Kanada-Ya - Panton Street in City of London, Westminster

Fancy a hot Ramen, the Tonkotsu X is really delicious, full of flavor and hearty. Don’t forget to add the Tamago :) Plan to come early, there is a queue. The decoration is pretty and cozy.

Calm environment Lovely staff Great food

Delicious lunch, friendly service! Thank you

Really good ramen and the service was pretty nice. Thanks Mimi

Food is great. Nice and diverse offering of small and large dishes. Staff takes kids into account, and tries to seat a larger party, even though they're already busy.

The food is always 10/10, best ramen and best katsu curry in london.

Good food and atmosphere. Went back on less busy hours as usually is quiet busy. Food was good and service as well.

Small restaurant. Lunch menu is good value for money with free green tea. Ramen was firm and reminds me of Ichiran ramen. But the pork broth is not as thick and flavourful as I would like it to be. Pork was fatty and not that tender also. Egg was flavourful but quite expensive at 2.65£.

Tae Xianle! Everything else is fine

A popular tonkotsu ramen restaurant in London. Kyushu pork bones with a high level of perfection reminiscent of Ippudo. I ordered Tonkotsu X (16.25€), but I felt the portion was a little small. If I had to say anything strongly, I would have liked a little more individuality. Still, I think it's definitely at a high level among Japanese ramen restaurants overseas. The reviews that say it took a long time to be served did not apply to me, and it came out within 5 minutes of ordering! I was a little worried because I was in a hurry, but there was no need to worry.

Delicious and great restaurant. Recommend

Great place. Real RAMEN! Superb service

Nice experience and food but quite expensive.

Fantastic food, world class ramen and great service. I'm a bit old school and just prefer a bill to be given to me rather than scan a QR code and everything else but other than that can't wait to go back!

A lovely little restaurant, great service and prices, wonderful food. Would highly recommend and will definitely come back. I had the Chashu Don and gyozas. The pork was phenomenal, and the pickled ginger packed a delicious punch!

You can't book but we found a table for two. It was a nice meal full of explosion of flavours. I lived the fried chicken! I wasn't a massive fan of the gyoza's but the noodles were awesome with the extra spicy sauce.

Delicious ramen, best in Piccadilly for sure

Fantastic place for Ramen, Katsu Curry and their onigiris were great too. We’ll definitely recommend the restaurant to our friends and we will be back again. Great costumer service and the restaurant is small like a little cozy knock outside the busy streets of London, perfect to relax and enjoy the food.

Plastic utensils which are known generally speaking to cause health issues which have replaced normal wooden chopsticks and ceramic spoons. the chashu chicken ramen was also not tasty. prior to the pandemic this restaurant was excellent.

Tried out their new-ish menu! The red-texted Cha-Mori Ramen caught my eyes. It's not spicy by default but you can ask for chilli oil or one of their spicy paste extra. The broth was sweet, with certain hints of tanginess. The chashu pork slices and the pulled pork were great. I've always liked the firm noodles here, too. Overall an awesome ramen. Ordered Agedashi Tofu as well. I think it's okay. The crust could have been crispier. Not as much of a highlight as the ramen. This Kanada-ya is small, but very central. It's within a 5-minute walk of Leicester Square / China Town / Piccadilly Circus. Go check out those areas after (or before) your meal.

Great service and amazing food. Really good lunch menu as well as not too expensive. Nice ambience as well. The Onigiri Sake is really tasty and so are the ramens such as the Tonkotsu, Tonkotsu X and the vegetarian option.

Came here after seeing a wonderful show (Your Lie in April) at The Harold Pinter Theatre and ended up loving it. I ordered the Kinolo and chashu tofu ramen with regular noodles, nori and Goma. It was delicious, the broth was flavorful but not too salty. The agedashi tofu was okay, too much ginger in my opinion. Overall, the place was clean, the staff was nice, and the food was tasty. I highly recommend checking it out.

Went for ramen on a weekend. Service and seating was ok. Paid £17 for a spicy ramen (normal portion, not XXL) and an extra egg. Ramen came up with only one egg (meaning that original ramen comes without it). Pork was just cold and not marinated as it should be. Ramen was OK, quite nice, but it definitely shouldn't be £17.

