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Wagamama to come to WestQuay in Southampton
11:50am Monday 2nd July 2012 in Food News
By Matt Smith, Politics and business reporter
How the WestQuay Food Terrace will look following the work
HIT noodle chain Wagamama will be coming to Southampton as part of a £7m revamp of WestQuay shopping centre’s food quarter, the Daily Echo can reveal.
The popular eatery will be one of three new “exciting” restaurant brands opening at the extended food hall, bringing about 100 new jobs.
The Japanese style restaurant will be joined by Pizza Express and another, as yet unnamed, restaurant chain.
The food quarter will be renamed “Dining at WestQuay”
as the shopping centre attempts to reposition its fast food food offer as “casual dining”.
Wagamama will open above McDonald’s in the existing food court.
The mystery restaurant will open opposite and the two will be linked by a new bridged walkway.
The existing roof terrace will be extended and covered with a glass atrium, having views of Southampton Water with all-year- round seating.
Pizza Express will replace Druckers Vienna Patisserie.
The new restaurants are expected to open in early November.
They will sit alongside existing tenants, including Nandos, YO!
Suhsi, KFC, Harry Ramsden’s, Pizza Hut and McDonald’s. Costa Coffee is also being refurbished as part of the revamp.
WestQuay’s owners wanted to “expand” and “refresh” the eating and drinking opportunities at the 11-year-old shopping centre Hammerson said the revamp, which was , is aimed at making WestQuay “the best place to eat in Southampton”.
It is hoped the changes will bring a five to ten per cent increase in footfall from shoppers.
The new restaurants could become popular with people heading to the nearby Odeon cinema at Leisure World.
The revamp has been designed by the team behind the giant Westfield shopping centre in London.
WestQuay general manager Andy Collyer said: “The refurbishments to the food terrace will be a very welcome addition to WestQuay, giving our shoppers far greater choice when it comes to dining out in the centre.
The £474m WestQuay shopping complex is half-owned by GIC, an investment arm of the Singapore Government, following a cash-raising deal in 2007.
Opened in 2000, WestQuay now takes about £27m a year in rents from its shops such as department stores John Lewis and Marks & Spencer.
Comments(20)
bigfella777
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12:17pm Mon 2 Jul 12
He was trying to keep tables as they cleared but people just kept coming and having a go at him.In the end he gave up with half the kids in tears,I felt really sorry for him although its not my idea of a good party its what the kids wanted I suppose.
I wish they could have one area sectioned off for McD's so you dont have to watch the fatties shovelling fries into their faces its just an awful place to be.
chrisvangeffen
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12:22pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Snowstorm wrote:I agree and it has been said before on this site, people going to Leisure World have a few choices of restaurants to use over there that are open until late, West Quay needs to keep these new restaurants open to be able to seriously compete, Tower Park in Poole does it and so does Castle Point, not to mention all the other town centre locations. Closing at 7pm when the shops shut is crazy, they will be losing out on probably 3.5 hours of possible trade each evening.
I wonder if it's still going to close at 7pm on a Saturday like the rest of West Quay. What's the point of having nice restaurants there if it closes before dinner!?
G0Rf
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12:31pm Mon 2 Jul 12
andysaints007
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12:53pm Mon 2 Jul 12
ToastyTea
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12:55pm Mon 2 Jul 12
G0Rf wrote:go to pizza express (on oxford st) instead then, pizza hut is rubbish anyway.
Shame the restaurants all close so early, the only pizza hit in town in in west quay and closes too early!
bazzeroz
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1:26pm Mon 2 Jul 12
bobbyboy
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1:59pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Condor Man
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2:25pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Solomon's Boot
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2:50pm Mon 2 Jul 12
huckit P
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4:13pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Harry Ramsdens didn't have any chips (and the girl said she didn't know when they would have them), The pastie shop had run out of pasties, McD's had a big queue because of some problem or other and although the girl at KFC was very sweet I couldn't understand her. When i eventually had something called food (only called it because it didn't resemble anything I had eaten before) there was nowhere to sit. When I asked a lady if she would remove her bag and umbrella from a spare seat she refused. My previous experiences at the food court have been similar so I sincerely hope that some of the £7,000,000 will be spent on providing what CUSTOMERS want and need. The list is quite simple: good quality food at sensible prices, quick service, plenty of clean tables and chairs, and don't forget clean and well-maintained toilets.
cantthinkofone
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4:16pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Norahbatty
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4:44pm Mon 2 Jul 12
huckit P wrote:I would have removed her bag and umbrella, seats are for sitting on not putting your possessions on!
I was in West Quay today and was hungry so I decided to try the food court, Big Mistake!!!
Harry Ramsdens didn't have any chips (and the girl said she didn't know when they would have them), The pastie shop had run out of pasties, McD's had a big queue because of some problem or other and although the girl at KFC was very sweet I couldn't understand her. When i eventually had something called food (only called it because it didn't resemble anything I had eaten before) there was nowhere to sit. When I asked a lady if she would remove her bag and umbrella from a spare seat she refused. My previous experiences at the food court have been similar so I sincerely hope that some of the £7,000,000 will be spent on providing what CUSTOMERS want and need. The list is quite simple: good quality food at sensible prices, quick service, plenty of clean tables and chairs, and don't forget clean and well-maintained toilets.
Huffter
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5:05pm Mon 2 Jul 12
S Pance
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6:46pm Mon 2 Jul 12
freemantlegirl2
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7:40pm Mon 2 Jul 12
good news about Wagarama tho' :D
cantthinkofone
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9:48pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Norahbatty wrote:I disagree. My wife needs to sit down now and then.
huckit P wrote:I would have removed her bag and umbrella, seats are for sitting on not putting your possessions on!
I was in West Quay today and was hungry so I decided to try the food court, Big Mistake!!!
Harry Ramsdens didn't have any chips (and the girl said she didn't know when they would have them), The pastie shop had run out of pasties, McD's had a big queue because of some problem or other and although the girl at KFC was very sweet I couldn't understand her. When i eventually had something called food (only called it because it didn't resemble anything I had eaten before) there was nowhere to sit. When I asked a lady if she would remove her bag and umbrella from a spare seat she refused. My previous experiences at the food court have been similar so I sincerely hope that some of the £7,000,000 will be spent on providing what CUSTOMERS want and need. The list is quite simple: good quality food at sensible prices, quick service, plenty of clean tables and chairs, and don't forget clean and well-maintained toilets.
bazzeroz
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7:12pm Tue 3 Jul 12
S Pance wrote:Nearly spilt my 'S'noodles, lol.
I think they omitted an 's'..
IronLady2010
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1:27am Wed 4 Jul 12
How can people honestly sit around such animals skonking food like someone's about to steal it.
Laineylou09
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12:46pm Tue 10 Jul 12
every saturday i treat my daughter to lunch out, and every saturday we laugh at all the people sat on floors or waiting for a table somewhere, when we walk right past to a beautiful little cafe that has plenty of seats and all the food is made fresh to order... Cafe Giardino!!! little hidden gem! great fresh food and Great price, no waiting and plenty of seating.. if people just walked a little further past Nandos you would see it... however we welcome Wagamamas as we love it, but longer opening times are needed.
Snowstorm says...
12:10pm Mon 2 Jul 12