Wagamamas virgin! What will I like?

[Muma1992]

I've never been before.. Help!

I don't like uncooked fish or spicy food :)

Yaki Udon for main is BEAUTIFUL. For starters I love the edemame beans with chili/garlic salt...oh and the gyoza are gorgeous too!!

Oh there's loads you'll like! The ramen soups are good, and the katsu curries are classics (not too spicy, if I recall).

I always get veg gyoza and edamame beans to start, then one of the udon dishes or a yakisoba.

Fruit juices are the business too.

If you're going with someone else, your food will probably come at separate times. And you'll sit on long benches beside other folk.

Cross post there! Great minds

We love Wagamama! DH's favourite is chicken Katsu curry, I think I read it's their most popular dish. I like the ramens. Hope you enjoy!

It's nothing special. Just a standard chain. Always gives me a dodgy tummy for a few days afterwards.

I always get yasai Katsu curry and wok fried greens. Love Wagamama .

@thinkfast

It's nothing special. Just a standard chain. Always gives me a dodgy tummy for a few days afterwards.

She wasn't asking whether it's a standard chain or anything special. She's going there and asked what she might like.

CHILLI SQUID. Not overly spice. You can ask for most things to be made less spicy when you order

A good place to start is a chicken Katsu curry. Not spicy, really tasty.

@thinkfast

It's nothing special. Just a standard chain. Always gives me a dodgy tummy for a few days afterwards.

What a mean post

Ooo thank you, I need these top tips! Not sure what to expect, but my friends chose it as they really enjoy going. Hoping I like it too!

The menu is all words I've never seen before. So overwhelming haha

@thinkfast

It's nothing special. Just a standard chain. Always gives me a dodgy tummy for a few days afterwards.

Why do you keep going if it doesn't agree with you?

I hate fish and spicy food and its one of my favourite places to eat.

Love the Terakiyi steak soba or pad thai if in the mood for noodles

the Ramens are amazing and grilled duck Donburi are all also great

Chicken Raman. Delicious.

Ramen**

Chicken ramen is delicious or the katsu curry

Let us know what you have @Muma1992

Its all double Dutch to me too

@thinkfast

It's nothing special. Just a standard chain. Always gives me a dodgy tummy for a few days afterwards.

Right so you continue to go even though it gives you a dodgy stomach?

OK cool.

Chicken Katsu curry is good for a first meal

I Always get gyoza and edamame

I love the grilled duck donburi,
yaki soba and ginger chicken noodles too

Ahhhhh I miss Wagamama. We don’t have one close by

My favourite is the pad Thai. I like the veggie version but the meat one is nice too.

I usually get edamame to nibble. And if you are hungry the prawn gyoza are good. As someone else said the fruit juices are lovely.

Agree with a PP - if you like the sound of something but think it’ll be spicy you can ask for it to be less spicy! DP always does this in reverse and asks them to ramp up the spice Green tea is free so I always get one!

Yaki Udon for main is BEAUTIFUL. For starters I love the edemame beans with chili/garlic salt...oh and the gyoza are gorgeous too!!

OP says no spicy food

I love Japanese food and really do not like Wagamama. I find it bland and flat - but I think that might work for you, OP! If it's your first introduction to Japanese food.and you're nervous, it won't be too spicy (Japanese food is rarely spicy - just watch out for wasabi and anything Thai) or wierd, as it is meant to appeal to everyone. Hope you have a good meal!

We always started the children off with a katsu curry then introduced different things to them. Maybe start with that.

I've only been once OP and whilst the food was ok, I haven't been tempted back. I love that style of food too especially if it's very hot. I was also a bit put off by not having you're own table but being sat on long benches with everyone else. I realise that my own issue though. Do they still do that since covid?

I was also put off by when it came to pay, they wanted to take all our cards away from the table to pay elsewhere. This was about 10 years ago so probably changed. I may have been over reacting but everywhere else had been bring card machines to the table for years. It felt odd and the manager made me feel embarrassed by saying anything. Anyway. I haven't been back since. It's probably caught up with the rest of the industry by now!