ramen do らーめん道

we had macchiato fruit and fruit tart tick the bomb... then the black stackporkburger on a rye bun amazing with chips and a beef noodle salad.... all 10 out of 10 and amazing service 👍🤗

recently discovered this place and thought i'd go try as i love ramen noodles! we ordered the non spicy hokkaido miso ramen and the paitan salt ramen, they were both not very salty which was good, as almost every other ramen place i've been to have very salty broths and i have to drink tons of water. for the same price as many other ramen places in auckland, this place also has thicker meat slices which is good for those who have big appetites like me :p you can also add in a few extra dollars forporkbelly toppings. staff here were very friendly and service was relatively fast (less than 10 mins for the noodles to be ready) would recommend this to anyone who wants hot brothy noodle soup for a quick lunch!

service 5/5
value for money 4.5/5
taste 4/5
portion size (overall and meat) 4.5/5

we picked the miso and paitan saltporkbroths, they both had a very deep and authentic flavour, not too salty either. the ramen is hand made and cooked till it was firm which is my preference. the portion size is quite big, especially as they were only ~$13. the egg was cooked very well with the centre gooey. theporkbelly was tender, but the chashu was quite bland and tough. keen to go back and try their other selections

had lunch here recently with a friend . non fuss spot for ramen .i really like it ,large reasonable portions but more noodles to extras good to have on a cold day. you can tell they make their noodles and broth ,felt very much so like food made for a home. i had theporkbelly ramen ,a slight smaller portion with plentyporkbut could have had more veg . my friend had the miso ramen ,much larger portion and looked good would recommend this . and had the agadashi tofu served more in a broth than used to but very good too. great lunch spot for a filling lunch

i came here with my family for lunch on a sunday and we arrived at 12pm, which is when they open. by 12:15pm, it was already packed with people. the service was efficient and friendly too with extremely affordable ramen. 

we got the takoyaki to share and it was pretty good, but i'd like to try other sides next time. it is $6 for 6 takoyaki so i'm not too sure if that's a good deal or not as i don't have japanese often. i got the spicy miso ramen with extraporkbelly and bbqpork($16) and i felt it was a flavourful bowl of ramen and not too fatty. the soup had a nice spice to it, not too spicy so you have to drink a glass of water after eating a mouthful and not too weak so you don't feel any spice. you are given sesame seeds to grind up yourself so you can add a nutty flavour into your ramen, which makes it tastier. the bbqporkwas a bit dry for my liking but theporkbelly melted in my mouth due to the fattiness. the noodles weren't soft/overcooked either, which definitely makes a good bowl of ramen. the rest of my family also got the miso ramen but they had the large-sized ramen and my brother had the kaedama extra. 

ramen do is definitely an affordable place to grab a delicious bowl of ramen and it's in a convenient location too!

really nice misoporkramen with great textured noodles! great portions! definitely opt for the extra meat. is worth the additional $2. great on a cold winter day. just the right amount of salt but i can see that some may find the broth a little salty. would love to try the other ramen bowls. not sure where to start!

i had the largeporkpaitan salt ramen with 4 slices of bbq pork. the soup is lightly flavoured and has a light creaminess to it. the flavour of the soup has a light umaminess to it which is not porky at all in my opinion. it is more closer to chicken soup with a backgroundporkflavour to it. it is like with certain dishes, you don't taste a certain spice but it is there which adds to the complexity of the overall flavour. because it was suppose to be aporkbase soup, i hoped it would be more porky.

the noodle are good as always - thin and chewy/springy but it needs to be eaten as quick as possible as it starts to get slight soggy over time if you let it sit in the soup.

the cha shu is slightly tough and dry but alright. i prefer a melt in your mouth kind of cha shu that has some fattiness to it but not too much and has been slow cooked to make it really soft.

the ramen egg was cooked to perfection; soft egg white with creamy yolk which is commendable because some ramen shops in auckland cook the egg all the way through till it becomes a hard boil egg which is not what i'd want in a bowl of ramen. however the egg lacked the soya sauce seasoning flavour.

i would not eat this again as i prefer a richerporkbased soup but i will be back to try their other ramens.

