Newdle Bar

My sister took our mother and I here the first time we came here. We came around 12:30 — 1:00pm. Because it is in downtown Kent no matter what time of day it is it’s street parking. I hate street parking, which is why it lost a star.
The seating is close together for my taste, hence another star lost. The service was good. Prompt and friendly. The server we had always made sure our drinks were full. The food was wonderful! I had the twice cooked fried rice with chicken. It was a mouthful to say and I admit that I messed it up. My darn tongue would not cooperate with me that day.
Since then I have been back several times with my mother. We almost always go when they first open. First because it is easier to park when hardly anyone is around and second because we just like to be there when it is nice and quiet. Every time we go the food is wonderful! It’s always hot and fresh!
Like I said if not for parking and the closeness of tables it would have gotten 5 stars.

As a former frequent customer of Newdle Bar, it makes me both happy and sad to say that I will never be visiting this restaurant again. And I’ve given it plenty of chances. Of all of the times I’ve been here, there’s only been a handful of times that my food hasn’t come out wrong, the service hasn’t been slow or horrible, or our server was actually in a position to be located. As a server myself, I can attest to the fact that the service I had last night was despicable. Our server forgot her pen, «memorized» or order, and it came out completely wrong. Since my friend and I were not surprised, we handled the situation nicely. We just asked for a complimentary dessert to make up for the server’s mistake after she admitted to putting in the order wrong; in her exact words, «Oh sh**, I put in the wrong meal!». She even promised us 50% off of our meals, to which we decided a dessert would be fine instead. After 20 minutes of waiting for our dessert, a manager (who I’ve seen there all the time) came over to our table and told us that she couldn’t do anything about the food because «we ate it». To our defense, we only ate the meal because it took over 30 minutes for us to get the meal in the first place, so there was no way we were waiting another 30 minutes for another plate. She didn’t ask us what happened, she didn’t apologize; she basically told us we were wrong, and that the mistake wouldn’t be compensated for. Our server then took over 30 minutes again just to bring us split checks and to process them, and never apologized for the mistake she admitted to making.
If you are looking for good service, come here on a quiet weekday at lunch, and even then you are taking a risk. The noodles are great and the sushi is mediocre, but there are PLENTY of other better places in the area. I like Phoenix Express, its a few miles away in Stow.

Ramen was good but the noodles were kinda gross, too think, maybe not cooked enough, maybe too much egg. Overall was pretty good as far as Cleveland area ramen goes. Sushi was also pretty tasty, but being out in Kent I wonder how fresh it could really be.

The sushi is fantastic! Love the cucumber water they complimentary serve. Nice sit down restaurant with a decent size bar. Tuesdays are half off sushi which is amazing

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Server = Jon-​Anthony
Awful! He didn’t greet us, the hostess (Jacqui — the GM) ended up taking our order and even after she passed it on to him, he still did not come by! He did deliver our food but did not indicate that he was our server. Jacqui ended up taking our payment to him and assured us that our experience was not the norm.
We will go to the Newdle Bar again but if Jon-​Anthony is our server, we may not stay!

First time to this noodle shop. Pretty much Japanese style noodle dishes and sushi. Don’t go expecting to get any thai noodle dishes.
Liked the open, modern look of the place. Food was good, but it was lacking something that I can’t put my tastebuds on. I got the noodle bowl — nabeyaki udon dish. Thick noodles in a light broth with a piece (1) tempura shrimp, a single fish cake, an egg and some vegetables. Good, but not the best that I’ve had.
Nice wait staff. We arrived before 4:30 and we were the only people there so we got all the attention and by 5:30 the place was packed. Would I go again. yep, and will try another dish.

Sushi is just ok, but their ramen is sooooo good! Their tofu nabe, steamed dumplings, summer roll, and shrimp shumai are also a few of my favorites. When this place first opened I wasn’t happy with the food, I’m so glad that I gave it a second chance! It’s my favorite restaurant in Kent.

Food is beautiful but rice has been undercooked a couple of times. Service is okay. Almost everything has been really delicious. They never seem busy.

Sam and I stopped in here on a really rainy day, looking forward to a big hot bowl of something good. It was still early on a Saturday evening, and we found a nice spot for the two of us.
This was our second visit, and we jumped right in, trying their gyoza, and two bowls of Nabeyaki Udon.
The order of five dumplings arrived, served with a spicy ginger dipping sauce and a carrot heavy slaw. It was pretty, but tasted just about average.
Two bowls arrived really hot, topped with tempura veggies and shrimp. Big broccoli pieces, carrot, and zucchini floated, and we tried to get at them before they became soggy, pulling them out as quick as we could, though the rest of the broth was filled with floating soaked pieces of batter.
The udon noodles were filling, even without catching all the taste of the broth.
The waitress was nice.
The space leaves some to be desired, especially the zombie looking George Harrison on the wall.
Maybe this kind of thing does really well with the sushi scene, but in my humble opinion is a long way from the little noodle spot we figured it to be.
I’ve had a lot better, for a lot less in other places, but considering what else is around it, I hope they keep pushing, and I’m glad to see something other than what’s going on around it.

