The ambience is definitely nice and it looks fancy inside. The only reason why this gets a five star review is because of the server named Luna. She was really friendly and went out of her way to try and help us download the app and familiarize us with the menu. Otherwise, this would definitely get a one star rating Overhyped, and extremely overpriced unauthentic "pho". They use fish, chicken or mushroom. Sure, it might taste like PHO, but it is definitely not authentic as they say it is. The food is lacking in taste and quality. It taste so cheap. It might cost five dollars from a street vendor. Instead of cost over $30. SAKUSAKU duck noodle dish cost it over 21 pounds which is about 25 or $27 USD and I barely had any sauce and it was extremely small portion. I think it's meant for a eight-year-old kid. I think I could eat like three of these even if I wasn't that hungry. Lastly, the service is terrible. We got seated and never got our waters. Refill never got attention, this place sucks do not eat here. I would rather go to the McDonald's across the street. read more

I wish there was a Wagamama near me in the U.S.--I'd be there all the time! It's always such a treat when I get to visit one in the U.K. The design of the restaurant has such a cool vibe, the food is fresh and bursting with flavor, and the service never disappoints. Definitely one of my favorite spots for casual dining when in Great Britain! read more

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Looking for a warm meal after a day of Christmas shopping, we decided to dine at Wagamama near Marylebone. There was no queue for a table, however, the host or hostess did not greet us until we waved them down after waiting at the front of the restaurant for five minutes. Once we were seated, our server took our order right away. The menu was quite expansive and featured a variety of pan-Asian dishes (ramen, yakisoba, stir fry, potstickers), and I ordered the chicken ramen. Our food was delivered quickly (less than 10 minutes), and the portions were generous. The chicken ramen was decent - I liked the spiciness of the broth, but the chicken was somehow dry, and the raw onions didn't really cook down in the broth. Also, the broth tasted strongly of chili sauce and little else. The ramen noodles weren't as chewy as I would have liked, but they did the job. When we finished our meal, we paid quickly and efficiently through a QR code. While this wasn't the best ramen we've eaten, we left full and satisfied. read more

Wagamama - Chicken ramen - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

Appeared to be service issues with other customers and one waitress when we entered, however our experience was fine. Food was good and cozy on a cold day. read more

Still amazing after all these years--also still wishing they were in the US. Great selection of healthful and very tasty Asian dishes. Unique seating and excellent service. A must do if you're anywhere near a Wagamamas! read more

The food was not tasty at all. The ambiance is decent but the service is slow and casual. I got the vegetarian ramen and to be frank had no flavor. There are many ramen places that make a great creamy spicy ramen. Skip this place if you want proper food. I hadn't been to wagamama for over four years and decided to try it out once again. Won't be coming back again. read more

Not really anything good to say about this place. This is not Asian food, it pretends to be Asian food I guess. Ordered our meals, my wife's came first (they said plates come at different times) and she was done her meal before mine came. Finally flagged somebody down and they asked the cook about it and it looked like they just started it going then. My Brisket Ramen came and there were just a few shavings of meat in the soup, which wasn't very tasty at all. My wife's noodles were dry and seemed like they came from a dried package of noodles. Terrible experience and big mistake to stop here. read more

Just ok. This is a fusion chain restaurant. The ramen is just ok. Good to have free Macha green te. read more

Wagamama - Pork belly ramen - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

I remember watching a video about David Chang where he raved about how much he loves this chain. I didn't really plan to eat here on my last night in London but my mom was starving after a brutal shopping day on Bond Street and just happened to walk past this wagamama. It was busy and there was practically a line out of the door so I figured the food must be pretty good if people are willing to line up for this. After waiting an excruciating 45 minutes to finally snag a communal table we spared no time and ordered almost immediately. We ordered several dishes to share and I would say every dish was tasty except for the yaki udon. It's was just really bland which made it all texture with no taste. I wanted to eat something light so I ordered the glass noodle salad with chicken. It actually turned out to be a lot better than I had expected...the dressing was light and on the sweeter side yet still very refreshing. The highlight was a squid ink pasta dish. I can't seem to find the name of the dish on the website so I believe it was a seasonal dish that is not longer available. Such a shame because it was probably one of the best pasta dishes I've ever had, no joke. It was light but also satisfying. The pasta was cooked perfectly and the fish was so fresh! It was a flaky fish so I think it might've cod but I don't know for sure. If they every bring this pasta dish back, I'll literally eat here every week! There are also a lot of complaints about food arriving at different times. I understand that when you dine at western establishments it customary to bring out the appetizers before mains and so on but it's not like that with most Asian cultures. Food is the freshest right off the wok and won't taste as good if you let it sit for a few minutes while the chefs finish cooking the rest of your table's food, that's why it's served sporadically. Wagamama is an exceptional fuss free dining option so I'm genuinely shocked at the number lackluster reviews this place has! read more

