WAGAMAMA

SIRLOIN STEAK CHILLI RAMEN: £13.50

This chain serves various types of ramen (a Japanese noodle soup) including this one which has generous strips of rare steak on top of the bowl. Cost of ingredients: £5.82 Mark-up: 132 per cent

SALMON TERIYAKI SOBA: £13.25

JANET Brinkworth says that by using thinly-sliced salmon tail, the dish seems to have more fish than the 105g served. Cost of ingredients: £4.85 Mark-up: 173 per cent

YASAI KATSU CURRY: £9.75

SWEET potato, aubergine and butternut squash, coated in breadcrumbs. They were served with sticky rice — and curry sauce over the top. Cost of ingredients: £2.33

Mark-up: 318 per cent A SPOKESMAN for wagamama says: ‘The suggestion of huge mark-ups is both factually incorrect and very misleading. ‘our customers know that any restaurant has major costs which contribute to price. That includes our hard-working staff wages, our central location rent, the crockery, the cooking equipment, the furniture, design and our management costs.’