Wagamama

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

An Asian place for people who don't know or particularly like Asian food.

1/5 because 0/5 isn't an option.

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*

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.

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.

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.