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Good food. Not my favorite atmosphere and seating, but very clean and tidy. Staff was nice. Good variety of options, fairly easy to customize things to order how you wish. read more

An Asian place for people who don't know or particularly like Asian food. 1/5 because 0/5 isn't an option. read more

Used to be a big fan of this place - convenient, fast, and reasonably priced. But was disappointed to find very little that is healthy on the menu anymore. Maybe it was always that way. But way too many fried items and I don't need chili oil added to every dish either. Prices seem a little too high now as well for a casual place with bench seating. I will be generous with 3* read more

The food is fast. The restaurant is clean. The food is mediocre. It works fine for a Quick lunch during the week. The menu is quite extensive and you can really get lost finding what you want. It is relatively inexpensive especially for a city like London. This wouldn't be my first choice for Asian cuisine unless your are short on time or want a place that serves a bit of everything Asian but a master of non. read more

Wagamama - #30 beef brisket ramen with extra order of beef brisket! - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

Wagamama is A-OK. It's a good take-away option. It's nothing special. To all you silly people that compare it to your best ramen in Tokyo, stop being silly. You're silly. I'll stop hating on other reviewers now. Anyway, this place isn't bad at all, but as I said, nothing special. The edamame and veggie pad thai is pretty good, and the veggie ramen is ok, could use a little more flavor- but couldn't most veggie ramen? Anyway, I still would like to try their curries. Order Wagamama to go and take it home and watch a movie. Happy day. read more

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You should go to Wagamama if: - you are hungry and want something quick to eat - a hot bowl of cheap ramen without leaving your neighbourhood (or borough?) It's a big chain You shouldn't go to Wagamama if: - you want authentic Asian food - you are a Ramen snob - you want to have a quiet meal (it's very loud) That's my opinion about Wagamama. P.S: The seaweed salad was delightful, the tea stained egg was terrible, and the green tea is free. read more

Wagamama - Seaweed salad - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

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Wagamama is my favorite restaurant in London! I love the fact that you sit cafeteria style not at individual tables. The food comes out hot and in the order that its is ready! If only they had a Wagamamas in Las Vegas, NV! read more

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The food was fine. However, the service was unpleasant. Our waiter seemed impatient to take our order and seemed annoyed when we weren't ready at the moment. When he did take our order, he leaned on the table, which, whatever. We got our food, everything was nice. The waiter never checked in on us, to see if we needed water or to ask us how the food was. We had no water, except the hot tea we ordered. We were dying of thirst, so we tried to flag someone down and (finally) got a waitresses attention. We ordered one glass of water, and it must have taken 7 minutes. For a glass of water. We asked the same waitress for the bill, and she didn't say anything and walked away. Later she came back with the bill and we paid. She was leaning over my moms shoulder, which was uncomfortable for her. She (in a very annoyed manner) asked my mom what time it is. The menus and sauce dispensers were dirty, and we had paper placemats. The food was fine, just don't go in person. Maybe try takeout, but I would not recommend. read more

Wagamama seems to be a bit better than OK, but I'm not ready to call myself a fan. . . so this is probably more of a 3.5 star place, but I'm in a "round down" mood today. The set up is somewhat unique. There aren't a bunch of small tables or chairs, but rather a number of long tables with built-in benches. They remind me of the cafeteria tables in school, except the benches are broken up (you can fit about two people per bench segment) which mean it's easier to sit down and get up than those terrible benches from grade school that ran the length of the whole table. The space is nice. The kitchen is open. Service is OK. They seem to use a team approach, rather than having a dedicated server for a table. This lead to someone trying to take our drink orders after we already placed our orders, and three different people trying to take our orders at one point or another. There are pluses and minuses to this approach to service, but in general I'm not a fan. The ginger beer was tasty. The food is...well, not as good as I'd like it to be. My chicken katsu curry was just kind of bland, which was disappointing. The panko-breaded chicken was good, but the gravy definitely fell short. I tried another chicken dish that my friend ordered, and it was also a little lacking in flavor. The dessert was pretty average. I tried a bite of the apple & sweet yam tart, and it was a bit different, but interesting. I'm not a big apple dessert person so I'm not sure I'd order it myself. My foodie friend who ordered it didn't like the sesame seed element or the vanilla sauce it was sitting in (which turned out to be melted ice cream, according to our waitress). My baked vanilla cheesecake was OK. Nothing memorable. They bring out the food in a rather willy-nilly fashion. You might get your main dish before your starter, and your main dish might come out minutes before anyone else in your party gets anything, so be prepared to eat in front of your friends or sit and watch them eat. I'd probably eat at a Wagamama again if it was convenient, but I wouldn't go out of my way or wait for a table. read more

