Taeyang Pocha Korean BBQ SOJU Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Korean barbecue restaurant London

Address: 125 Lewisham Way, London, SE14 6QJ, United Kingdom

Phone: +442035738175

Rating: 4.6
based on 139 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The kimchi dumplings were awesome, too good to share."
  • "Food was fantastic and delicious, and not too expensive."
  • "Really tasty chicken and beef which were both favourable and well seasoned."
  • "Their selection of Korean dishes were literally to die for."
  • "The beef bibimbap came in a sizzling bowl with an abundance of fresh ingredients, making every bite a treat."
  • "Absolutely loved the fresh dumplings and the generous portion of the udon noodle soup!"
  • "The food is on point! 👌 Feels very homemade and authentic."

Cons:

  • "The portion of meat in the bibimbab is questionable."
  • "Kimchi was gross, as was the seafood pancake."
  • "Sundubu - tofu stew - the most disappointing aspect of the entire meal."
  • "Quite disappointing really as I’ve had great Korean food in the past, I ended up throwing the beef broth down the sink."
  • "Both main vegetarian dishes were luke warm, a bit too greasy."
  • "Overpriced, the pancake was soggy and too thick."
  • "The spicy chicken was disappointingly mild and bland."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are attentive and friendly."
  • "The service was lovely, came with complimentary side too."
  • "Polite and friendly service."
  • "The service is beyond great <3"
  • "Very kind service staff gives prime service felt me so grateful."
  • "The staff were so attentive and kind."
  • "Service was swift and the owner was very friendly."

Cons:

  • "Waitress wasn’t knowledgeable about the food ingredients and wasn’t friendly."
  • "The waitress who served us was slow, uninterested and didn’t have a great attitude despite us being only the customers in the restaurant."
  • "Severe attitude problem when serving and was throwing the plates into the table with grunts."
  • "The waitress was aggressive in her approach to make us leave."
  • "Complain about service, particularly the young waitress who is very very rude and impolite."
  • "Was served meat dumplings instead of vegetable... no care about the severity of what had happened."
  • "The restaurant is too small and they always only have one waiter so the service is too slow."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "A wonderful addition to New Cross / Lewisham."
  • "This place is truly amazing! The atmosphere is fantastic, offering authentic Korean food at a conveniently accessible location."
  • "It's so lovely to go to an authentic Korean restaurant in the heart of south east London."
  • "The music is really pleasant and fitting with really nice bits of tasteful decoration."
  • "Loved the ambience and the food."
  • "The atmosphere is also so vibey i love this place will be coming back :)"
  • "The restaurant is welcoming with music playing at a pleasant volume and it being a comfortable warmth."

Cons:

  • "Mixed feelings about that place, I thought it has its own Asian vibe but when we had food it was super average. Like low quality fast food and pricey."
  • "Restaurant looked a bit grubby."
  • "Atmosphere and decor was atypical for a Korean restaurant."
  • "Place itself is scrappy and looks bad from outside, we were about to head back home after seeing it."
  • "No air conditioning so it gets really hot in there."
  • "Slightly shabby decor and wonky tables but that doesn't bother us."
  • "The main reason I'm knocking off a star is that quite a few of the menu options were unavailable when we visited."

Value

Pros:

  • "Price is definitely bargain, big portion, good quality, nothing to complain!"
  • "Great fresh Korean food, decent price, and polite service."
  • "The portions are generous and the prices very reasonable."
  • "Best Korean bbq and fried chicken with reasonable price."
  • "Food is really tasty and portions are very generous and pretty cheap for their size too."
  • "Most things are also under £10 so affordable price."
  • "Portion-sizes much closer to their Korean equivalent and about 2/3 of the price of other Korean restaurants in town."

Cons:

  • "It’s quite expensive for the area, however."
  • "We probably wouldn’t come back and pay full price as it would be expensive, especially for outskirts of Lewisham."
  • "Quite expensive at £11 - £13 a main for very average and downright bad food."
  • "It’s not cheap and it’s not worth it - go to New Malden for a real taste of Korea in London."
  • "Severely overpriced for the portions and quality."
  • "4 stars because prices are a bit too high for the amount of food."
  • "Overpriced. 2£ for very small portion of plain rice which was from bottom of the pot."

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