Wagamama Dean Street, Soho

come and visit our japanese restaurant in dean stree, soho, london. we serve fresh + exciting japanese food, inspired by the flavours of japan; available in the restaurant and for take-out

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L'Eto Caffe Soho Review - donutsam a London Food Blog

I asked for a suggestion as my mind was overwhelmed by the options, and the most popular choice reported back is the Honey Cake.

The main ingredients in this layered sponge are honey, butter, sour cream, sugar and walnuts.

The cake has a rich sweetness and the cream avoids it feeling heavy.

One of the most eye-catching cakes is the Green Herb Cake.

As with the other cakes from L’eto, it’s decidedly good.

Tombo Poke Matcha Bar Soho Review - donutsam a London Food ...

I’ve had two experiences at Tombo Poke Matcha Bar in Soho.

For both experiences I do find the food at Tombo Poke tasty and of high quality but the portions are a little lacking.

I turned a new leaf, and went for the extremely green vege poke (£7.95) with tofu, matcha miso sauce, avocado, edamame, sesame seeds and nori.

They soaked up the green sauce well with the flavours being balanced without ever feeling like a parody of matcha.

A heavy cake donut, the fat content made it delectable and I would be happy to try some of their (overpriced but now, potentially worthwhile) matcha dessert menu.

Wagamama Dean Street Review - donutsam London Food Blog

The two mains was the chicken katsu curry (£10.50) and the (new) sticky pork belly (£11.95).

Not sure I loved it, it was a hard dish to share and there was too much aubergine and not enough pork.

This chicken katsu curry was a better one than the one I had at their other Soho store.

The two pictures side to side showed that other one was lacking in curry sauce.

The food’s always a little pricey, and the main dishes (not that Wagamama dare calls them that) took longer than expected this time.

Fancy katsu curry ice-cream? Here's your chance with Wagamama's ...

In a nutshell: Cast your vote on creative new Wagamama dishes.

Summing it all up: Executive chef Steve Mangleshot's been busy dreaming up all manner of experimental Asian-fusion dishes to refresh the Wagamama menu - and they want to know what you think... Weird ice-cream is definitely *in* at the moment, from halloumi ice-cream to Flavour Bastard's red bean ice-cream.

But we're not quite sure how we feel about the news that Wagamama is throwing their hat into the ring with a katsu curry ice-cream that we can't quite get our head around... It's part of a new 'innovation kitchen' project they're running called Noodle Lab, where there'll be all kinds of mad new dishes dreamed up by their executive chef Steve Mangleshot.

They'll be keen to know what the public think about each one, and eventually, the dish will either make it through to the official Wagamama menu, or end up being sent back to the drawing board.

Alongside the ice-cream, which is made with coconut reika ice-cream and *hot* katsu curry sauce, there'll be other (less concerning) dishes like a tantanmen pork ramen, a Vietnamese glass noodle salad, and squid balls with okonomiyaki sauce.

noodle lab | wagamama

meet our chef ‘in noodle lab we have this exciting new space to step out of our comfort zone, trial new flavour combinations and get your immediate feedback’ says our exec head chef steve mangleshot.

while recently traveling korea and japan, steve went on a flavour journey which inspired many of the trial dishes on the noodle lab menu.

from the powerful flavours of south korean street food to the refined and delicate details found in japanese fine dining, steve tested it all   ‘it was research by way of eating... to be honest I can’t say it was tough work,’ says steve.

together, with our team of development chefs, the noodle lab menu came to life.

now, it’s time we take the most important step in our noodle lab journey and put it to trial.