Disclosure, I am a former chef for 20 years. Had initially been excited to go to a wagamama and visited another location a few weeks ago and was disappointed. This new location just opened up right next door and it looked so nice that I thought I'd give it another try. Had the Duck dunbun with kimchi & the fried squid but I was still left feeling the same. As inviting as their restaurants and ads look, the food is below par in this arena. It's like the McDonald's burger on a a picture vs. what you actually get, just generic. The duck had no flavor and there was not much of it, they'd used radishes as filler of the kimchi and the bowl was just filled with a big amount of rice. The fried squid was ok but the dipping sauce was just syrup with some chilies. Completely unimpressed and will never come back. read more

Oh Wagamama.....My love. You're a bit overpriced and really not authentic but I don't care. I have so many good memories of eating here with classmates while studying abroad so I had to come back tonight while on vacation! This food is very similar to PF Changs here in the States which means very good albeit a bit costly. I had the Udon Noodle plate which was about £9 but was a rather large portion a full of chicken, shrimp and scallops. It was delicious and filled me up which is all I can ask for. Service was great as well, the food came out quickly and we were checked on a few times during the meal. Finally the space (like pretty much all Wagamamas) is large, simplistic and stylish. There is a lot of choices for great food in London and Wagamama is definately one of them! read more

I used to like Wagamama then I thought it was rubbish then I ate there a few times at Heathrow T5, and am once again a fan. The menu was quite stale for a while but they've added new items in the past few years during my absence and am now quite spoiled for choice. Their teriyaki chicken donburi bowl is pretty tasty, as are some dumplings and the ginger chicken udon. The service still annoys me tho read more

Alex the human says- Felt like I was born again after a horrendous night out. Having lunch there made me realise the true potential of why we are here on this planet. Not to procreate, find spiritual awareness or be happy but to instead immerse ourselves in sweet juices of the goddess shiva aka space liquid aka chicken ramen soup. Bowie the cat says - It's puuuuuurrrffect for a hangover from any substance. Good clean feelings to make up for lost serotonin. read more

Oh, and the one in Sydney, Australia in the big Mall , 3rd floor? is very good! Convenient if you have kids and need to grab a bite!

I love Wagamama on any day. Their menu is fantastic and the vegetables always taste so fresh. I had the Yasai Cha Han (Rice, veg and tofu) it was very tasty. The juices and drinks are a bit expensive, but, the food is cheap and good quality so you can't really complain. This Wagamama is quite small, and it might be worth walking to the bigger ones as there may be a queue when you get here. The only problem I have with Wagamama is that it is so noisy as everyone sits together. The service was very good, fast and friendly :) read more

It's a chain... I was sick during my trip to London, and desperately needed a heaping bowl of hot and spicy soup to run my system through its paces. After being rebuffed by two ramen places which had closed at 2 o'clock (I slept too long), we ended up here which has full service throughout the day. It's really weird because you can tell there is some authenticity in the menu (Wagamama is the brainchild of a Hong Konger), but all servers and line cooks are either locals or Eastern Europeans! Anyway, it was what I needed, when I needed it; I wouldn't come back normally but it satisfied me so 3 stars... read more

Met my husband here on his lunch break with my one year old daughter. Props to this restaurant for having two kinds of high chairs (basic kind and the kind that attaches to the table). I really enjoyed my vegetarian ramen, however my husbands pad Thai was "just ok", nothing special. The main disappointment here was that the food does not come out together so my husband was finished by the time my meal came. The staff was friendly and accommodating and the restaurant was very clean. I would go back here for some ramen but probably wouldn't make a special trip for it. read more

I'm not totally over Yo' Mama humour: "Yo' Mama so delicious she...erm...." I'm missing a link here, but point being: I like Wagamama. And, hey - why wouldn't I? Wagamama is reliable, it's hot, it's tasty. I can't argue with the Waga-grumpy who complain that it's noisy, it's not authentic or there are queues: all of that might be true. All of that, however...is not the point of Wagamama. It's fast but not fast-food, it's hectic, it's efficient, it's lip-smacking, it's warmth-on-a-cold day (yaki soba!) or light-on-a-warm one (wakame salad!). This location in particular, is a great oasis from the hustle-bustle of Oxford St. Some reviews mention lines, but I've never had to wait here for a table. Yelp note: I've heard rumour that some Wagamamas have started serving breakfast. To which I say: I look forward to meeting up in the AM, Wagamama. read more

While independent Asian restaurants are always my preference when I want some chinese food it's quite comforting to know that I can find a pretty good chain all over London that I can enjoy some of my favourite dishes. I am known to love a good chicken katsu curry and this one did not disappoint. The venue has a nice modern vibe and the food is really tasty. The desserts are also quite good and you know what they say... There's always room for dessert. :) read more

