"The soba noodles in a refreshing dipping sauce, accompanied by pork katsu curry rice, were a harmonious blend of tastes and textures."
"The noodles were cooked perfectly; chicken and shrimp tempura were crispy and juicy; and curry was deep and rich in taste!"
"Best hot soba I've ever had."
"They have 'fresh' soba noodle. Flavor of fresh buckwheat and taste of the noodle is great."
"The broth is so tasty and the beef so tender."
"The food turned out to be very well especially the tempura."
"The udon and of course the soba is amazing."
Cons:
"We were quite disappointed in the lack of flavor in the noodles."
"The broth itself tasted nothing more than just soy sauce diluted in water."
"Duck Sautee Soba tastes like hot dog water."
"The broth didn't have a full bold flavor."
"The ramen noodles was tasteless."
"The food was okay, nothing to go crazy over."
"The meat was not all that tasty."
Service
Pros:
"Service is quick and attentive."
"Everyone was very polite and helpful with navigating the menu and all the various things you can order."
"Everytime I go, the service is top notch and always willing to accommodate any request."
"Masa was a great server too! He’s so efficient!"
"Their service is fast and the waitress' attitude is very nice."
"The service was friendly and efficient."
"Servers are wearing masks and gloves and are friendly."
Cons:
"Service was not very good. They are not attentive to their customers."
"They pretty much forgot about us. It took forever to order, get our food, and pay the bill."
"Despite notifying the staff twice about its absence, it only arrived after our meal."
"Wouldn't recommend sitting outside as cars honk frequently."
"The food was great, but one of the servers scolded other server in front of customers."
"The team except the host were like walking zombies."
"The old guy at the front as the host would turn his back on the people coming in and watch sitting customers eat."
Ambience
Pros:
"Nice outdoor dinning setup in the evening."
"This place is the real deal. You will definitely see Japanese eating here because it is the most authentic soba/udon shop in NJ."
"The staff is also really friendly and the design of the place is so cute and retro."
"First time coming into this place and as soon as we went in i loved the ambient."
"The restaurant has a very cozy atmosphere."
"The setting was lovely, that is when you could sit inside."
"The staff is always super sweet, the restaurant has a very cozy atmosphere."
Cons:
"It can be quite loud due to passing traffic."
"Tables are a bit sticky."
"Difficult to find packing, but park in far away for street parking or in the parking lot nearby."
"Parking is difficult & limited."
"hard to find parking :( as fort lee main.st gets crowded"
"The music was terrible (like one of the songs they were playing Caribbean remixes of Adele's music), wish they played some nice Japanese music."
"No parking outside or around the area."
Value
Pros:
"For families, Azuma is an excellent choice."
"The best part is….the price is so affordable!!!!!!"
"Great value for the sets (@15.50 a set) and the food is sooooo good."
"The overall cost turned out to be around $16-17 which I consider not bad."
"Prices appropriate."
"The price was very reasonable."
"You can state the size of your soba serving (100g, 200g, or 300g) all for the same price."
Cons:
"Sashimi bowl was much smaller than it showed on the photo."
"Don't get the sashimi platter, it's $30 for like 10 small slices of fish and 3 shrimps."
"However, the portion sizes for the protein were absolutely abysmal."
"Sometimes, I feel like the portions aren't the same size when I go."
"They raised the prices on certain food a couple times last few years."
"A tad more expensive then batten ramen around the corner but definitely is better."
"Soba bowls are $20 per and they might be one of the worst noodles I've had."
Menu Variety
Pros:
"I grew up in Japan and this restaurant made my heart so happy."
"It's a really interesting place, with a cool menu."
"Another gem of a place that is consistently good, reasonably priced."
"Their portions are very generous and they let you choose from a medium to large portion of noodles for the same price."
"Soba Noodle Azuma's menu is centered on soba but also has udon and seasonal Japanese goodies."
"This place is incredible, the food is extremely authentic and the atmosphere is cozy."
"don't let the crazy menus fooll you. The soba noodle is the best cold or hot."
Cons:
"The menu had too many options, it can't all be good."
"They have a really extensive menu."
"Abundance of options on menu."
"Other than the Takoyaki, found most of their dishes to be average."
"The fried duck, the curry noodles with Fried chicken, both lacked the ‘wow’ factor is taste."
"The salmon and tuna sashimi in my gozen set seemed to be previously frozen."
"This place has good choice of appetizers. Fancy dishware. But. Despite all of those. The taste is subcore....better learn how to cook soba before u can open a restaurant."