Hoga (ex Hozi) Reviews Summary

Category: Korean restaurant London

Address: 25 - 27 Theobalds Rd, London, WC1X 8SP, United Kingdom

Phone: +442072420978

Rating: 4.2
based on 154 reviews.

Authenticity

Pros:

  • "I immediately knew it was authentic."
  • "Seems legit as it's always filled with locals!"
  • "Authentic korean food with reasonable prices!"
  • "The food tasted the same as in korea it was so good."
  • "It felt like we where back in korea."
  • "An interesting hidden restaurant in Holborn feels like literally a hideout where Korean people come to gather and eat authentic Korean cuisine."
  • "Very good and authentic Korean food available here."

Cons:

  • "None of the dishes tasted authentic, to say the least; the tteokbokki was especially disappointing."
  • "Their seafood pancake had a lot of dough, not much filling, and seemed to be fried in a lot of oil."
  • "Their fried chicken is nothing but a small piece of chicken coated in inches of batter."
  • "The worst were a glass noodle starter - my favorite korean food. They were greasy :("
  • "Jajyangmeon was however a disappointment as it tasted quite bland."
  • "The curry was bland and the bulgogi was also less flavourful than other nearby Korean restaurants."
  • "Although an A-board outside claims authentic Korean food, it was nowhere as good as what Mummy Debra has had in South Korea."

Service

Pros:

  • "The waiters and waitresses were lovely."
  • "Staff were super friendly and attentive."
  • "Service was good and the staff nice and friendly."
  • "Quick and friendly service."
  • "The staff are super friendly, service is fast."
  • "The staff is friendly."
  • "All the staff are super friendly and helpful."

Cons:

  • "It took a while before I was seated as the one that seated us was spiking bills onto a spike."
  • "All of us suffered from their bad attitude. We won't visit this place again."
  • "One particular waitress was inpatient and didn't want to explain the menu to my friends."
  • "Additionally takes ages for waiters to notice us when trying to order."
  • "After paying the bill she literally ushered us up the stairs and out the door with bucket and broom in hand like she couldn't wait to get us out of there."
  • "The staff didn’t seem to care about us."
  • "But my goodness, THE SERVICE. Borderline terrible. To say we didn't feel welcome was an understatement."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Korean fried chicken (half portion shown) was good - crispy & flavourful!"
  • "The food is fresh, tasty and perfectly balanced."
  • "Serves a wide selection of tasty Korean food with reasonable price, great portion."
  • "Have a huge range of food to choose with good portion."
  • "Would recommend the Kamjatang 감자탕 (Potato Pork Stew) for a party of 2 or more as it's huge in portion."
  • "The food was so good I didn't even get a chance to get a non Snapchat imagine before I ate it all!"
  • "Their KFC and Special Fried Rice with kimchi were to die for."

Cons:

  • "Worst Fried chicken ever."
  • "The jjigae (tofu stew) I ordered was in very small portion."
  • "Ordered black noodles with beef and black bean sauce. Couldn't find any beef and the sauce was totally boring."
  • "My beef stew had a single piece of gristle."
  • "The beef bulgogi isn't nice at all - it's very 'beefy', and not in a good way."
  • "Sauce of the fried pork looked and tasted weird. Tofu stew was completely tasteless."
  • "The sunbudu soup was basically water mixed with msg and chilli."

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