Soho Korean & Japanese Street Food Reviews Summary

Category: Korean restaurant Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Address: 14 Leazes Park Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4PF, United Kingdom

Phone: +441912312882

Rating: 4.2
based on 116 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The chicken ball and pork bulgogi tasted very very good."
  • "Food very good so can't give any hing less than 5 stars."
  • "Enjoyed a lovely authentic lunch, compiled of traditional Japanese/Korean small plates, sushi and cocktails."
  • "Great food, reasonable price, generous servings."
  • "Loved the Chicken Katsu Curry!"
  • "Amazing lunch today, we had the 30pc sushi platter, the spicy chicken wings (incredible!), fantastic octopus fritters, tofu and kimchi, selection of kimchi pickles."
  • "The food was absolutely fantastic."

Cons:

  • "The beef in the stew was also very chewy."
  • "We were surprised with the low quality of the food especially the Sushi...the squid ball...even the wasabi taste and the grilled squid."
  • "However I don't believe the quality of the food served justifies the high prices charged by this establishment."
  • "Service was alright and the atmosphere was ok but the food wasn't very good. It was presented well, but lacked seasoning and flavour, the sushi wasn't fresh."
  • "Food sadly lacked no flavour with the ramen the chicken was extremely tough and flavourless the soup was nothing special."
  • "Terrible food with no taste, tiny child’s portions, rice with small amount of rotten vegetables and tiny pieces of salmon for £14 daylight robbery."
  • "Sushi wasn’t fresh, food wasn’t tasty."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were very polite and friendly."
  • "The service was lovely and everyone seemed more than happy to help."
  • "The staff were so friendly! The food is really good."
  • "The service was amazing, there was no long waiting and the staff were very welcoming and polite."
  • "Great service, lovely staff."
  • "Staff are always friendly and efficient."
  • "Friendly service; staff did well on a busy midweek ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ evening and were very attentive."

Cons:

  • "On arrival we were put into a small corner by the bar, where we had the phone ringing in our ear all night with a wobbly table and wobbly chairs."
  • "Ordered drinks and food at the same time. After half an hour I asked where the drinks were and I was told they’d be straight over. 15 minutes later, still no sign of them."
  • "Will not be back and will definitely not be recommending to anyone 😷"
  • "We were also never offered extra drinks, we had to flag someone down to ask."
  • "The waitress was stressed and passive aggressive."
  • "Very poor table service, food was forgotten, no cutlery given for 15 mins after food was put down, drinks weren’t brought over."
  • "Drinks served half way through meal after we'd reminded them."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "The setting is really gorgeous too."
  • "The restaurant has a great ambience and plenty of vegan options which was fantastic."
  • "The venue itself is very modern."
  • "Enjoyed the most delicious mixture of dishes in a fabulous restaurant with lovely ambiance."
  • "The atmosphere inside feels like a high-end restaurant."
  • "The music and general vibe of the place was so cool."
  • "Great atmosphere even on the Tuesday that we went and all felt very safe with a one way system and thorough cleaning!"

Cons:

  • "Venue was very loud, we had to move table and it was still too loud."
  • "Whole place smelt like someone had been sick and they had just covered the smell up with air freshener."
  • "Toilets were dirty and doors broken."
  • "I then went to the toilet and the only way to describe them was vile. They stunk of urine and were just disgusting."
  • "We were sat at a table next to a speaker that was blasting music, to the point we couldn’t hear each other talk."
  • "It was however a match day and the noise in the restaurant was phenomenal and not helped by the background music."
  • "Terrible food with no taste... the place smelt like a public toilet."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "First visit to this restaurant after a recommendation. Amazed at the cost of a meal, two starters, two main meals, all for £39."
  • "We got a Bento box - only £10 chicken teriyaki with rice, salad and Korean wings and crispy chicken dumplings."
  • "I ate from the Express Dinner Menu which was a beyond affordable £14.95."
  • "Slightly higher price point than initially expected but very filling so worth the extra couple of pounds."
  • "The sandwich offer they have on is good value for money for lunch."
  • "Prices are good for the food you get."
  • "Drinks very reasonable for centre Newcastle."

Cons:

  • "The food is really good however I felt that the prices were a little too much."
  • "A pint was £5.50 didn't feel worth the cash."
  • "The food could be seen as average although pricey (8 pounds for 4 tiny pieces of a sushi roll)."
  • "However I don't believe the quality of the food served justifies the high prices charged by this establishment."
  • "For the not very generous prices, the service and food were quite bad."
  • "Terrible food with no taste, tiny child’s portions, rice with small amount of rotten vegetables and tiny pieces of salmon for £14 daylight robbery."
  • "Not great. They have in the menu gluten free food advertised, that when it arrived it was not really gluten free."

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