Today, popular restaurant chain, wagamama have launched their first-ever brunch menu in 22 locations across the UK before being rolled out nationally, including two Kent locations – The Ashford Designer Outlet and Tunbridge Wells.

The restaurant will be open from 8.30am to 11.30am, serving up a fabulous menu featuring elements from all-time wagamama favourites with a breakfast twist, through to exciting new takes on brunch classics, in either small plates, larger plates or sharers for the bench.

Photo by James Moyle

Highlights include the chicken katsu waffle, with customers able to opt for either the classic katsu sauce or a miso caramel vegan ice cream with rich toffee sauce and for a plant-based alternative, the delightfully indulgent banana katsu waffles. Other highly-anticipated additions will be the ‘morning baos’, filled with a choice of bacon, sausage, vegan bacon or vegan sausage and moreish sides, such as the crispy Japanese style corn fritters and bold, flavourful bang bang hash browns.

Also added are sweet brunch classics: refreshing açaí bowls with fresh fruit, overnight oats, smashed croissants, dipped in your choice of matcha or strawberry white chocolate and wagamama’s version of French toast, tomago toast with either matcha and ube vegan ice cream or sour cherry compote with lemon balm.

The restaurant will now also open for a quick coffee stop, launching a collaboration with the sustainable, Grind who will be providing all the beans, as well as continuing to partner with Jenki, with the delicious new matcha latte and the iced strawberry and matcha latte.

Rounding out their brunch experience are a selection of cocktails and mocktails including a breakfast in tokyo, a sweet and zesty papaya gin with a blood orange and a yuzu sherbet kick, topped with prosecco and a spicy mary, their take on a classic served with haku vodka, soy, teriyaki and spices (also available as a mocktail). The menu also includes mindful mocktails including the fiery spiced plum and an espresso coke to which customers can add a scoop of miso caramel vegan ice cream.

For more information visit – www.wagamama.com