Good ramen, a little expensive but overall in line with other restaurants.

Best bowl of Ramen in London, broth is not greasy, very tasty, the Ramen noodles are just the right texture. The not so good is it's getting ridiculously expensive, the egg is an add-on and the portions aren't as big as other Ramen restaurants.

Really good ramen, definitely one of the best in London! Would come again and recommend to friends.

Pretty sure no words are needed after seeing the photos. Feel sorry for the people who have their first bowl of ramen here.

The ramen was great, service is quite fast, but having to pay online by scanning a qr code was a bit annoying

I had a great time in the Islington branch but this branch was decidedly mediocre. The chicken karaage especially was extremely dry and flavourless and the overpriced cocktail was from a can

We sat all the way against the wall, there wasn't much room. I thought I would get fresh tea, but it was canned, which I thought was a shame. The onigiri was very tasty and soft on the stomach, definitely recommended! But I hated the tofu, it tasted extremely sour.

The karage was disappointing, the ramen portions were small, the staff were on their phones the whole time. Kanada ya used to be good but now is disappointing overall

Very good ramen in central London, they often give you a small snack when you wait to be serve your bowl - yummy.

The best ramen. If you want to have something fast and tasty you should come to eat here.

Decent quick spot, hit the spot for the craving. If you're a real ramen lover always get the firm noodles.

Delicious and authentic japanese food, cozy ambiance and healthy prices. If you cherish ramen, don‘t miss out on a stop.

The Tonkotsu ramen was the best that I’ve tried in London, very delicious broth, friendly staff, will definitely be back

Environment: OK Service: There is only one waiter and it feels quite busy. Dishes: Worst ramen I've had so far in London, the portions were tiny and the soup wasn't tonkotsu at all. I ordered spicy ramen but got the hot sauce separately. The key is that it doesn’t look like hot sauce at all, which is very confusing... I ordered black garlic oil, but it really wasn’t black garlic oil. It was obviously sesame paste. It was so unpalatable and disgusting that it ruined the bowl of noodles when I poured it into the ramen. Ordered a confusing tasteless tofu, a waste of money. The only thing you can eat is mushroom tempura. The main reason is that the price is too expensive and the price-performance ratio is too low. It’s really hard for two people to eat 60 pounds of ramen for me. Where do these good reviews come from? I can only think that this is just a shop that deceives white people who have never tasted authentic ramen.

gone down hill, food quality decreases the bigger they become

We were provided great service despite the member of staffing being alone to deal with a full upstairs area. She was still polite efficient and incredibly kind despite a large number of customers who were somewhat demanding.

I come here for the truffle ramen.

Would give zero stars. Came in at 21.10 to a virtually empty restaurant. Young female staff member deliberately ignored us even though we tried to get her attention to order. Left after 20 minutes without even being offered water. Pathetic.

I was going to the theater today, and I had diarrhea until I ate a bowl of noodles, but the service was great

The driver was friendly and made reasonable time (although delivery was 15 mins or so after original estimate, London traffic I suppose). Unfortunately the broth for the ramen was completely cold. Not even lukewarm, completely cold. I would have had no problem heating it up in the microwave, but I'm staying in a hotel and don't have that facility available to me.

I am giving only 1 star because my friend have food poisoning straight after the food. We suspect that the chicken was not fully cooked. This volmiting has lasted for several hours.

The ramen is definitely tasty — probably one of the best in London. But there are some issues with the restaurant itself that cause a bitter aftertaste. For example, you have to pay extra to have a single egg in your ramen. Another issue is that it doesn’t have the right amount of noodles. We had to order extra because the proportion between broth and noodle wasn’t right. It’s a shame such great ramen just milk cash from costumers like this.

Super quick Service, great playlist, and delicious ramen. 5/5. Will definitely be back!

Food was average after having high hopes. The waiter who served us had a terrible attitude. And to round off, he tried to overcharge us. All in all, an underwhelming experience.

Great people and authentic Japanese food! From a true Okinawan ginowan!!!

Underwhelming food. Noodles did not taste freshly made. Too pricey for what you get. Had many better Ramen in my life!

