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    Wagamama

    3.8 (66 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Asian Fusion
    Open 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Chicken firecracker
    James C.

    I'm not the biggest fan of Asian cuisine (as in Chinese, Japanese, Korean) however I do enjoy an occasional visit to Wagamama. The latest menu features many more rice dishes than they used to have, which is great for me as I'm not keen on noodles, I always used to end up ordering the same dish every time I came here, but now the amount of rice dishes has increased massively. The latest refurb of this branch means that they have nice booths with tables for 4, and you're no longer forced to share a long bench with strangers! Good service too and reasonable prices, I'll definitely have to start coming here more often.

    Thomas B.

    Wagamama!! Can't fault it. Walk in down the stairs and your into a big long room with lots of bench seating. The menu is pretty infallible but when they say chilli you better god dam well take heed. Wagamama do a big range of soups and noodle things, my missus swears by the ginger udon noodle thing they do. My highlights are the coconut milk based soups which are rich and creamy but when it a red colour I know I about to destroy my taste buds for the next few days with spiciness. Green tea is free which is a nice add on and wagamamas always has some variety of 2 for 1 or some discount.

    Helen C.

    A long rainy Monday call for some good food! We strolled into Wagamamas to avoid the rain and we were surprised to find how big it was, after many stairs down you walk into a big open space with the traditional Wagamama style tables down the middle and booths down the sides. I get the same thing every time I go...Edamame to start, katsu curry and a super green juice. It came in classic Wagamama style, delicious! The edamame was perfectly salty and the chicken was lovely and crisp, all wrapped up with good service. If your in the mood for some delicious fresh food this is definitely recommend.

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    Yuzu - Yakitori

    Yuzu

    4.1(54 reviews)
    0.4 miChinatown
    ££

    Around the time I went here, I was craving some Japanese food in Manchester that wasn't just sushi…read moreor ramen. This place kept popping up on my socials so I knew it was fate I had to try it. I was glad I did!! I went in around noon, quickly got sat down and given a menu, and then the problem was choosing what to have. I went for the teriyaki chicken meal set and it was quick to arrive. For a drink I just went with a Japanese green tea. The meal set was quick to come and it had a plate of teriyaki chicken, a bowl of white rice, and a bowl of miso soup. I loved all of it. I read up on the correct way to have it all, picked up my chopsticks and went to town. I was a little nervous for the miso soup as I've had one before and didn't like it but this one was amazing. The chicken was perfectly cooked and full of flavour, the rice shot, fluffy, and hot. I definitely will go back here as there was more I wanted to try. The ambiance was amazing, I was in front of the kitchen so could see the chefs preparing the food, and all the different bottles of sake were around so I could look at those and pick one if I wanted some alcohol. I can't wait to return

    Went to one in York and didn't love the food hall location. Then it took forever. Finally I ordered…read morea simple chicken fried rice and it was so salty I could hardly eat it. After a few bites just picked out the chicken and left the rest. Maybe it's a cultural thing as I'm from the US but not what I was expecting.

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    Yuzu - Sashimi and miso soup

    Sashimi and miso soup

    Yuzu - Teriyaki Chicken

    Teriyaki Chicken

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    Cottonopolis - Prawn Dumplings

    Cottonopolis

    3.9(26 reviews)
    0.4 miNorthern Quarter
    £££

    I came here for dinner with friends as it had great reviews and I found the food to be quite good…read more It's like Japanese fusion served in tapas style, the flavour of everything was great and I loved all the things I ordered, which were the Salmon tataki, chicken Shumai and the broccoli side dish. The portions are on the smaller side for the price, which is about £30 per person for a meal of 3-4 dishes. The atmosphere is on the lively bougie side, they had a DJ for a while as well. I liked the decor and how vibes overall. The staff were friendly and polite but service was quite slow as it took ages to get the waiters attention to order. The one thing that disappointed me was the lack of sake ok the menu as they seemed to be a Japanese tapas bar, so sake seems like an obvious option. They only have whiskey, beer, wine and cocktails though. Also they only accept card, no cash and also American Express which I found out when I tried.. Overall good food, chic atmosphere and lively, but quite pricey, no sake and not so efficient service.

    Been here a couple times since original review. Most recent times there to eat - and trying out…read moremuch of the menu. Most recently, went with friends and tried the Summer Set Menu. This was 4 small plates for just £15. Very good value! There are 4 different sections with 3 different items in each - since there was 4 of us, we tried every item - plus duplicates of what sounds the best. Depending what you get, you won't leave hungry. But it depends - the ribs are more filling than e.g. the dim sum selection. My fav from the Summer Set Menu were the ribs, and the mackerel donburi I think. Duck and watermelon salad was good even though I don't like watermelon! Fish collars were yummy too! So much of it was good! We also got dessert which was not included in the set menu - costs £6 each dessert. My rating has gone up to 5 stars from 4 because every time I have been, the food is almost spot on. Would recommend it to anyone. Service is friendly too.

