Ban Di Bul Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food here is absolutely to die for."
• "The seafood udon noodles were really nice as were the meats for the BBQ."
• "Had the BBQ taster set and the flavours were all different but merged well together."
• "Very tasty, authentic Korean food."
• "The food was very good but the portion was a bit to small in my opinion."
• "Marinated beef was delicious!"
• "The food is delicious. The seafood pancake is my new favourite thing ❤️."

Cons:

• "The place is very loud, smelly and very narrow."
• "The light above grill is red. I wasn't able to see if the meat are cooked or not because it seems all still raw."
• "Very shocking that this restaurant calls this as rib... I dont see any meat attached to the bone."
• "Sweet and sour is shocking. They really should change the pic for this dish in the menu book."
• "The meat was not enough for the price payed."
• "The food was alright in all honesty, some food had flavour others less."
• "The only dish impress me are the soups and kimchi."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff here are very friendly."
• "Service was very good, they were happy and helpful."
• "Service was speedy and friendly and we got good portions for the price."
• "Staff was friendly and the menu had a lot of choice."
• "Absolutely love the food here! Never had a bad meal here."
• "Staff were very attentive despite it being busy."
• "The most outstanding was their service. Staffs were so dedicated and helpful."

Cons:

• "74 quid for dinner and a beer (33cl). Will never return."
• "In the end, the staff also raised her voice to us when we refused to pay the service charged lawfully because it was an overpriced meal."
• "The service was not very welcoming nor friendly or assisting."
• "The head waiter come over and criticise the way we were eating our food."
• "Service is appalling. Waitress kept shouting 'wait' at customers."
• "Service is very poor, badly trained."
• "The service charge is disgraceful considering the waitress did nothing but take away empty plate and bowl."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The restaurant has a nice ambience."
• "The atmosphere was really great, and it was a nice experience overall."
• "I visited the restaurant and was pleasantly surprised by how charming the atmosphere was."
• "We got seated near the window so I was facing the street outside, I liked that."
• "The atmosphere had good music and very relaxed."
• "The atmosphere casual and chill."
• "Very quaint and cozy in here, with a big menu selection."

Cons:

• "I get its Korean BBQ but the music was obnoxiously loud and we couldn't even talk to each other."
• "The overhead fans weren't the most efficient at taking all the smoke away from the BBQ's happening next to us, so we left with a massive smell of smoke on us."
• "The smoke suction kept making noise and was annoying not just for us, but for others near it."
• "No refills on side dishes which was really just stingy on the part of management."
• "The ambiance is not so much of an appeal, Some displays are in poor condition already..."
• "The interior and exterior could definitely do with a refresh though."
• "The only downside was it was very cramped and it does get packed."

Value

Pros:

• "Well worth the money & cured my hangover."
• "Its so worthy tho. It cost us £28/pp and youve got everything start from meats rice vegs and some soups."
• "Even though between us my friend and I ordered a lot of dishes, the bill was inexpensive."
• "Attentive service, good quality food and the beer was actually good."
• "The price was also affordable."
• "Portions were quite big and really good value for money."
• "Lovely! Amazing service and delicious food for a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "Be aware that this place is not cheap!"
• "Food is already overpriced for the amount that's served."
• "Avoid this restaurant at all cost or get rip off!!!"
• "It is overpriced - £9.90 for a bibimbap is scandalous pricing!"
• "Food tastes decent—but is massively overpriced."
• "Food is very very expensive as dishes are roughly £10 each."
• "Food is so-so, but extremely overpriced, especially for banchan (side dishes) that most Korean restaurants would give you for free."