Kanada-Ya is a Ramen lover's paradise! Their Tonkotsu Ramen is an absolute delight, boasting rich and flavorful broth with perfectly cooked noodles and tender, melt-in-your-mouth pork. It's simply perfection in a bowl!The ambiance of Kanada-Ya is cozy and inviting, with a bustling atmosphere that adds to the excitement of the dining experience.The staff is friendly and attentive, ensuring that every visit is a memorable one. Whether you're a Ramen aficionado or trying it for the first time, Kanada-Ya delivers an unforgettable culinary experience.For exceptional Tonkotsu Ramen that hits all the right notes, Kanada-Ya is the place to be. Five stars well-deserved for their outstanding Ramen and top-notch service!

Didn't leave quite satisfied. Ramen was ok, nothing memorable, I've had better in London. One big minus is the attitude of the servers. Another minus is none of the usual ramen condiments on the table, egg sold separately, portion smaller than most. Chashu pork was excellent, the rest was just average unfortunately.

Had the truffle ramen, with the jammy eggs and the matcha fondant. Everything was absolutely divine. Would definitely come back next time I'm in london!

Did not live up to the hype. Ordered the veg ramen - very ordinary. The spicy yuzu ramen was average too.

The food was so delicious, came so quickly and staff were decent.

I've visited here several times. I always ask to make the broth piping hot but it never came hot, it's like room temperature. I put 2 stars because the service was awful last time. The drink didn't come over 20 mins, the topping was missing but the manager said "Oh, you have sesame around the chashu pork" she pointed one white dot around chashu which wasn't sesame obviously besides no takana, no ginger. At the end, the same manager said "The electricity is gone so can't use the card machine, pls pay by QR code which wouldn't cost anything" but actually we were charged handling fee. I don't enjoy the food, no good service, then no reason to go back anymore.

Good tonkostsu ramen with marinated egg just the way I like it.

Incredible food. The ramen was brilliant! Best egg I've ever eaten. Cannot recommend this place enough.

Great food, friendly staff! Ramen broth was thick and noodles chewy, really nice. Ramen eggs also 👌. Right by the West End theatre area, so make sure to grab a bite here before or after!

Disappointing, good food but mediocre service. Expensive

I came here because I was feeling hungry during the intermission of a performance of The Phantom of the Opera. Ramen shops overseas that are headquartered in Japan tend to have disappointing tastes, but this one tastes almost the same as the main shop. Unlike in Japan, the water is hard and it must be difficult to get the same taste. Since it's a franchise store, they may have to order the soup by air, but it was a satisfying ramen shop.

A regular at Kanada-Ya because I love the broth! Quite rich and satisfying. I always get the Tonkatsu X and karage. Friendly staff and pretty quick service. Just a heads-up, the QR payment system which they use - Sunday charges the customer for using online payment.

Likely gonna edit this review with photos next time - but it was so tasty it was all gone too soon. 😋

5 minutes after we ordered one of the staff asked to see my 17 year old daughters ID which she didn't have. she was asking if she was over 16 as she had ordered a spritzer. My daughter obviously is over 16 and I offered to show a driving insurance quote but this was not sufficient. She would not accept me vouching for my daughter and offering to indemnify her.. The mood was soured and we left. Never experienced that in my entire life. Very disappointing.

Delicious gyoza and ramen broth was exceptional. Good selection of beverages and nice atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Tasty chicken broth and perfect texture of ramen and delicious crispy karaage, highly recommended

One of the best vegan ramens Ive ever eaten in London. The broth was deliciously thick, with 3 deep fried silken tofu blocks. Ramen was not overcooked, I would 101% recommend.

Food was great but the seating is very uncomfortable. We were led to downstairs table in the corner. We had 3 people in our party and the little round chair was small too and barely had any room between each other. I get they want to fit as many people as they can but when you can’t even eat your food with enough elbow room……just not as enjoyable.

I heard that the tonkotsu ramen here is great but I do not think the ramen here met my expectation. The ramen itself is just okay but it was not hot enough when it was served. The pork gyoza is a dish that I do not recommend. The texture was roughly the same as gyoza I made from frozen food.

