Yes. I am a Wagamama addict. Yes i always have the same thing...Yasai Katsu curry. Oh how i love the dressing on the salad, the red pickles, the curry sauce, the fried aubergine...yes all of it !! I am never disappointed with the old Wagas. It's like an old friend. I trust it. I need it. I miss it. The location is pretty darn great, bang in the middle of spitalfield market, with lots of outside seating. mmm yes i will be here again soon. read more

Wagamama - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

Absolutely no coverage here. Not sure why areas like this don't have WiFi. Good food. Regular Wagamama food. They now encourage people to pay using Qkr. Don't remember exactly if that was the name. But they did give us a card with the details. I just forgot to keep it with me after food. Great for groups. But you'd be lucky to find a table for all your mates together. I've posted some pictures of the stuff we had, fresh juice is really nice and not common everywhere, so you should try it out. I tried the ginger chicken udong noodles, which were lovely. I'll let the pictures do the talking. read more

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really? I'm not sure what all the hype is about. or rather, how they are always so busy. wagamama serves overpriced dishes that are underwhelming with service that feels artificial and impersonal. I've eaten here a few times, and I've always felt let down. the descriptions of the dishes are exciting, but the execution just fails. always a let down. read more

Ugh.. I like the attempt, but it is not good at all. I get the concept of healthy Japanese food in London, but you have to make it somewhat decent.. And it is not by a long long shot. I tried a couple of items which I quickly regretted on trying because it is the worst Japanese food I have ever tried.. Seriously no joke. And I love Japanese food. I tried the: duck gyoza - five deep-fried duck and leek dumplings, served with a spicy cherry hoi sin sauce ---- COMPLETE FAILURE. It was fried so hard that it the skin to the gyoza exposed the duck. It was a tangy disaster.. chilli squid - deep-fried squid seasoned with sea salt and shichimi (japanese chilli pepper) served with a chilli, garlic and coriander dipping sauce ----- The only item that tasted OK. It is fried for god sakes. It should taste decent if you put it in the fryer... chicken katsu curry - chicken breast deep-fried in panko breadcrumbs, served with a curry sauce and sticky white rice. garnished with mixed leaves and red pickles ---- The curry chicken katsu that was fried so hard it tasted like a over crispy dry piece of cardboard. It did not taste healthy, and the curry well I could've made a better tasting curry if I just went and bought a curry mix from some Asian supermarket. The only thing they got right was the red pickles.. chilli ramen chicken - noodles in a spicy chicken and pork soup topped with your choice of chicken or beef sirloin, beansprouts, red and spring onions and chillies. garnished with coriander and lime ----- SUPER DUPER FAIL... I mean instant noodles are better than this. They use one type of broth to full fill their "udon/ramen selections" on the menu. It is very bland and tasted like vegetables. The chicken tasted like some dry unflavored processed crap from the frozen selection. I heard about the food in London before arriving. I like the forward movement of international flavors to be introduced to locals, but this franchise is all wrong. I like the healthy concept and fast food take out cafeteria bench style type of service. But if you can't make a real decent tasting Japanese meal then your cheating your customers. It gives a bad impression on how real Japanese food actually should taste like... And yes I understand they are trying to promote healthy.. Also when you have chefs that are black guys...non Asian cooking your food it is cool, but when it turns out that your gyoza or katsu is fried like a Southern Fried CHICKEN fried to shit..then I think MORE training should be provided because it tasted HORRIBLE.. Also kinda $$ for crappy Japanese food. Save your pounds for a real legit place. Yes, it might be further out of the way, and YES it might be a wait.. BUT it is real Japanese food, and BLOODY damn good if you find the right one. My two cents.. read more

I am a huge fan of Wagamama. It's clean, fresh and light food that's filling without making you need to lie down and digest. The restaurants are all bench-orientated and the Spitalfields one is no exception. The service is quick and relatively efficient (staff dependent, obviously). Personally, I tend to visit Waga's before or after a night out. It's ideal for drinking on top of (not too heavy) and feels fresh and healthy for when you're hungover and feeling violated. read more

I had to write a review of this particular branch of Wagamama to give a shout out to the wonderful manager, Amos. My sister and I stopped in to soak up some Friday night cocktails with rice and noodles. We started with some garlic and chilli edamame. My sister managed to find the one extremely hot piece of chilli in the dish, and had a quite spectacular reaction to it - the side of her mouth was, in her words, "on fire". Actually, to be honest it just sounded like "mmmmaaaggghhh" but I quickly understood what she meant by her crazed arm waving and frantic pointing. Amos swooped into action, quite brilliantly bringing over an ice lolly, which soon sorted out the heat and restored my sister to her usual self. In all seriousness, he was really sympathetic, extremely apologetic and so warm in helping us. The rest of the experience was great too - we sat "outside" although it's still under the market roof. We could watch all the stall holders noisily putting their stalls away and it felt like a fun, fairly unique atmosphere. The food is absolutely the usual Wagamama fare - lots of scrummy noodles that enabled us to go on and have some more (cooling) cocktails! read more

