Wakame in Cheltenham

This is my local favourite restaurant, best Asian food in town!! I come here weekly and never am disappointed 🩷🍜🍥🍛🍣🍱🥟

BEST FOOD EVER: Went here once just to try something new with my girlfriend, now we end up going here to eat very often. It is a lovely place, lovely staff. And amazing food. The different choices of spicy food to calming taste in the mouth leaves us salivating just by reading the menu! The food is just amazing i personally love it loads. The portions are perfect size i do recommend coming here strongly. Will definitely go here again. Thanks wakame ! See you soon

Great place to have a casual supper of far eastern flavours and dishes.

My favorite place in Cheltenham 💖

I've never been to the UK, so I don't know.

This would have been a 5* review - if the prawn and vegetable dish I ordered had more than 1 prawn in it ! Everything was delicious however !

Absolutely delicious, kind and friendly service, food piping hot and freshly cooked. Enjoyed mixed tempura, along with laksa curry and chicken chow mein. Thank you and see you again!

A real local feel. The food was cooked fresh, I saw them batter the prawns themselves. Excellent value. We had 2 starters, soft drinks and 2 ramens for £36. The staff were friendly, kept topping up my water and so caring/attentive. The gyozas were amazing! Will definitely return, 10 out of 10.

Wonderful food, friendly and polite customer service. The tempura was light and crispy. The sushi platter was freshly prepared and was simply delicious!

Fantastic food yet again. You never disappoint. Thank you very much for the lovely birthday treat, free sushi was fantastic.

Great Japanese place in Cheltenham. Tasty food, fast service, friendly staff.

One of my favourite places to eat out - the premise and decor are very simple and, from outside, it doesn't look fancy at all. However, the food is always fresh and very tasty, the portions are handsome, the menu has plenty of options to please everyone and the prices are very decent. It's got this very warm, family-run, independent business vibe which most places lack.

Delicious food, great packaging and arrived piping hot

Best Asian restaurant, food is amazing. A hidden gem

Delicious Malaysian curry and teriyaki salmon, large satisfying portion size too. Food was very hot and carefully packed, will definitely order again.

Freshly cooked food, very authentic and good portions

Can't understand why this place is not rammed. The open kitchen is there for you to watch your meal being prepared. Meanwhile Boon and the service team meet your every need. The menu is extensive and what we do is peruse the menu with a cheeky beer, order our starters. Once we've had them, we go for a sushi / sashimi course, which we share. Another rbeer and we finish off sharing a ramen bowl or one of the awesome noodle dishes. Not rushed and really gret food and service. OK ist not in the pretty side of Cheltenham but what ever happened to adventure? Thai Street food on the side of the road is some of the greatest food you'll ever eat. Give Wakame a go, it's great value and even better food. Thanks Boon and the team, see you all soon.

Food was great, really tasty and top quality, but the salad bowl seemed half full, compared to previous times

I ordered noodals with vegetables and chicken, and it was simply boiled white without any taste. Not to mention that the employee there does not understand English at all. I explained to him 10 times that I wanted two portions of noodles and a soup and he didn't understand. Very bad!!! Bad taste is annoying when a person is hungry and you don't send him what he asks for

TOP NOTCH FOOD AND SERVICE! Thanks again!

Was craving sushi and ramen, went to this place for the first time. Food was SO tasty! Staff were so friendly and welcoming! 100% going again!

First time going and the food is so good big portions too especially on the noodle dishes

Went with some friends the food was so good definitely recommend staff was so lovely

Been here loads, really good food and cheap too. Service is also very quick

Very good. We enjoyed our meal.

the food is low quality. the meat is processed, the sauce was like water, very little flavour. I was so disappointed because I was looking forward in trying something new. never again

Amazing service the staff were great with me my partner and service dog as we take up a lot of room 😅 but they were amazing about it The food was amazing, we love it every time we go there 😋 it's always great, you have to go and try it plus the prices are at a decent rate too 😋 We highly recommend this restaurant 👌 🥰

Ordered a takeaway. Tofu and veg noodles, a roast duck with rice, and tempura prawn. both great dishes and affordable, came to £25 for restaurant quality food. Friendly staff

alway top notch food and service . Thank you!

excellent, as always. thank you!