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got theporkbased miso ramen and gyokai ramen. extra meat is the way to go. great for a winters night out and you want something to warm you up. love the noodle texture and bowl full of soup which you just have to drink to the bottom of the bowl. probably one of the few places in auckland where you can get close to authentic ramen in japan. takoyaki is also quite decent if a bowl of ramen isn't enough to fill you up.

one of the better ramen places in auckland. the hokkaido miso ramen here is very unique and authentic, with a rich, minced-based soup; nicely charredporkbelly and well-cooked noodles - in my opinion this is the best miso ramen in auckland. their donburis are also very good for a quick lunch. all dishes are reasonably priced and portion sizes are generous, would definitely recommend this place for lunch.

overall:
ambience 3.5/5
service 4/5
quality 4/5
portion size 5/5
presentation 4/5
value 4.5/5

solid ramen for a good price.

one of the best ramen in auckland and for once they open on a sunday! their ramen is so authentic and reasonable in price. portion is generous. we tried the hokkaido miso ramen, love the slab ofporkbelly and those oozy yolk. the spicy shrimp ramen is also not bad with stir fry veges on top. their tuna rolled rice and gyoza are delish too. tako is pretty standard.

i’m no ramen expert, have only tried a couple in my life largely because a lot of places don’t do vegetarian/pescatarian options as the broth is often made withporkor chicken. so was nice to find a place that had a ramen i could order (as well as the usual donburi options here too). i had the vegetable soy ramen and was pretty underwhelmed, it looked good, decent portion and variety of vegetables but the broth itself was nothing special, definitely expected something a bit more flavourful. my friend felt the same with hisporkbased ramen as well. on the plus side the house sake was pretty good!

this shop used to be good but today i had the worst ramen experience ever. the bbqporkwas over cooked and burned but still serve in my bowl of noodle. you can clearly to see the burned dark dots and the burning smell infused into the soup. also the soup was extreme salty, bitter taste. i wonder if they still want to keep the business or not.

what an awesome little ramen shop! highly recommend checking out this place, we ordered a vegetarian ramen soup which was just stocked of delicious mushrooms, seaweeds, bean sprouts, egg and so much flavour and ramen, and was only ($12) for a massive dish! we also ordered the chefs recommendation which was a soy andporkbroth with a delicious piece ofporkmeat, little bit of mincepork, mushrooms, eggs and seaweed, this was also only about ($12-13). this was one of best little ramen places we been to for such a cheap price! we also ordered vegetarian gyoza for only $4.5 and they were so delicious! meal was only about $35-$37 dollar for two people, including drinks!

man this place how do i say it. it is definitely a gem in my personal opinion. the ramen here is quite clean and has a lot of depth to it. i got the large miso ramen with extraporkand it was really filling and extremely good. the egg which was included is cooked perfectly and the noodles were on point. the wait time for food isnt too long (prob takes around 5ish min?) and it has a nice atmosphere. one added little gimmick they have is also a porter and pestle with some sesame seeds for you to freshly grind and add it to the ramen (you can choose not to do so as well of course) but it makes a big difference having it freshly ground up and put in ^3^

we have been to a few ramen eateries and though some of them are actually quite good, the standout for ramen do is its value for money. for most ramen eateries, we often only get one piece ofporkbelly whereas with ramen do, we actually got quite a few pieces. i actually thought that they might have taken the order for the bigger bowl but that was not the case. so for $12 it is actually quite worthwhile. also, the soup is not overall salty and the noodles are handmade. the ponzu chicken is also unique. the only thing that is different from what i am used to was the agedashi tofu. it was served in a thick soup. i am not sure whether it is a japanese thing but this may catch some people off guard. next time i would try their tonkatsu ramen that comes with a separate bowl of sesame seeds/paste.