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    Cottonopolis - Yakatori Pork Belly

    Yakatori Pork Belly

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    Sapporo Teppanyaki - Lumpy rice

    Sapporo Teppanyaki

    3.8(52 reviews)
    0.8 miCastlefield
    £££

    Amazing service. Had hibachi grill. Did king prawns in teriyaki sauce. Also fried rice. So…read moretasty. Chef did an amazing job of entertaining and cooking. Highly recommend this place.

    This restaurant is in the waterlogged city centre - with blocked drains, flooded streets, uneven…read morepavements and generally untended. Nine of us turned up for lunch on a miserably cold, wet day. The meal here was just about better than ok, but not at all near great; scrapes two stars against price paid. If I were invited back I wouldn't be looking forward to going again. The teppanyaki 'show' is almost non existent. We've been to dozens of these shows over years in USA and on cruises. The shows are usually highly entertaining with food portions tasty and generous. This place was lifeless in comparison so if it's the show that attracts you'll waste your time and a lot of money too. Customers are also being ripped - off. This is the biggest shock I had - although the cooking left much to be desired as it's not simply cooking that's essential: building and concentrating flavour and plating up tasty food is important and mostly missing here. My wife chose what was a mean - portioned duck spring roll starter at a stonking £8 - 75p in ingredients to make (see photo). It tasted ok but not super. I got a 1 star tempura seafood £9.5 starter. It was also quite poor, not generous, lukewarm and the tempura wasn't crispy light either. I do better/tastier at home. A £1 chicken breast becomes a £20 teppanyaki with the addition of some sliced fried potatoes, about 20 pence worth of potato and tasteless thin sliced vegetables, tipped from a plastic bag onto a hot plate (beansprouts/carrots/snow-peas) then steam cooked to limp, unappetising, served with a very small bowl of fried, long grain white rice; say about fifteen pence worth. The rice wasn't cooked in front of us but at the hot plate behind our 'chef'. My pitiful small portion of cheap rice was al mush rather than al dente, with lumps of starchy boiled rice still prominent (see photo). No second portion was offered. I opted for fillet steak main £26 for 4/5 ounces of raw meat; had I opted for sirloin it was £24 for 6/7 ounces. The meats were tasty and cooked as ordered. I chose the Sapporo peppercorn sauce. It was far and away the tastiest part of the whole meal by a distance (not a big challenge) but the 'chef' slightly burned the pepper sauce. My first 330ml ale choice at 7% wasn't available (£12.05 a pint) I got a 6% tasty amber ale (£10.32 a pint). The staff are polite and courteous. The atmosphere was surprisingly muted despite the fact that the restaurant was very busy ripping off lots of folks at one time.

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    Sapporo Teppanyaki - Inside

    Inside

    Sapporo Teppanyaki - Alright tempura. Not crispy crunch and served warm not hot

    Alright tempura. Not crispy crunch and served warm not hot

    Sapporo Teppanyaki - Inside

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    Peter Street Kitchen

    Peter Street Kitchen

    4.5(4 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    We ordered 7 plates in total for an anniversary dinner. Our faves were the short rib taco, Veggie…read moreclay pot, crab tostados, prawn tempura and corn..delicious! The other two items were a bit misleading...'the wagyu beef flat bread' was more like just beef mince on a corn nacho chips (where is the taste of the wagyu?) and the chocolate bento box is actually just a chocolate soufflé put in a bento box. If you like chocolate lava soufflé, this may be a dream come true! However I'm not a huge soufflé fan which is why I was disappointed when the waiter opened the lide and revealed a chocolate soufflé. (in a Japanese / Mexican restaurant does serving it in a bento box really make a Japanese inspired dessert lol ?) Overall The food is good just be careful what you order and double check with the waiter. The staff were really helpful and food came quickly, but they charged us for a few items we didn't order. In a hotel setting, and dining concept run by Amir Jati ; attention to detail is everything! 4 star experience but don't think I would go here again. Interesting concept mixing Mexican and Japanese, it's definitely worth a try if you've never been!

