My colleague, Cara* strongly recommended it, and since there was an outlet near our appointment venue, we decided to give it a go. They used to have more outlets, but the one at United Square has closed down. The address for this current Marutama Ramen restaurant is located at 177 River Valley Road #02-01 / 02 Liang Court, Singapore 179030 and the number to dial is 6837 2480.
Welcomed by friendly and polite wait staff to a dark-wood table with smoothly polished wood, we plopped onto the couch seat and looked through the menus. Then we placed orders and were all set to enjoy a bowl of hot ramen soup each.
I got myself the Ebi Ramen (chicken soup ramen with fresh prawns) - ramen, by the way, is a kind of handmade Japanese noodles. The soup was very delicious - containing the goodness of chicken stock and the sweetness of large fresh prawns. The noodles were smooth and springy enough; the prawns were cooked to a lovely tender perfection.
Though, after the initial hit of the tastiness of the soup base and noodles, I got a little sick halfway through the meal as I gradually found the soup to be a tad oily. The layer of oil could in fact be detected at first glance upon serving, but I had ignored it. The grease got a tad overwhelming halfway into the meal, and I just finished up the remainder of the braised egg and prawns.
I spent SGD$21.00 on this meal inclusive of a green tea drink.
Overall, I would say that this place is good enough for its simple, serene atmosphere, polite service, and rather sumptuous ramen. Do give it a try, but perhaps you may want to filter out the top layer of oil in the soup before digging in.
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