Our first meal in Melbourne! My cousin was looking for a restaurant that took reservations near…read moreour Airbnb and had some vegetarian options for the parents and found this place! They're locals so she must like this place to make the suggestion! They had our table ready and the service was great - our food came out in a timely manner and they were able to accommodate our large party fairly easily. My seafood tofu soup was delicious, the tofu was soft and silky. The Korean hot pot was large and able to feed 2+ people! We also ordered the seafood pancake, which was a little too doughy and soft for my liking, but the kalbi/short ribs were seasoned well on a hot sizzling plate and pretty delicious! My parents seemed to like their tofu bibimbops. The squid bulgolgi was spicy but the dish was large and had lots of squid and veggies in it! We ordered more than enough food and everything was pretty satisfying! Apparently there's like 2-3 different Oriental Spoon locations in the same area so if one is busy, you can always walk down the block for the other!

My wife met up one of her friends in Melbourne and we wanted to treat him out to Korean BBQ for his…read morebirthday. This place proved to be a good decision. They cook the BBQ tableside. We got the beef combo, came with prawns, beef ribs, and mushrooms. Solid. It also came with 4 side dishes. I wish they gave you more options, but this was the 2nd place in Australia that we have had Korean BBQ and I guess the sides just aren't as a big deal. We also, got the seafood pancake, it was crispy! We celebrated with raspyberry soju, the pitcher is huge and goes down really smooth. Be careful, as it will creep up on you. My favorite was the korean fried chicken. We got the soy garlic and the spicy.

If you love authentic Chinese food, this is for you. My…read morefamily and I have past this place for years and decided, on my dads birthday, to try it out! Such friendly service and delicious, real Chinese food. We were given a soup and mango pudding on the house for my dad, and the staff played an awful version of Happy Birthday on the restaurants speakers, but it was greatly appreciated. Do definitely try the Peking duck! It was crispy, lean and reasonably priced! The eye fillet with yakisoba sauce was amazing. So ridiculously tender and cooked to perfection. Definitely try that!

We had a very disappointing Father's day meal yesterday , we ordered take away with menulog , the…read moreservice was on time , but the crispy fried chicken was dry and the salt and pepper calamari was rubbery and no taste plus the vegies are overcooked . The Menulog order number was Z4WCXGL.

If only every Asian place was this good! The best Korean I've ever had. Quick, authentic, healthy…read moreKorean food and it's all the better for having my #1 fave - BIMPIMBAP! I get mine veggies and tofu no egg for a delicious Vegan meal. Absolutely worth a try and a staple if you're new to Korean food. Great for lunch or dinner.. Has friendly, efficient staff so you can get quality takeaway in under ten. Accepts cards too! Definitely my go to 'Asian' meal, even when it's out of my way.

I was with my boyfriend to Bewon on 27th March and was one of last customers there. We ordered…read moretakoyaki, spicy noodle with seafood and noodle with beef. The waitress brought out the beef noodle but saying it was the seafood one. The second mistake is there was no beef inside the noodle bowl (only soup, vegetable and 1 egg). We asked another waiter and he came back with an answer "Sorry, the chief forgot to add beef on your bowl". He didn't say that they would bring beef out or whether we would like to use seafood/pork instead. They totally ignored us!! After 15 mins of waiting in hunger, my boyfriend took the bowl to the reception area and nicely asked them AGAIN!. The chief came out with the most rude attitude I've ever seen. Instead of giving us any apologies, he said: "WHAT DO YOU WANT? COOK AGAIN?". That's damn ill-mannered! We were so angry, my friend demanded the money back for his bowl because it is ridiculous to pay $12 for only soup & vegetable in a Korean restaurant! If the owner or manager of the store reads this comment, please bear in mind that your staffs need to be trained AGAIN about customer services. Definitely won't recommend anyone!

This is a cute Korean restaurant with friendly staff, centrally located on Swanston street. The…read morerestaurant was classy white with only the slightest appearance of kitchiness. It felt nice. Except we chose to sit at the first table we came to right near the door. Which didn't stay closed and caused a constant breeze. Wasn't a big deal but still. The food was good but not awesome. I'd eat there again but it wasn't rave worthy. I was super impressed with the efforts they went to with altering menu items for my friend who has intolerance. They even had gluten free soy sauce. On that note they score big. Especially since none of it was an effort. Overall, nice restaurant, good food, great staff great attitude to keeping their customers happy!

Been here twice now. The first time was possibly better. Second time I ordered a medium sized…read moreKorean chicken dish and a coconut jelly drink. Both of them had soooooo much sugar in them I nearly went into arrest! Needless to say the flavours weren't that good. The service is pretty fast. They use a self-ordering system where you have to fill out an order slip with the codes of what you want. Not a big deal but I prefer proper service at a restaurant I guess. Still, it's fairly inexpensive especially for Swanston Street, the portion size is good (in fact my medium dish was too big for one). BUT it's cash only. They have signs advising that but don't get caught out!

