Tonkotsu

Another day, another new restaurant- that’s the beauty of Brighton and @tonkotsu.ramenbar is one to visit!

A new ramen noodle joint which used to be the old Polpo on New Road kindly invited me along to try their menu and I was really impressed with that they had to offer… so much so that I went back there 2 days later for some lunch!

Along with Ramen noodle dishes, they also served side dishes including Gyozas, chicken wings and veg dishes and a lovely cocktail menu too with many different Sakes on offer

Some stand out dishes for me were: Cucumber and mustard seed pickles (so simple but so good!) Chicken Kara-Age Pork, Ginger & Garlic Gyozas Chilli Chicken Ramen

I tried the pork ramen on the second visit but I preferred the chicken- something about broth & pork I couldn’t get on board with but that’s my preference. My mum had the Chilli Prawn Ramen and said it was delicious too!

The Smoked Hibiscus Margarita was my favourite cocktails along with the Kodakara Nanko Umeshu Sake (cold), super sweet and really tasty!

We finished with some desserts which were a little like ice cream sandwiches, my highlight was definitely the Chocolate & Miso Salted Caramel Ice Cream Sando which was Salted caramel miso ice cream sandwiched between Guinness chocolate cake… recommended to us by the waitress and was spot on!

Only down side for me was that the menu/ ordering/ payment is all done over an app so there is limited interaction with staff members and you have to pay before you receive your food. I know this is the future with more restaurants taking up this system but it did feel a little school canteen style and I missed the interaction with staff members throughout the meal.

Regardless, I would recommend a visit- they have a great lunch menu on offer too- a side & ramen for £9.95 🍜

I was invited to try this one. As always, all opinions are my own.