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Wagamama

3.1 (14 reviews)
ModerateJapanese
Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Cari S.

Back in the day, I used to think that I was pretty damn sophisticated for eating at Waga's. On the rare occasion that my uni friends and I had cobbled together more than a tenner we would treat ourselves to a plate of ramen. Then I used to come here with friends from work, we would make a Thursday evening of it - late night shopping and a trip here. I don't know whether it was because we went here so often that we got bored of it, but after a while, the dishes all stopped being exciting. So coming back recently, I was intrigued to see what was going on at Wagama's. The menu has had a few tweaks here and there, but is still the same old; plenty of ramen, noodle soups, rice dishes and salads, plus all the sides. I love the yasai gyoza - steamed dumplings so I ordered them first, followed my my old favourite, the ebi kore lomen, the thai inspired dish of noodles, spices and coconut milk. Now here is the thing; when Wagamamas got big, it was before every neighbourhood had a Thai on the corner, and before it was normal to go out for just dumplings, like we can do if we go to Ping Pong. So when I came here 10 years ago I thought that a Wagas dish tasted like how it was meant to authentically taste, and my ten years on taste buds detected something different. There was something weird about my Thai kore loman - it didn't taste like a Thai meal! My dumplings were great, but after sampling about 10 different flavours in Ping Pong, it was a bit...meh. So, it was all fine, but from now on, I will keep on exploring the plentiful amount of other Asian restaurants that London now has.

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3 years ago

Device is decent but food quality has gone way way way down this last year. Too many bad pad Thai dishes. Never going back.

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OKA - Sushi and Udon - Wonderful sushi!

OKA - Sushi and Udon

5.0(3 reviews)
0.5 miKingston Upon Thames
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Finally a sushi restaurant like NYC, I can't believe it. We have tries a number of places and…read morealmost gave up. The Salmon sashimi was the largest I have ever had and it was fresh and delicious. The eel was top notch, I highly recommend this place to people who want to eat REAL sushi in London. We will definitely be back for more. Hooray my sushi fulfillment is back on track.

My boyfriend and I are big sushi lovers, so after seeing that after only 3 months of being in…read morebusiness, Oka was already rated #2 for all restaurants in Kingston, we had to visit. We went along on a Thursday night, it was quite quiet, apparently uncharacteristically so according to our waitress. Straight away we received a friendly welcome, and the good service lasted all through our meal. I'm a vegetarian and ordered the vegetable sushi assortment, and a side of fried tofu. When my food arrived, I was amazed at how beautifully presented and fresh everything looked. The food didn't disappoint, it was tasty, fresh and left me feeling the way all good Japanese food does; full and content without feeling bloated or stuffed. My boyfriend had the spicy prawns and mixed sushi, he was blown away by the prawns, which were a special on the day we visited, and also very happy with the sushi. The price isn't super cheap, we paid about £15 per head, but we felt that for the quality of the food and the overall experience, it was more than fair. Will be recommending Oka to all my friends.

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OKA - Sushi and Udon
OKA - Sushi and Udon
OKA - Sushi and Udon

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KJ's restaurant - One of the best .

KJ's restaurant

4.6(5 reviews)
2.2 miMalden

We randomly came in here and instantly fell in love with the place. The atmosphere is friendly and…read morethe food portions are very generous. We wish we could be regulars, it was clear they had many repeat customers. Until next time, thank you for such a great experience.

Being a Korean food fanatic, I was very excited about trying out KJ with my girlfriend, having…read morepassed it several times to visit the Korean supermarkets along the high street (and the big Korea Food store along the A3). Parking was ok on Sunday evening, but I would imagine it to prove quite difficult on weekdays/Saturdays. The menu (from the window) seemed quite nice, quite a large selection of authentic Japanese and Korean cuisines, both cold and hot dishes. So in we went. First thing you will notice is the 3 large, curtained cubicles on the left for private tables of 4+ people, then you have the main area which is a good size and relatively spacious. The deco seemed a little plain with barely anything on the walls, quite a few of the lights had blown and not replaced which seemed to make the place slighty dreary and uncared for. I also thought the private rooms ought to of been put at the back of the restaurant rather than the front as there was a group of noisy, and evidentally drunk, Korean chaps singing at the top of their voices in the box. Service-wise was excellent on first impressions. We were greeted and seated with minimum fuss and maximum smiles and speed. We ordered the mixed Tempura (prawns, various vegs) and Yuk Hwei (raw beef sliced, sliced pear, raw yolk!), Kimchi for starters. The tempura was amazing, in fact I could even say one of the best I've ever had. Very light, fluffy and fried to the perfect crustiness outside and softness inside. The Yukhwei was quite good as well (my gf tried some for the first time as well and thought it was ok :p) however not as good as HanKang of TCR. The Kimchi seemed a bit of a let down. Considering Kimchi is probably the cheapest and easiest to make, the portion size was pitiful. For main course we had Ox tongue and Bulgogi (beef strips marinated) for barbecue and 2 bowls of rice. All was excellent and perfectly cooked by yours truely:P If you're scared of cooking on your own, the waitress will happily cook it for you by your table. Warm sake and green tea for beverages. Both excellent, however the sake needed to be reminded as I think the waitress left it on the bar and forgot. Other comments would be the cutlery didn't match at all which was quite strange and they have very cute little cat Soy sauce pots. :p

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KJ's restaurant - Bibimbap with nice pieces of beef

Bibimbap with nice pieces of beef

KJ's restaurant - Spicy babg octopus bokkeum

Spicy babg octopus bokkeum

KJ's restaurant - Spider roll (1 portion)

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