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It may have its trendy vibe going for it, but service and food are definitely low points for Wagamama in London Gatwick's South Terminal. After being seated, there was an eternal wait to get our order taken, even though the restaurant wasn't busy. For lunch, we tried the avant gard'n bowl, a creative sounding dish with a base of brown rice and topped with shredded carrots, edamame, scallions, shiitake mushrooms, grilled seitan, asparagus, and the best part, a vegan "egg" made of a coconut pudding white and a sriracha yolk! Tasty, but the teriyaki-like sauce was quite heavy and overpowered the dish with its sweet and salty flavor. We also had the cod mokutan soba, a dish of charcoal soba noodles topped with baby bok choy and fillets of miso-glazed cod. While the texture of the noodles was nice, all I could taste was salty, salty, salty from the sauce, making it hard to appreciate the subtler flavors of the fish and other vegetables. Even after we were done, we had to wait an eternity again to get our plates cleared--definitely don't come if you're in a rush to catch a flight, but I'd recommend reconsidering a visit in any case, given the relatively high prices for the quality and amount of food you get.
It was a decent spot to stop for a sit-down meal while waiting for our gate number to be announced. We walked the length of the airport, checking out all the eating and drinking establishments available to us, and Wagamama most appealed to us at that time. (Because really, I do love Asian-inspired food, and can eat it every day.) It was a bit too early for lunch when we arrived, but we got a table anyway. The host was friendly and got us settled into a big booth near the front. Our waitress was friendly enough but wasn't really around much. For lunch, I went with Teriyaki Chicken Donburi, and my husband ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry. His meal came out a lot faster than mine, which was disappointing. I told him to eat, but he's too polite sometimes, so he waited for my food to get to the table, at which point I'm pretty sure his plate was warm at best. The Donburi bowl was okay, but very dry. I asked the person who dropped my bowl off (not our waitress) for a side of teriyaki sauce, which never came. I also asked our waitress for the sauce the one time she stopped by our table, and again it never came. I asked a random employee for the sauce as they were zooming by our table, and I finally got it, but by that time, I was almost done eating. I didn't finish everything - I'm not a big "eat before you hop on a plane" girl, and the food didn't inspire me to keep chewing. My husband did enjoy his meal. His plate was much smaller than my bowl full of dry rice and microgreens, and he was quite hungry at that point. We never did see our waitress again (at our table, at least. I did see her wandering around the other tables in the restaurant, so she didn't go on break or anything). The food was passable, relatively inexpensive, and at least filled us up enough.
There was no line and the server was friendly and attentive. He did mention it would take a bit longer to cook my meal, but I was in no rush. The skin was crispy on the pork, yum! All I ordered was a bowl of soup. No complaints with this airport restaurant experience. The restaurant/bar next door was slammed with people, so I decided on the quieter spot.
Wagamama is a popular chain here, that has a few smatterings in the US. I lived in Boston for 4 years and avoided Wagamama because I heard a lot of meh reviews. But since we were in London and needed breakfast, we came in to try it. I now confirm those reviews! They have great marketing and advertisements - beautiful pictures of their featured foods all over. I was very tempted to order from their breakfast menu, but we all decided to get the pork ramen because we wanted soup in our bellies. You can choose the type of broth you want. I got the spicy one, which looks like shin ramen when it comes out, but definitely doesn't taste like it! It's actually a little bit on the sweeter side. I recommend the thicker broth with better taste overall. The ramen noodles are nothing special. Not thick and chewy. But just the thick kind without good texture. They do give you LOTS of pork slices though and an egg, which I think were more of the stars than the actual ramen. I'd be more interested in their breakfast menu compared to their regular one next time!
Know airport food sucks, but wagamama co consistently get high scores through out London for its Japanese food. Chain has 1 redeeming quality... consistency . That's why I choose here in Gatwick Here is my ranking: Katsu infused rice and haddock with poached egg. Egg was over cooked Rice barely Luke warm without a trace of smoked haddock Flatly rejected Calamari was hard, cold though the sauce was good. Has been that clearly sat around for a while. Could have been great. Stomached thanks to the good sauce Short Rib ramen: forthcoming
Awesome food and service! I couldn't decide between Wagamama and another restaurant but I'm glad I decided to come here. I was seated right away and my food took no longer than 10 minutes to arrive. I'm always so hesitant with ordering vegan food because it's either really good or horribly bad but I'm glad this was a good pick. I went with the Full Vegan breakfast which included the following: "two rashers of maple seitan 'bacon', beetroot and seitan sausages, scrambled turmeric tofu, grilled tomato, wilted spinach, sautéed sweet potato and shiitake mushrooms." Since I don't like mushrooms I substituted it for extra sweet potato. I'm really surprised at how good the bacon and sausage tasted. To drink I got the Super Green juice which consisted of apple, mint, celery and lime which was delicious. I'd highly recommend Wagamama for tasty vegan food and great service.
