Wagamama

Would give it 3.5 stars but am rounding up.
We had pad thai, and it was decent. We asked that ours be cooked without nuts, and they took great care to do so which I appreciated.
Ambience was also decent. High ceiling and relatively spacious.
Service was also prompt and good in general. As said, when we asked for our dishes without nuts, one of the managers personally came to check on other allergies and informed us that there are nuts in the kitchen in general so would we be okay with that.
Overall, a solid experience, though I’d like to try out some other dishes to get a true sense.

Wagamama (pretty much all locations) is my favorite go-​to place in London and the one place I seriously crave when I’m away. There is no other way to say it… the food is delicious, and warms you from the inside out on gray, rainy London days. The portions are huge and a late lunch will easily keep you satisfied until late evening. They offer a few Asian branded beers to purchase by the bottle, FREE hot green tea, and fresh pressed juices, as well as the standard soft drinks. In general, the service is pretty great, but expect to get your food as it’s ready — not everyone at the table receives their food at the same time. Many restaurants in London are kid-​friendly, but Wagamama takes it a step further with an affordable kids’ menu of with kid-​friendly versions and portions of food from the regular menu, high chairs, and training chopsticks for the little ones.

Une vraie cuisine japonaise traditionnelle ! Impossible de né pas trouver son bonheur, la carte est absolument gigantesque !!
Les plats sont sucrés, parfumés et copieux. Les desserts, à ma grande surprise, woooow !! Un cheesecake gingembre chocolat blanc et des boules de riz en beignet, trempées dans du coco et du coulis goût fruit de la passion… Absolument délicieux !!!
Ajoutez à ça un personnel très acceuillant, un service très rapide et des prix raisonnables !

I was in the area for work, and to be honest, a Wagamama pretty much always sounds good.
This one isn’t too huge and is in a nice place, near Borough Market and Bankside. Service was fine, if a bit slow. Food was the same as ever. The sun coming in through the huge windows was a bit of an issue. It wasn’t a hot day but it was a bit greenhouse-​like inside.
So yep, 3 stars, a-​okay. I wouldn’t come here especially, and it was only because I was in that dead zone time of 3.30pm, having not had lunch, too hungry to wait till dinner, that made this an ideal choice for the area. When you’re steps away from Borough Market, if the traders are there, you should be there, too. If you find yourself caught out, this Wagamama will be just fine.

I remember way back when I was interning at Middle Temple and I had my first visit to this Wagamama. I thought to myself, ‘Why would anyone eat at a ramen restaurant?’ Since then, I’ve become quite a fan. The food here is nice, simple, and tasty. We’re fans of the ramens and chicken katsu curry as well as the juices. The kids enjoy the chicken ramen. Whenever I’m in London I make a stop here :) The view isn’t so bad either!

On our way to Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Southwark, we chanced upon Wagamama. My friend had suggested this place to us, but we did not know if we were going to have the time to seek it out. So, we decided that this will be our post-​theatre dining venue that evening since it is on the way back to the London Bridge tube station from The Globe Theatre.
We started with the Chili Garlic Salt Edamame and the Pulled Pork Gyoza. The edamame was really good. The chili and salt gave it an extra kick of flavor. My husband and I both did not like the Pulled Pork Gyoza however. Too sweet! Both the filling and the sauce were sweet, so that taste overpowered everything else. You need to balance out that sweetness with some extra acidity. Maybe more vinegar in the sauce?
It was disappointing not to see tonkotsu listed on the ramen part of the menu, but I thought I’d try the ramen anyway. They only serve miso based soups. I settled for the Wagamama ramen which seemed to have everything under the sun in it. It had chicken, pork, clams, mussels, shrimp and a tea stained egg. The egg yolk was overdone and the broth was just okay. The chicken was tasteless, and the other stuff in it, again, just okay. I would not recommend this dish. Try maybe one of the curries or the Yaki Udon.
My husband had the Yaki Udon dish and it was good. It had a nice flavor and the thick noodles made the dish filling enough. However, it’s not a very generous amount, so if you are hungry, don’t share it with others.
Service was good and our food came out in a timely manner. Note that the service charge is not included in the check, so you will have to add a 12% tip.

I used to love Wagamama. But apparently they’ve done some changes in the menu. A bit disappointed. Tried the prawn dumplings. Ah… not my thing! I noticed other interesting things though which I will definitely come back to try — teriyaki sticky rice with vegs and meat. Looked lovely.

Great place! My family and I were greeted immediately with friendly and funny staff! The French guy was pretty funny. Excellent service! They tolerated our obsession with ice in our drinks. The food was fantastic ! Very modern and simple. Great place ! Totally coming back!

