Dans l ensemble, Ichigo Ichie Izakaya propose une experience japonaise animée avec des espaces ramen et izakaya distincts, et les avis louent le bouillon des ramen, riche et savoureux, ainsi que la variété de tapas et d autres plats. L ambiance est chic et animée, avec une belle décoration et une atmosphère chaleureuse autour d un bar, bien que l espace puisse sembler bondé et bruyant lors des soirées très fréquentées et les places assises parfois petites. Le service est perçu comme sympathique et attentif par certains, mais plusieurs avis signalent une cadence variable, de longs temps d attente ou des particularités liées à la réservation qui compliquent la commande de ramen. Bien que certains trouvent les prix élevés pour le quartier, d'autres estiment que la qualité et l originalité des plats comme le tataki, le gindara et l udon carbonara justifient la visite, faisant de Ichigo Ichie Izakaya une adresse populaire pour les amateurs d izakaya et de ramen à Montréal.
Regretful experience. We were a group of 5 girls for a reservation for 7pm. The waiter told us the salmon was sold out when we tried to place our order but we saw fresh salmon prepped on the counter. Then I tried to order noodles though it was on the menu the waiter said no its not available since its a separate restaurant & we need to go for the walk in mind u it was a Tuesday. The food is good but why? Is this normal? Or did the waiter not like us? Like its was so extremely frustrating coming to try different dishes & being told you can't order any salmon or noddles dishes.
If we can't order something remove it from the menu inform the customers don't wait till they order.
Came as a large group. It was a really nice evening. All the food choices in the group menu were amazing. Great for sharing amongst friends. Service was excellent, quick & friendly. Drinks were also very 👍. Place was packed. Great atmosphere.
Been back & ordered à la carte. Excellent also.
20 avr. 2026
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Simplement le meilleur ramen que j'ai mangé! Tous les plats sont goûteux & les cocktails sont délicieux! L'ambiance est super mais peu devenir bruyant rapidement quand le restaurant est comble. J'adore aussi qu'on puisse choisir notre ramen comme on le souhaite. On choisit le bouillon, la protéine, les nouilles & les ingrédients qu'on souhaite. 👌🏼
Really great vibe. When you walk in you feel like you discovered a little gem. But be aware the tapas style restaurant is a different resto then the ramen area. You cannot order ramen in the back area of the restaurant that sells the tapas style food. Being gluten intolerant I really appreciate having menu options but its annoying there is no carb option for us. Just protein. I wish they sold just rice or something made with rice flour. The 2 times I went I left feeling hungry. & spent $$$.
CHOOSE SOMEWHERE ELSE. Waiter was terrible & ruined our dining experience here. Ben was inattentive, only came to our table to take our order & give us the bill. Both me & my dinner partner had to get up to find him to signal a problem with our ramen order as we suspected our noodles were thin & not the ordered THICK noodles. Ben proceeded to say he was busy & then lied to me that our noodles were indeed THICK (I had to BRING my bowl of noodles to him as he refused to come to the table). Upon getting the bill, I noticed that he also incorrectly gave us Torikotsu instead of the circled Tonkotsu. No wonder it didn't taste right!!! 🤯
The cocktails were fine & reasonably priced. Karaage & squash ravioli were sub par. Gindara was good (but you can't ever go wrong with Gindara).
Was a let down of a meal! Kevin, the manager, was informed about our displeasure with our waiter on our way out; but I didn't feel reassured. All the waiters stand looking at the kitchen, waiting for dishes; none are actually looking at the dining room for diners who are trying to signal them. Badly trained & managed staff.
Its was packed, on Monday! Impressive attendance, excellent food. Service was slow & ambiance loud but place was packed. They might not have been prepared for a full Monday. All staff were still smiling, did not make ys feel the rush
Sorry for starting off strong, but I really had my hopes up for this place. After hearing so much about it & the general praise that it gets I really had high hopes, perhaps too high, but all I got was a very average experience, one that you can recreate much more easily... I'll get into that.
First of all, we had a reservation, which doesn't allow you to order ramen. They make that very clear when you're booking the reservation. That made me think that perhaps it was a shared space, & that the ramen was like, it's own restaurant. Which when you look at google maps it makes sense! Yeah, one side is a ramen bar, the other side's the izakaya, different thing. Sure? For that to be the expected setup, only to be seated next to tables who were ONLY ordering ramen is so silly. Why seclude people who are willing to reserve?
Staff were very friendly, although service times were extremely inconsistent. We ordered plates to share as that's pretty much to be expected with their menu offerings, we got dish 1 super quick, dish 2 maybe 10 or so minutes later, & then dish 3 & 4 came out at the same time close to an hour later? So in what felt like the middle of the meal, just 40 or so minutes of staring at people eating ramen. LOL
Also staff mispronounced Edamame & Shiso, but I digress.
