Marutama Ramen     丸玉拉麵  

Good friends gathering again when they really support whenever my choice for any kind of foods choosen from group-coupon, we make appointment 6 days before valid date is end of August.

Tried this place out today for lunch. The location is a bit out of the way. It is along TST East but would need to make a special detour from the covered walkway to enter the restaurant. It was weekday lunch, but I was shown a seat immediately and the place was less than half full. Obviously news hasn't spread yet about this place as the other ramen places (Ippudo, etc.) are always super crowded!

Anyways on to the food. They have a number of lunch sets, which is a nice touch otherwise the prices would be on the high side for lunch. The price range from $53 for ramen with soft drink to $63 for ramen with appetizer (chicken ball, tori dango) with soft drink. Being a poor student I ordered the cheapest set

I ordered the Marutama ramen (two options: spicy and non spicy), no need to order condiments as unlike Ippudo it comes with an egg.

- Soup: Soup was hearty and not too oily, although chicken-based it tastes just as satisfying as the tonkotsu-based soups you find in other places

- Noodles: The noodles here were a bit on the softer side. I like the more "al dente" bite to noodles and it would be nice if I could also choose the noodles texture / softness similar to Ippudo

- Condiments: Came with spring onions and seaweed. Also on the table are fried shallots (garlic) which you can add as much as you want! I suggest you add them while the soup is still hot to soften the shallots. The table condiments also includes hot pepper and sesame seeds

- Cha siew: This was very nicely done, tender and good distributions of the fatter and lean meat. Unfortunately there was only one slice

- Egg: The egg was done very well, very well seasoned and with a runny yolk. Often the egg that comes with ramen in HK is not seasoned. This had obviously been marinated to give it a light dashi flavor. I like my eggs warm but this came cooled, similar to "onsen eggs" you can order at other restaurants

Portion wise, the size was just nice for a girl like me but maybe on the small side for the guys. My friend was still not full although ordered the $63 option with appetizer!

The lunch set is great value as at dinner, the Marutama ramen alone (without drink) costs $75. I also looked at the a la carte menu, there seems limited options but there are a few side dishes offered, including stewed kakuni which I shall try at my next visit.

Also needs to add 10% service charge to all of the above prices.

Service was on the "raw" side (read: new restaurant) but the boss was around to look after things so went pretty smoothly.

丸玉拉麵：
九洲雞湯湯底配上自家製幼身拉麵.
雞湯及瑭心蛋超美味しい!
湯底沒有‘鳥華‘那般油膩。辣麵是荵辣而不是辣椒辣，挺特別。與雞湯配合得很好。

赤拉麵：
酸辣香草加上七種果仁的湯底。其實與小辣的冬陰功有些相似。雞丸子很淋，內有洋荵及小小辣椒。有特式。

每種麵及配料份量不多，並不便宜。但可以$15加多一個拉麵餅 （替玉).

服務及環境不錯。由於雞湯拉麵很好，會再試。

We walked past this ramen shop many times but never really noticed it because the entrance leading to the shopping mall in which it was located looked like a car-park! But actually, we're glad we tried.

First, about the interior, there were quite a lot of counter seats and those were quite comfortable. The nostalgic background music featured Hideaki Tokunaga 德永英明.