Ambience - good , clean, friendly Service - awesome…read more Food - Awesome One thing to note : used to getting free side dishes and tea (from the US) , but here - all side dishes are charged .

Great Korean place in London. The service is very good and has plenty of seating. It was clean and…read moregood vibes. The kimchi soup was very good; very well made. Had plenty of flavor. The rice was eh... a bit dry and could use more water when cooking. It did the trick for my rice craving.

Great food. Awesome atmosphere. And located in one of London's most poppin' neighborhoods. If you…read morelike Korean food, this is your new jam. The interior gives you a sense of being in an underground bar somewhere in Asia, and it comes complete with Pucca dolls nestled on top of the booze bottles behind the bar. There is seating both upstairs and downstairs, but given how crazy it gets, if you're planning on coming, book in advance. I've eaten here twice, and I can safely say that the food is legit! It's surprisingly authentic given the location, and the drinks aren't half-bad, either. The Bibimbap with Bulgogi Beef is one of my favorites, thus far, with the perfect ratio of rice to beef, kimchi to veggies. It's one hearty dish, so come hungry. The Signature Fried Chicken is also done to perfection, and if you've ever had Korean Fried Chicken before, you know what I'm talking about. It's not expensive, but sadly, you only get 2 pieces. Believe me, you will want more. I can also vouch for the cocktails. Being a girly drinker myself, I can't pass up a delicious fruity cocktail from people who know how to put it together well. However, they also have a great Happy Hour with some of the cheapest beer you'll find to pair perfectly with your meal. That is how they do it in Korea anyway, isn't it?

They treated us like no other. 12/10 stars…read more You want to come here for not only fine surrounding but TOP Shelf food.

I love the Korean bbq experience of cooking your own meat, but it seems like they prioritise the…read morechef cooking on wood charcoal now, which I am not complaining about. The Samgyupsal (Grilled Pork Belly) was delicious! Probably my favourite in England so far. It's always hard to find here because so many places serve only Halal to cater to the local populations, but it's always a treat for me when I find the authentic dish in the UK. It was juicy, fully cooked through, and perfectly lightly flavoured with salt and pepper. I ordered 3 of my 4 favourite dishes here. The other two are Samgyetang (Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup) and Tuna Kimbap. The Tuna Kimbap is also hard to find in England and I don't know why. It's a simply colourful and delicious dish to make and doesn't take much cooking. The Samgyetang broth was good and the meat was tender. It didn't come with salt and pepper on the side which it traditionally comes with in my experience since it's normally a very very light broth, but this time it felt light and fresh but still had a good amount of flavour. The owner and server seemed nice and are Korean so I made sure to say 맛있다 or mashita expressing how tasty everything was and my love for their cooking. It's on a main road and close to Middlesex University, if I was a student again, I'd definitely be here all the time, haha. Note that there aren't banchan (traditional Korean side dishes) but it was still a very filling experience and not overly greasy. Also, the Brown Rice Green Tea is my go-to tea, but it came in a teabag which I wasn't expecting, still lovely though! I'd love to come back sometime and try more faves. Maybe I'll bring family.

So I have never been to Korea but I genuinely feel this is quite close to authentic :) It has what…read moreI find really home-feel made noodle dishes - my go to dish is the Japchae (sweet & savoury stir-fried glass noodles with veg & chicken) - however the menu has a whole array of good choices. The reason this is 5 star though is because the Korean fried chicken here is just banging! :) Strongly recommend - whenever am craving fried chicken - not too often it serves up a treat. You can get the mixed variety with half honey glazed & half normal. Josh the owner is really nice - cute family run biz plus always has kpop in the background. Yep IU, BTS you name it ;) great addition to Hendon.

Wonderful food large portions and fresh and hot. Loved it. Had a variety of dishes and loved them…read moreall. Will be back.

The service was fast and courteous; the food was tasty and hot. Just the sort of meal I was looking…read morefor. Small and friendly feeling place.

