Marugame Udon / 丸亀製麺 Brent Cross London NW4 3FB

"Perfect food for cold and rainy weather. Ordered the chicken katsu curry udon and it was really nice. The chicken katsu was very crispy on the outside with thick cut of meat and it wasn't oily. Curry sauce was slightly salty for my own liking but I love the variety of complimentary toppings you can get on the side. Tempuras were nice as additional sides with the dipping sauce. Friendly service and pleasant atmosphere, great for both dates and family meals."

"Marugame Udon Brentcross. We saw this new restaurant in brentcross it is located on the opposite to wagamama. When you order the food for example noodles you can see the staff how they prepare your noodles, first time I see that. Now the food. It taste nice I forgot what I only remembered tempura. I suggest when you order the food start with small or medium size because I find it heavy in my stomach after I ate. The place was clean it was not busy that time when we went."

"The manager was friendly and kind, but the staffs were not trained properly at all. I saw the review mentioning about hygiene but they don't seem they improved. 5 staffs behind the counter kept chit chatting while cooking udon, they don't wear any mask or groves, soaking the fingers into tempura batter directly. I wanted to try tempura but it made me not to. The taste was fine, but because of the slow service (the staff looked she didn't know how to proceed) udon wasn't hot already at the table. Free topping of spring onion or ginger etc were nice, but tempura dough looked very oily which should be crispy and dry. I had nikutama-udon but didn't feel like it was worth, if I'll visit again I'll try kake or BK plus egg topping."

"First visit today, not busy as it was near closing time. We had the Two Pork Tonkotsu and Chicken Paitan. Staff were all friendly, nice and helpful. Pleasant atmosphere. The Udon is absolutely delicious and freshly made. We didn't have to add any condiments as the flavour were perfect for us. Truly enjoyable. We will definitely be back to try other dishes."

"Authentic udon noodle in London is hard to find. Marugame Brent Cross reminds us of our times in Hong Kong and Taiwan, where Japanese ingredients and family restaurants are easily accessible. Marugame's food is rightly priced and tempura is fried to the best state. Nicole, our waitress on the floor was proactive and made sure the food tastes good and ice water is provided. Will definitely visit again."