The only negative side is that the restaurant is very small. Apart from that ....best ramen in London

Visited with friends, was all ok until we saw a mouse run across the floor into the kitchen. We reported this to the manager and were shocked when he attempted to tell us that it’s ok to have mice in the kitchen so long as you’re trying to solve the issue. He also protested that there are vermin in all resteraunts in London. To clarify you aren’t supposed to have vermin in kitchens. The manager was extremely unprofessional. We were only offered a 50% discount after we insisted we weren’t paying full price for the food. We received no apology from any of the staff and heard them joking about there being mice. We will be reporting this to the food standards agency.

Great place for Ramen and Gyoza in Leicester Square. I actually prefer the whole in the wall original branch in Soho but there's usually a line to get in. But this branch is perfect for pre/post food for the cinema or theatre. Also much bigger than the original so less time to wait.

Definitely the best ramen place in London, but I definitely recommend it, especially the tonkotsu ramen is delicious and good. Be sure to add eggs to ramen and eat it in a large size. I would say definitely go there, it costs around 20 pounds per person with drinks.

Popular chain restaurant in London. Spectacular ramen. I loved the spicy Yuzu. Friendly and fast service. Relaxed atmosphere.

What a find! Wonderful place, (delighted they could seat a party of 6 without a reservation on a Sunday). Best ramen I’ve ever tasted (and I’ve lived in Asia). Lovely people and friendly, warm atmosphere too. Thank you!🤩

Never fails. Always top quality

Outstanding ramen, one of the best I’ve ever had!!

We had lunch at 4 this afternoon. A large part of the dishes indicated on the menu were missing: 3 dishes not served... too bad, they were the ones we wanted. We were installed in the basement, 2 steps from the toilets, not pleasant at all. My husband and I had pork ramen and felt bad all afternoon. The pork tasted bad. The chicken gyozas were very fatty. Severe stomach ache and feeling like vomiting for the rest of the day. . Drinking water served by the glass. To ask again every time you are thirsty... not ideal. I wouldn't come back. Bad experience

I fell in love with the Ramen, the Ambiente and the Music there :D

Outstanding ramen. Definitely the best in London. The pork bone broth is absolutely delicious. Fantastic karaage too. Service was quick and incredibly good. Very highly recommended

The food and attention of 10 or more. A pleasure in a little street near China town!

Broth tasted too rich and was sickly. They also sat my boyfriend and I next to people?? Not great will never return

Kanadaya is one of the best ramen shops in London. We usually go to the Angel branch as it's a bit more quiet, but we tried out the Piccadilly one this time. After several years of not ordering it I got the abura-soba, still a 10/10 dish! Whilst my partner got gekigara ramen, also a 10/10 (if you like spicy 🌶)! Had a lovely chat with the manager and head chef whilst on their break. It's a great spot!!

Best bowl of ramen! The booth was delicious and tasty. Noodles has a bounce to it. The deco is clean, fun and simple. Very enjoyable experience. My boyfriend loves this place. Service a bit slow.

Was longing to eat Kanada-Ya again since my visit in Barcelona. With high expectations this shop let me down :/ soup was not as creamy and rich as Barcelona. Chashu was overcooked and dry compared to super juicy in barcelona. Truffle was not as intended as in barcelona. Still a good ramen just disappointed to the standards of Kanada-Ya quality.

Fabulous ramen experience as ever. Our waiter was exceedingly polite and helpful. Service was outstanding! Warmly recommended.

I visited Kanada-Ya restaurant in Panton Street on 5th March to enjoy a Ramen with my wife. We went in and a lady took our order and served the food. Once we finished, I asked for the bill from another girl. She brought the bill and when I checked it, I've been charged extra for an egg for the Ramen, which we didn't order. Then I informed the lady who brought us the bill to remove the charge for the egg. Then she went inside and came along with the lady who took our order. Then I explained her that we didn't order for the egg and waive off the charge, she started arguing with me that one person has ordered the egg. But, I'm sure we didn't order for any egg and she treated us in an arrogant way. This is a very bad behaviour of staff towards customer. Really disappointed about the service received from that lady. I have felt that she was in charge of the restaurant from the way she behaved. Very bad managerial attitudes.

