wagamama bedford Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Fantastic location next to the river bank in the centre of Bedford."
• "Location is amazing."
• "Lovely location on the river and food was tasty."
• "Excellent location on the River, very tasty food."
• "Interesting take on Japanese cuisine... The location is probably the best place in town."
• "Interior space is good and the outdoor area is great too."
• "Beautiful setting by the river, that will get even better in the spring and summer."
• "The venue was clean and cool (which was welcome, as it was 32°C outside)."

Cons:

• "Welcoming was very slow."
• "The atmosphere was crazy, very noisy."
• "We felt squeezed into a small space as we were made to sit shoulder to shoulder."
• "Service very slow, just the drinks order we waited 30 minutes."
• "Lemonades were flat."
• "Waited over an hour for food."
• "It was freezing in there."
• "The seats we were on did not move, so if you have a disability or restricted movement they were very hard to access."

Service

Pros:

• "A great venue with reasonably attentive service and fantastic food."
• "Staff were truly amazing with dealing with dietary needs for me and my husband."
• "Thank you for a lovely sit down meal, plenty of seating in and out, fantastic service from all staff."
• "Fantastic friendly service at the Bedford branch."
• "Staff are fantastic and friendly and with the communal tables it makes a good atmosphere."
• "We had an amazing experience, had dishes recommended to us which were amazing and the staff went above and beyond."
• "Had a really good meal. All freshly prepared and very tasty."
• "Great place to eat. Very friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately very slow service even the restaurant was not busy at all."
• "Ordered pad Thai with chicken and prawns but I received pad Thai with no chicken or prawns."
• "Had to wait very long time for the drinks even after keep asking 2 different waitress."
• "I have eaten here quite often but probably won't be back. Service has been particularly awful lately."
• "Only slipping point was service, trying to get the attention of staff to order deserts was almost impossible."
• "The food was really good, however, the whole service experience was disjointed and haphazard."
• "The service and atmosphere of this place is amazing. We had a large party and ordered about 16 appetizers and the waitress was phenomenal and very patient with us."
• "The positives were a very quick service and staff friendly."

Food

Pros:

• "Good tasty standardised food as you should expect in any Wagamama around the country."
• "As for the food itself, there are a good array of Asian-inspired options with varying strengths and flavours."
• "The starters and dessert are also top notch. Sorbet, my preference, is here as well."
• "Tasty dishes as usual and enjoyed every bit of it."
• "Had Dough-chi cookie dough balls with ice cream centre for the first time."
• "Wow!!! Ive not been for a while but tbh the food was amazing as I remembered."
• "The food is all cooked fresh and the taste was sublime."
• "The food was really good."

Cons:

• "Ordered a juice that came half full. The rest of the glass was froth."
• "The glass of the water we ordered was dirty, definitely not cleaned."
• "The food was not nice."
• "The waiters were a young bunch with a Mean girls attitude."
• "I had a good allergy to Squid/calamari and they went to great care to make sure I didn't get food that was contaminated."
• "The teriyaki chicken ramen and my friend had the yasai yaki soba and it was absolutely delicious."
• "Food and setting and service were excellent, a great riverside location with outdoor seating and bi fold doors that opens up the restaurant on sunny days."
• "Food is good but they use plastic everything and use Deliveroo who are an awful company."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Been a year or so since visiting any Waga, put off by the negative post take over comments."
• "Based on my visit today though all was good."
• "Attentive service for a change (albeit we were early) and lots of vegan options."
• "Its not cheap, but as a treat ok."
• "The service and atmosphere of this place is amazing."
• "I went here with my teenage son for lunch on a Thursday, and we had a pleasant time."
• "It was an absolute pleasure to sit outside and eat. It was almost like back in the good old days!"
• "Although, the food was also great as usual, my family and I have left super happy with the level care we were treated, made us feel really special."

Cons:

• "The atmosphere was crazy, very noisy and the seats were very uncomfortable."
• "We felt squeezed into a small space as we were made to sit shoulder to shoulder."
• "The seats we were on did not move, so if you have a disability or restricted movement they were very hard to access."
• "Very loud. everyone has to sit together so not a place to go if you if you want any privacy."
• "They sat us near people who talked very loudly and were pretentious, which spoilt it a bit for us."
• "Probably would not go here again."
• "Bitterly disappointed with the bedford branch."
• "Doesn’t matter when you seem to go (Monday? Thursday? Saturday?) they are out of the essentials like chicken, rice noodles or tofu."