We were drawn to this restaurant because of the signs in the window advertising £4 "Happy Hour", when all main dishes were £4 between lunch and dinner times, and all day on Sundays. Upon entering the place, we could see that they had modelled themselves on Wagamama, with the menus listing ramens, udon noodles, and other fried rice and noodle dishes. The seating was also the same: long, wooden, communal tables.
We ordered one beef yaki soba and one seafood yaki udon. The menu also mentionned that we could ask the waiter/waitress to make any dish spicy. Oh, I'm a sucker for spicy food, so what the hey! Make the beef yakisoba spicy!
The noodles that arrived came on large white plates (almost soup plates), and the noodle portions themselves were quite substantial. However, each dish was very average - below average, actually. There was nothing special about each dish. Fried noodles with beef and lots of vegetables (70% onion) tasted of...well, just that. They tasted quite bland. The udon noodles also shared the plate with lots of onions and we had to pick them out by the end. The "spiciness" was just a couple of sliced chilis (mild) tossed into the mix.
To pay, you go to the cashier at the entrance to the restaurant. Expecting an £8 bill (two £4 dishes, and we only drank tap water), I was surprised to see the total being £8.20. They had actually charged us 20p to make the dish spicy! I understand that 20p is not much money, but it was incredibly cheeky of them, since no mention had been made of this surcharge on the menu. The menu they gave us also looked different from that on their website.
I do not recommend this place. Pay a little extra and go to Wagamama instead.