wagamama bournemouth — Restaurant in England

Title: The Great Danbino at Wagamamas!

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Five stars)

First off, let's put one thing straight: if you're visiting Wagamamas and Dan isn't your waiter, you're missing out on a culinary-comedy show that Michelin stars can't do justice to.

From the moment Dan approached our table, we knew we were in for a treat. He had an air of casual elegance mixed with the quirky charm of a stand-up comedian. His voice could soothe a raging bull, his wit could rival Oscar Wilde's, and his charm, oh his charm, it's as if Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman had a love child who decided to wait tables.

He introduced the menu as if it were a gripping tale - "The Epic Odyssey of the Katsu Curry," "The Heartwarming Tale of the Chicken Ramen," and "The Mysterious Journey of the Yaki Soba." Each dish was a chapter, every sauce a plot twist. His recommendations were so compelling, we almost ordered tofu, and none of us are vegetarians!

As he swished around our table, balancing plates with the grace of a ballet dancer and the precision of a Swiss watchmaker, he dropped one-liners that had us chuckling into our ramen. When he presented the chili squid, he quipped, "Here's a dish that's a little bit of a hot-head, much like my ex!" We almost choked on our noodles.

When my friend couldn't decide between two desserts, Dan, in his infinite wisdom, said, "Sir, life is too short for regret. It's also too short not to have both the chocolate cake and the mango sorbet!"

As we left, our bellies full and our spirits high, we could only marvel at the unparalleled experience of dining under the guidance of Dan, the gastronomic guru and comedy kingpin of Wagamamas. In a world where 'service with a smile' is often taken for granted, Dan takes it to the next level - service with a grin, a giggle, and a guffaw!

In conclusion, dining at Wagamamas with Dan was like combining the delight of a Food Network show with the glee of a Netflix comedy special. If laughter truly is the best medicine, then Dan is the best kind of doctor - prescribing punchlines with your pad thai, and serving up humor hotter than the chili chicken ramen. Bon appetit and belly...

First visit for me and my partner and sadly came out feeling we just experienced an Asian style fast food restaurant, that comes with a high bill. I have eaten better ready meals from some supermarkets to be honest.

Be warned, the font of parts of the menu is tiny and with the dimmed lighting I needed help from my daughter to read it for me (I'm in my late forties occasionally needing glasses for reading).

Service was minimal, order was taken, follow up with a standard 'is everything ok?' and that's it! Nobody asked if we wanted more drinks, the glasses were swiftly taken away once they got empty. Some of us were still eating and my partner would have another pint of lager for sure, we were not offered to order desserts either. Food started arriving within minutes, sadly at different times. I was the last one to be served. At some point I was offered dishes from other tables, even the staff looked confused. I had Yasai katsu curry with brown rice. There was way too much rice and not enough sauce (that looked like it came from a carton or was instant) for my liking. 4 slices of veg in breadcrumbs and some salad on the side, missing pickles or dressing. My partner had a duck donburi bowl. He really enjoyed it, especially the meat, again lots of rice in the bowl. My daughter had grilled chicken ramen, the broth was very rich and salty. She enjoyed the meat and managed some noodles as there was way too much for her.

On reflection we might go back, but with the experience, we will definitely customise our dishes (lighter broth, more protein, less rice/noodles). It would be nice if the waitress made us aware of such a possibility. Once again... the menu is not...

To start we had duck bao buns which were dry and we had to wash down with a drink. For main I had katsu curry and the chicken was overdone and was like crispy cardboard. My partner had the steak teryaki noodles. They were flavourless, the beef was dry and chewy but unfortunately we'd already used our drink to wash down the bao buns.

During our meal we were not checked on once. I don't expect to be waited hand and foot at a wagas but at least check on our meal once? If they had asked i would've shared my thoughts on the food and hoped they could rectify. I wish I could just complain about the food but the service wasn't great either. Once we had finished our meal we sat there with our plates to the side (quite obviously that we had finished) and no one came to ask if we wanted deserts or the bill. Instead we had to get the attention of someone else who wasn't even our waitress. Finally, she came over with the bill and while we were paying, a waiter interrupted us and got in the way of us paying as he cleared our plates. Why didn't he just wait till we had gone? The final straw was when we left and weren't even acknowledged as we left.

As soon as I left i stopped at the mini mart to buy a chocolate bar to get the taste of disappointment out my mouth. Thanks Wagas can't wait till tell my nan the gift card she bought me was wasted. 0/10 will...