Busy place! Lucky us, we only waited for about 20 minutes. My exceptions are very high when it comes to Korean BBQ since we have some of the best Korean places around in our area of the US. I wanted to be open and enjoy the food and not compare it to what I was used to so, I went in with that thought in my mind as I ordered my food. I ordered the Bulgogi beef and Daeji bulgogi pork. Our pork dish was a bit disappointing. It was really lacking spice and that kick we expected, but the beef dish was very good and tender. The Kimchi was great and the extras offered were just as good. I found it charming and easy to find. The service was good and fast and the place was clean. Overall, I'd rate it good but I can't say it was 5 stars. read more

Had a food food experience at the Madang though the service is somewhat on the basic side. I would suggest getting there early in the evening as it doesn't take long for the queues form. read more

+ Best Korean pancakes (super crunchy), spacious tables - Pricey, mediocre service, subpar food quality read more

So good and reasonable prices

Absolutely love the authentic Korean food here. Get the hot pots you won't regret it! read more

Sydney Madang - Korean Near Me - Sydney, NSW

Awesome Korean food, just as good as the Korean food mecca of the world... K-town Los Angeles, haha. One night we lucked out and didn't have to wait at all (I think we dined pretty late) but every other time I've come here there's been at least a 30 minute wait. One of these days I'll venture next door and see if they're any good. read more

We came here cause of the Yelp review. Have eaten many Korean restaurants around the world. Was excited about some great Korean food. Walked away a bit disappointed. Pros: The seafood pancake was awesome. Cons: I always get gal bi, but the one here wasn't as flavorful as I've had in other places. read more

An impressive eatery tucked away in a laneway behind Pitt St. We arrived after 9pm for dinner and - given it a Sunday - queues for non existent. We loved the wagyu beef and the marinated pork. The vibe and BBQ ritual made for a delicious experience. For a sweet treat, we stepped next door to Blossom Gelato for a sumptuous ice cream read more

Very good Korean bibambap. They accept credit cards, but only if the bill is more than $20 read more

I haven't tried many korean restaurants basically because I got in love straight away with Sydney Madang. Being vegetarian I don't have many options here (only 2 out of hundreds!), so I always go for the Dolsot Bibim Bab served in hot pot. Portions are good, flavours are there and whatever dish you get, it won't cost you a fortune. Negatives: they only accept booking for 4+ people and tables are sticky. I never used the bathroom but I have been told that they are really dirty read more

Bad service and way too much MSG in their food that it made me get stomachache not too long after I left the place.

This place has the best seafood pancake. Other than that, I am not really a big fan of all the other food. The dolsot bibimbap was plain and "meatless". Highly recommend not to go there on the weekend, since there would be quite a lineup. read more

You can usually judge a Korean restaurant based on their kimchee and let me tell you Madang serves up some of the best kimchee I've ever had. I only went here with one other person, so unfortunately I wasn't able to try their BBQ. However, we did find their pork and kimchee pancake as well as the dolsot bipbim bap with bulgolgi to be quite excellent. The yuk gae jang was good too, but nothing to write home to your mother about. Plus, your mom is probably going to wonder why the hell you are writing to her about Korean beef soup when you should be out making her some grandchildren. Well, at least that's what my mom would think. -1 star for their abysmal service. No biggie since the food is so good. read more

I was looking for a good korean restaurant in the area, and thankfully Yelp pointed me in the right direction! You can judge a good restaurant by looking at the queues outside, and this one certainly was not an exception. We went on a Friday night around 6:30 PM and waited for about 50 minutes (although the server quoted 30 minutes to go through 20 ticket numbers). Luckily, a lot of people had left, otherwise we probably would have had to wait longer. The service was good -- attentive, prompt, friendly. The food was solid -- we ordered two BBQ plates (gal bi and sam gyap sahl) as well as a dolsot bibimbap. The bibimbap was amazing, and the BBQ was solid. The small panchan were okay -- nothing mindblowing, but appreciated nonetheless. The best part about this restaurant is that the pricing is very competitive. Those three entrees cost us $52, which in Sydney is a steal, especially for korean BBQ! Portions were enough to fill you, although we had to keep asking for refills on our lettuce. read more

I believe I accidentally stumbled across the best Korean Barbecue restaurant in Sydney. I went there on a Tuesday evening at 6:30, and it was full, but we waited in a seating area outside for only about 10 minutes. The service was friendly and fast (thanks to a little bell on the table) and the food was simply very very good. I also thought the prices were very good, we paid $50 for two people, with starters and drinks. I will definitely go again, it was so good and relaxed! read more

Good spot! Food is nice but little bit too spicy and some of them are too cheesy. Still very tasty. read more

