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    Bento Bab

    4.5 (19 reviews)
    InexpensiveKorean
    Closed • 11:30 am - 8:00 pm

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    Korean Fried Chicken and Katsu
    Shannon B.

    Yummy and easy to get to from my hotel It is a nice casual place with fast service. Online ordering was nice.

    Soy Garlic Chicken and Sweet Chili Chicken Korean burgers.
    Anhminh N.

    When you enter, you're immediately greeted by the staff. They were very friendly and helpful. The service was also really fast. I had the Sweet Chili Chicken and Soy Garlic Chicken korean burgers. Both were really good and were only £6 together. It's a neat little spot and I definitely recommend checking it out.

    Chris M.

    I came back after two years and unfortunately the experience wasn't as good as before. The place moved and from being a mostly take-away place with a bunch of seats it became more of a restaurant. Food is still rather good but the service, although friendly, is slow and distracted (they dropped two glasses in 30 minutes). I had a Bento with Chicken BBQ and Kimchi Chips which was overall only fine, chicken was greatly seasoned but the kimchi chips where just fries with some kimchi. It still a good place but no a five star one anymore, unfortunately.

    Matt R.

    This place is right on my way home from the office while I'm here in London and its hard not to stop there every time I walk by. My favorite thing so far is the Korean Fried Chicken combo with Kimchi fries with sweet chili sauce. Everyone there is very friendly and all the food always tastes fresh. Try it!

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    The kind staff was so attentive. Really enjoyed our experience. This meal stands out within our trip to London.

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    2 years ago

    I love the bento images that can appatise without overpowering me to the point of so hungry and not happy until I'm full up.

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    4 years ago

    While food itself was good, out of the five times I came to this restaurant, it was only open once on its provided hours.

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    8 years ago

    Great food at a great price. Service was very fast as well. Very limited seating for dining in and seems more suited for take away.

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    Review Highlights - Bento Bab

    “We had Korean pork burger (light and fluffy) Salt Pepper Korean Chicken (Crispy and sweet) and incredible Korean Pasta, which was sugary!”

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    Kinkao - Main course

    Kinkao

    4.1(54 reviews)
    0.7 mi•Shoreditch, Brick Lane
    •££

    I genuinely loved the food here! And it was pretty reasonable as well! Located at the top of Brick…read moreLane, towards Shoreditch High Street end, it is not a far walk from the market or Old Truman's Brewery. The staff are dressed in traditional Thai outfits and and very friendly and helpful. The decor is really quite splendid as well, with statues of buddhas and a wooden, carved archway in the middle of the restaurant. To start with, my partner and I shared a mixed starter and this was such value for money!! For £12.50, we got satay chicken, sesame prawn toast, thai fish cakes, fried dumplings, spring rolls, chicken wings, prawn roll ups and some crispy deep fried pasta type thing, with three sauces (one being the satay one). It was soooooooo tasty!! And I was amazed at how much we got for the price that it was considering that one starter was around £5-£7. So if you come here, then definitely go for the mixed starter option! For mains we shared a Panang with Duck, Garlic Rice and Pad Thai with Chicken. The curry was extremely delicious and full of flavour - I literally could not stop eating it! And the Pad That was great! Sticky and sweet but then you get the nuts and the basil and the chilli. Great. It was soooooo good that we couldn't actually finish it! But I totally loved it all. I will totally be coming back here!

    Great food and a really good evening spent with friends I was in the local Barbars when they told…read moreme where to find them and I was very pleased

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    Kinkao - Lovely furnishings shipped from Thailand

    Lovely furnishings shipped from Thailand

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    K Place - Those are extractor fans.

    K Place

    3.4(30 reviews)
    0.6 mi•Aldgate
    •££

    I had never tried Korean barbecue before so I was excited to give this place a go. It's on the…read moretastecard which is how I found it so you can get some money off your bill and if you select the 10 course set menu you really get enough food to be stuffed by the end. As I found out, when you go for Korean barbecue you have the actual barbecue in the middle of your table so you can cook your own meat and veggies just like you want them. But before you get to that there is an array of delicious starters and sides that are put in your table, meats, fish, seafood, vegetables, rice and soups. Once you go through most of those, you meats of choice are brought out and the barbecue is turned heated up. You can then start cooking your steaks using the special wooden cutlery and cut them up with a pair or scissors. This way you can be sure you have everything as soon as it's done and nothing gets cold. We decided to go with the set menu that offers 3 types of meat per person but if you really want to push your limits or have not eater for days there's an unlimited meat option too. If you pick that one, I salute you. Anyway, I definitely enjoyed everything I tried and look forward to going back soon. I recommend going there with a group as that would be great fun and you can order a greater variety of foods. Either way it's worth putting it in your schedule.

    Naru has been my long running fave Korean restaurant in central London for quite a number of years…read more- whilst it's still good in a great location, I've found a new place to direct ppl for awesome Korean food. We had a really early reservation because we had tickets to the RWC later that evening - got there right at opening around 5:30. This place looks like a proper Korean BBQ place because they have the vents that suck the BBQ smoke from the table. We were tempted at the Buffet menus but given that it was quite early we decided on getting the kimchi jeon, spicy pork and fried chicken. First they came out with banchan & kimchi - very few places in London offer this so a major plus as it reminds me of places in NY. The kimchi jeon was really good - at first looked a bit small as only two pieces came out but there was a bit of a confusion between the lunch menu so we got the other half later on! The spicy pork was good - I much prefer the one at Naru but still quite good. We asked them to cook it in the kitchen as it's not worth the effort to bbq at the table for 1 portion. The Korean fried chicken was probably the best I've had in London so far. We wanted half and half and they were quite nice to offer the sauce on the side. It was deliciously fried - comparing this to On the bab last week, we like this one a lot more. One funny thing to highlight is the plain rice. I grew up with a mom who was quite fussy about white rice and this place... they do it quite well. Fluffy and a bit on the sticky side. Lastly, in a typical Korean restaurant fashion, we received fruit salad at the end of our meal. We will definitely be back!

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    Cook food at your table

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    Jinjuu - My Pret coffee wrapped in tissues because it offended "the manager"

    Jinjuu

    4.1(115 reviews)
    3.0 mi•Soho
    •£££

    Great food. Awesome atmosphere. And located in one of London's most poppin' neighborhoods. If you…read morelike Korean food, this is your new jam. The interior gives you a sense of being in an underground bar somewhere in Asia, and it comes complete with Pucca dolls nestled on top of the booze bottles behind the bar. There is seating both upstairs and downstairs, but given how crazy it gets, if you're planning on coming, book in advance. I've eaten here twice, and I can safely say that the food is legit! It's surprisingly authentic given the location, and the drinks aren't half-bad, either. The Bibimbap with Bulgogi Beef is one of my favorites, thus far, with the perfect ratio of rice to beef, kimchi to veggies. It's one hearty dish, so come hungry. The Signature Fried Chicken is also done to perfection, and if you've ever had Korean Fried Chicken before, you know what I'm talking about. It's not expensive, but sadly, you only get 2 pieces. Believe me, you will want more. I can also vouch for the cocktails. Being a girly drinker myself, I can't pass up a delicious fruity cocktail from people who know how to put it together well. However, they also have a great Happy Hour with some of the cheapest beer you'll find to pair perfectly with your meal. That is how they do it in Korea anyway, isn't it?

    They treated us like no other. 12/10 stars…read more You want to come here for not only fine surrounding but TOP Shelf food.

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    Jinjuu - Jinjuu signature snickers hotteok

    Jinjuu signature snickers hotteok

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    Jinjuu signature Spiced Kimchi Mary

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