More Blue Okinawa soba review with parking tips in Onna, Okinawa, Japan.
We stopped here on the way from The Busena Terrace, where we were staying, down to American Village.
I’d heard there was a popular spot for Okinawa soba in central Okinawa, so we decided to give it a try.
The restaurant is called More Blue.
This was a pretty spontaneous find, but the Google rating was high and the blog reviews were overwhelmingly positive, so we went in without much hesitation.
Personally though, I thought it was just okay.
True to the name More Blue, the exterior has blue accents everywhere.
More Blue in Okinawa has its own dedicated parking lot, which makes it a convenient stop in Okinawa where so many people rent cars.
That said, the entrance to the parking lot is pretty narrow, so it could feel a little intimidating if you’re not confident behind the wheel.
This is the entrance as seen from the parking area behind the building.
We had rented a Toyota Noah van, which is a fairly large vehicle, and it still made it through without any trouble, so if you’re driving a regular passenger car, don’t panic too much and just ease your way in.
This is about how much parking space there is.
Anyway, after parking, we headed inside.
There’s a break time from 3 to 5 p.m., and since it was already past 2, we asked first to make sure we could still order food before going in.
There is outdoor seating too, but the view isn’t especially great.
Inside is blue, blue, blue.
It’s pretty and definitely has that breezy resort feel.
There were other customers, so I couldn’t photograph every corner,
but I think there were around five tables that looked like this.
Wet wipes, chopsticks, spoons, and the usual table setup.
Our baby seemed to find the table delicious.
There was one high chair, and luckily it was available, so our little one got to use it.
I photographed every page of the menu.
More Blue Okinawa soba menu and parking details
They also have grilled A5-grade kuroge wagyu, with different cuts available.
One of the things More Blue is known for is its Okinawa soba and udon.
For both, you can choose either a hot or cold version.
The items listed on the side are extra toppings you can add.
There are also extra dishes like gyudon, rice, and jimami dofu, a local Okinawan peanut tofu, plus matcha desserts.
They also offer set menus, so that’s worth checking out.
These are the alcohol and drink options.
I ordered the cold Okinawa soba.
When we placed the order, they told us they were out of some topping ingredients and asked if it was okay for the dish to come without a few of them.
Since the whole point was to try Okinawa soba, I said I was fine with it even without the toppings.
I think it normally comes with umi budo, or sea grapes, and seaweed on top too,
but ours only had meat and green onion.
Maybe it was because I ordered the cold version, or maybe the noodles are just like this by nature,
but they were firm in a way that felt almost rubbery, so I didn’t really enjoy them.
I’d already heard that Okinawa soba itself isn’t necessarily one of those universally amazing dishes, so I wasn’t exactly shocked.
The broth also just tasted like a salty soy-based soup.
This one was the wagyu grill menu item.
They bring out a stone plate over a gas flame.
Since it was top-grade kuroge wagyu, I had high expectations.
It comes lightly seared, and then you finish cooking it to your preferred doneness yourself.
Sizzle, sizzle.
The marbling was so intense that it ended up being incredibly, overwhelmingly rich.
Honestly, it almost felt like I was eating beef intestines because of how fatty it was.
Personally, this wasn’t my thing either.
I’d actually seen more people say the udon here was good, so part of me wondered if I should have ordered that instead.
Still, I’m satisfied that I at least got to try Okinawa soba once.
Oh, and one more thing: the staff really didn’t speak English at all, so if you need to communicate anything specific, you’ll probably want to use a translation app.