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I had BBQ. I ate alone and the portions were smaller than I'm use to, so it worked out. The banchan portions were too small and they have a disclaimer on the menu that they'll start to charge if you ask for more. I also didn't like that they charged me $4 for a side of steamed rice. Not extra rice, but the first portion. Womp, womp. The taste of the food was okay, though. Not the best Korean BBQ I've had. Just ok. read more

Food was alright. The Jabchae was amazing. I ordered the seafood and tofu spicy soup and my dish didn't look like how other reviewers have had it - tofu was all sloppy and ripped apart as if they were in a rush - the seafood was minuscule and there was barely any ! I felt like i was eating a soup mixture with just tofu! Bit stingy for $15 meal. Other dishes ordered had the same issue - more onion than meat/seafood. The Flavour was on point, but the individual main dishes were not impressive. Would come back and try the BBQ or hotpots for sure! Had better korean elsewhere, not worth the 30 minute wait outside imo. read more

Not sure what all the fuss is about the place. Despite it being a busy place, I'm not quite understanding what the appeal is. I found the quality of the kalbi to be average and the 5 banchans (small accompanying dishes) to be ordinary. The other dishes that were ordered: bibimbap, seafood pancakge, tofu soup--all very average.I dont think I'll be returning as I'm sure Sydney has better KBBQ options available. read more

Hidden down an alley-way off Pitt Street and next to O Bal Tan BBQ. Needless to say I am obsessed with Korean food and this is my go to for spicy stir-fried pork. The flavour is just perfect. I like the pork a bit extra spicy so always request this. On this visit we also had the Bul Dak (spicy chicken with cheese and rice cake) that's really great too but you might want to tell them to make it less spicy as it's quite hot. Also tried the Ggan Poong Saewoo (deep fried king prawn in spicy sour sauce) number 90 on the menu. This goes great with the chicken to off set the spice levels as this is more sweeter. I've tried getting this for takeaway once - DON'T!! It doesn't taste the same as they give you the prawns and sauce separately, definitely not the same taste!! Will never be doing that again. The seafood pancake is good too and tried the dumplings which are ok. The top two dishes are the stir-fried pork and bul-dak. This is so far the best Korean in Sydney CBD, especially when going out with large groups. Meal for 5 is usually $150 mark but this is adding a couple of sojus geonbae!! read more

Sydney Madang - Korean Near Me - Sydney, NSW

With so many Korean restaurants around it becomes difficult to choose which one to go to. Madang has no problem attracting customers and there will pretty much always be a bit of a wait if you go during peak times. Madang offers up good tasty food with quick and friendly service so it's quite hard to have a negative experience here. The side dishes were delicious and we got refills a couple of times. The potato, odeng, and salad were my favourites. Ordered the dolsot bibimbap which was fresh and healthy. I opt for the dolsot option over the plain bibimbap most of the time, as the hot pot adds a crunchy element to the rice which you then mix with the toppings for a delicious bite every time. I originally chose the mild option for the sauce, but the waitress was nice enough to let me know the hot option is not too spicy and tastes better. She was right, it was hardly spicy at all so most people should be fine with the hot sauce. One thing about it was that they don't give you enough sauce so the bibimbap can taste a bit bland but I didn't really mind it this way. Also got the soft tofu soup with crab meat, which again was not too heavy and tasted quite clean and fresh. There weren't a lot of crab pieces but the crab flavor was still deep in the soup. read more

We had lunch here after our long-haul flight from LA! Sydney Madang is tucked away in a narrow lane on Pitt Street but there was a queue at the front even after 2pm!! We had to wait a while for our table but the food was worth the wait... the bulgogi and the doenjang jiggae were the best I have ever had in Australia. We'll be visiting again when we are back in Sydney! :-) read more

I've been to Korea a few times so I know basically everything about Korean food. That being said, this place does really good Korean food. I would recommend any jigae. read more

Awesome and fun Korean food. Ordered the seafood dumplings, mushroom scallion pancake and the dolsot bibim bop. Absolutely delicious. Only wish I had more room to finish it all. Portions are generous. Staff are really enthusiastic and friendly. Server call buttons on the table were a cool idea. Decent and affordable wine list. We were the only non Asian patrons in the restaurant so we knew it was going to be good and we weren't in a tourist trap. Hidden off the main drag, make sure to keep your eye out for the sign. read more

Long wait for just OK food. There were a lot of people waiting when I arrived and a 30 min wait for 2. I assumed it would be worth it given the wait and good reviews. Overall good was just OK and not very flavorful. If there is a line I would recommend going elsewhere. read more

Very good Korean food, expect a wait. We were unfortunately too hungry to wait for a table with a grill for AYCE KBBQ, but the cooked seafood pancake and bibimbap were fantastic! read more