I did not know Wagamama before because the chain does not exist in Germany or other countries of Europe. However, having visited Gatwick several times, I became a real fan of that restaurant chain. This place is nicely decorated and located on the first floor of the North Terminal. The reception was always very friendly. The waiters are attentive and always had time for a quick chat. I particularly like the view through the panoramic windows onto the apron, where you can watch the aircraft before you travel. I have almost always had a ramen dish that I found excellent and recommendable. Of course, you can choose whether you take the meal with cutlery or chopsticks. The taste certainly convinces here! A perfect start to a great holiday or a business trip!
Had the chicken ramen for brekke before flying home. It was a bit unimpressive, but once you hit it with a bit of chili (ask for this on the side) it helped jazz it up. Sat at the bar, enjoyed the free green tea. Service was quick and friendly. Not bad for airport food and spending a lot of the coin pounds I had accumulated over my trip.
OH MY GOD I LOVE WAGAMAMA. The food is just so freaking good. I love that there's a Wagamama at the Gatwick (south terminal) airport, because usually I treat myself more at the airport and that means I get Wagamama. I suppose everyone else has the same idea because it was jam packed and the wait staff was running around like cray. It took a while to get our food. But guess what, it was amazing. I almost always get the Teriyaki Soba (you can request tofu if you're veggie) with salmon (or tofu, depends on if I'm a vegetarian that day). It's just so comforting and the noodles are soft but some are crunchy (win) and GAH the flavour is so bang on. The prawn raisukaree (curry) dish was really good, and a totally different flavour than any other curry I've had. I'd probably want to try something different though because there are lots of exciting options. I've never been a huge fan of their calamari starter (everyone else is). But that teriyaki sobaaaaaaaaaaaaa sure does hit the spot, even if it takes forever to come and we have to run to our gate.
2 months ago
Nice place for Asian food, is neat and has lots of seating, attentive servers (though the server who took our food order, he seemed a bit too stiff - not helpful), the noodles tasted well, so did the iced tea. read more
Had a lunch at this place while waiting for flight. The place was a bit busy but huge and lots of tables. It took a while for the server to get our order and serving time was a bit longer as well. The Shirodashi Pork Belly Ramen was really good. The pork was tender and very tasty, broth were good and a bit creamy and noodles were fresh. I enjoyed this food. This place is also serving different types of food and a great place to stay while waiting to board. read more
2 years ago
Wagamama is a chain japanese restaurant that can be found all over London. This is a great family dining experience for larger groups or for a first date. They have teppanyaki options that can be reserved before hand. Our wait staff was really nice and made recommendations to us based on our preferences and allergies. There's also a rewards program and ability to pay/view your bill online in case you can't get ahold of your waiter. Everyone gets a free green tea and the food itself was pretty flavorful. We ordered a hotpot, 2 rice dishes, and 1 noodle dish with 3 appetizers and 1 dessert which filled our group of 7 up pretty well. The prices were middle high, but it's a great place to celebrate a birthday! read more
3 years ago
It may have its trendy vibe going for it, but service and food are definitely low points for Wagamama in London Gatwick's South Terminal. After being seated, there was an eternal wait to get our order taken, even though the restaurant wasn't busy. For lunch, we tried the avant gard'n bowl, a creative sounding dish with a base of brown rice and topped with shredded carrots, edamame, scallions, shiitake mushrooms, grilled seitan, asparagus, and the best part, a vegan "egg" made of a coconut pudding white and a sriracha yolk! Tasty, but the teriyaki-like sauce was quite heavy and overpowered the dish with its sweet and salty flavor. We also had the cod mokutan soba, a dish of charcoal soba noodles topped with baby bok choy and fillets of miso-glazed cod. While the texture of the noodles was nice, all I could taste was salty, salty, salty from the sauce, making it hard to appreciate the subtler flavors of the fish and other vegetables. Even after we were done, we had to wait an eternity again to get our plates cleared--definitely don't come if you're in a rush to catch a flight, but I'd recommend reconsidering a visit in any case, given the relatively high prices for the quality and amount of food you get. read more
3 years ago
3 years ago
Service was nice but food was god-awful :( I cannot comprehend how Wagamama is so popular in the UK. read more
2 years ago
8 years ago
