wagamama water st, tampa

Sean J 5 months ago

Wagamama Tampa delivers a consistently excellent dining experience. The food is fresh, flavorful, and thoughtfully prepared, with bold Asian-inspired dishes that are both comforting and vibrant. The ramen is rich and well-balanced, the stir-fries are perfectly seasoned, and the ingredients taste high quality across the board. Service is efficient, friendly, and attentive without feeling rushed. The staff clearly understands the menu and makes solid recommendations, which enhances the overall experience. The atmosphere is modern, clean, and energetic, making it a great spot for both casual lunches and relaxed dinners. If you are looking for reliable, high-quality Asian cuisine with strong flavors and great execution, Wagamama Tampa is a standout choice. Highly recommended.

Amari Hurst 6 months ago

Was really excited to get some Ramen, I searched up places to eat and this came up. The location is in an upscale downtown part of Tampa Bay, such a beautiful cityscape. The inside of the restaurant is minimal design but really nice. I enjoyed my hot Jasmine Blossom Tea & Lychee Martini. The ube espresso martini was not it. However, the ramen was so disappointing and the service. Alice our server was not engaging or attentive and so slow. Our ramen arrived “Luke warm” literally all 4 of our ramens and the noodles were mushy. We let her know the ramens weren’t hot and they took them back. They sent us another order of an our ramen, this time they were hot but noodles still mushy. The best one was the shrimp & kimichi as for flavor, but the chicken was blah. Might I add that this entire time we had ordered an appetizer edamame which we never received. Alice appeared and I flagged her down to let her know we still hadn’t gotten our edamame and she informed me it was normal to wait over 30mins for edamame… uh… right. When the chef sent us our hot ramens I mentioned to him that we STILL had not received our edamame and I asked him was this long of a wait normal, guess what the answer was.. “No.” (Like duh, in what world does an app edamame take over 30mins). Also had to ask her twice for a sprite and never received an extra cup for our tea. Asked for the manager, few things stood out: 1. According to him they serve their ramen at 145-147 degrees to uphold the integrity of the noodles. So when we told him they were mushy he said it was our fault essentially because we asked for our ramen to be hot. Well, the noodles sucked the first time and the second and who the heck wants luke warm ramen???? If that was the case then it shoul have been mentioned that you serve luke warm ramen as the norm. 2. He said he took off the edamame and didn’t charge us for the luke warm ramens. Wow, thank you for not charging us for the luke warm ramens we did not eat and the edamame that took over 30mins to come and when it did, it wasn’t even the flavor we ordered. 3. He offered a gift card, I said we don’t live here, he said “well what else do you expect me to do.” Here’s an idea: apply the gift card amount to our current bill. Anywho, would I recommend? If you like Luke warm ramen with mushy noodles and lack luster service. Sure!

Emmanuel Rivera 4 months ago

Didn't realize we had this gem in our city. We stopped by one evening without a reservation and were greeted by a friendly host staff. From the gate to the food and drinks, it was phenomenal. We started with the bang bang cauliflower and the salt and pepper calamari. One of us is not a fan of calamari but absolutely loved it. Well battered and the sauce that comes with it was phenomenal. One had the Chicken Pad Thai, the other the Chicken Firecracker Curry. Both were delicious, very well seasoned and the flavor palette for both was just top tire. The curry was definitely spicy, so be warned. I can't forget the drinks; we had an espresso martini and a Thai Chili Margarita. Boy oh boy, the margarita was fire, and I would recommend it. The restaurant itself is very nicely decorated with an open kitchen concept. Something to note is food comes out as ordered and ready, consider ordering apps first, enjoying for a bit and then place your main meal order. We will be back.

Saahil Panikar 6 months ago

It was fine. The restaurant is beautiful, well decorated, and in a great location. The Tokyo fries were the best thing we had. Everything else was average and a little too expensive for what we got. The service was the biggest challenge. Overall we felt like we've had much better experiences in the area

Tasia Conway (FEMALETWEETY) 2 months ago

Came here for my first dinner for my trip to Tampa from Chicago! My waitress was very helpful and sweet (she mentioned she had tried everything on the menu and would love to help me choose things I liked.) My food was good and my drinks even better! (I didn’t receive one of the correct items I ordered but I didn’t realize because everything was already so good!) I will definitely be back next time I’m in town!