One of those days when a sudden desire for Korean food strikes, and there is nothing to be done but seek out a kimchi fix at the nearest Korean restaurant. Madang is tucked away down a lane - perfect small bar location but in this case a roomy Korean barbecue restaurant. While the barbecue looked awesome, once again I couldn't go past the bibim bop. Madang's oyster version in a stone pot was tasty, filling and brimful of healthy greens and veg. read more

Best korean restaurant in town. Visited around 20 times since 2009, never disappointed. The seafood soup and spicy pork soup were great. BBQ was top quality. Spicy chicken ricecake tastes really really good. Would recommend avoid peak hours since it can be up to 1 hour wait. read more

Absolutely fantastic service our main waiter was Jaden and was an absolute boss-a-nova and our food was delicious was everything we wanted and more will definitely come back. We came at 9.00 and did not have to wait at all. It is a great little gem in Sydney. read more

This is the only Korean place I ate at during my short stay in Australia, and this was not a disappointment. Would have loved a little better service, but other than that the food was good even though the servers were unattentive to my table. read more

I went there with my work mates, 15 of us and we stay there for about 1 hr. We had 20 beers some meet and some sharing plates, and the bill was over 1800, when they were bringing plates, I told them to stop cause someone on the table was ordering too much and it was just plates with raw meet but they would listen, the service was very rude, didn't feel welcome at all and we couldn't even split the bill (even with more than 1000bux cash and just 2 cc) we were all sitting very close to each other cause there was no space. Plus there were so many items on the bill very unclear and they wouldn't even explain to us. And of course we've got nothing not even offered at the end. The look of the place is way far below average and poorly set-up and spending more than 120 dollars each is such a joke, shame Overpriced, embarrassing service and rude owner the food was average Korean. Don't really recommend this place. read more

Can I just say this is the best Korean BBQ ever? Everything is delicious except for the seafood soup. I don't know if this is the Korean flavour or something else, the soup just tasted like water. It was not strong enough for me. So big tip: go to Korean places, avoid ordering soups or soup-based dishes unless they have a record of doing it well. read more

Realy cool! We were not sure in the first place, but when we saw the the bunch of people we assumef they couldnt be wrong. And we were right! Except from the guy at the door, staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Told 'em, we had Korean 4 the first time and he made some really good recommendations that we had read at yelp already ;-). Dumplings, seafood pancake and beef with traditional korean sauce. Next time I will try the BBQ. Saw it at the table next to us. Very cool! Thumps up! Good job! We'll be back! Thx! read more

Sydney Madang - A 30 min wait, but definitely worth it - Korean Near Me - Sydney, NSW

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Waited 15 mins for a table for two. Service was siper fast and efficient. The food was very tasty. We tried the seafood pancake which was delicious. Overall i would come back. read more

Always come here for lunch dinner and all the time meal! Korean being my favourite choice of food all the time. Their raw beef bim bim bop is my all time favourite. Staff members are good but the ajumma in Korea are more auntie like and more family friendly sort where they force feed you :p and what I'm used to. Overall would be my favourite place to eat when I want to have Korean in Sydney read more

Fun, authentic and great service. Came on a Tuesday night and the place was still packed out. My first Korean BBQ experience and I loved it. Will be back. read more

Excellent service; cheerful employees. Food was ready in no time. It was very tasty. Worth our time and money. The only suggestion, I would recommend them to instal wifi for customers. read more

Food was good but service was pretty mediocre and too nonchalant. Very stingy with their side dishes. And, not like the Korean food in Los Angeles Korean restaurants. read more

Delicious! The meat was tasty, the service was good enough... Lots of options. Fun atmosphere. There could have been a few more little side dishes, but other than that I've got no complaints. read more

As a Korean who have been away from home (mum's) cooking for about 5 weeks, I was craving some Korean goodness. We came here because of the good reviews, so wanted to try it out! Food: Bibimbap - The size and ingredients were standard, and so was the taste. I have tried better bibimbap elsewhere, so this dish wasn't particularly impressive. $13 Yuk-gae-jang - I love this stew! It was a bit on the salty side, so I had to put half cup of water to dilute it down for my taste. $13 Side dishes - We got about 5 very small plates of side dishes, including kimchi, sweet potato, na-mul (green vegetables), oh-dang and salad). I have tried better side dishes from other Korean places but these were standard and the waitresses were happy to refill them when we finished it. Good kimchi :) Atmosphere : This place is popular with people of different nationalities, making it a fun and enjoyable place to eat :) I just wish the side dishes were better and the bibimbap wasn't as nice as I hoped it would be. read more