wagamama oxford Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "A fabulous place to eat very tasty healthy food."
• "A very vibrant and refreshing dinner- a colourful plate of the senses."
• "Great tasty, healthy food."
• "Amazing food and super helpful staff."
• "I order the chicken katsu curry every time I come here."
• "The food was amazing and delicious."
• "Enjoyed the food. Japanese choices have the right amount of spice and salt."

Cons:

• "Tasteless and really small portions."
• "Honestly never been so disappointed with a restaurant before. The food tasted plain and had no flavour."
• "The quality and quantity of the food (namely ebikatsu, squid, ramen and firecracker Chicken) has declined dramatically."
• "Finally I got the plate I'd ordered but it was pretty tasteless and lacked some ingredients/garnish."
• "The Ramen dish was tasteless and didn't include the standard shitake mushrooms, pak choi and dehydrated mushroom."
• "It was the spicy beef ramen.. bruhh the broth 😭😭😭😭 it tastes like hot water with a gram of salt and a boiled steak 😭."
• "The yasai pad Thai which had no flavour whatsoever, and seemed as though the only veg used was spring onion?"

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely atmosphere, and great efficient service with friendly helpful staff."
• "Staff always friendly and every dish I've tried has been absolutely incredible."
• "Even at quite a busy time of the day all the staff was polite, professional and extremely efficient at dealing with tables and requests in timely manner."
• "The staff here were generally great, attentive, and friendly."
• "The staff were excellent so helpful."
• "Service was great and friendly."
• "Fresh, tasty food and good service."

Cons:

• "Staff was not very attentive, even though the restaurant was not busy it took ages for them to take our orders or come with the bill and card machine."
• "Staff was very dismissive and ignoring us."
• "Poor service and poor food by Wagga's standards."
• "Service was pathetic as well."
• "No service at all, all waiters were rushing and look at the floor when moving around."
• "One of the server told will give water but never showed up."
• "We where waited 20 no one come yo our table."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was also very pleasant and lines outside were well organised and quickly dealt with."
• "Nicely furnished restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is so warm, inviting and intimate."
• "Liked the new decoration which must have been recently done."
• "The environment has warm lighting and is brick with lots of modern twists."
• "Really great! The food tasted amazing and even though it was pretty busy I felt safe as between each group on the benches were plastic dividers."
• "Pleasant efficient service and calming decor."

Cons:

• "This specific branch also overly cramped!"
• "The place was very packed for a Monday night."
• "Slightly more cramped than the usual space provided, but still a nice enough environment."
• "The 2nd floor was very noisy due to the noise from below coming up via the floating floor."
• "Was made to wait outside as they were busy and they needed to open a side door to put ramps up for me to get in with my wheelchair and once inside was a very tight fit."
• "Food great, but not great enough to justify me going back into such confined space."
• "The restaurant is small compared to other wagamamas so sometimes you'll need to share a bench with other people."

Value

Pros:

• "Will be back on occasion as prices are affordable and is a real treat."
• "Quick service and not all the expensive either."
• "Love Wagamama - this order was actually for a takeaway, was very impressed with all the packaging, and the way that the sauces were all kept separate."
• "The food is tasty and portion are quite big for the price."
• "Always a good place to visit, great foods and vegetarian/vegan options."
• "Great food, friendly staff, and a nice atmosphere all make for an enjoyable eating experience."
• "Always leave here happy full and very satisfied."

Cons:

• "The prices are overpriced considering the quality of the food served and the lack of attention included in the service."
• "Not the cheapest place to have lunch either."
• "The food was a bit pricey, but the portions are very large."
• "For the prices now being charged, cool noodles are simply not worth it."
• "£7 for a truly measley portion of frozen crispy squid."
• "Overpriced, tiny portions, pretentious."
• "Severely overpriced and non-impressive, bland food."

Authenticity

Pros:

• "They allow only the manager to take the order for any allergens, and your food then gets prepared separately and by the head chef to avoid any cross-contamination."
• "If you’re craving ramen or dumplings, this is the place for you!"
• "I’m a huge Wagamama fan and really enjoy the food and trying new dishes."

Cons:

• "Not very authentic Japanese.. you won't find this in Japan."
• "If you are looking for a great ramen, you will not find it here. Totally europeanised."
• "Had the Sirlion steak ramen. This is not Japanese Ramen. It a almost Thai attempt at Ramen."
• "The WORST ramen I ever tasted."