Wagamama - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

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Oh Wagamama. You are one of the things that I miss most about living in London. Whenever I would ask my (then) boyfriend where he wanted to go for dinner, he would always say Wagamama! I would usually get the fried rice with spring rolls (unimaginative I know, but they were so good!) and the pot-stickers. The dipping sauce for the pot-stickers is so amazingly good that I would gladly pay for jars of the stuff to dip everything else I ate in! If you've never been here before, here's how it works - You don't sit at individual tables. There are long tables at which everyone sits, although they try to spread you out a bit. There is a shelf under the table to put your coat/purse, etc. When they take your order, they will put it into this little pda looking device and then write the number of dishes you ordered on your paper place-mat. They warn you that items will not come out in order (starter, main, dessert) but rather they will come out as they are finished. So sometimes you will get your starter after your main, but that's OK because they are ridiculously fast and the service is friendly and happy! read more

The layout of the restaurant looks like a cafeteria. Salmon was fresh but the ramen I ordered lacked flavor. read more

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This Wagamama was my regular lunch and dining location in 99, when lastminute's offices were still on Oxford St. I loved the concept from the start and it never let me down. Since then, Wagamamas have sprawled, but this one remains my favourite. read more

I like coming to Wagamama, cos lets face it you know what you are going to get. I often visit the place because i get cravings for the Katsu curry ( i very rarely order anything else). I visited this branch the other day and ordered my Kasai Katsu Curry (the veggie one) along with my Duck guyoza. Well my starter came at the end of my main course - how hard can it be to deep fry some duck spring rolls??? My curry was dissapointing - the aubergine was mushy and in stark contrast the sweet potato was rock solid. I tried to attack it with a knife, and when i couldn't i passed due to the possible repurcussions on my poor digestive system. I think everytime i visit Wagamama my heart falls slightly, it has turned into something great to something mediocre, and everytime i crave to get the first experience of my lovely curry. Even my apple and lime juice lacked pizzaz. Hopefully will buck its ideas up soon. The staff are always good, so there is a saving grace! read more

The cauliflower appetizer and the squid takoyaki inspired dish were mouthwateringly good and quirky takes on traditional Japanese flavors. I've ordered the katsu curry and found it to be pretty good, but not as amazing as the appetizers were, but overall some of the best food I've had in London. Service is fast and the restaurant features a chic and modern ambiance. read more

The pulled pork filling in the gyoza was an odd texture that I didn't really care for, but my main meal (I forget its name, but it was a chicken curry dish with coconut and lime) was quite tasty. If you don't like spicy, be sure to dodge the tiny red peppers in it :-) Our initial waitress was fantastic, but I think her shift ended, because the follow-up guy wasn't nearly as responsive. Overall, it wasn't a bad experience, but it's not a place I'd return to (my friend loves it though!) read more

This is not a Japanese food by any means, but it should be ok if you would like a change..... feeling like something oriental fusion or Asian exotic.... Honestly noodle quality is awful. Noodle soup tastes miserable. But gyoza is quite acceptable and crispy enough in a good size. Salad is what could attract the lowest mark from people if served in Japan. I have never tried rice-based dishes as they look like a takeaway from Mars, or Moon at best. However I go and eat at Wagamama at least once a week in Spitalfield as they are reasonably quick and the service is efficient. read more

Good ramen, with a delicious soup that was nicely spiced and cooked. The meat was very nice and tons of flavours inside the soup. Served in a traditional large bowl even tho the chefs weren't Japanese they did a good job! Service was good came and sat us and greeted kindly, and gave us recommendations for the many dishes. The place kinda reminded me of a cafeteria abut like I was back in high school with an open style kitchen and long bench tables, but clean and homey. Would come here again to try something else on the menu for sure. read more

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With Wagamama, you know what you get and if you like it, you will like it. This particular location is quite noisy as it is located a bit underground, but the food is excellent and the staff was very friendly. read more

Wagamama is a great choice if you're looking for ramen, chicken or rice dishes...personally, I was looking for ramen because of a sore throat, and this was just the ticket. I got the basic ramen bowl, which comes with chicken and some veggies. It was yummy, though the chicken had a bit of an odd taste/texture. Overall, not outstanding but perfectly satisfactory. read more

Wagamama - Chicken ramen bowl - Japanese Near Me - London, XGL

We had 3 different dishes and our server Rocio got it all right and the food was out quickly! Definitely recommend!

Wagamama a delicious place This restaurant was clean, the staff were friendly and the food was reasonably priced. Furthermore the food arrived quickly. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys japanese/chinese/oriental food. The only problem was that our food arrived at different times and because Wagamama adopts a cantine style of eating it can get quite noisy and busy at lunch and sometimes you have to wait for a while to be seated because its so popular! But on the whole a really great place. read more