Delicious food, chicken was hot and crispy, the miso soup was lovely

We dropped by here today for the first time. Lovely little place. Fresh cooked food, quick service and delicious food 😋

Can't fault this restaurant. Friendly service, superb food and great value: delicious dinner for two with drinks for under £30.

Absolute find. Stunning food. Fantastic service.

Good food, good service and good price. Wait staff very pleasant, noodles were great with black bean sauce, laksa really good. Take away sushi box great value and taste. Returning for more today

First the food, best laksa I've had in the UK since leaving Australia 20 years ago!! Really delicious Black bean beef and noodles too. Not sure how the person below could possibly give 2 stars think they're unused to proper hawkers style food! Got an Essential sushi box to take away which was really fresh and tasty. Service was casual and friendly. We will definitely be going here again!!

It was very quiet when I went in, I thought that would be a good thing… Absolutely hands down the worst sashimi salad and ramen soup i have ever had. If you like bland tasting warm food/soup and enjoy your sashimi to TASTE ANDD SMELL like strong FISH? Go for it. Otherwise, I would NOT under any circumstance recommend this to anyone that loves white asian cuisine because THIS hole in the wall did not do the dishes I ordered to justice. None of the fish or vegetables were fresh and the broth tastes like a**. I of course paid for my meal and kindly let the manager know I did not enjoy the meal and do no want to take it away with me when he asked. (YES, that’s how much of the food I left behind because it was awful). You must be accustomed to eating frozen food on the daily to choose to eat here again. When I left I made eye contacted with the “chef” who quickly looked away, which I found strange, part of me thinks they purposely gave me a poorly constructed meal to deter me from coming again. They have succeeded, I’ll be telling everybody and their mother not to even waste their BREATH, respectfully. Anyway, go to bar and wok instead!! Or if bar and wok is closed, just get yourself down to the all you can eat Chinese restaurant down the road!! PS NEVER go to a noodle bar / restaurant that is NEVER busy and always quiet

Very good atmosphere, good music, you can see how the food is prepared, polite staff

Excellent service and excellent food! The chicken satay was a little poor quality, but everything else was great!

Been here a few times and the food is always very tasty and the service is great. Have also had take out from here before which was equally as delicious.

Excellent service as always. Thank you for a great meal.

Obvs such good food that the wait for delivery was rather long! Collection was okay, but let's be honest... in 2024, it's rather impractical!

Great place to get Japanese food. The sushi is amazing and so is the ramen.

I have been going to wakame with my family for over 4 years and the food has never disappointed. Fresh food and excellent service. All the staff and chefs are very friendly and the food is excellent. I highly recommend this restaurant! The Katsu curry is also a lot better than Wagamama. Big portions too.

Very nice staff and food we had ramen laksa and tempura fried prawns

I really liked the Prawn Gyoza :) Good prices. I was happy.

We visit Wakame on a regular basis and it never fails to disappoint us. The sushi is excellent and a great price compared to other places in town. Don't let the cafe type feel put you off, the food more than makes up for it

Delicious! Love the eel sushi! And the duck and rice! And the chicken gyoza! And the seafood ramen! Thank you for the little chocolates at the end :)

Fantastic food. Rather disappointed though that having paid for a 1.5L bottle of coke, only a 1.25L bottle was delivered. Having placed an order for £68.50, I'd expect this to have been accompanied by a can of coke to supplement the difference, rather than leave a first time ordering customer short changed. The "crunchy" seaweed was also anything but, being like a bag of wet salad! Great shame as otherwise I'd have easily have given 5 stars as most of the food was delicious.

Dined in and had takeaway from wakame several times and it's been very nice. Value for money is superb and the tastes of the dishes; fave being Katsu curry and Malaysian, are just really enjoyable. I would personally like the plain noodles to have some veg like beansprouts in them but otherwise can't complain :)

Not only the best Japanese restaurant in the area but in my opinion, one of the best restaurant in the area. Current personal circumstances and a passion for food allowed us to discover restaurants in and around Cheltenham. There are a lot of fantastic places, but most of the time, they come with a huge price tag. The beauty of Wakame is that you get amazing food, great service and a drink without breaking the bank. Their egg fried rice is absolutely delicious( I'm obsessed 🍚🤤), sashimi fresh, and their miso paste homemade. When dining at Wakame you genuinely feel like home. The place is warm, clean and comfy. People are so friendly and accommodating. We love coming back there and are looking forward to the next visit. Thank you Wakame, it's been a pleasure 🙏

Lovely simple restaurant interior. Great food and equally nice people. This is a regular restaurant for us and i have never been disappointed.

