Matsudai Ramen
381 Reviews
- Saturday12–3 PM, 5–11 PM
- SundayClosed
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday5–10:30 PM
- Thursday5–10:30 PM
- Friday5–11 PM
About the Business
Matsudai Ramen | Cult ramen from Wales | Matsudai Ramen produce the UK's most celebrated ramen, with nationally shipped meal kits and a restaurant in Cardiff, Wales. As featured in the Guardian, the Observer (Jay Rayner), The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, with Uncle Roger and more.
Contacts
Website
Call Us
02920226510
183-185 Clare Rd, Cardiff CF11 6QS
Hours
- Saturday12–3 PM, 5–11 PM
- SundayClosed
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday5–10:30 PM
- Thursday5–10:30 PM
- Friday5–11 PM
Features
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Dine-in
- Takeaway
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Healthy options
- Vegan options
- Vegetarian options
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Toilets
- Cosy
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Late-night food
- Lunch
- Casual
- Small plates
- Free of charge street parking
Recommended Reviews
Adam
13.03.2024
Matsudai Ramen
This is a brilliant restaurant to visit, lovely decor inside with table seating, bar and kitchen seats available.The restaurant has a nice open kitchen to watch them preparing food.Staff were great, very friendly and attentive, with starters arriving promptly.Highly recommend ordering the karage chicken.The mains were really tasty, great flavours.
Omnia Elkhalifa
02.03.2024
Matsudai Ramen
The vibe was so cute and positive, and the servers were super friendly and truly made us feel at home. We booked a table and let them know we're halal, and they had a whole halal menu with so many options! The food was flavourful and delicious and we absolutely fell in love with the strawberries and cream mochi dessert. We're definitely going back to try more off the menu!
aleka toogood
31.01.2024
Matsudai Ramen
There are a lot of good things about this place, including the friendly staff and good food choices. I had all vagan food and it was great especially the mushroom starter! That deserves more than 5 stars. We thought the alcohol was pretty over priced £6.5 for a small bottle, the time allocated for the seating was also a little short, we felt we had to rush a little at the end when we still had some drinks left. Apart from that the food lives up to the great reputation!
Amy Lees
19.01.2024
Matsudai Ramen
I recently moved to Cardiff and was told about Matsudai numerous times, I booked a table for one since I do a lot of solo dining.I absolutely loved it. The staff were so friendly, attentive and welcoming. The atmosphere is very relaxed, I love that you can see the chefs at work and the food gave me a belly smile" very comforting food
Kally
28.12.2023
Matsudai Ramen
Menu was simple and easy to follow however… we were sat at the chefs table and watched the “chefs” not follow hand hygiene protocols (unfortunately after we had eaten)The pork belly in the ramen is cold pre cooked pork that’s then blowtorched and added to the broth, the only fresh thing I saw being made were the noodles. The dishes were not to my or my partners liking and was the same as any other ramen restaurant, very disappointing and overpriced. The pictures on the website are not what you’re given.
Daniel
21.12.2023
Matsudai Ramen
Superb. Easily the best Ramen restaurant in South Wales and not just Cardiff. Friendly staff, great atmosphere, beautifully prepared food with high quality ingredients and made with care and attention. It'll be on my rotation for restaurants now and a must try if you can get a table!
Rhydian Cooper
19.12.2023
Matsudai Ramen
A really nice, authentic Japanese restaurant situated not far from Cardiff city centre.I got the Tantanmen ramen, the karaage chicken and the yuzu sake. Both the ramen and chicken were incredible, the portions were just the right size, and the sake was fantastic with a nice citrus kick.The service was great too, very prompt and friendly.Very impressed, will definitely be returning in the future. Highly recommended.
Paul Bobo
18.12.2023
Matsudai Ramen
First visit to the restaurant after many pop up visits (and at-home boxes during lockdown)Ramen was good but definitely not the best we've had from them, the soupless dish was nice, especially after adding lots of chilli oil and seasoning.Favourite dish for me was the pickled Shitake mushrooms, could have eaten them all day long, wasn't a fan of the mushroom karaage though (the curried mayo was amazing though)Cocktails were nice and refreshing.Booked in advanced, wasn't a fan of the extra small table in the corner (in a near empty restaurant), was really difficult to eat at, also there was no air movement in that part of the room so found the heat fairly unbearable.
Udomkarn Boonyaprasert
18.12.2023
Matsudai Ramen
Delicious shoyu ramen. The chicken breasts in my bowl were especially tender and juicy. Nice clear soup. We found the noodle in the tantanmen on the tougher side, this is very noticable since the noodle used in that bowl is a bit ticker. Chicken karaage is something you wouldn't want to miss, crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. Overall would recommend this place for a nice meal
Tara Ryan
16.12.2023
Matsudai Ramen
We booked in advance two weeks before and easily found a reservation. It’s pretty busy so walk up probably isn’t an option.We had a delicious meal! The food was incredibly tasty and cooked fresh in an open kitchen. The karaage chicken in particular was super tasty. They have good options for veggie/vegan folks too which was great. They always have specials on the board so make sure to check them out. I liked the variety of drinks as they have a wide selection of beers, cocktails and soft drinks so there’s something for everyone.Parking can be a bit of an issue but other than that it’s a great restaurant and we will be back!
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183-185 Clare Rd, Cardiff CF11 6QS
Matsudai Ramen