Last minute long layover at Heathrow so I hopped on the train to do a little bit of exploration…read more Sooo happy that I found Naru for dinner. I was pleasantly surprised to see they have a gluten free section on their menu. I ordered japchae and tofu soup. Both were divine. I saved some of the japchae for breakfast the next day and damn it was amazing! Service was warm and friendly! Will return if I ever come back to the area!!! Thank you :)

Good news and bad news. I'll start with the bad news. (1) No…read morebanchan (side dishes). This is really shocking. Is this a Korean restaurant? (2) No free kimchi. One may think this is related to (1) but even without banchan I'd expect kimchi. (3) We ordered barbecue but got no lettuce or gochujang (or as Bobby Flay would call it, gojoojang). (4) We asked for WiFi, they said "we don't serve Wi-Fi." I guess WiFi is a Korean food. (5) Bulgogi was chewy. The good news... (6) Food arrived quickly ( probably made ahead of time). (7) Flavorful overall. (8) Korea chicken was mostly batter (this could be bad news, not sure). (9) I liked the kimchi chigae a lot (my companions kind of disagree with me on this).

We got the A set for 3 people and it's definitely a solid korean place FOR London but it doesn't…read morecompare to anywhere in LA. You have to pay for the banchan separately which I thought was weird but it was included in the set I got. Everything was pretty average and the best thing was the korean fried chicken, but it tasted like orange chicken lol. The service was really good, everyone was nice and food came out in a timely manner. Overall, if you're really craving korean food you can get it here, but don't expect too much.

I've been to a few Korean places in London and most places are very experience and small portions…read more This place however was true opposite. I'm still waiting for the day the sides are free like in America but I'm not gonna hold my breath. The service was a bit slow... We got sat down immediately but took them awhile to ask us for our drink order. Also, one waitress had tripped and spilled rice on two separate occasions when we were there. Maybe it was her first day? The galbi that I'm used to having is kinda char grilled and it wasn't cooked this way. Also, I'm used to having a bone in the meat but again it was missing. The bulgogi was the same. Pretty mediocre. We started with the Kim chi sampler platter and jap chae and the rice clear soup and sukjul namul. The best out of the three is the jap chae. Full of flavor, very tasty, and cooked to perfection. The soup was bland. The free dessert consisted of a slice of orange and honeydew. There is free wifi but the password is on a laminated piece of a4 and the text is like 30pt. A bit amusing actually. I would recommend going to Tottenham court road instead of here.

I had never tried Korean barbecue before so I was excited to give this place a go. It's on the…read moretastecard which is how I found it so you can get some money off your bill and if you select the 10 course set menu you really get enough food to be stuffed by the end. As I found out, when you go for Korean barbecue you have the actual barbecue in the middle of your table so you can cook your own meat and veggies just like you want them. But before you get to that there is an array of delicious starters and sides that are put in your table, meats, fish, seafood, vegetables, rice and soups. Once you go through most of those, you meats of choice are brought out and the barbecue is turned heated up. You can then start cooking your steaks using the special wooden cutlery and cut them up with a pair or scissors. This way you can be sure you have everything as soon as it's done and nothing gets cold. We decided to go with the set menu that offers 3 types of meat per person but if you really want to push your limits or have not eater for days there's an unlimited meat option too. If you pick that one, I salute you. Anyway, I definitely enjoyed everything I tried and look forward to going back soon. I recommend going there with a group as that would be great fun and you can order a greater variety of foods. Either way it's worth putting it in your schedule.

Naru has been my long running fave Korean restaurant in central London for quite a number of years…read more- whilst it's still good in a great location, I've found a new place to direct ppl for awesome Korean food. We had a really early reservation because we had tickets to the RWC later that evening - got there right at opening around 5:30. This place looks like a proper Korean BBQ place because they have the vents that suck the BBQ smoke from the table. We were tempted at the Buffet menus but given that it was quite early we decided on getting the kimchi jeon, spicy pork and fried chicken. First they came out with banchan & kimchi - very few places in London offer this so a major plus as it reminds me of places in NY. The kimchi jeon was really good - at first looked a bit small as only two pieces came out but there was a bit of a confusion between the lunch menu so we got the other half later on! The spicy pork was good - I much prefer the one at Naru but still quite good. We asked them to cook it in the kitchen as it's not worth the effort to bbq at the table for 1 portion. The Korean fried chicken was probably the best I've had in London so far. We wanted half and half and they were quite nice to offer the sauce on the side. It was deliciously fried - comparing this to On the bab last week, we like this one a lot more. One funny thing to highlight is the plain rice. I grew up with a mom who was quite fussy about white rice and this place... they do it quite well. Fluffy and a bit on the sticky side. Lastly, in a typical Korean restaurant fashion, we received fruit salad at the end of our meal. We will definitely be back!