I’ve been to other branches of Kanada-Ya many times so I know the ramen is always going to be good. However, this was the first time visiting this particular branch and the experience was disappointing. We were sat in a back corner on the basement floor near the toilets and feel as if we were forgotten about. Had to try hard to get the waiter’s attention to order in the first place while other tables who got there after us were able to order and get their food quicker. Had to remind her to get us water. The food was great but we both orders umeshu and one glass was filled close to the top while the other was just over halfway. Even after the restaurant got a lot quieter and we were only one of two tables seated downstairs, the service was not attentive and we had to remind the server about the bill more than once. I won’t be in a hurry to return to this branch. The one on St. Giles street is far better. It is smaller and feels more crammed but service is more attentive.

Ordered Tonkotsu X and Karaage with yuzu kosho mayo and lime. Foods were delicious as before. Ramens were not too salty, with layers in the flavor :) The space facing the wall was a bit narrow , and the atmosphere was ok. The Price considering the quality of food we had there was reasonable, especially in the central London.

I've been to a few ramen restaurants in London and keep going back to Kanada Ya... It's the best. Very small and intimate on Panton St and no reservations, walk in only. Well worth a visit and go for the 'hot fiery one'. Prices relative and would recommend.

The ramen is very good, but it would be better to order a larger portion. I had tonkotsu ramen and dandan noodles.

Ramen is the best I’ve had in london.

Delicious, very unique ramen broth and fantastic eggs. Worth the wait, every time.

Not great at all.....enough 😞 😔 Expensive, not welcoming. Few vegetarian options. Favor take-out rather than on-site tables. Toilets not clean.

Soo tasty Ramen! Affordable and the staff were friendly and helpful, highly recommend Kanada-Ya 💯🫰

Ramen was nothing to write home about, pretty mediocre; the egg was amazing though, I actually recommend it quite a lot. Besides the annoying, barely unsupervised kids who were constantly being annoying without anyone - neither staff nor parents - stopping them, the worst part was definitely the guilt-tripping the customers into trying to pay over 7 GBP for an underserved "service charge". Overall, really wouldn't recommend the experience. The staff wasn't impolite or anything, and as I said, the egg was amazing, so I'd say three stars is more than enough.

The broth has changed to the worse, much much worse. Tasted very weak and lack of favours compare to before. It like it’s been watered down. Feel like that have increased their price but compromised the quality at the same time. Kanada ya has been one of my top ramen go to place since they opened in London, Mr Kanada should try their broth and see how they are ruining his name and reputation over here in UK.

Can't believe I forgot to leave a review for my visit here. Staff were great, food was excellent. One crucial point I noted which I think every restaurant should adopt is how the bill is paid at Kanada-Ya. For those who have never been, you can scan a QR code on the table and it will bring up the bill for the whole table, itemised. Everyone can select the items they ate from the bill and pay seperately for them, allowing everyone to clear their own bill for the table. By far one of the best ways I have seen table tabs managed in a restaurant and I think everyone should be doing this. I was really impressed by that. I was impressed by the food too but I lived for a short while in Kobe, so good ramen is good ramen, this wasn't exceptional but that is not a bad thing, it does not need to be exceptional when the average expected standard is already very high, it only needs to meet that standard which it did. But the bill payment method is something that will stick with me I've never seen that anywhere else. This visit I believe was evening November 3rd 2023. Don't remember the time but probably after 6pm. Also one of the Japanese chefs was greeting people at the door which was lovely.

Food: It's a serviceable bowl of ramen, it's not great but it's not terrible either. We also ordered the Gyoza and the Fried chicken and the fried chicken had a nice mayo to it. Service: it was fine, but I do wish they made the initiative to ask us what kind of noodles we wanted. Atmosphere: we went on a Sunday afternoon and it was a bit quiet at 1400

We ordered two ramens and kara-age. Ramen was delicious 🍜but the quantity was less than in other ramen shops Also ramen was served without marinated eggs🫤

Best Ramen to date. Really authentic, friendly and quick service. Not fond of sharing booths but understand the culture and sentiment.