Jinjuu Soho Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was fresh and flavoursome and well presented."
• "The food is fantastic the service is very good I recommend it without a doubt."
• "The food was honestly amazing not a fault there at all."
• "Food was very nice and flavours were amazing too."
• "Our two favourite dishes were the Korean fried chicken, which comes with different sauces, and the sautéed king prawns japchae (Korean stir-fried glass noodles) - they're absolutely delicious!"
• "The food tasted amazing and they had so many great veggie options."
• "The dishes were delicious and the ingredients were very fresh and high quality."

Cons:

• "High on price, low on flavour. Portions are very small, and not particularly flavourful."
• "The fried chicken has a massive amounts of oily batter hence it wasn't nice at all."
• "Fairly pricey for what you get, fried chicken was very average, definitely not Korean style and very salty."
• "Food was nothing special. Korean chicken is well fried, but sauce is on the side and not really spicy."
• "The food lacked any flavour and was very greased and stodgy with high price tags."
• "The cauliflower steak which I think was bland and highly overpriced."
• "The food was pretty average with not much flavour and the portions were not worth the cost."

Service

Pros:

• "Lovely food, friendly staff, great service and the restaurant looks amazing."
• "The service would be worth of full five stars. They are so friendly, helpful and kind!"
• "Staff was spot on, super attentive, helpful and friendly."
• "The waiters were absolutely great guys... the service was attentive and laid back, one could really not have asked for more."
• "Service was friendly and answered any questions that we had about the menu."
• "Excellent Korean food with polite and attentive service."
• "Staff were also very attentive and friendly and I wouldn't hesitate taking anyone there again - 5 stars!"

Cons:

• "Our experience was marred by the feeling of being rushed."
• "Also the restaurant manager seems rude, screamed at us when we asked for the wifi password."
• "Felt like the waiter was constantly standing over us, trying to get us out as quickly as possible."
• "Bar staff were SO RUDE! refused to give us the cocktail week prices while we had bands."
• "The service is poor... we could see the staff chatting and gossiping behind the curtain, ignoring the floor."
• "But terrible service. We felt rushed and pressured the moment we sat down."
• "The service was not great. It was hard getting anyone's attention and was not friendly at all."

Ambience

Pros:

• "It’s a beautiful place to be in a beautiful part of town."
• "The vibe was super cosy and inviting."
• "The atmosphere is así nice and lively."
• "Great venue in the heart of London."
• "The vibe was amazing on a Friday night with a live DJ and they had some quirky, tasty cocktails as well."
• "Nice ambience."
• "The decor is trendy and hip, with extremely good and attentive service."

Cons:

• "The restaurant itself is a dirty and putrid place, we were put downstairs which wasn’t a very pleasant scene to be located in."
• "The music was a bit too loud for a dinner place... but we had to shout over dinner to hear each other."
• "You could feel the bass shaking the floor."
• "Unfortunately they have decided to try to turn it into some kind of bad nightclub when it comes to the music."
• "However, the overall experience was ruined by the ridiculously loud music, which made conversations barely possible."
• "It's more a group place than a romantic place because it's noisy."
• "Loudest restaurant I've ever been."

Value

Pros:

• "They have a fine selection of cocktails and the food is reasonably priced for the area."
• "We ate within the happy hour period so starters were half price. This made for great value for money."
• "Food was very tasty and very reasonably priced."
• "Prices were also reasonable for the quality."
• "£12 lunch time meal is the best!"
• "2 people, three sharing dishes and two beers (Hite) only £45 with service."
• "Impeccable food at a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "Food and drinks are a bit on the expensive side."
• "Do be aware that some of the mains have quite small portions."
• "I found the prices expensive for the size of the portions."
• "No wine and the bill was still £60 a head so it's not a cheap eat."
• "The bibimbap is very expensive for what it is."
• "To spend £180 between us and get kicked out after an hour and a half is beyond rude."
• "The food’s on the pricier side."