Genzui Ramen Noodle - Auckland Central

We typically order the tofu salad, karaage fried chicken, and gyoza dumplings at this restaurant, and they always impress us with their delicious flavors. However, this time we decided to try the katsu chicken salad and were equally impressed with its beautifully crispy skin. The salads are accompanied by a generous serving of cauliflower, which makes us feel healthy despite indulging in deep-fried foods. Genzui has been our go-to Japanese restaurant for years, and we appreciate that the prices have remained unchanged. They also offer a variety of alcoholic beverages at affordable prices. Overall, Genzui is a great choice for authentic, budget-friendly Japanese cuisine.

I ordered the spicy chicken udon. It came in a generous portion and tasted delicious. The level of spiciness was just right. Overall, it was a great experience!

We went to a restaurant near Civic in Genzui after an evening show. Even though it was already past 8:30 and the place was busy, we were greeted right away. The staff was friendly and the restaurant was clean. Our meals arrived promptly and they were absolutely delicious! The portion sizes were generous. The prices were very reasonable and there were many options to choose from on the menu.

Hidden jewel! Almost not entering because it was in a chic hotel building. Reliable Ramen and Don is at $10/Bowl. Super delicious and fill. Rich lawn broth, crispy shrimp empura and delicate chicken Katsu. Very fast service. Recommended!

I first came here about 2 years ago. Food was fine. I came back today for dinner and it was utterly disgusting, I 'm still baffled how we managed to stuff the food down our throat and paid for the meal in full price. We ordered a miso butter corn ramen, grilled sanma fish and a prawn tempura Don (supposedly like oyako Don with heaps of egg). When each item came, our hearts sank deeper and deeper.. The cha su on the ramen looked sad.. It was dry and looked like it came straight out of the freezer. My partner tried to drench it with soup, in hope it 'll taste ok. When I had a bite, it was tasteless and a little off. When my partner observed it, he noticed it was glistening green. We used phone light and everything and we were so sure the meat was definitely off. I 've attached a photo of it here, lighting isn 't fantastic but you can see there 's something obviously wrong. Especially near the left side of the meat. The prawn tempura don was.. Let 's just say it wasn 't as eggy and delicious looking like the photo on the menu. The prawns were fine but the Don was just.. Sauce-less and tasteless. The only salvation was to pour heaps of chili powder over it, note, it 's chili powder, not the shichimi in normal ramen shops. Lastly... The grilled sanma fish. I understand that for some people don 't gut the fish because the bitterness of the intestines could balance the flavour.. But in a restaurant.. I don 't know. Maybe I 'm being demanding but.. I don 't know. It is definitely the first time I 've encountered a cooked fish in a restaurant that isn 't gutted. See photo for reference. The fish was fabulous. It was tasty, as you can see we ate almost every bit surrounding the gunk. The dish would 've been wonderful if they would have just gutted the fish. Now, for the staff.. We told the waitress that the meat was inedible. She looked at it and then said ok. When we told her about the fish, she said you can eat everything. 'It 's normal '. Then she slowly walked back to the kitchen to let them know. They discussed it in Japanese, so I have no idea what they thought. We tried to finish up our food, when we went to pay, they gave no explanation, I brought it up again while the cashier was calculating our meal, saying that they cannot serve meat like that. The cashier looked at me, and asked, 'so you don 't want to pay for the meal? ' That was baffling. It made us look like we were horrid customers who were trying to get a free meal. Of course we were egoistic about it and paid for the meal in full and obviously regretting it now while we both suffer with food poisoning.