THE WINNER of a Best Value Restaurant award is gearing up to open in Reading, and promising a massive giveaway of food to celebrate.
Marugame Udon is holding a grand opening week for its new branch in The Oracle’s Riverside in the town centre.
As part of this, it is offering 2,000 free bowls of udon – Japanese noodles – between Monday, April 17, and Saturday, April 22. To receive it, people need to join its Marugame club, with a voucher sent to the recipient’s inbox.
And on Saturday, April 22, it will celebrate Japenese culture with a Marugame Matsuri festival. There will be Taiko drumming between noon and 2pm outside of the restaurant and inside the Oracle shopping centre from 4pm to 6pm.
The restaurant, which seats up to 148 people, is an open-style canteen with the udon kitchen as the central focal point.
There are click-and-collect kiosks for those who would like to enjoy their udon on the go.
Noodles are freshly made in house using just three ingredients: wheat, salt and water, to a traditional recipe.
The menu has more than 20 dishes prices at £5 or under including udon bowls, tempura, omusubi rice balls, and delicious desserts like dorayaki pancakes and unlimited soft serve ice cream.
There is the opportunity to customise meals with a ‘build your own’ condiment station with fresh chillies, ginger, and Japanese sauces to personalise your meal.
And the experience includes unlimited soft drinks.
Kouhei Honkawa, Marugame Udon Europe head of quality, said: “We’re so excited to be opening our kitchen in the heart of Reading.
“We’re looking forward to launching our value casual dining concept to the city as we carry on our mission to introduce udon to more people across the UK.
The Oracle is a buzzing and lively place for visitors and residents of Reading, making it the perfect place to open our newest site.”
The company opened its first European branch in 2021, just off Liverpool Street in London. The Reading branch will be its 11th opening in the UK.
For more details, or to register for the offer, log on to: https://marugame.co.uk/jointheclub-reading/
