Naniwa Japanese Restaurant in City of London, Westminster

Very disappointed to see what is on the card and what we receive..

That area of London is quite busy on a Saturday evening, but the advantage of Wagamama is that you can’t book. We arrived and were able to go straight in. When we left there was a queue for the place. There was a wide range of choices on the menu, I had initially considered a Korean hotpot with tteokbokki, however it was quite a hot day and I wasn’t sure if I wanted a hot pot dish, also for me that ruled out a ramen as well. I did like the idea of a salad, but in the end I went with the yaki soba yasai with mushroom. This was soba noodles cooked with mushrooms, egg, peppers, beansprouts and white and spring onion. topped with crispy fried onions, pickled ginger and sesame seeds. It was really good. I love the combination of flavours and textures. It is probably my go to dish when visiting Wagamama. This dish had a good portion of mushrooms and I found it delicious. Though service was okay, we did have a long delay on the gluten-free dish for our table. When it did arrive it was very tasty I was told. I really don’t mind that Wagamama bring out the dishes when they’re ready, but we weren’t really expecting the difference to be nearly thirty minutes! As a result I had finished my food (as it was the first to arrive) by the time the gluten-free dish arrived on the table. That was disappointing.

Came to pick up a too good to go bag; the lady who served me was extremely friendly and so bubbly! Really made my morning! Food was hot and tasted great!

I don't understand the negative comments. Those might not be the best sushis in London, however at this price point it's definitely way better than most of the sushi takeaway chains in London. Regarding the staff, they have always been helpful and friendly, I really recommend this branch!

We did sushi school which was a lot of fun and really interesting and informative. Highly recommended!