Standard Wagamama: The chicken kare lomen is great, tuck a napkin in your shirt, wooden spoons and chopsticks with this curry noodle soup will turn your shirt into a Jackson Pollock. The cha han stir fried rice is carbotastically filling. Eat the white chocolate ginger cheesecake at least once before you die. read more

Inauthentic is fine, but food was simply not tasty. Ramen broth was watery and fried dumplings from dough to thickness to frying technique were all disappointing. read more

Wagamama - Fried duck dumplings - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

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Wagamama's was one of the pioneers in the UK for quick, healthy, asian food served up in a casual communal dining area. i think it is still pretty nice although over priced now (and not the most authentic of Asian food either).The dishes are also tailored for the western palate. Not much spice at all. Although they will give you extra fresh chilli on the side if you ask. Overall, if you are looking for a quick asian style meal fix I would recommend, although London now has so many of these types of eateries including Busaba Eathai & Cha Cha Moon - which are cheaper and more authentic. If you only want to eat the most authentic Asian food going, this probably is not your thing. I do recommend this place If you are new to Asian food, it's always a safe bet. I think you'd enjoy it! read more

The ramen is mediocre but the dumplings/gyoza...those are incredible here. Only reason I gave it 4 stars. Those dumplings had me begging for more. read more

I went for the ramen, gyoza and glass of apple and orange juice, all in for change from fifteen quid. Certainly a good deal, however my stomach took a turn for the worse an hour after the feast. Now I'm not saying it was the food, but I'm not saying it wasn't. Plus slightly dodgy service, the food came quickly indeed but I would have liked a little more eating space whilst chomping through my noodles. Great chance to people spot/snoop though, overlooking the bustle of the market. read more

Wagamama - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

Poor service, they completely forgot about my order and by the time I got it my friend was already finishing digesting his dinner! Food was good, usual wagamama flavour, but next time I will probably try another branch. read more

I had a really bad meal there yesterday, but a lot of that came down to service. The main server we had didn't seem to care or even want to take our order. In the end it was the man that operated the bar that came and served us. For this there was no excuse, it was a quiet time of day and there were hardly any people in the restaurant so he wasn't exactly rushed off his feet. When the food came it was ok, but nothing amazing. I like quite a lot of wagamama's food and branch to branch I have never had any bad dining experiences other than at Spitalfields. For some reason I feel some of the chain restaurants that come to Spitalfields are slightly cursed. Ping Pong isn't so good there either nor is Wagamama, GBK is just about ok as is Canteen - but that has had its moments. I feel this is a bit of a shame as it potentially could act as a great hub for many lovely restaurants and being so close to where I live its ideal as a place to pop out for a bite to eat that isn't a bagel or a curry. read more

The taste is slighly different then in Antwerp. I prefer the taste in Antwerp more. It is more spiced up in Antwerp. I took the yasai yaki soba and my partner chicken katsu curry. Poor taste. Pitty read more

I have been two weeks ago in the new Wagamama branch in the Old Spitalfields market and I loved the place. It was the first time I went to a Wagamama restaurant and I liked it a lot. The food was really nice and was served very quickly, they had a very good selection of beers and I loved that you have a complimentary bottle of water (still or sparkling). The side dishes were brilliant and I loved the gyozas. The main courses were also good and very well cooked. I think Wagamama is a good value for money and I will come back for sure. read more

These places are formulaic, they're big empty noisy boxes with mainly bench seats, you get a large plate and it's not too expensive. Got there early just after midday, it was heaven, quite, plenty of room. We got a booth, it was well comfy had a back to the bench. The staff were cool they were not rushing. Everybody should go early, but then that wouldn't work would it. Forget I said that, maybe... read more

While I don't think their ramen is the best I've ever had, as far as London food chains go, this is definitely my favorite. I love communal eating and Asian fusion always. The Yasai Katsu Curry is amazing. SO crispy and flavourful (and see ALLLL my other Japanese curry related reviews... I know what I am talking about). read more

Wagamamas is amazing. The food is delicious and you don't feel so full after so it's a nice and healthy sort of food that really does the trick. My personal choice is the chicken ramen which comes in a huge bowel with noodles, chicken and some veggies as well. They give you chop sticks and a huge spoon to scoop our the broth after or to help you with the noodles. This place also has a lot of other things besides soup, they have tons of noodles and wonderful pot stickers. The service is always good and the atmosphere is very friendly and pleasant. read more

Efficient take away service, took a grand total of 27 seconds to place my order and the food was ready I time when I turned up to pick it up. Unfortunately I decided to try something different from normal and I got the Chili Chicken Men. It looked like a plate of slop, the sauce was a bit watery and the limited amount of chicken in the dish was tough. I usually get the Ginger Chicken Udon or the Katsu Curry which are both delicious, next time I will stick to what I know and like. read more