This is my favourite Wagamama! Why? Because of the tempura mushrooms. The end.
It’s like all the others, things come out as they are cooked and they have great veggie options. But this one still have these mushrooms on the menu and they are not to be missed!

When you go to Wagamama you expect something as it is a popular chain on the high street but to be honest with you, I think it is over rated. To say it is Japanese fusion is not fare on the great Japanese food we have in London.
I ordered a agadashi tofu which was not authentic and the stock doesn’t taste of anything. Even in cheap Japanese restaurants they do a much better job of this dish. This was followed by Pad Thai which again lacked flavour and was not authentic. For the cost of these noodles you expect something but get nothing in return.
The service was polite but nothing special.
I don’t recommend Wagamama in Clink Street and it is also overpriced.

I will give this a just ok as nothing special. Not all wagamama are the same as some have better chefs and others are just cooks. This one have a good waiting staff but food served was just ok. I had to return a tasteless dish and they act upon it very professionally and gave me something else. It’s a handy stop if you are tired and want a quick bite. My favourite wagamama is at Kings way Holborn and Wigmore street as better food as I suspect they better chefs or better paid chef.

I have been there with my boyfriend and a couple of friends on a saturday night after the imax.
Terrible food, with no taste or flavour and to be honest too pricy for what they offered in terms of menu.
I had a gyoza with prawns and vegetables that were ok but the Cha han (rice, vegetables and prawns) was without any flavour at all! and the chicken had also a strange taste. The waiter also laugh at us when he brought us the gyoza and we asked plates as this dish was to share with other people. Not a nice service.
At the end we won’t go there again and I don’t understand why this place is still full of people! not recommended.

On a cold, windy afternoon, I craved a hot soup to warm me up and I spied Wagamama’s just a short walk away.
Upon entering, there were plenty of seats to choose from, so I was seated right away. I ordered a spicy noodle soup with chicken and was sorely disappointed. The broth was not spicy at all, and in fact, was not even hot in regards to temperature! The flavor was bland and no one came by to bring condiments (i.e. soy sauce) or a refill on my water. I ended up just eating the chicken and leaving behind the noodles and broth.
Wagamama’s isn’t exactly cheap, so I won’t even blame the food on the price.
This was just plain bad.

My husband had never been to a Wagamamas restaurant before but chose it because it was within walking distance from the Menier Chocolate Factory where we’d seen a matinée performance. He was also unaware that Wagamamas is the restaurant of choice for my daughter who was delighted to find out that was where we were going!
There was a queue of people waiting to be seated but the staff were very quick to find us a table when they discovered that my husband was disabled and couldn’t stand for too long. It was quite busy and, having sat down, the waiter didn’t realise that we hadn’t been given menus and it was some time before we could attract his attention.
In spite of the previous comment, the food was fairly quick to arrive at the table. My husband and daughter had both ordered the saien soba (fried tofu, vegetables + noodles in soup) and their bowls were massive! I’d ordered yasai wagamama pad-​thai which is egg-​fried rice noodles in a tamarind sauce with fried tofu, egg, beansprouts, leeks, chinese chives, spring onions, garlic, ginger, mint and chillies. garnished with coriander cress, fried shallots, peanuts and lime. It didn’t look very much on the plate but was very filling.
We’d just started eating when the manager brought over a bowl of edamame for us that he advised the chef had prepared one too many and thought we might like them. Little did he know that edamame is a particular favourite of ours and something we normally order at Giraffe! They were just salted and lacked that extra kick that the Giraffe ones have but we added some soy and chilli sauces — delicious!
Hadn’t intended having dessert but I couldn’t resist the date and orange pancakes and my husband had the sweet ginger and apple gyoza — deep-​fried apple + ginger dumplings.
It was a lovely meal, my husband even came away saying we must definitely go back to a Wagamamas soon and pleased when we told him there’s one in our local shoping centre! No, we didn’t get charged for the edamame (you never know) and even though we had desserts it wasn’t an expensive evening. Green tea is provided on the house and you just keep asking for top ups so there’s no need to spend a fortune having a hot drink or one of their range of juices.
The one downside was the echo effect because the walls were tiled. It was rather noisy at the start of the evening.
Although they were busy and we had felt a bit ignored to start with, the service was very good such that my husband, one who doesn’t normally tip, made a point of including a tip when he paid!