We ordered some drinks, & I gotta say this was the highlight of the night. The Shiso Sour is seriously banging, & they have a really decent selection of beers.
The food; we ordered the Karaage with Wasabi Mayo, the seasonal Buta Cheese Shiso Fried stick, Takoyaki, Takowasa, & we wanted to start with that & perhaps order more, based on the outcome of these first dishes.
The karaage was well cooked but very underseasoned, the meat was very much lacking any flavour & the wasabi mayo was a broken starchy mess. It had the consistency of heavy cream & a grainy-ness that I assume comes from the powdered wasabi yet had absolutely zero wasabi kick to it.
The takowasa was 90% wasabizuke & 10% octopus, but ok.
The takoyaki were not right. Heavily deepfried texture with a flat bottom, you'd think a'high-level' izakaya would be able to fry takoyaki in an actual takoyaki pan. The octopus pieces were also pretty much bouncy balls but unfortunately for me I'm a sucker & will eat the worst takoyaki on earth if it means it has bonito & mayo on it, so it still went down.
The real crime of the night were the'Seasonal' buta shiso cheese stick things. Tough pork belly wrapped around a block of'pizza' mozzarella, rolled with a shiso leaf & deep fried. If it weren't for the (actually pretty flavourful) shiso leaf, I would've assumed this was a bit & that they were just flipping something from the frozen section at Super C.
Needless to say we didn't order anything else after that.
What really ticked me off is that I noticed someone taking food to go, & they were handed a paper bag with 2 logos on it, one being this restaurant, & the other being IMADAKE Izakaya! & then it clicked! I have had this underseasoned Karaage before! At IMADAKE! It all made sense, this was the same-ish menu as what I had always seen as an average izakaya, wrapped into the bones of a michelin mentioned ramen restaurant!
I dont know. Maybe I'm a sucker, & the Ramen is really amazing, & everyone else knows not to order the other stuff. Overall I'm kind of at a loss, I knew not to expect true Japan-level food, after all we're not in japan, but being that (i guess) half of this restaurant is michelin level (kind of) I had high hopes. But I won't be there to find out if the ramen's good, that'll be without me.
Oh I do have to mention, the interior decor is stellar. Seriously whatever agency did the interior design & branding coordination on little details like the branded chopsticks, hats off, those are tight.
TL;DR - Lower your expectations, & maybe you'll like it!
Honestly super disappointing. The service was great, but the food was truly underwhelming.
Ordered a Hamachi appetizer, & some ramen with the salad appie included.
Starting off, the salad felt like they were just throwing in the towel. Salad greens with some edamame, canned corn, two cherry tomatoes & a couple of croutons, bland olive oil dressing & a bundle of deep fried noodles on top. I dont expect knockout salad from a ramen joint, but I expect a little effort.
The hamachi had spicy sauce, arugula, basil - completely overwhelming the flavour of the fish. Felt like a weird choice.
The ramen. This place was so highly recommended to me because of its michelan star ramen. This experience really makes me think Michelan stars don't mean anything.
Loved the staff though. Fantastic service.
15 mars 2026
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The only downsides were that we were seated extremely close to another couple (they were also on a date), so we could hear their entire conversation & they could probably hear ours as well. Also, the portions are a bit on the smaller side.
That said, the restaurant itself is very nice & we would definitely come back to try more of the menu! :)
hostess Ximena was so warm & friendly. Food was good, recommend the salmon tartare, very good (thank you Marika in kitchen)
Tori Nabe has clean & simple flavour but a little low on chicken imo
Macademia cookie was good
I'm honestly very disappointed with my experience. This was my second time visiting, & unfortunately, it will likely be my last.
We made a reservation specifically because one person in our group is not from Montreal & absolutely loves the ramen from Yokato Yokabai. That's precisely why we chose to book a table.
When we arrived, the waiter informed us that because we had a reservation, we were not allowed to order the ramen (Yokato Yokabai). We were told we could only have it if we cancelled our reservation & waited outside instead (1h30). This makes absolutely no sense, especially considering there were several empty tables at Ichigo at the time.
It's difficult to understand the logic behind refusing a group of seated customers the opportunity to order the very dish that likely brings many people there in the first place. If Ichigo has such strong ratings, I suspect it's largely because of the popularity & quality of Yokato Yokabai's ramen served there.
In the end, we left without eating anything & went to another restaurant. It's unfortunate that the establishment would rather lose customers on a Friday night - with empty tables - than allow them to order what they came for.