I had the fortune (or misfortune) of trying two entrees recently. I started with pad thai. It was ok, but the flavors weren't well balanced. Sometime during that meal I bit into something hard. I pulled it out and it was slightly see through. I pulled a waiter over and asked about it. Fortunately, it was uncooked rice. They did comp the pad thai and what I wanted as a replacement, so I tried the miso ramen. The miso was ok, again lacking flavor layers that I desire and am used to. Overall, disappointed, but pluses for customer service. read more

I would give it a one star but that would just be totally mean... Or would it? Wagamamas is never really anything special -- yet another chain trying to do Asian fusion fast food -- but I knew what I was getting into. Went for the pork ramen as it would have less risk of being dry. Broth is never the same as proper ramen broth but passable if you don't try to think aunthentic. The let downs were service. We got given a large bottle of warm beer which came with an equally room temperatured glass.. Go figure. My glass of water came with addtional lipstiick and food on the rim. Awesome. Tried to flag down the wait staff who looked passed my waves. Got fed up and ended up walking to the staff to come over and sort our drinks out. It wasn't even busy at lunch so was pretty inexcusable even for Waga standards. Unimpressed with drinks scenario. Would have changed hands at least once from the counter and no one picked up of the warm beer and dirty glass. Tsk tsk. read more

Wagamama - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

very nice curry chicken and rice. I find the noodle soups too much. basic furniture and always busy. some very tasty dishes

I've been here a number of times. It's a quick fix. Fusion type asian food that is not particularly inspiring. I say this as a comparison between the Wagamama's chain and independent eateries in London. The food scene is booming here at such a fast rate that you can find plenty better. However as not to sound harsh this was the original place to get a Katsu Curry though. And a Pad Thai. Two dishes that really did put Wagamama's on the map and also a staple of their cuisine they cook. Those are good. Though I can't help but feel the quality has gone down over the years. read more

Overrated, overpriced, inauthentic "Asian fusion" restaurant. I hate restaurants that can't stick to one cuisine! Food had no flavour and it just tasted spicy. Heard this place was crap and my visit today proved that right. read more

If you've never been to Wagamama they serve Asian inspired food, fast, in a canteen style restaurant. The Spitalfields Wagamama is upstairs inside Old Spitalfields Market. I went at lunchtime when the market was full of craft stalls, I'd imagine it's rather quiet in the evening. Inside all the Wagamama restaurants I've been in are very similar - a plain, white room with long, blonde wood benches for seating and a view of the cooking area. This restaurant has some booths along one wall and an outdoor seating area, I say 'outdoor' but although it's outside the restaurant it's under the market roof. Most of the food is stir fried and fresh and it arrives at the table pretty quickly. A word of advice: don't wear your best white shirt because slurping noodles out of bowl of soup can lead to a lot of splatter! read more

One of the nicest wagamamas I've been too. Lovely waitress who is looking after me as I'm eating here by myself. Food is delicious as always, great location, seat over look the market. Perfect for a Saturday night dinner. read more

Wagamama - Chicken Katsu curry - sorry I couldn't wait to eat before taking a photo - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

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This branch of the Wagamama chain has newly opened. It is within the Old Spitalfields Market (on first floor), just a ten minute stroll from Liverpool Street station. This was my first visit to Wagamama, a trendy noodle bar which produces fast food with fresh ingredients. I had some reservations as you sit at long wooden trestle tables - all very communal and noisy I thought, but actually it was comfortable and buzzing rather than over noisy. I liked that there is a ledge below the table to rest your handbag etc on. The service was friendly and efficient. There is a good choice of noodle, rice or noodle based soup type dishes but our order arrived freshly cooked surprisingly fast. I had some vegetable dumplings, very light, with a tasty sesame oil dip and also ginger chicken noodles. You could really taste the ginger which went very well with the fragrant coriander leaves sprinkled through the dish - delicious! We will definately go again. read more

I went out for a meal at wagamama with my boyfriend it was a great night all in all and the absolute best bit about it that it was free! Imagine we both got a main course and a starter (or a side dish as they call it) 2 drinks plus they kept giving us bottles of sparkling or still water when we ran out! I love this place! it's a nice relaxing place to chill out with your mates really and explore new food types. Although I didn't understand half of what it said on the menu only noodles, or rice so I think they should include pictures of the meal next to the description as I couldn't help thinking that the people on the next tables meals looked slightly tastier than mine but oh well. I know what to ask for next time I go. The reason the restaurant got 4 stars is because there was an awful fart smell throughout the whole night although i know thats not the restaurants fault but I never did find the culprit! read more

I recently went to the opening of the Wagamama in Spitalfields. The restaurant is on a raised level in the old Spitalfields market building. It is quite large and spacious with the usual Wagamama set up, and some booths on one side. The service was really good and the staff were nice and friendly. The food was really great, I had the salad and my friend had one of the noodle dishes. We had some of the gyoza to start and had some lovely juices, and finished up with a couple of coffees. Overall I really enjoyed eating at this branch of Wagamama. read more

My fave place... I just love their chicken Katsu curry and the service is sooo good. I never have to wait long for my meal, so quick and easy, as well as tasy read more