First time trying out Wagamama. Service was great and throughout for new comers. I ordered a Beef Brisket Ramen and my wife’s veggie gyoza udon and our sides was Tama Squid.

Didn’t wait long. The veggie gyoza was nice, served on top of the udon yet still crunchy. A better way to make sure gyoza still crunchy would be serve them on a separate plate though. Soy dip sauce was nice as well. Udon was chewy which is good. Broth a bit too spicy for her taste. Overall a solid dish.

Beef Ramen however was a disappointment. If you have been to Japan, then you would understand how big of a let down it is.

Ramen colour is a sad white instant noodle colour. A proper ramen should be eggy yellow. Flavour is bland, no ramen tastes at all, it tastes plain like instand noodle. Texture of the ramen, a good ramen shop would ask how you want your ramen cooked. But overall a good ramen should be chewy and Al Dente. But the one I got was soft and already on the verge of mushy texture. Pretty sure it was submerged too long in the water. Now the beef brisket, I am not certain why they need to make the brisket into a blob of stringy meat like a “pull” style. It doesn’t give any beef flavour at all. I expected brisket should be still in its original form, so that it can soak up more juice to make it tender and juicy. But all I get is a meat texture soy marinaded strings of meat. And the amount was only so little like 3 mouthfuls. Even the gyoza can make it 5 mouthfuls.

The Tama Squid was a surprise though. Great little balls of fried squid. Which I definitely recommend to order. Very crunchy yet soft squid and full of flavours. Mayo is a good touch as well.

Anyway, it would have been a 4-5 stars experience but the ramen was a let down. If ramen is one of their main selling point, then it’s not doing a very good job.