Guk Bab Delicious!!…read moreThe best Korean fried chicken in town. We ordered the half and half. That was eight pieces of regular and eight pieces of the soy garlic. You can choose whatever sauce you want. They have bone in and boneless. We got the boneless chicken. The chicken was cooked perfectly and the breading was sooooo crispy but still light and not oily. I also ordered the "Teok-book-ki" which was perfect. Soft rice pillows are covered in a spicy sweet red velvet sauce. And then the "Beef Bulgogi" and it too was perfect, thinly sliced, not all stuck together like some spots. I ordered way too much, but it's ok because I'm a big fat American and I love Korean food, get in my tummy you delicious Korean food. The service was great I honestly have no complaints, well maybe the kimchi, it's good, I've had better, probably not made in house but that's cool, it's a pain in the ass to make so I'm cool with it. The server kept my bowl full so I was happy ! Gotta have that kimchi !! I will be back for the fried chicken, it is the best in town ! Hands down ! Hands down town ! The best ! Thank you !

Customer service is too bad. I even don't want to give them 1 star if I can. One of our dish is…read morebeef soup but it's raw. I can't believe such problem happens. The beef is still frozen and all of them are huddled together. It's too disgusting and it truly affects my mood. The waiter didn't apologize and she can even hardly understand English. I was mad. And now I'm afraid I'll get a stomachache and I don't want to enter their restaurant again!

Trying to get a late night meal in Melbourne CBD was like pulling teeth. The initial place I went,…read morethe kitchen was closed so I walked down a bit farther and found this place. I came here twice because, ​on my 1st visit, I had already placed my order before I realized they had chicken feet. If I​ had known I would have just gotten the chicken feet. Anyway, my first order was this seafood bowl thing. It was $15 of hot ass mess. I can't find the menu to get the full name. But it was Tofu and what was supposed​ to be seafood/shrimps. It came with a side of rice. I had ordered it to-go, so imagine my surprise when I arrived back to my hotel to the disaster awaiting me. I ended up just scooping some of the soup broth onto the rice and eating that..the rest was trash. My 3-star is for the chicken feet I got the next night. "Wait, You went back there?" You ask. Yes, yes I did. I really wanted those chicken feet. They weren't bad, I have definitely had better but they were better than whatever nonsense soup/hotpot thing I ordered the day before.

My friend and I had just arrived in Melbourne CBD in the late evening and we were looking for a…read moreplace to eat at 11pm. We saw that Sool Tong closes at 3am, so we decided to give it a try. And we are so glad that we did! We ordered the spicy chicken feet and the Korean-style beef short ribs. The spicy chicken feet was cooked perfectly so the meat fell off the bones with ease, and the spicy flavor was really addicting. The Korean-style beef short ribs were definitely one of the best I've ever had. Again, it was cooked perfectly. Enough to be tender, but not so much that it was tough. On top of that, the flavor was also amazing. tl;dr: Really authentic hole-in-the-wall Korean restaurant. The food was really fantastic. You gotta come try it at night!

HANDS DOWN the best Korean food I've had so far in life! The hottest chicken had this beautiful…read moresweetness and spiciness as well - somehow they managed to fold in so many flavors. The tuna avocado bimibap was so fresh and the chicken ribs were AMAZING - how they fried them so well I will never know. Kimchi and miso soup was a perfect complement to it all! Will be dreaming about this place even when I leave Melbourne Loved the music they played and it was in such a cute little lame way. However not good for a party larger than 7 as the place probably couldn't even hold 20 people.

This place is awesome! Korean food is my favourite and this little alleyway restaurant is no…read moreexception! The food is well priced and staff are very friendly. Delicious and hearty meals, highly recommend especially if you are trying out Korean food for the first time.

Finished the first night in Melbourne with some tasty garlic honey fried chicken…read more Juicy, crispy, sweet with hints of garlic, went well with the bottle of cold soju and beer. Sides was cabbage with thousand island sauce and pickled radish to help cut the grease. With 20 mins until closing time the friendly waitress was still welcoming customers.

Hnnng...the chicken. OMG the chicken. Here's the thing, I've been to a few Korean places around…read moreMelbourne but I've never really been very impressed with the chicken, it's always been too dry, too bland, or in one case, undercooked. The chicken at Da Rin is fantastic; I'd struggle to think how I'd improve it - it's boneless, tender, and deep fried. And everything's better deep fried. They also have a good selection of your standard Korean dishes - dumplings, beef, pork, and other items I haven't tried yet, but the place is called Korean Fried Chicken. Order the chicken.