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Bone Daddies Old Street

Restaurant Japanese restaurant Ramen restaurant

One of the Top rated Ramen restaurants in London


Address

The Bower, 211 Old St, London EC1V 9NU, United Kingdom

Website

www.bonedaddies.com

Contact

+44 20 3019 6300

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (2.5K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Thursday: 11:30 AM to 11 PM
  • Friday: 11:30 AM to 11 PM
  • Saturday: 11:30 AM to 11 PM
  • Sunday: 11:30 AM to 10 PM
  • Monday: 11:30 AM to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:30 AM to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:30 AM to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: ramen (18) chicken (14) good (14) broth (13) great (12) service (9) friendly (9) nice (9) buns (8) recommend (7)
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  • 5/5 Mabs “Mabsy” G. 3 months ago on Google • 217 reviews New
    First time to dine here and to my surprise the food was incredible and tasty. The service was quick. I love the Pork Pork Chili noodle soup better than wagamama. The prices were reasonable. The staff were friendly. Service was great too. We will come back here again in April.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stephen H. 7 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    Bone Daddies has been on my list of places to try and my first visit was definitely worth the wait. Great food! The T22 ramen was very tasty and filling! Definitely recommend the fried chicken and duck buns! The staff were great. Very attentive and helpful! Can't wait for my next visit!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Olga D. 1 year ago on Google
    A very nice place, waiters are very friendly and helpful, which is always a great advantage. The place has a good variety of tasty biers, and there are also vegan options. I have ordered a ramen, which in my opinion was too spicy, but overall I have still got a nice experience
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Christoph H. 2 years ago on Google
    If you love Ramen, this is an excellent choice. Various tasty opinions, they also have temporary specials - very good. A few non ramen dishes are also on the menu. The location is in a not busy side street away from the main traffic. Like to come again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jerrod L. 2 years ago on Google
    I didn't know what to expect here and decided to try it. The ramen is delicious, and an excellent choice. The Old Street branch is a bit off the main road and is a great find. Service was fast as well. I had a ramen and a a duck bao and found it to be a really nice mix. Looking forward to coming again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 lutfiyya s. 2 years ago on Google
    The chicken based ramens were very disappointing - no taste in the broth at all even after adding chilli paste! However the sides (bao buns and chicken wings) were very well made. Not sure about the choice of bathroom art to be honest - it’s not exactly child friendly!!
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  • 5/5 Sanskriti N. 2 years ago on Google
    I got the vegan Nokatsu ramen; I was really impressed by how rich the broth was and it complemented the mushrooms very well. Like the smokey vegan meat substitute as well. My friend got the chicken ramen called tantamen 2, the broth was spicier and the chicken and egg were super tasty as well.
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  • 3/5 Cidane C. 1 year ago on Google
    Typical chain brand ramen, fast food basically. Noodle does not taste like hourly fresh, more like unfrozen from fridge. Korean fried chicken wings are too sauce heavy, and the bones easily got pulled off, suggesting it was probably not freshly fried. Given the price, no complaint if the expectation is correctly adjusted. Service is good.
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  • 4/5 Haoting C. 1 year ago on Google
    A cozy place for friends or family gathering, it’s also a good place for individual guest. Waiter I met was friendly, he was familiar with the menu and made good recommendations when taking order. I like the texture of the noodles and the juicy chicken slice of my chicken-based ramen. Crunchy duck in the bao bun was heavily-seasoned, would like it more if the flavor can be adjusted. But the pickled carrots were definitely a highlight in it, reducing the rich flavor of that duck’s sauce.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 this is e. 5 months ago on Google
    I ordered the yuzu tonkotsu of which the highlight was definitely the broth. The chashu pork belly on the other hand, was pretty tough and difficult to chew. Overall it was a decent bowl of ramen but I might try another form of protein next time.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Roxanne 6 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    The food at Bone Daddies was incredible, the Tokyo Ramen and tater tots were my favourite. It was a great atmosphere and the staff were welcoming and friendly. Our host Trinity was friendly and accommodating, thank you so much! I would highly recommend Bone Daddies, especially this branch. Perfect location!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Daisy 3 months ago on Google • 247 reviews New
    Very nice staff and clean place. Little touches like hair elastics, garlic with garlic press, chilli oil etc on the table. I also love the fact that at ramen places you can eat alone facing the window, if you'd like. Unfortunately, for me personally, the ramen was quite sweet which was unexpected and not to my taste, so I couldn't finish it, I had the tantanmen with a chicken broth. The Korean chicken wings on another table though looked very nice so will try them if I come again.

  • 4/5 Tolu 4 months ago on Google • 127 reviews
    Service was really great here, our waitress was really lovely. The food was nice and great for the cold weather. My favourite, which was shocking, was the caramel and soy sauce ice cream but the bao buns were also amazing.

  • 5/5 B O. 5 months ago on Google • 68 reviews
    Pros The variety of ramen options is a treat combined with side dishes to satisfy a bunch of hungry gentlemen. Staffs were attentive and made it a great experience. Cons: You may need to wait to be seated on a busy night.