It was a decent spot to stop for a sit-down meal while waiting for our gate number to be announced. We walked the length of the airport, checking out all the eating and drinking establishments available to us, and Wagamama most appealed to us at that time. (Because really, I do love Asian-inspired food, and can eat it every day.) It was a bit too early for lunch when we arrived, but we got a table anyway. The host was friendly and got us settled into a big booth near the front. Our waitress was friendly enough but wasn't really around much. For lunch, I went with Teriyaki Chicken Donburi, and my husband ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry. His meal came out a lot faster than mine, which was disappointing. I told him to eat, but he's too polite sometimes, so he waited for my food to get to the table, at which point I'm pretty sure his plate was warm at best. The Donburi bowl was okay, but very dry. I asked the person who dropped my bowl off (not our waitress) for a side of teriyaki sauce, which never came. I also asked our waitress for the sauce the one time she stopped by our table, and again it never came. I asked a random employee for the sauce as they were zooming by our table, and I finally got it, but by that time, I was almost done eating. I didn't finish everything - I'm not a big "eat before you hop on a plane" girl, and the food didn't inspire me to keep chewing. My husband did enjoy his meal. His plate was much smaller than my bowl full of dry rice and microgreens, and he was quite hungry at that point. We never did see our waitress again (at our table, at least. I did see her wandering around the other tables in the restaurant, so she didn't go on break or anything). The food was passable, relatively inexpensive, and at least filled us up enough. read more
There was no line and the server was friendly and attentive. He did mention it would take a bit longer to cook my meal, but I was in no rush. The skin was crispy on the pork, yum! All I ordered was a bowl of soup. No complaints with this airport restaurant experience. The restaurant/bar next door was slammed with people, so I decided on the quieter spot. read more
Wagamama is a popular chain here, that has a few smatterings in the US. I lived in Boston for 4 years and avoided Wagamama because I heard a lot of meh reviews. But since we were in London and needed breakfast, we came in to try it. I now confirm those reviews! They have great marketing and advertisements - beautiful pictures of their featured foods all over. I was very tempted to order from their breakfast menu, but we all decided to get the pork ramen because we wanted soup in our bellies. You can choose the type of broth you want. I got the spicy one, which looks like shin ramen when it comes out, but definitely doesn't taste like it! It's actually a little bit on the sweeter side. I recommend the thicker broth with better taste overall. The ramen noodles are nothing special. Not thick and chewy. But just the thick kind without good texture. They do give you LOTS of pork slices though and an egg, which I think were more of the stars than the actual ramen. I'd be more interested in their breakfast menu compared to their regular one next time! read more
Know airport food sucks, but wagamama co consistently get high scores through out London for its Japanese food. Chain has 1 redeeming quality... consistency . That's why I choose here in Gatwick Here is my ranking: Katsu infused rice and haddock with poached egg. Egg was over cooked Rice barely Luke warm without a trace of smoked haddock Flatly rejected Calamari was hard, cold though the sauce was good. Has been that clearly sat around for a while. Could have been great. Stomached thanks to the good sauce Short Rib ramen: forthcoming read more
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This was my first time at Wagamama and I am very satisfied with everything: the food, the service, the ambiance. I order the "Full English Breakfast" and it was one of the best breakfast platters I've ever had. The food was hot and fresh. My server was supper attentive and pleasant. read more
7 years ago
Awesome food and service! I couldn't decide between Wagamama and another restaurant but I'm glad I decided to come here. I was seated right away and my food took no longer than 10 minutes to arrive. I'm always so hesitant with ordering vegan food because it's either really good or horribly bad but I'm glad this was a good pick. I went with the Full Vegan breakfast which included the following: "two rashers of maple seitan 'bacon', beetroot and seitan sausages, scrambled turmeric tofu, grilled tomato, wilted spinach, sautéed sweet potato and shiitake mushrooms." Since I don't like mushrooms I substituted it for extra sweet potato. I'm really surprised at how good the bacon and sausage tasted. To drink I got the Super Green juice which consisted of apple, mint, celery and lime which was delicious. I'd highly recommend Wagamama for tasty vegan food and great service. read more
8 years ago
I did not know Wagamama before because the chain does not exist in Germany or other countries of Europe. However, having visited Gatwick several times, I became a real fan of that restaurant chain. This place is nicely decorated and located on the first floor of the North Terminal. The reception was always very friendly. The waiters are attentive and always had time for a quick chat. I particularly like the view through the panoramic windows onto the apron, where you can watch the aircraft before you travel. I have almost always had a ramen dish that I found excellent and recommendable. Of course, you can choose whether you take the meal with cutlery or chopsticks. The taste certainly convinces here! A perfect start to a great holiday or a business trip! read more
8 years ago
Had the chicken ramen for brekke before flying home. It was a bit unimpressive, but once you hit it with a bit of chili (ask for this on the side) it helped jazz it up. Sat at the bar, enjoyed the free green tea. Service was quick and friendly. Not bad for airport food and spending a lot of the coin pounds I had accumulated over my trip. read more