    Located inside the excellent, Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel, just off Deansgate on Peter Street in…read moreManchester. Peter Street Kitchen combines Japanese and Mexican cuisine in a cool, modern menu down to the standard A la carte menu and even the breakfast, for example with your standard hotel breakfast which is served here you can order "A taste of" one of these beautiful countries. Japan: Smoked salmon sashimi on a toasted muffin with wasabi mayo, shichimi and fresh lemon Mexico: Poached hens' eggs, cayenne-buttered muffin, sliced avocado and Mayan-spiced hollandaise. I visited here for breakfast during my stay at the Radisson, and I feel I was impressed with the quality of both food and service. Breakfast is served from 7 to 10:30 during the week, and between 7:30 and 11 on weekends and bank holidays, which is pretty much in line with other hotels in the area. At £20 per head, breakfast is slightly more expensive but as it is located in a five-star hotel this can be expected, and there is a discounted rate for hotel guests, for previous bookings I've paid between £6.25 and £7.25 each which is a considerable saving, while being much cheaper than other hotels in Manchester which generally charge between £13 and £18. The buffet selection is small and it can be hard to access at times, as they are located on a high table and the breakfast area is slightly small and cramped so can get busy with everyone wanting the freshly made baked beans (had a paprika kick), or the creamy scrambled egg. One thing I found confusing is that you had to order toast with your server, which most other hotel breakfasts usually let you do yourself, which did cause some confusion for me in knowing which toast was and wasn't gluten free, luckily I managed to stop myself before eating the first lot of toast that comes out - the gluten-containing toast my friend ordered looked stunning, it was presented in a cardboard tray with butter and jam, and split into quarters. I've never seen toast presented so beautifully, which is what added insult to injury when mine come out unsliced with no extras next to my omelette, with soggy store-bought bread which tasted like cat food. All of the items on the buffet I tried were good quality including extras, they managed to make poached and fried eggs to my liking, even though I would have liked them on the buffet, ordering them fresh meant they'd be fresher and be able to make them to my liking so I did like that. I also ordered a ham and cheese omelette, it tasted good and was seasoned well, I did have to send my first one back as it was really overcooked which was a shame. The orange juice here was fresh, it tasted freshly squeezed with pulp, however, my main issue with the fruit juices would be that they were in jugs rather than the pourers most hotel use, and there was only a selection of orange or grapefruit juice, I would have prefered another juice or two to choose from such as Apple. As within the hotel, they used the premium tea brand Newby and I had a really enjoyable earl grey tea which tasted fantastic, which is also something this hotel does better than others. Overall, minus a few negatives and inconvenience, the breakfast and overall service at Peter Street Kitchen is good, and despite being in a five-star hotel the prices are much more reasonable than one would expect, such as charging between £6.25 and £20 for breakfast, and £28 for afternoon tea. A four-star review for good quality food and service has been awarded, but due to issues with the presentation of the buffet and issues with how my omelette was cooked (an egg station would have been super to watch the chef cook your food), I feel it doesn't deserve higher than the four-star rating.

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    Peter Street Kitchen - Bar

    Bar

    Peter Street Kitchen - Interior

    Interior

    Peter Street Kitchen

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    itsu - Detox Noodles

    itsu

    3.4(9 reviews)
    0.6 miSpinningfields
    £

    2 stars for location and pricing. Located in the Spinning Field area surrounded with amazing bars…read moreand restaurants. Pricing is cheap. £8 for a 15 piece rolls and £4 for detox miso soup. Why 2 stars??? The sushi is premade and fridged, self serve. The soup was hot but pretty tasteless even with all the toppings. Just very disappointed with the food. I was looking for something quick, that's how I ended up here. Well, that's what I got, a quick effortless and tasteless food. Oh well, time foe my cruise! Gonna have to try something different after!

    itsu is Spinningfields' latest addition - on opening day they gave out free lunches and snacks and,…read moreunderstandably, the queue snaked all the way down to Leftbank. Forgoing that opportunity, myself and some colleagues returned two weeks later for a quick lunch and catch up. It's located in the old Samsi unit and it's a huge space, with lovely large floor to ceiling windows which let in lots of natural light (a nice change from the moody ambience of the likes of Artisan and Neighbourhood). Their array of salads and sushi can be found in the cooler units, along with their drinks selection, and hot pots can be ordered from the counter. They also have frozen yogurt which, come summer, I'm sure will be a much welcome addition to the area. Now, it's easy to feel overwhelmed in this situation; there's so much choice! Not wanting to hold up the busy lunch queue, I decided to pick up a chicken teriyaki rice salad, though the hot pots looks delicious. Staff were very efficient and worked well to keep the queue moving. You pick up your cutlery or chopsticks from a side unit, plus any additional sauces you may want, including hoisin and itsu's own hot sauce. These are also on the table if you eat in. We had a good experience and it was great to see the area so busy, a trend which will only continue with the opening of XYZ. However, their price point is enough to put me off returning - £5.99 for a salad which didn't fill me up, and roughly the same for a hot pot, simply seems too much. If you were to add snacks and a drink you could easily spend £10+. Somewhere to keep in mind for quick lunches in the future, but only near pay day.

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    itsu - Sushi selection

    Sushi selection

    itsu - Salmon and Avo roll, Salmon sashimi, Super Salmon "3ways"

    Salmon and Avo roll, Salmon sashimi, Super Salmon "3ways"

    itsu - Seating

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    Seating

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