overall it was good loaded with wakame but the broth was a bit too spicy for my liking but according to the menu it isn't supposed to be spicy.

[Review] Wok 2 Walk customizable noodles

Wok 2 Walk is a popular noodle joint that is available in other countries as well as UK.
There are a lot of branches in Central London that attract lots of customers.

I was attracted to Wok 2 Walk because of the flexibility and choices.
You get to choose your noodle, ingredients and sauce.

Went to the branch on Great Windmill Street because there are a few seats to sit down by the window.
The kitchen looks like a noodle truck.

Sadly the menu has slightly changed and they don't offer Bacon as one of the ingredient choices but the other choices were also good.

The menu:

Basically, you choose a noodle, grains or vegetable mix as your base, then up to four ingredients and then the sauce.
I chose the egg noodles with prawns and mushrooms in a Szechuan Sauce.

The noodles came piping hot in a cute cardboard box just like the Chinese takeouts you get in the US.

Overall, it was quite nice especially the mushroom slices which were semi raw and reminded me of salads while the prawns were bouncy.

The taste of the noodles really depend on the sauce but unfortunately the Szechuan Sauce I chose was too sweet for my liking so I didn't like it.
I would probably have liked it if I had chosen a sauce that was not so sweet so next time I will go for the SEOUL which is soy and ginger.
There are also sachets of soy and chili sauce at the condiments bar if you find the seasoning is not enough.