OH MY GOD I LOVE WAGAMAMA. The food is just so freaking good. I love that there's a Wagamama at the Gatwick (south terminal) airport, because usually I treat myself more at the airport and that means I get Wagamama. I suppose everyone else has the same idea because it was jam packed and the wait staff was running around like cray. It took a while to get our food. But guess what, it was amazing. I almost always get the Teriyaki Soba (you can request tofu if you're veggie) with salmon (or tofu, depends on if I'm a vegetarian that day). It's just so comforting and the noodles are soft but some are crunchy (win) and GAH the flavour is so bang on. The prawn raisukaree (curry) dish was really good, and a totally different flavour than any other curry I've had. I'd probably want to try something different though because there are lots of exciting options. I've never been a huge fan of their calamari starter (everyone else is). But that teriyaki sobaaaaaaaaaaaaa sure does hit the spot, even if it takes forever to come and we have to run to our gate. read more
8 years ago
If you're looking for an English Breakfast don't make the same mistake I did. Go elsewhere for it. The spinach was not swiveled, the bacon was not crispy and it was dried. The mushroom was so small and unseasoned. The sweet potatoes cube was too finely cubed and not crispy. read more
Ok so I though this place was delish. I got a noodle bowl and it hit the spot being able to eat semi healthy while traveling is great. Hubby got a rice bowl and loved it as well. We had a long lay over and decided to try a dessert. The macha cheesecake I would totally say is a must. They have options for many dietary requirements read more
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Gatwick has really pulled its socks up since it left BAA ownership. There's a lot of building work and clear attempts to improve the passenger experience. I'm a supporter for the new runway to be built there Early morning breakfast is rarely the most exciting meal in one's bleary eyed state but there's now a range of choices available I happened upon Wagamama, which wasn't here the last time I flew from North terminal a few months ago. They've taken over the corner location on the upper level - one of my favourites as you can watch the planes if you nab a seat in the corner I ate here to have the kedgeree as the cooked breakfast was a bit cliched. I did enjoy it but could have done with a little more curry punch I can see myself and a hot bowl of noodles here in the future read more
8 years ago
I usually don't care for airport food but THIS place, I would highly recommend if you're flying out of this airport. I got the Teriyaki Beef Donburi and omgggg SO MUCH FLAVOR. I literally devoured the entire bowl and usually I just leave the rice at other places. Great service here too. read more
Wagamama opened its doors less than a week ago so everything is very new and super posh. The food is pretty fly too! (Ha, 'fly' because it's in an airport! Anyway...) We were greeted by smiles from every member of staff who asked where we were flying to. Now, granted they probably ask everyone and don't really care what the answer is, but they did a very convincing job of pretending to be interested. As we walked in, I could see into the hive of activity that was the exposed kitchen on the left, and with it being the first week you shouldn't be surprised to learn it was spotless. Our waitress sat us down and asked what flight number we had. She then popped it into her little order-taking gizmo, is assume so that we wouldn't miss our flight. Very handy. I ordered the wagamama ramen, a ramen soup with a variety of meat - pretty damn tasty; Mrs D ordered a curry that was beautifully presented and tasted very good according to her; and we shared (I ate most of) some duck pancakes which were delicious! The food and service were faultless, and I think this new Wagamama is a great addition to the airport. read more
9 years ago
The food here was decent, but was happy by how fast their service was. We got our meal rather quickly after ordering and was able to come in and out in time to catch our flight. Good option if you're trying to find something to eat at the airport. read more
2nd Wagamama location we tried out -- we liked it so much in Kensington, we were excited to see it in Gatwick airport We ordered the chicken ramen, karaage, and teriyaki donburi. Chicken ramen - good again. Better at this location Karaage - MUCH better at this location. It was the biggest disappointment at the other location. Teriyaki - good, but meh at the same time. I got the yakisoba last time, and I definitely should have stuck with that instead of getting the teriyaki. Regardless, yummy and I would recommend this place. read more
Unclear why the overall reviews are so negative. Wagamama is a fantastic, fresh, and healthy eating option that is often hard to find in airports. I ate the miso cod ramen and lemongrass and lime sorbet. Wonderfully fresh and flavorful. Ramen succeeds or fails on its broth and this broth delivers the deep flavors you want. The server recommended it after she knew i was looking for a lighter ramen option besides pork belly or beef. Thank you!!!! read more
9 years ago
Used to look forward to coming to a Wagamama and enjoyed their food. Not so much anymore. That's all. read more
9 years ago
Food was nice and fresh. Ordered the tepayaki salmon, ebi katsu, and had the mango and coconut sparkling water. Had a layover here before we flew to Spain and wanted to try this Asian fusion restaurant out cause I've never seen it in the states. Thought the food was creative and I wished I could try everything on the menu but didn't have time. Everything looked good but the ones I ordered were bomb. If they don't have a Wagamama in the states yet then they should. read more
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