Gogi Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service was efficient and made sure we where all looked after."
• "Absolutely delicious Korean barbecue which you can either make yourself or the staff will help you."
• "The servers were very attentive when you needed them."
• "We decided to stay for couple of drinks afterwards but we knew we cant keep the table for long so went ahead and talked to the manager and he arranged a table for us outside which was super nice."
• "The staff was so friendly and helpful - taking the time to explain, even helping with the way we cook the food or cleaning our BBQ."
• "All the staff were knowledgeable about Korean dishes. Very kind and welcoming."
• "The staff were very nice and the entire atmosphere was lovely."

Cons:

• "It was disappointing that I had to ask the waitress if they forgot 4 dishes that had yet to be served this was not met with any apology."
• "The service was average, no greetings no smiling, no suggestions."
• "Service was welcoming but felt somewhat distanced/impersonal."
• "Their waiters are so poor at speaking English that they served us Spicy Pork when we ordered Spicy Chicken."
• "It took 20 minutes to be sat despite having a booking so that was a bit upsetting."
• "Very rude manager who was rude to his staff as well as customers."
• "Service was bad as they didn't seem to be able to pay attention to all customers."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Good quality Korean BBQ restaurant."
• "The bulgogi was yet again, very very good."
• "Raw beef bibimbap was nice and balanced."
• "The quality of the meat was superb especially the beef."
• "The BBQ platters were delicious and good value for money."
• "The food is amazing. Tasty. And just about enough."
• "The food was out of this world, staff friendly and attentive and even their cocktails are first class."

Cons:

• "Starters were soggy."
• "Definitely not a good Korean restaurant, nothing looked Korean except the Kimchi."
• "The seafood pancake was a let down. Very little seefood in it, mainly flour and slightly oily."
• "Part of the BBQ meat platter consist in FROZEN meat, and they clearly don't care about defrosting the meat first."
• "Seafood pancakes were dry and oily."
• "Overly priced for below average food."
• "Todays hygiene was absolutely appalling."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Atmosphere is good as they play k-pop in the background."
• "The atmosphere was very cosy and nice, was just the right volume of loud."
• "It was reasonably priced for its hip location and design."
• "Atmosphere quite modern and cozy."
• "The place is modern and nicely decorated, in an awesome spot in little Venice."
• "The atmosphere was great and would recommend to people wanting to try Kbbq or have social meal."
• "The cozy atmosphere created the perfect backdrop for a romantic dinner date."

Cons:

• "The ambiance was relaxed, although quite dark."
• "Location was a bit out of the way."
• "I guess this isn't the place for a relaxing long dinner as they seem quite strict about the 1.5 hour slots."
• "It’s very dark and has red accents and lights around which seems like they’re trying to create a club feel in a way."
• "The place feels very dark."
• "A zero atmosphere."
• "It was freezing cold in the restaurant."

Value

Pros:

• "Very nice venue and staff. Good food and very good prices."
• "Pretty good value for money."
• "Great food excellent taste fresh you grill yourself."
• "The portions were great for the amount."
• "Great value for money."
• "Too my surprise the food seemed very reasonably priced would definitely recommend."
• "Good value for money."

Cons:

• "Disappointed that the lettuce and spring onion salad was charged separately."
• "Also, £3 for 7 stems of lettuce!? Must be joking - should be provided for free when we’re already paying £30-40 per person for our dinner!"
• "Price wise, it's a little for what you get, especially the bbq meats and their portion size."
• "The “premium platter” was poor value vs other Korean restaurants in London."
• "The price seems a little too high compared to the quantity and quality of food we got."
• "The portions were small for what they are charging."
• "Price: 71.70 GBP for two people – totally overpriced."