Great food delivered earlier than estimated delivery time! really good sushi! 👌

Budget friendly dining experience. Good solid portions.

Very tasty food with reasonable price. Friendly and great service too. I ordered tempura udon and it came with 3 x prawn tempuras and 3 x pieces maki on the side for £11, great value. Enjoyed roast duck with rice for takeaway too. Highly recommended for quick lunch.

This restaurant is a must, amazing Asian food, great service at a budget price.

Food was very good, still at a decent temperature when we got it. The salt and pepper squid was nice but could be a larger portion for the price. Barely worth mentioning as very happy other wise

My starter and main course were chicken apparently but if they were then I don't know what part of the bird were used! My Malaysian curry was just a soup with some dubious meat floating around. Disappointing 😞

So tasty, great value - their beef with peppers in back bean sauce with egg fried rice washed down with green tea has been a food highlight of my year - would definitely recommend

I ordered the teriyaki salmon, it was suppose to come with rice, Chinese greens (it was just pak choi), and spring onions (there were no spring onions). This was £12 and 90% was rice so far too expensive for mainly rice and mediocre in flavour. I also ordered the salt and pepper squid, they gave me 6 very small pieces and it cost £5…. What a rip off! The flavour of the squid wasn’t that nice either, tasted like it was off or frozen and very chewy. Won’t be returning.

Good portion and tasty food, fast service, really polite and friendly staff, I would recommend this place.

This place is GREAT. I have never dined in and only had takeaways, but their sushi is tremendous. Yes, Kibou is the posh, expensive, "go to" restaurant and their sushi is better, granted, but it's just TOO expensive. Wakame have it spot on. The price is slightly lower and the sushi is of marginally less quality than Kibou. They also have some great choices, which some places don't have, such as Ikura and soft shell crab. If you're looking for good quality sushi and don't want to take a mortgage out to have it, COME HERE - you won't be disappointed!

Food is always delicious and staff friendly Our favourite spot for a quick bite.

Extremely nice food and awesome delivery driver ! Thanks once again!!!

We couldn't eat the noodles really bad experience for first time.

Great food with great flavours at a reasonable price. Also they are very quick, so dont be put off by the long delivery time shown on take away apps , like 40-50 min. They are much faster and the food is always ready in around 15min

So first off - we aren't the wealthiest of families so eating out is a rare treat - but Wakame is a rarer treat still! Lets start with the churlish part; what will it cost? Well lets say youre really craving eastern cuisine so you pop down the high street - you have a start, a main and drink - you're looking about £20, probably more if you're choosing the pricier options on the menu. But why spend £20 here when the chippy or McDonald's costs less? Lets move on to the point of spending our hard earned money - the VALUE for the money. Wakame has great service, the staff are friendly and polite, a much greater food selection (lots of options on that menu!) and - greatest of all - you will leave with a full stomach even though its not an 'all you can eat' buffet! My family of 3 ate for less than £50 (that includes a 10% tip from me as thanks) and all left with full stomachs after buying 2 soft drinks, some hot sake, a 14pc Veg Sushi, 2 mains and a side of egg fried rice. So damn tasty - I keep meaning to try different things when I visit, but... Ha, ha! Maybe next time!

Food is amazing for the value, very speedy service. Highly recommend the Ramen and Sushi. Really hoping this business sticks around.

I received the wrong order. The scallop was missing from both bento boxes!

Delicious and authentic Japanese and Asian food. Best in Cheltenham for authentic Asian. Not like the over priced Montpelier offerings but family friendly and delicious

Amazing food every dish was delicious! Very nice Delivery Driver too. Thank you

You know exactly what you'll get, hot and well presented

Wow what a find! I love this place! Sure to be back very soon and bringing more people! I had the dragon rolls as suggested when I asked “what do you recommend” wow, beautifully presented, so fresh! Perfect. I had chicken teriyaki with rice & Chinese greens, my daughter had the king prawn fried rice, she was thrilled it had lots of prawns and tasted delicious, our friend had the chicken chow mein which I quote “best chicken chow mein” We are sure to be back, Only minused 1 star for atmosphere as some music would of been nice, but that doesn’t matter as the food sings enough (wow that’s cheesy….)

