YORI (Covent Garden) Reviews Summary

Atmosphere and Ambiance

Pros:

• "The place is lovely and I like the cosy atmosphere."
• "The restaurant's ambiance feels like a direct portal from London to Seoul, setting the perfect mood."
• "The environment is very poor."
• "Don't be fooled, they have no Korean BBQ with a grill in the middle of the table."

Cons:

• "The restaurant is very small and cramped, stairways are narrow and only space for one person at a time."
• "The worst staff experience I've ever seen in London, especially in Covent Garden."
• "Right on the road and everytime they opened the door, every one shivered with cold."
• "The place is just a few steps beside Eat Tokyo, a good option if you’re craving Korean cuisine."

Service

Pros:

• "The servers were very polite and quick."
• "The service is fast and friendly."
• "The staff member who served us was awesome."
• "I waited outside the door for a long time before a waiter came out."

Cons:

• "We waited for 1h to start dining. It's just a total confusion."
• "Service is really slow for tap water and bill, canmot see our hands up."
• "The only downside was that during the payment, the waiter included 10% tips on the contactless device without even showing or asking."
• "The staff did not tell us that the ordering QR code system was not working that day, we waited for 30 mins and no one went to our table to take the order."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "There is a great selection of food, and it's also very delicious."
• "The food here is so good!! Miso soup tasted rich and clean, and the tofu was well flavored and soft."
• "Absolutely fantastic Korean BBQ place."
• "The food was amazing and a big thank you to your waitress Suelynn, I got in last minute without a booking and she did our best to give us what we wanted."

Cons:

• "The only good thing was the Korean bbq."
• "The dishes were in very small portion, it really deserves a low rating."
• "The thin pork belly dish was not even flavorful."
• "The food was fine but portion sizes for the price are just RIDICULOUS. Ordered 2 portions of pork belly, over 20 pound, but got 2 tiny pieces per person."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "What's remarkable is the reasonable pricing, especially given its upscale location."
• "Great place to eat! Loved the Strawberry Kiss drink as well. Reasonably priced for the tastful food."
• "The pricing of the food is fairly reasonable, too."
• "A reasonable 10% service charge is automatically added to the bill when you order."

Cons:

• "The restaurant has a small space and relatively high prices."
• "The worst staff experience I've ever seen in London, especially in Covent Garden."
• "I feel they need more staff as they had a sign in the door to wait outside but even though there were quite a few tables free no-one was coming to the door."
• "Portions were small and expensive."