BAB N SUUL, Korean Kitchen Reviews Summary

Authenticity and Variety of Korean Food

Pros:

• "Tasty authentic Korean food, a wide range of Korean drinks."
• "The menu had two types: with names and with photos. The food was served quickly, freshly made and with love."
• "They also had a really wide variety of things to choose from."
• "Food is really authentic and reasonably priced - my go-to is the kimchi jjigae with rice."
• "So nice people working here and the food is really really delicious. I think this is one of the best Korean restaurant in London."
• "Bab n Suul in London is a hidden gem for food lovers like me! The BBQ dishes were incredibly flavorful and tender."
• "As a Korean who has been cooking korean food for 30 odd years and living in London for 17 years, I can safely say that the food is great with nice ingredients."

Cons:

• "The seafood fried rice was disappointingly bland and mushy, lacking any memorable flavors."
• "Despite the promising start, the food left much to be desired. The prices were exorbitantly high."
• "The chicken bibimbap was a complete letdown. Not only did it lack any enjoyable flavours, it made me sick immediately after finishing it."
• "The food was okay, but extremely over priced. The food is so not worth it, extremely small portions for really high prices."

Atmosphere and Ambience

Pros:

• "The restaurant has tables for bbq and normal tables, deceptively large as the restaurant goes quite far back."
• "The restaurant has a very youthful atmosphere, although I felt the music was too loud."
• "Facilities are clean and lovely atmosphere, friendly staff."
• "The atmosphere was vibrant and energetic with loud music playing in the background."
• "The interior is really modern and is reminiscent of an upmarket bar."

Cons:

• "I felt the music was too loud."
• "Only draw back is the price, but it's worth it as a treat/day out to London."
• "The only thing I did not enjoy was having people next to me having Korean bbq’s, the smoke was quite intense and annoying."
• "Staff seemed shocked that we wanted the service charge off, but the service was not out of the ordinary to deserve a £40 service charge."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Had a lovely evening spent with friendly staff. Thank you!"
• "The staff were also very helpful when I needed parts of the menu explained."
• "Staff help you fry food so you don’t have to worry about burning yourself."
• "The staff was so friendly and made the whole experience delightful."
• "Staff is friendly and welcoming. Food tastes fresh and delicious."

Cons:

• "The service was very good when you got the attention of the servers but I appreciate that they are very busy."
• "The service was good, the food came quickly and was good quality. We would recommend."
• "Services wasn’t that good, we had to ask 3 times to serve us the drinks."
• "The waiters seemed a little clueless and were very slow to take our order, and even slower to bring our food."
• "Half of the staff doesn’t speak English or completely ignores you and your requests and walks past you with a grin."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Restaurant is on the £££ side but is 100% worth it, lovely food and great service I’m willing to fork out a few more pounds."
• "The price was on the higher side but given the quality of food, location and service I really felt like it was worth every penny."
• "Had the fried egg with rice this time round which was £6.50, can be easily split with a friend."
• "The lunchtime special was very affordable and the portion was really good I was stuffed by the time I managed to finish."

Cons:

• "The prices were exorbitantly high, which might have been acceptable had the quality of the dishes not fallen short."
• "The prices are posted on the menu but beware the photo filled booklet where they AREN’T written in!"
• "The most expensive price tag I’ve ever seen in London. The flavor was okay. But the presentation was poor. There’s no way this one is £15."
• "The food was cold, and overpriced. Waiter was rude to the point that when we asked not to pay the (optional) service charge he stormed off without a word afterwards."