Wasabi Manchester Review

Wasabi has three restaurants in Manchester, one in Chinatown, one in the Printworks and one in The Quadrangle. We haven’t yet been to the Quadrangle, in fact I’ve never even heard of the Quadrangle, never mind knew that there is a Wasabi there.

Both the Printworks and the Chinatown venues are much of a muchness when it comes to interior fixtures and fittings; both have a sushi conveyor belt with seating for approximately 20 people, the Printworks venue has a number of booths to seat 4 people, whilst the Chinatown venue has an upstairs seating area with restaurant style tables and chairs. You can order sushi at these areas but they are much more suited for ordering a la carte. For the best sushi experience, you need to be seated at the conveyor belt and enjoy the view of all the delicious dishes passing you by. The Chinatown venue also has a dessert room, serving crepes, sago and snow ice.

Wasabi Chinatown

The food at Wasabi is always fresh but sometimes your favourite dish isn’t always on the conveyor, it is usually no trouble to ask a waiter and they will have the dish prepared for you. There are always special offers available at Wasabi and the menu offers set meals at £8.95

Set A  – 6 plates from the conveyor belt, 1 bowl of miso soup Set B – 3 plates from the conveyor belt, 1 noodle or rice dish from the selection.

I usually go for Set A, the 6 plates and the miso soup whilst my girlfriend usually has set B, 3 plates and chicken katsu curry, she never eats it all so I get some of the curry too – bonus! these set meals are plenty if you are out for lunch; an evening meal may see me have a few extra plates from the conveyor belt or a side dish from the a la carte menu, my favourite being the Grilled Eel Unagi Rice at £9.25, for those who have never tried Eel, you really should, it is absolutely delicious. If you like fish, you will like eel.

Other favourites on the menu include Tokyo Chicken Wings, Teppan Yaki Black Cod and Soft Shell Crab Tempura.

Chicken Katsu Curry

There is a good selection of drinks on the menu at Wasabi and they specialise in bubble tea, but we usually opt for sparkling water or the green tea which includes free refills.

There are a number of sushi restaurants in Manchester but not many with a conveyor belt; although this isn’t a prerequisite of good sushi, it does add to the whole experience. Since the closure of Samsi at Spinningfields the only other sushi restaurant I know with a conveyor belt is Yo Sushi but that is much much more expensive than Wasabi. Lunch at Wasabi for two people with drinks is usually around the £22 mark.

One of my all time favourites.