Left Menami feeling pretty unimpressed.
Although I do love the decor and music of the place, some of the food and service was subpar.
To start, we had the corn kaki-age, wasabi octopus (tako-wasa), pork belly, and beef tataki. All of which was a disappointment with the exception of the octopus. The corn was drenched in oil and had way too much batter. Would not pay $5 again for a few niblets of corn. Pork belly was overcooked, dry, and served with raw onions... which was just confusing. Beef tataki was not fresh, and came dark brown instead of red.
Thankfully I did enjoy the udon. The noodles are so on point, perfect texture and chewiness. Seafood udon was definitely our favourite for the night. Oven baked udon was good, but tooo much cream and cheese for our liking. It very filling.
I was VERY UNIMPRESSED with the service. It took forever just to get our water refilled and it wasn't even busy. We weren't able to get a hold of the waiter/ waitress and ended up asking the chef for water. One of the waitress was applying makeup in the front of the restaurant and the waiter was on his phone.
Overall verdict: Tapas are a miss. Udon is good.