Close the British Museum, this was a quick, simple and filling meal at reasonable prices after…read moreslogging through crowds all morning. 육게장 was hearty, 비빔밥 was filling, 해물파전 was crispy and filled with seafood. Space is tight but you're there to eat and dash. All delicious and easy. Great service and they speak Korean and English.

Yes, its cheap. But it is also the most bare bones korean I've ever had. Food doesn't come with ban…read morechan (not even offered here I believe), and things like green onions or an egg are £1.50 extra. This is good if you want something cheap and Korean tasting, but it doesn't really leave for satisfaction.

As I was in the famous 'Korea-town' of New Malden tonight, I decided to continue my education in…read moreKorean food. After looking at the windows of several Korean restaurants on Burlington Road, I settled on Me You as having the best local reviews up in the window. The atmosphere was like a local family restaurant with no rush to turn tables over. Although the waitresses didn't speak good English, I was eventually able to get the advice I was seeking on the food. It helped that the menu had a picture of every dish available. I was also impressed that the waitress taking my order gently suggested that 3 dishes might be too much for even a greedy pig like me! And she was right as the portions were big. I started with the Haemul Pajeon (Korean Seafood Pancake). This was lovely - crispy on the outside with small bits of seafood and spring onion. I also had a bowl of seafood with noodles in a spicy soup - I think it was called koppongi. I was startled to find not just a mussel in its shell but also whelks still in their shell in the soup - proves that the seafood was fresh and not frozen! The soup was spicy enough to wake up the tastebuds I'm starting to get a feel for Korean food after a few visits to Korean restaurants. Their food philosophy is the opposite to the Japanese, which rely on few flavours and ingredients but each flavour is distinct and obvious. On the other hand, Korean food is a whole melange of everything thrown together - meat, seafood, vegetables, flavourings. Even bibimbap, which is served with all the ingredients in separate piles in the bowl, must be all mixed together and coalesced before you tuck in. I enjoyed my visit here and have spotted a few dishes I would like to return and try.

BACKGROUND - I'm from the States, more specifically the west coast aka home to the best Korean…read morerestaurants. Since moving to London, I had been having great difficulty finding authentic Asian cuisines (Vietnamese, Korean, Thai, etc.). After being let down at Jee Cee Neh on the same block, I decided to give You Me a try, given the favourable reviews. PROS - Very comfortable, intimate and inviting space. Greeted warmly when we stepped in and immediately had a table cleaned up for us. The menu had pictures for EACH item, making the process of deciding which item to get extremely hard because well shit, I wanted everything. My date and I finally narrowed it down to an order of the large dumplings, spicy black bean sauce with noodles and the oxtail soup. We were blown away. The "large dumplings" weren't really "dumplings" per se, but actually hot fluffy buns filled with a generous amount of yummy pork and veggie filling, served with an equally yummy (soy sauce/vinegar/hint of red pepper) dipping sauce. It was such a good deal as well for those suckers. For about £6, you get 6 large hot and fluffy buns. That alone could be a meal but that was filed under "appetizers" in their menu. The spicy black bean noodles was done perfectly, I don't know what else to say about that except the noodles were fresh and the sauce was just so freaking good. The oxtail soup was not bland, but just a sip of it will let you know they have stewed it for a long time. The soup was no instant bouillon type of nonsense. It was the real deal. The soup was served with complimentary Korean rice. Another HUGE PRO - Complimentary refills on your BAN CHAN. That's right, not only did we get more banchan (the side dishes they serve you to refresh your palate) here than at Jee Cee Neh, they immediately restocked our banchan, free of charge when we ran out. How awesome is that? That alone would make me come back to try their dishes but will everything going to fabulously, I would be crazy NOT to go back. CONS - Absolutely none. I was so pleased with the quick service, the amazing food for great prices, and the portions (above average!). Shoot, even the bathrooms were really clean. Everything was so great. POINTERS - You Me kicks Jee Cee Neh's hind quarters out of the bush ..........yup. Pictures to come!