Koreana Restaurant Reviews Summary

Environment

Pros:

• "As soon as you go in, you are mesmerise by the design of the interior."
• "The place was not the largest, but there was a lot of ambience and the place felt very traditional which was comfortable to eating at."
• "Got a real local feel to it, very authentic."
• "It's a cosy restaurant tucked away on a side street off deansgate and many people walk past it without noticing it."
• "The atmosphere was on the quieter side but chic."
• "The restaurant doesn't look like much from the outside but inside it is nice with a comfortable atmosphere."
• "A lovely, friendly place and the food was delicious."

Cons:

• "The environment is not good."
• "The restaurant smells really bad."
• "The whole place was smoky. I guessed it was because there was no extractor fan above the hotplate."
• "Unfortunately, there is no vents around BBQ tables and it did get quite smoky around entire room."
• "Only issue is that its small with poor ventilation. Gets very smokey inside."
• "The restaurant itself is a bit tired, lots of dust on the decor and splashes of grease on the wall."
• "And I concerned about their hygiene."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is great."
• "The staff were all attentive and friendly."
• "Staff were very helpful and friendly."
• "Service and Staff are really great and friendly. Great hospitality from the Staff."
• "The staff were so friendly and considerate."
• "The staff are really friendly and attentive."
• "Staff’s service is friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "horrible experience, waitresses were rude, didn't even know how to say a simple 'excuse me' when giving food instead said 'move'."
• "Queue was super long. and nobody let us know how long it would take for the table."
• "So we walked in right at opening time with an 80% empty restaurant only to have the waiter tell us he couldn’t accommodate without a reservation."
• "After food was served we were sort of just abandoned and no one cared if we wanted to order anything else."
• "We ten Sat there for at leased 15 mins at this point my partner had tried to get someone's attention but with no look."
• "Nobody asked if the food was ok and we had to do the ungodly hand wave to get a waiters attention to get some water or clear the plates."
• "Do not think I will come here again because of the attitude of waitress."

Food

Pros:

• "The lunch boxes are a delight, and amazing value."
• "It was fairly prices and delicious."
• "Fantastic Food, great service."
• "It taste as the original taste I had had in Korea for 27 years."
• "The food itself was delicious, resembling some of the dishes I've had in Seoul."
• "Owned and run by Koreans so you get the real flavours and great value."
• "The food was delicious, authentic and so reasonably priced."

Cons:

• "It was the most unpleasant Korean food I have ever had."
• "The seasoning on the japchae was very wrong."
• "The chicken was funny and can't say it was authentic Korean."
• "Main beef bulgogi was just sweet and over cooked."
• "Running by Korean but cook really tasteless Korean food."
• "Food was bland and under seasoned."
• "The only good thing about this restaurant was the service. The food however, is well below standard of what Korean food should be."