wagamama manchester spinningfields Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food itself is great and filling."
• "Delicious main course in the savoury korean beef ramen, followed up by a light dessert in these little ice cream balls with an espresso."
• "It tastes the same as it did 20 years ago when I first started going, which is a good thing as you always know you are going to get good quality great tasting food."
• "The food is fresh and tasty."
• "Delicious food as always! Everything I try is always delicious, my steak was blue but yet hot & tender."
• "Really nice meals. Went for the takeway option. Enjoyed the Firecracker Prawn and veggie katsu immensely."
• "Beautiful fresh food, friendly service, short waiting times and a great atmosphere, completed by nice decor in and out."

Cons:

• "The food is sloppily prepared often with katsu/rice/mushrooms burnt."
• "The food not so much, I ordered the duck gyozas and my friend ordered a gluten free Shu Shock chicken. The food arrived within 5 minutes of ordering and was cold."
• "Steak soba was a bit dry and little bland."
• "It was soggy and flavourless."
• "The most mediocre bland ramen in Manchester."
• "Beef donburi was tasteless, no teriyaki on the beef. Absolutely no Salt in the dish."
• "Food was poor and tasteless, far away from restaurants standard, far too much noodles."

Service

Pros:

• "Great service from the staff, very friendly and quick to take our order."
• "We had a fantastic time at Wagamama, especially with Moe Thida as our server! She was very enthusiastic."
• "Service at this branch has always been fast and friendly"
• "staff were extremely friendly polite, and very professional"
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Very fun place to eat, the staff were extremely friendly and helpful, they checked up on us multiple times during our stay to make sure everything was good."
• "A very clean and welcoming restaurant, the staff are friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "Slightly worse service than your average Wagamamas."
• "We were waiting for really long time to pay."
• "The waiter looked like he'd been punched in the mouth and had dried blood all over his lips - very off putting."
• "Waitress for some reason got really iffy with us towards the end of the meal"
• "Service was slow and the place was empty, they didn't even offer us drinks - we had to ask."
• "They never ask to refill you with green tea and they don't seem available either to ask."
• "The service in that restaurant is so busy so you can't easily get one available."

Value

Pros:

• "Great food was on show and delivered to the table here."
• "Not cheap, but good value for money."
• "You can get cheaper in Manchester, but you know that wagammas will always serve a good meal."
• "The food is absolutely delicious!"

Cons:

• "I don't know why people think wagas is great value as it is overpriced."
• "Great staff and service but unfortunately I will never eat in this restaurant chain again I will not give my money to a company that pays it's staff less than minimum wage."
• "the wagamama chain produces substandard food with stingy portions that are way overpriced for what they are."
• "It's so pricy though."

Ambience & Location

Pros:

• "Situated in the heart of Manchester close to a lot of nice bars and venues."
• "The seating on the street was great and perfect for the rich sunshine."
• "The place is very well presented with everything looking new and clean."
• "Venue always clean with comfortable booths available at the Spinningfields venue."

Cons:

• "From the moment we walked in and saw how dreary the place felt."
• "The only issue is parking because it is located in a very busy area of the city."
• "Nice restaurant, lovely staff, just a tad cold with the door constantly opening due to the army of deliveroo people coming & going."