Wakame
Rawdah Street, Near Life store
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Tel: 02 6682003
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Jeddah already has a thriving sushi culture with restaurants like Osaka, Sushi Yoshi, Benihana and Tempura all now well established. Even Danube now sell it. So its not surprising to see new Sushi Restaurant Wakame’ enter the scene. The FoodCritic was lucky enough to check out the restaurant before the upcoming opening, try some sushi and see what Wakame is all about.Wakame for the unfamiliar is Japanese for Seaweed, it’s deep green, edible, and very popular in Japan and other Asian countries, and yes, Wakame’ use lots of it…The restaurant is located in the row of shops that includes Ganache & Chocolate Corner on Rawdah Street, (Just on the left after the traffic lights if you are coming from Osaka).
The Designers of the restaurant obviously spent some time transforming the venue into a chic, modern sushi bar. Making the most of the available space with an open kitchen allowing customers to see the chefs and the sushi preparation.
The Restaurant itself is quite cosy (small), but then it’s not meant to be a sit down Restaurant (Although a couple of bar tables are available if needed) The concept of Wakame is Takeaway Sushi’ and from what we’ve seen, it does it very well.
The menu is extensive with a range of seafood salads (like Shrimp Caesar Salads), along with Tempura, Sashimi, Sushi, Maki, Temaki, & Club Maki (which is a Wakame exclusive take on Maki, in the form of Mini Club Sandwiches).Being a fan of Miso Soup I was a little surprised not to see it on the menu but was told it may be added in the near future. No deserts either, but then ice cream isn’t something you normally order at a takeaway, so this wasn’t really an issue for me.
We tried a bit of everything, my favorite was the Spicy Tempura Maki’, which was basically marinated tuna wrapped in a tempura batter mix. I also enjoyed the Shake Kawa Maki’ which was salmon skin, spicy mayo, nori and sesame seed maki. These were both quite interesting, as I hadn’t come across spicy or crunchy maki before and it was a combination that worked rather well together..Also tried the Wakame California Maki & the Spicy Crispy California Maki. The Shrimp Tempura was also delicious and provided a nice alternative to sushi for my friend who isn’t the biggest sushi fan.I finally ordered a portion of Salmon Sashimi (two pieces) just to gauge it out, and it was great too.
As I am a fan of sushi, and local, I’m sure this wont be the last time I stop by Wakame. The takeaway sushi concept is something that is sure to catch on.
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They never answer the phones. thats the problem in jeddah with rest. they just simple dont have any customer service
wakame keep up the great job, Delicious food and amazing treatment
I went to Wakame lounge in Malek road last week and the food was just great while the atmosphere was so unique and different. Keep it up Wakame and keep providing us with this tasty and fresh sushi.
Very bad customer service
arrogant manager
attacking customers who give bad feedback on the food!
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to be honest their sushi wasn’t that good ! I prefer sushi yoshi
- Way too overpriced!!!
- The rice they used was the regular rice and not made for Sushi…
- No doubt the Salmon is fresh, but still the sashimi is overpriced.
Best fresh Sushi in town says it all.
Best sushi in Jeddah most of materials are fresh. Seaweed, Ginger, and Fish…Excellent quality
As a person who is addicted to Sushi and tried it in many different places around the world I visited this place once and I was disappointed,
-It is over priced. California roll and salmon skin cost me 70SR…what is that all about? In Canada, the best California roll I have ever had was for 99c a roll and it was 2 times the size of whatever you eat here.
-The guy on the cashier was talking on the phone for 15 mins ignoring me until the “cooks” took my order and he didn’t even apologize.
-This was the best part, The guy who took my order “who was the guy who makes the sushi” didn’t know what a California roll was until I pointed it out on the menue…
The best sushi in Jeddah!
I love it and I’m happy they deliver!
I’ve been there a couple of times. The only thing that surprised me is that they don’t make umeboshi, which one of the most traditional type of sushi.
YUMMI, TASTY, WELL DONE SUSHI, THE BEST IN TOWN !
The best sushi ever… It’s just heavenly!
I LOVE WAKAMI! <3 BEST SUSHI EVER<3
loved the concept! .. a very chic and cozy sushi bar with green ambient deco lighting.
you can actually see the sushi chefs executing their sushi/sashimi creations behind the counter. at the back was the hot kitchen. it was a small,tight operation, like a SWAT team, with the cashier also bagging the food and taking calls.
we had delicious california maki and a torikatsu (new wakame specials) takeout. superb! next time the crisy salmon salad is next!
Hands down the best sushi in jeddah and quite possibly the best in the gulf and I’ve tried a lot of places. My only complaint is that there’s no dine-in.
Wakame takes the black belt when it comes to sushi!
it would be nicer if they have more varaities with other type of japanes food such as noodles etc.
Great Sushi, just wished they had a dine-in location
The best sushi I ever had
Superb food with great hospitality. the manager is a true gentleman