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Noodle Bar
Category: Restaurants Chinese Chinese [Edit]
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort6380 Fallsview Blvd
Niagara Falls, ON L2G 7X5
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 1 pm - 5 am
Fri-Sun 12 pm - 5 am
5 reviews for Noodle Bar
5 reviews in English
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Review from Brian Y.
2/3/2011 4 photos
Vivaa Lasss.. I mean Viva.... Niagara Falls?!?! Niagara Falls is popular spot for many occasions. May it be to check out the Falls, gamble, go one to one of many haunted houses, throw a bday party or simply to step away for a weekend, it's not a horrible choice. And with a number of restaurants around, you may wonder... where can I get something nice and simple. Well, there's a Noodle Bar inside the Sushi & Oyster Bar at the Fallsview Casino. The decor is quite modern and designed well. It overlooks the falls so you have a great view while eating. If this place were to be in downtown Toronto along Bay Street somewhere, I would expect this place to be a popular area.
Now first off, I don't recommend gambling or anything of that sort. But, if you're like me and manage to get "yeet hey" once in a while (horrible translation, hmm canker sores??), or maybe you crave something lighter, then noodles for a meal may be a good choice. The Noodle Bar at Fallsview is found inside the Casino, so if you're under 21 then entrance won't be possible. It's open very late, so if you happen to feel like noodles in the wee hours in the morning, then you're in luck.
On a trip back from the states, we made a stop at the Noodle Bar. We quickly ordered as we still had a fairly long drive home. We ordered Ox-tail Stewed w/ Lemon Grass Wonton Noodle Soup, a straight Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup, a Singapore Noodle and some Bok Choy vegs as a side. The pricing here is a little more than the typical place back in Toronto, but easily one of the cheaper places when compared to the other choices in the area. As a heads up, the service here is... like most Chinese restaurants. Attentive enough so you won't be mad, but not good enough for you to sing praises about it.
The food took a little while for it to come and they pretty much bring whatever gets cooked first. It was around 20 mins before we first got our vegs and another 5 before we got our noodle soups. The Singapore noodles would take another 10 mins to come after everything else has arrived. Now the noodles weren't anything special, they tasted pretty average and to the group here, the soup tasted a little "ching". Another horrible translation coming - simple and clean? The bok choy was surprisingly fresh and the worst dish was the Singapore noodles. They tasted bland and rather than having the dish infused with spiciness from the curry, they were simply bits and pieces of chilli added in.
Overall, I would say the Noodle Bar is... alright. I mean for the price it's one of the better choices around Fallsview. The prices at Niagara Falls are jacked up and if you're "yeet hey" your choices become limited. The portions aren't bad, so a noodle soup for most people should be enough. For me, it's good enough to make a return visit when I need something a little simple and clean. =PListed in: the asian connection
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Review from Lauren M.
11/28/2011
Noodle Bar is inside the Fallsview Casino in Niagara.
Food was OK - 3 star - no complaints there, but some major "WTF" on the pricing. Holy hell. $20 per dish of regular Cantonese fare. Our chicken in black bean sauce stir fry was $21 and a fried noodle dish was $14.
They also do sushi which again was just OK. They had no tuna left. What kind of sushi bar doesn't have any tuna left? :( Sigh. The rolls here were giant though (at $10 a pop they damn well better be!) and the salmon and scallop sashimis were fresh.
The place was filled with asians but I don't think they were coming here for the food quality, more for the convenience/proximity to the slot machines!
$120 meal that would have easily cost only $35-$40 in Toronto. -
Review from Vinay T.
8/19/2011
Asking for directions may not even help you find this place (it's in the most random place inside the casino).
In any case - we eventually found Noodle Bar - but looking back, I wish we had eaten somewhere else. It wasn't terrible - but definitely not worth going back to.
It's an authentic Mandarin and Cantonese noodle place - so maybe I am just not an authentic Chinese food guy.
Everything in the restaurant, from the place itself to the food, had a very fishy smell. I ordered the Singapore Noodles with shrimp & pork - which turned out to be the best meal at the table. It was just OK. Nothing great about the flavor, smell, texture, etc. Just OK.
One friend ordered the Stir Fried Rice Noodles with Beef - and that was the second best dish. It too was just OK. It had a funky smell - but the taste was decent.
My wife and one other friend ordered "Noodle in Soup" - Pork in Spices (not sure which noodle) and Beef Brisket. They ate it because they were hungry - but neither of them left too happy.
I feel bad giving this place 2 stars because it could just be that I am not into Chinese noodle places. The smells just really got to me. I love Japanese ramen - so I guess I just feel compelled to compare the two. -
Review from Kathy C.
2/25/2010 3 photos
Do not, I repeat, do not try to find this place on your own. You must ask alot of people for directions.... Even though this is located inside one of the biggest casinos in Niagara Falls, someone made a decision to tuck this place way in the corner, of a place you will not be able to find on your own.
To get there, you have to go inside the casino, through the walkway with signs to a different restaurant (17 Nori, no less), through a quiet high roller/poker area (which you would not have expected even after someone points in the general direction), and then get a bit disoriented because the area has 3 restaurants combined, a sushi bar, a bar, and Noodle Bar.
On to the food... surprisingly good! The price is a bit high for your asian fare, but, you pay for the location (nice view) and inside one of the best, if not the best, casinos in town. The shrimp wonton noodle soup with hand made noodle is to die for. I was craving that long after we left Niagara Falls. The beef brisket & tendon noodle soup was one of the tastiest I've had. So for less than $9 CAD, you get a bowl of hot and yummy noodle soup overlooking the falls, I say it's pretty darn worth it.
There are other dishes there, but very small menu. Mainly, you get to pick either one of the pre-made combination of noodle soup or pick your own. No take out, and service is... well... don't go there for the service... -
Review from Tom L.
Toronto, ON
9/27/2011
Big failure for me. The food is passable, similar to mid-level stuff you can get in nearby Toronto. Pricey, but that's the norm in this city. However, service is very poor, about the worst I've recently experienced....enough for me to never give them another chance. Pity, because the dining room space is quite good with a view. Failed potential!