We had the best birthday dinner for our 10 year old last night. Our waitress was phenomenal and made excellent suggestions for dinner and drinks. My husband had the bento box with udon noodle bowl and steak, new addition. It was fresh and delicious. Our 10 year old had the anniversary sushi roll and my 12 year old had the Golden Flashes sushi roll. Both were excellent. The food is amazing and such a nice atmosphere.

Everything tastes ok, nothing special. WAY, WAY too much rice with the sushi. We paid steep prices for basically nothing more than white rice. Disappointing.

Really enjoy their sushi. Eaten here a number of times, always tasty and well formed… sit at the bar and they make it right in front of you.
Have had the fried rice… big serving! If there are 2 – 3 of you get sushi (etc) and order one fried rice and share it.
Last visit, my wIfe got the teri-​don. Very tasty indeed! It was more than plenty for her, and I had my share of it too (along with my sushi) and we did not finish it.
I’ve never been there in the evening, but during the late lunch period I have never had long wait. Nice atmosphere, on street parking. Next to Insomnia Cookies to top things off with a sweet!

My wife and I tried this place and we loved it. She had the Nabeyaki Udon and I had the Chicken Nabe and both were excellent. What really makes their noodle bowls are their broths, which are very rich and flavorful. We both had some margaritas, which were good. The only downside was that it was a little loud. But the service was great. We will definitely be back.

Love the sushi rolls. Order lots because they take a while on half-​price Tuesday and you won’t want to wait for more to be made.
Michelle S. was a great server, she tipped us off about ordering all the sushi at once, checked in regularly without being annoying, and had a pleasant attitude. Hope she is our server again!

I had the Tofu Nabe and it was delicious. With my lunchI had a peach margarita which isn’t the type of thing I would usually drink but Im a fan of peach so I wanted to try it and it also was great. A+ on the food.
Now the negative… the service time, and service generally were beyond bad. My dining companion NEVER got her food and despite asking for water refills twice NEVER received them. Finally she asked them to put her food in a to go container cause we had already been there 35 minutes and I was almost done the waiter played on his phone instead of doing that and then used his bare hands (unwashed) to put the sushi in a to go container. She asked them to take it off the bill, and they did.
My dining companion complained and another member of the waitstaff came over to apologize for the waiter claiming it was his first day. She comped some things for us and was very nice. I’m not going to hold a grudge and I will try it again because it seems like a great place food wise but the waiter we had must not have only never waited tables before he must never have had a job or been inside a restaurant, even as a customer. It was amazing when even after my dining companion complained he was on his phone… in full view of the dining room.

Noodles were ok.
Chopsticks were cheap off brand.
They didn’t have any beers on draft.
Sushi (4 rolls) on a Saturday took an hour which was ridiculous. Just sat for an hour with no food.
And once we got the sushi is was pretty bad (bland, dry, just meh).
Just avoid this place if you can get into Paninis or Bar 145.

I love this place brought my mom here now and she loves their ramen with miso it is pretty tasty. Love their tuesday sushi specials. Totally enjoy Bi Bim Bap… except veges cut too thick for my liking but besides that enjoyable always get with pork and tofu delicious. We have been here multiple times … its great!

I love noodles. I am not the biggest Sushi fan, and can’t really compare theirs to other places. I can say they have a dedicated sushi chef working behind the sushi bar (not out of the kitchen). Take from that what you may.
I haven’t ordered a cocktail here, but they do have a full bar and seem to have a good choice of spirits quality-​wise.
What I love are the noodles. This is as close as such a small place like Kent can get to a Jon Sawyer (Cleveland Japanese noodle restaurants) place, and its great. I love their Ramen and Nabe both. Served in nice earthenware vessels for their soups. They offer takeout, and it always stays hot. They wrap their containers in plastic wrap. Unlike some (bad) takeout, they always include plasticware too.
Prices are MORE than fair for the noodles, and its always good.
I usually order takeout, but they do have a full dining room. Its kind of cramped and is very casual. I don’t mind eating in for sure, but it doesn’t have a full-​service restaurant atmosphere.

This was a great place for lunch! We came just as they were closing, and even though one waitress tersely told us to leave, another graciously let us come on in and served us with a smile.
The food was really good! I loved the bi bim bap and the sushi. If I lived closer I’d definitely be back soon.

Went here with my girlfriend hoping to have some quality sushi. We were disappointed and not impressed. It was over priced and the sushi wasn’t that good of quality if you’re use to Cilantro or Hunan palace style of sushi. We got two drinks one called a «Tokyo tea» and the other «long beach» they were God awful.
We had good service and the miso soup was good. That’s about it. Also I got a margarita and it was terrible I didn’t think you could mess one up.