Had dinner here with my family and had a really great meal. I had the beef bulgogi in the sizzling…read morestone pot and really liked that. Others in our party had the Spicy Chicken Bulgogi, Vegetable Fried Rice, and Yachae Bokkeum Bibimbap and everyone was very happy with their choices. Servers were very friendly and efficient. Fairly inexpensive, as well. Definitely recommend if you are looking for Korean food.

Wonderful experience. We were walking to find a place for…read moresupper and could smell this wonderful aroma coming from down the lane. Took a chance and wandered in. We were immediately welcomed and got the last table. The staff was awesome and explained all the options and how to prepare the meal. Could not have asked for better more attentive service. We had the combo for 2 with different slices of meat (beef chicken and pork). Where you cook the food on a grill in front of you and make lettuce wraps with flavorful toppings. We added some Kim chi and tofu be bim bop to the order for a wonderful night. Definitely recommend.

Finally got to try this place over the weekend and to quote an old movie, "can you just be…read morewhelmed?" Because that's what the experience was. The service was friendly but quite slow though the place was only half full. The decor is minimal and furniture looks like it's from everyone's favourite flat pack box store. My friend and I got a large kimchi jigae to share and it's kept warm on an electric hot plate which although great to keep the soup hot, completely dominated the table which made eating seem really cramped. The dish itself was tasty enough but didn't blow me away. The small side dishes were potato, bean sprouts and cucumber.. All pickled or glazed as per usual Korean fare. This is the third restaurant on the street serving Korean food and they'll need to up their game to become my top choice.

Alex G. My wife and I found this treasure last Sat 29th Dec. We were impressed with the friendly,…read morehappy and smiley welcome and were quickly shown to a table. As this was our first experience of Korean cuisine, the lovely girl explained a few items for starters and what were main courses. We were soon into the menu. Our starters were two omelettes with side dishes, they were very tasty and enjoyable. Our mains were huge but very wholesome with veggies, meat and rice, we began to think we need not have had the starters. But we finished the meal completely and extremely satisfied. We washed the meal down with jasmine tea a grand accompaniment. We are now looking forward to our next visit, which we hope to be soon.

Very authentic! We did the unlimited menu which was very tasty, and very traditional. It is great…read morefun to cook your meat yourself. We were not too fond of the shrimp but all the meat was great. Recommended to get steamed rice, put it in the lettuce, with some sauce and meat. roll it and eat it that way! Wonderful flavour. The unlimited also comes with unlimited sushi which is a very original and nice combination. I would highly recommend this place, very clean and good food. You see the owners are putting their hearts in it and are very ambitious!

Very happy meal! Good taste and decent price, me and my frd had a good time. Clean, and polite…read moreservice.

Small dining area and long wait but food and staff were wonderful. Lots of similar choices nearby…read morebut don't pass this one up.

Literally the best hidden gem in the entire United Kingdom. Kim's Mini Meals has the most…read moreincredible, home cooked Korean meals prepare by the owner and his wife in a small kitchen. The menu is very limited, but they definitely specialize in what they make. The shop is only open for dinner from 5:30p to 8:30p and only open for 6 days a week. I recommend getting there a early because the the restaurant only has 6-7 tables. Lines form early and will wait the entire 3 hours is necessary to eat. I highly recommend the bibimpop and rice cakes with fish cakes. The meal comes with the traditional korean side dishes. Seriously. Come check out Kim's Mini Meals.

We discovered Kim's bulgogi on the way back to our Airbnb on Sunday but they were closed. We came…read moreback today for lunch. It's a very small shop with a few tables for dine in. So we decided to order to go. I liked that they had a very clear menu showing how to order. We got the bibimbap beef Bulgogi and spicy pork, rice bowl with sweet soy chicken and beef Bulgogi. Also, got the Korean sweet pancake which was only available during lunchtime. I liked the beef bulgogi more than spicy pork. Beef was well seasoned and tender. Sweet soy chicken was okay - good flavor but the breading on the chicken was too thick and hard. For kimchi lovers, you will have to order as side dish and its 3 GBP for tiny portion. Overall, generous portion with reasonable price but I was not impressed with the quality of food here.

I was craving Korean food and decided to check this place out. Although it was quite empty on a…read moreSaturday night, this spot is delicious. The menu is fairly simple with a few starters, rice dishes, noodle dishes, and bibimbap dishes for a reasonable price. My flatmate and I shared the Veggie Dumplings (£3.50). Even though it said it comes with 5pcs, we got 6pcs instead to share equally, which was a kind gesture. The dumpings were super crispy, which almost made me forget they were vegetarian. As for my main dish, I ordered the Fire Chicken Bulgogi with Noodles (£7.50). As a huge fan of japchae (glass noodles), it was an obvious choice for me to pick the noodles over rice. The dish also came with a heap of japchae, which was so flavorful and tasty. The fire chicken was also nicely marinated with a good kick of spice. While rice could help balance the intense flavors of the chicken, I wouldn't want it any other way. If you're looking for comfort Korean food, this spot is the best. We were overstuffed and completely satisfied by the end of our meal. It's good to know Kim's Bulgogi is around whenever I have a Korean craving on the cheap. Don't be turned away by the small and secluded shop; the food is worth it!