  • 5/5 Journey With T. 4 months ago on Google • 26 reviews
    Visited on Sunday and really enjoyed our food. They offer a kids option but it’s not on the menu, this was helpful as we had children in our group. The service was really great, massive shoutout to Gabby our server, she was really patient and accommodating. Would recommend and visit again. Recommendation: try the ice cream and Christmas bun, both very yummy

  • 5/5 Zephi E. 2 months ago on Google • 5 reviews New
    The pork pork chilli was absolutely amazing! Loved the restaurant atmosphere and the Samiat, our server was absolutely lovely. She was patient and polite and so sweet! Will definitely be coming back here!

  • 5/5 Dimple R. 4 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Love Julia!!! She was amazing with the service and this made us enjoy the environment more and the food!!! Me and my friends have made a pact now that we will always come here every month for a catch up. This is going to be our catch up spot and this is all cause of Julia and her amazing service

  • 5/5 Emma M. 5 months ago on Google
    Absolutely incredible! If you don’t go for the food, go for Ella in the Old St branch - she needs her on show. What a bright ray of light - she made our evening! *don’t sleep on that phenomenal desert either omg!

  • 5/5 Annie 7 months ago on Google
    Great food, lovely servers, amazing decor, unfortunately some loud customers disrupted the ambience, but that was at no fault of the servers. overall, would definitely recommend, food was very very good.

  • 5/5 Tanyel H. 5 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Staff were really friendly. We were served by Trinity and she was lovely, as were the rest of the staff. The food was flavourful and such good quality for money. The portions were also decent.

  • 5/5 Anna J. 5 months ago on Google
    Had a great time here. The service and food was good with strong flavours in the broth. Had the tantanmen 2 with extra toppings. With the fried chicken it was amazing. The chicken was just fried and crispy. Service was attentive and friendly. Cris and Laura were very efficient and the team seemed to run well. Despite being full we had a short wait at the bar and then got a great table. Will definitely be back.

  • 5/5 Ebun O. 6 months ago on Google
    The entire experience was amazing! My food was absolutely delicious, and the atmosphere was great. Lovely staff as well. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to eat some good food ❤️

  • 4/5 Thomas Nobu D. 1 year ago on Google
    A fairly good ramen shop, understand it to be a local chain here in London. The portion size was good and inclusions, like eggs, bamboo shoots, green onions, garlic/chill (self added for taste) were all nice. For sure not the best broth or noodles I’ve tried, but well needed for the hangover I’m nursing. Upped it to just about a 4/5 flat (from maybe 3-3.5) because of nice service and pleasant ambiance; loved all the classic rock played!

  • 2/5 Kamil C. 1 year ago on Google
    The menu noted that they "pride themselves with partnering up with the best" to deliver limited specials every month. They didn't have this. We got the spicy pork tonkotsu and the yuzu tonkotsu. The "yuzu" flavour was not strong (if present at all), just a lemony flavour (imagine a savoury lemony drizzle cake or lemon chicken) which overshadowed any pork flavour in the broth. I definitely would not have guessed there was any yuzu in it. Other than that, the broth itself was OK, it was disappointingly watered down for "20hr broth". There wasn't the fattiness you would expect from a tonkotsu broth and the texture was also thin. I have to agree with the other review about the noodles. They were NOT it. It was a soft, starchy and sticky mess. No bounciness but not mushy. Tasted like it was cooked in only a litre of water and then left to sit in the fridge to sit overnight. It was all stuck together and you had to work at it to pull it apart. The redeeming factor would be the fried char siu which was delicious when freshly topped, but after sitting in the broth bath for a while, turned into a salty chewy mess. The beansprouts were also really nice and you get a whole egg instead of half like many other ramen places, but the bamboo shoots were briny and mediocre. It seems that the boss daddies' only response to negative reviews is "email us" but they should be collating these reviews themselves and presenting them to "corporate". Feedback has already been given and it is up to you to improve your recipes and act on it since the comments about the broth and noodles don't seem to be store specific and certainly are not unique to me. I would give it 3 stars, but I've given only 2 because of the misleading branding about wanting to "create the best ramen".

  • 5/5 Nick G. 4 months ago on Google
    Family of 4. Awesome. The food was AMAZING, everyone was very friendly and we got ice cream on the house. I would definitely recommend this place. By Grace aged 12!

  • 5/5 Grzegorz B. 1 year ago on Google
    Pleasantly surprised by this venue. Really tasty ramen with multiple options in the menu and good service. Note, there is a service charge included on top of your bill which is not mentioned, or at least I have not noticed it. If you have not been there yet, I suggest you give it a shot.

  • 5/5 Michal S. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food and service. The buns were high quality and the margarita was refreshing. Hope to come again!

  • 4/5 Anastasia B. 2 years ago on Google
    Was about to give it 3⭐️, but reconsidered, as the free tea refills and atmosphere made up for the cold buns (but maybe they were supposed to be cold, what do I know?). The cold buns were really the only downside for me, as at other places they are normally served hot. I had three - the duck, chicken and aubergine buns. Would really recommend the aubergine and the chicken buns, the duck one was a little underwhelming and had a little too much Mayo for my liking.

  • 5/5 G F. 1 year ago on Google
    Bone Daddies was better than other reman places nearby, in my opinion. We could get double toppings for just two pours extra. The Tonkotsu ramen was good. I liked their noodle. The portion was good too.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Somewhat difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Free water refills
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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