Christmas has officially arrived at the benches, and wagamama is pulling out all the stops this winter by dropping nine brand-new festive additions across its restaurants and delivery apps from Wednesday 18th November.
Stealing the spotlight is easily the high street favourite’s boldest creation yet: the Roast Dinner Ramen (£19.90). If you love a proper Sunday roast and a steaming bowl of noodles, this cosy winter mash-up packs tender beef brisket, chicken, and pork belly into a rich chicken broth, loaded up with hot honey-glazed carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, Brussels sprouts, and kale. Best of all, it comes crowned with a crispy Yorkshire pudding filled with sweet and rich miso “gravy”, ready for you to tip straight into the bowl, give a good stir, and slurp right up.
If you can never quite bring yourself to order anything other than katsu, you are still in luck. Both the Cranberry Chicken Katsu Curry (£14.90) and the plant-based Cranberry Yasai Katsu Curry (£14.50) are making a welcome comeback, pairing those famous panko-breaded favourites with sticky white rice, crisp salad, pickles, and a tangy cranberry-infused katsu sauce.
Midday lunch breaks between Christmas shopping trips and office parties have had a festive glow-up too. Alongside the popular Katsu Chicken Wrap (£8.90), there is a brand-new plant-based Yasai Katsu Wrap (£8.90), bundling panko sweet potato and aubergine into a spinach wrap with a crispy omelette, crunchy Asian slaw, and katsu pickles. Even better, you can ask to “make it festive” on either wrap for a generous drizzle of cranberry katsu sauce.
On the side, Sweet Heat Sprouts (£7.10) are here to convert even the biggest sprout sceptics, tossing Brussels sprouts in a sticky, spicy cranberry gochujang glaze with onion and ginger.
Save room for pudding, because the Chocolate Orange Bao Nut (£6.70) sounds like pure indulgence – a crispy panko bao bun dusted in cinnamon sugar, stuffed with smooth chocolate orange ice cream, and finished with a rich dark chocolate drizzle.
To wash it all down, the new Spiced Berry Gin Spritz (£9.20) mixes Roku gin with spiced red berry syrup, ginger beer, cranberries, and orange, while designated drivers and non-drinkers can sip on the alcohol-free Spiced Berry Spritz (£7.40).
Plus, if you collect stamps on wagamama’s soul club app, every £12 you spend on dine-in or delivery earns a stamp towards free treats after three visits – and newcomers get free edamame or prawn crackers on their first £12 order.