The food here is excellent. Cooked fresh in an open kitchen you can see your dish come together. Large and varied menu so you'll be sure to find something to try! Big portions and fairly priced make this a place definitely worth visiting.

What a place !!! Unpretentious, fantastic food, cooked in the open kitchen, great service and really good value for money. Quite happy to make this my go to restaurant as the menu is varied but fresh. Jewel in the crown.

Fantastic meal. Sushi fresh and delicious!!!

Excellent food and excellent service.

Great food, very friendly people 👍

Absolutely nice food. Great experienced dine in, love the curry laksa which the broth so much delicious while my sister love the sushi very much. Recommend the yam taro cake, crispy Peking duck roll and chicken satay skewer which is not in the menu. The owner said new menu is coming soon.

Friendly staff, variety menu. A very pleasant experience.

Every time we have turned up in a larger group we have been greeted with friendliness, amazing food and all round incredible hospitality. Lovely little restaurant hidden away in Cheltenham with great prices. Will happily return!

Had the most delicious, freshly prepared Japanese food. The spicy wings were the best we've ever tasted, the duck donburi was packed with meat and tasty fried rice, the salt n pepper squid, dragon rolls & tempura prawns all arrived in quick succession- all perfectly cooked. Our full meal and drinks came to just £40! Excellent value & gorgeous- much better than Wagamama and easily comparable to Kibou except this is a more stripped back authentic street food setting. We will be returning!

Exceptional food served by very friendly young man. Gobsmacking value for money. If you love this kind of food, make the effort to visit this restaurant. Looks a bit unloved from the outside but it’s not about glitz, it’s about the food. The open kitchen is very interesting to watch. The Malaysian curry is to die for, the ramen is the best I’ve had outside of London. Well done Wakame, keep up the good work.

Exceptional food served by very friendly young man. Gobsmacking value for money. If you love this kind of food, make the effort to visit this restaurant. Looks a bit unloved from the outside but it’s not about glitz, it’s about the food. The Malaysian curry is to die for, the ramen is the best I’ve had outside of London.

Amazing range for the Gloucester area

EASILY the best noodle bar in cheltenham. quick service, lovely staff, PHENOMENAL pork and miso ramen. i’ve eaten both inside and delivery, fantastic every time. cannot recommend enough

Some of the best Asian food in town. Service is incredible and I have never had a bad dish here. Would recommend to anyone.

Very disappointing. Noodles were over cooked and poor quality (like super noodles) and the broth tasteless. We ate half and got bored.

Brilliant food! Piping hot and freshly cooked. We had a chicken & a beef in black bean sauce with the steamed rice and it was excellent! Great meat quality and just overall delicious food! Best takeaway if you're looking for Chinese or Japanese food!

The food was amazing, i loved it, the service was excellent. Was given royal treatment. The staff were just amazing and were very friendly. I wouldn't mind recommending place to anyone who is looking for a place to eat good food

Little bit cold but still tasty

Food are nice and reasonable price. I highly recommend it.

Food was nice just not as fresh as I would have liked my ramen noodles were stuck together and not seasoned, other than that the rest was nice.

Absolutely beautifully cooked food, it was such a high standard. I'm really fussy so for me was an absolute delight, the female waiter who served us was absolutely great as were the other staff. Honestly, compared to Manchester they probably don't quite charge enough. Thanks all it was a very good experience.

I love this place. The food is good and arrives hot. Its my favourite and I order a couple times a month. A bit more pricey but good portions, consistent and reliable. Teriyaki chicken, Pad Thai, and the sushi is my favourite.

Fresh and tasty - but had a small fly in my ramen!

Great experience. Lovely, tasty food

Amazing sushi place in Cheltenham. A really great range of food. Definitely a hidden gem

Appalling quality and the worst chicken curry I’ve ever had

It was s little late but still very hot and very delicious