With London in the grips of a heatwave there are only two things that you want; a cold beer and some aircon. We dipped into Wagamama thinking we’d find both and were sadly mistaken.
The front of the restaurant is all windows which makes for a miserable situation inside. It felt like a sauna and a tanning booth all at once. There were a couple of spots in the shade, but they were minimal compared to the overall size of the place.
When we were seated we specifically asked for shade. Seems the waitress’s idea of shade and ours was different. For her, my back being baked in the sun while my wife enjoyed the shade was good enough. Of course, we had to move tables. The second sin was serving us room temperature beer.
The final straw (mixing metaphors here) was having the ONLY section completely in the shade closed off to paying customers. It seems the employees NEEDED this area to sit around, shoot the shit, and generally ignore their melting customers. It’s sad when the customers have to show the employees how to operate the blinds in the front of the restaurant.
The food may have been amazing, but it’s hard to appreciate when you’re suffering the effects of heat stroke. An apathetic staff didn’t help the ambiance either. As much as I love this chain I won’t be returning to this location.

I rediscovered my love for Wagamama after almost 2 years away from it! I had my old favouirte ginger chicken udon! absolutely fabulous! We also had duck gyoza and spicy seafood for starter! gorgeous!

Chilli oil.
That’s all you need to know, really.

Pretty tasteless across the whole menu to be honest. Service good but thats to be expected with a chain.
If you actually like Asian food I’d avoid.
Bloody pricey for what you get as well.

Arrived at 22:40 and even though they closed at 11pm THEY LET ME IN! Is this life? I think so! :-))) I personally think they are winning from the outset. I ordered a new starter, something with chicken and mint on a skewer (Sorry I know that probably wasn’t helpful) and was told that as it was new and some people hadn’t been keen on it so I could have it on the house to see how I felt about it! FREE FOOD??? I mean… come on now?! It WAS rank to be fair but hey, waste not want not right?
I ordered the Chicken Katsu Curry (I usually go for the veg option but Carpe Diem and all that) which took longer than average to arrive. Ok, It was edible but in all honesty completely overcooked. I was offered a brand new one but I was so hungry my stomach had more rumble than a tumble dryer so I declined.
Staff were all SUPER polite! You know that leaving the restaurant thinking «ahhhh she was REALLLLLLLY nice» kind of polite. Manager was BRILLIANT too. the way she says «I don’t like it» completely made my day. I don’t suggest you ask her to say it but it was definitely a highlight, LOVELY woman.
All in all a top class experience with mediocre food but these places are always touch and go depending on the chef.

If you are expecting amazing Asian food, don’t bother coming here. It is decent, but nothing special. Do come here if you are an exhausted tourist and want to sit down and have a spectacular view of Tower Bridge. It is not as crazy as it may seem based on the fact that it’s right next to the Tower of London. A great resting spot for me one day when I was totally exhausted. The service is so-​so, but the nice view makes up for it!

I’ve been to a few Wagamamas in my day, so I knew more or less what to expect when it came to food. That boils down to affordable, passable Asian fare catered to a non-​Asian palate. I ordered the chicken kare lomen, a bowl of ramen noodles in a lemongrass curry broth. It was good for a few bites, when the broth was still novel, but after that it got way too sweet. The broth was also much less a broth than a sludge, and it wasn’t the sort of thing you could slurp on its own. The noodles were mediocre, like cheap spaghetti, without a bit of chew. I tried some chili men which was a better dish, pretty fair with a little kick and noodles that were a little less cooked. The yakisoba was thinly flavored, unlike any yakisoba I’ve ever seen. I didn’t touch Matt B.‘s tiny portion of teriyaki beef, but he reported that while the sauce was good, the meat was awful.
But, like I said, the food was more or less what I expected. The food came quickly, too, and wine was cheap. What got me about this Wagamama was a strange encounter our group of five had with management.
We were a party of five, but four of us got seated first as the fifth was running behind. When we tried to order her food, we were told that five people could not sit at our table, as it was designed for four. There was plenty of room for a fifth person, but our waiter told us that there were concerns of too much food on the table, as a hot plate might fall in one of our laps. He told us he would bring by a manager and, apparently, did not put in our last order. Much, much later, after our hungry fifth arrived, the manager finally came by after the rest of us had already finished our food. We tried to order food for one now that the table was cleared, but we were refused. I then tried to order food for myself, and I was refused, with the observation that «that would be like ordering alcohol for an under-​aged person.» Except, of course, that EATING is legal.
Anyway, the staff was rude and unaccommodating and I don’t think that our group of five reasonable people were being unreasonable. I wouldn’t go back to this Wagamama with its absurd policies and stubborn staff. I can get chain noodles without the attitude elsewhere.

Un «vrai» restaurant japonais, un peu déroutant mais vraiment bon, sans sushi ni yakitoris. Service moyen et impersonnel, mais qu’importe, le dépaisement est garanti.
Bondé le midi et le soir, il est prudent de réserver.
Leur carte est sur le site internet.

food & location okay but nothing special.