Tuesday 13 December 2011

Wagamama in York – Monday 12 December 2011

Wagamama has finally opened in York, their first day of service was today. I had expected there to be a massive queue and that it would be impossible to get a table, but this was not so. It was fairly full, but with a few free tables here and there. Nevertheless, the waiters and chefs seemed to be keeping busy; getting into the routine of the place no doubt.

Walking into the restaurant was very much like stepping into any other Wagamama restaurant, as they do have their own very distinctive style. Light and airy, modernisticly simple, and yet welcoming. It is streamlined for effectiveness, with every person working there having their own particular task, like seating guests, bringing menus, taking orders, or taking payment. I can see it being a bit tedious for the staff members, but from an organisational point of view it must be very efficient and thus profitable. 



The menu had a lot of choice on it, mainly meaty dishes, but also at least one vegetarian choice in each category of food. I’m sure it would be possible to spend quite a lot of money at Wagamama’s, if you choose to have both starters and side courses and drinks, but it is also possible to keep it economical. Most main dishes are below £10, and if you choose to drink green tea, that’s free.



I chose the “yasai katsu curry”, which was a very tasty and lovely dish. There were deep-fried sweet potato, aubergine and butternut squash, with sticky white rice and a curry sauce. For dessert I had the Chocolate fudge cake with dark chocolate wasabi sauce and vanilla pod ice cream. I was initially a bit worried about the wasabi in the chocolate sauce, not being a fan of hot flavours, but it turned out to be lovely. My friend had the ginger cheese cake, which was also very tasty.


There was some unfortunate confusion amongst the waiters, with food being brought to the wrong tables, but I would assume that this was down to inexperience with the menu and service system; it was after all their first night of service. And it was not enough to ruin the experience, as they were all very friendly and very quickly corrected any mistakes. The food, prepared by chefs on display along the wall of the restaurant, arrived promptly, and both looked and tasted delicious.

I had a lovely meal at Wagamama’s, and would love to go back there very soon. 

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