Hongdae Pocha Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Great place with excellent Korean fried chicken!"
• "Came for lunch on a bank holiday. Recommend the spicy tofu jigae 👍👍 Fried chicken was good."
• "My first visit at Hongdae Pocha was fabulous! The hotpot was really tasty."
• "The hongdae chicken was amazing. The tokbokki was good but a bit small portion."
• "Our favourite dish was the spicy chicken smothered in mozzarella, very delicious and piping hot."
• "Was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed the food here."
• "Really good food. Cooked well and flavoursome. Generous portions too."
• "Delicious food. Reasonable prices. Great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Seafood pancake also had very, very little seafood in them."
• "The only dish I'd say was worth the money was the Korean fried chicken."
• "Food is okay but not the best."
• "1/4 dishes were horrible - especially the chicken feet."
• "The aloe Vera drink I got was 3.50 but in a cup that was tall but didn’t actually take a lot of volume."
• "Food is pretty great, but the atmosphere is too raucous to be comfortable."
• "Food was okay. They forgot some of the orders so we needed to follow up."
• "The fried chicken was so disappointing, tasted like jar sweet chilli sauce dumped on."

Service

Pros:

• "The customer service is great too and despite being so wasted, the waiters/waitresses handled us really well."
• "Once finally seated, the service was pretty good in terms of the speed at which food came out."
• "Lovely Korean pub that was easily able to quickly accommodate us despite arriving without a reservation."
• "Friendly and attentive staff."
• "The customer service was good and the food was even better!"
• "Service was very efficient and friendly too."
• "The staff couldn't be more helpful, after we accidentally ordered the wrong dish they went above and beyond to fix it for our Halal only diner."
• "The food was nice but we tried to order more food and drink and was told we didn’t have enough time left."

Cons:

• "We tried being polite and only asked for updates on the food twice."
• "Waited for 15-20mins upon arrival on time even though I and my friend reserved a table."
• "Very bad staff at the front desk. Keep holding me and my freeing there."
• "There were a few times the orders came out incorrectly, and the problem is that I almost feel kicked out of the restaurant."
• "Service slow, food was mid and service was not particularly great."
• "The waitress was rude. She collected the plates when we hadn’t finished."
• "Service and experience was horrible and unpleasant. The waiter was particularly rude."
• "Had to ask for service and were sat at the counter! 2 Asian women came in and were promptly seated and served!"

Ambience

Pros:

• "The atmosphere inside is very Korean, we liked the energy and music/lights although a little to loud, a fun setting nonetheless."
• "I had the best time here! The way it's set out is so original, the writing on the walls is fun to read and the music was good too."
• "A Korean restaurant where you can graffiti all over the place with their markers! It felt like I was in Korean or you're in a Korean drama set."
• "Delightful little Japanese restaurant serving a great selection of super tasty food. Very cute inside and very friendly staff."
• "Amazing food!! The sashimi were fresh and at reasonable price for its high quality."
• "I really liked the cozy atmosphere. The staff was very friendly."
• "Great place for everyone to get immersed into South Korea’s culture by food and great environment."
• "Lovely Korean pub that was easily able to quickly accommodate us despite arriving without a reservation."

Cons:

• "The place is very crowded inside, music is super loud."
• "The musics is toooooo loud, louder than the normal volume that a human can stand."
• "Went for late night, was crowded, music was loud and it was cramped."
• "I was worried about what to eat today, so I opened 🍙 and searched and found this Korean restaurant!"
• "Not great. There was a wooden poll blocking the view of my friend on the right."
• "Food is pretty great, but the atmosphere is too raucous to be comfortable."
• "Strange booth seating which are actually storage space with wooden storage covers."
• "We went at peak time, so our food came a bit slow."