Jinseon Korean BBQ Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Coventry

Address: Unit 5 Priory St, Fairfax St, Coventry CV1 5SQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +442476634800

Rating: 4.5
based on 250 reviews.

Food Quality and Taste

Pros:

  • "The Korean spicy fried chickens are tasty."
  • "The quality of meat is really good and the barbeque it makes even better."
  • "The food is great, the KFC is great but it could be more spicy."
  • "The food was delicious and easy to cook."
  • "They did great on food presentation."
  • "The meat options for the Korean BBQ are very well thought and varied."
  • "The food arrived very quickly."
  • "The food all tasted wonderful."

Cons:

  • "My only complains would be that they had a so called sesame oil that tasted as plain neutral oil."
  • "However, the quality of the food is just fair."
  • "The meat full of fat and very chewy, for £35 this offered very poor value."
  • "The sweet and sour tofu should technically not be classified as food."
  • "Dishes not that good, very mediocre and with that price I can go somewhere with a lot tastier food."
  • "I was impressed that they actually used real charcoal instead of electric like most of the other Korean Bbqs."
  • "The spicy beef was literally beef with chilli powder over it."
  • "Horribly soggy and overcooked fried chicken..i can tell at least you 'tried' with the sauce but still the chicken was so dry and tough."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are friendly and proactive. They were caring and efficient."
  • "Staff were friendly and a lot of attention to all the details."
  • "The staff were very friendly and were able to accommodate our large group without a booking."
  • "The staff here were very attentive to our needs, and we received everything we ordered."
  • "Staff were really attentive and helpful, happily showing us the ropes."
  • "We were Biden a charcoal barbecue in a 'fire pit' in tbe centre of the table with seasoned pork and beef to cook."
  • "Staff is very nice, helpful and polite."
  • "The staff were very helpful and worked efficiently."

Cons:

  • "It was also a bit difficult to catch the attention of staff at times."
  • "When I was still eating at around 9:40, someone came and cut up my meat without asking me."
  • "It would have been good if the wait staff had explained how long to grill my lamb or salmon."
  • "The waiter didn’t speak great English, but that’s not a problem to me."
  • "The staff cleared my plate and straight send a bill when I just put down my chopsticks."
  • "There was a mix up with my order so i ended up having a main course and a full BBQ, so it was rather expensive."
  • "The staff literally ignore you when you try and call them."
  • "The staff are always friendly and very helpful. They helped us cook our food when we came for kbbq."

Ambiance and Experience

Pros:

  • "The environment is amazing with different Korean pop songs as background music."
  • "Nice atmosphere and be prepared to smell like smoke once you get outside the restaurant."
  • "The overall experience of Jinseon was fantastic."
  • "We loved the experience of the sit-down bbq."
  • "Very cozy Korean restaurant in Coventry with and excellent customer service."
  • "Great restaurant, variety of marinated meats available where you can also cook it yourself in the middle of your table."
  • "I'd never been to a Korean barbecue restaurant before... it was brilliant."
  • "Korean BBQ is such a relaxed dining experience that really allows you to socialise and enjoy your company."

Cons:

  • "The dirty chicken in particular was delicious. The slight complaint is the service."
  • "Not impressed. Visited for my birthday after reading such high reviews of the food and wanting to try something new."
  • "Pork belly bbq with lettuce is one of my favorite, the soup with rice and the seafood pancake are good to try as well."
  • "This place gets busy quite quickly so would recommend booking in advance!"
  • "The waiting staff are always friendly and very helpful."
  • "The BBQ grill at the table is novel but when you think about the type of food you're eating it's pretty basic and overpriced."
  • "Pretty decent but don't think I would come back due to the service."
  • "There are so much things wrong with this place, firstly they just dump everything on the table, they assume you know how to use the bbq grill."

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