Totally unexpected tasty Korean BBQ in Edinburgh. The beef and the pork belly were seasoned well,…read moreand served with the traditional lettuce wraps, but the side dishes were ordered separately and the selection minimal. I guess you cater to your population, and the sides may not be that popular. However, what we did get, the kimchi and the bean sprouts, were delicious. Also, they need to provide some different Korean BBQ dipping sauces, and the most simple being the sesame oil with salt. More side dishes that came with the BBQ and proper dipping sauces and this place would be 5 stars.

I recently went there with my fellow yelper family for dinner. The place came highly recommended…read more You can even bring your own bottle of alcohol or non alcohol. Still, you are able to order drinks the old fashioned way, using a menu. The place is big enough to cater for larger groups. Not many so. Try to avoid a table near the toilet. It would disturb you when people pass by, constantly. The tables we got had their own grills incorporated into the tables. A few of us chose to grill their meat and vegetables. Personally I prefer to get my food served straight away and not desperately waiting for a grill to finish. But I could see my mates were happy with their option. Think the prices offered were from £12 upwards for a grill set. I ordered pork dumplings as a starter and a beef dish as a main. I can remember only the number 41 as reference to the main. Sadly I was not able to spell its name. I also learned that the name Ong Gie is referring to some sort of pottery. My dishes were well prepared and held plenty of taste. Needless to say. I ate it all. The vegetables that came with the mains were fresh and crispy. Even the service was a bit slow, or maybe it only appeared like it due to me starving, the people were all really polite. Their english might be a bit rusty, but the waitresses are adorable. Korean might not be my kind of food, but I can definitely recommend this place to any lover of Korean food.

I ate here twice and loved it. It's Japanese/Korean fusion, and most of the customers are Chinese…read more I had the Tofudon and the Sanshokudon and loved both. I also love the Goji berry tea. The food here is so tasty and nourishing, and the service is warm and friendly. It's casual and laid back and relaxing.

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, this was Trattoria Italiana, and it was Really Not Good. It…read moreclosed shortly after I started Yelping, so it was spared the ignominy of my words. And now, my friends - behold! From the choking ashes of disgrace, a phoenix! From the waxy cocoon of shame, a butterfly! From the... from the grubby skip of dismay, a - er - an armchair of joy! Yes! Go with it! An ARMCHAIR OF JOY! (Legal note. There are no armchairs, butterflies or phoenixes in Cafe Andamiro.) Cafe Andamiro is good. The fact it was as busy as it was today, just a standard Tuesday lunchtime, is testament to how good. It offers the curious combination of Japanese and Korean food - curious, I think, because I think of these very much as opposites, Japanese food being very fresh and light, and Korean food being quite stodgy and greasy. But for this reason, there's probably something on the menu that everyone will like. Blythe R and I ordered the Korean dumplings to share as a starter, joking about how we would fight over the fifth and final dumpling, but when we mentioned that we were sharing, they in fact very kindly brought us six! They were really lovely - fried crispy on one side and very hot in the middle. My Jap Chae was a riot of colour, which is perfect - nobody wants a mess of brown when glass noodles are involved. It all starts to looks fearsomely biological when that's the case. But these were beautiful fresh vegetables, and it was sweet and delicious and, for the price (£5.99) HUGE. I was so full at the end that I wasn't sure I'd make it home... And now to my personal favourite bit. As you will see from the pictures - adorable china! Such adorable china! The green tea came in these super-cute floral teacups and a gorgeous matching teapot. The whole set was so "KAWAII!" (They also have a rather lovely Portmeirion Botanic Gardens soap dispenser in the little bathroom at the back, by the way). Even my Jap Chae, while Blythe's mighty bibimbap came in an ultra-impressive stone vessel like something from the Round Table, was served in a delicate little dish with a gold rim. Oh, I was so happy. The prices were fantastic and the service superb too. In fact, the only thing letting this place down, in my eyes, is that it feels ever so slightly on the cramped side. But for a casual lunch, it's the eel's hips! I can't wait to come back and try... all those cakes... :O

The food was pretty legit. Good portions for good prices. The most hip and vibey inside. Fun music,…read moredecor, and it was lively. The service was fast and the workers were friendly seemed to genuinely care about their customers. Would recommend!

While the location and food were great, the service sucked. It was one particular female that made…read moreit awful. From the moment of our request for a table, she seemed uninterested in serving us, short and abrupt communication style. She just didn't like us and we couldn't figure it out. This was not her interactions with other tables. We were kind, thankful but then gave up. Something was up her (_o_) and we couldn't figure it out. The other waiter (male) was kind, engaging and appreciative of our business. Again, food great. Just some people don't enjoy their jobs.

Ong Gie is a decent Korean takeaway situated near Buccleuch Place and offers friendly service and…read moregood food, although the prices aren't really that cheap. I came here with some mates in December last year as an interesting alternative to the usual Indian or Chinese takeaways and we certainly weren't disappointed by the quality of the food. Korean food is similar to Chinese and Japanese cuisine, yet there are more things like kebabs and dumplings. I went for the barbecued beef which was served in a delcious mild sauce with fried rice. The food didn't take long to be prepared and was filling as well as tasty. It did cost about £10 per person though, which isn't cheap considering it was just a takeaway. Ong Gie is an excellent Korean eatery, but it comes at a price to match.

There is now more than one place to acquire Korean food in Edinburgh. But not many. Ong Gie is one…read moreof them. A fairly new addition to the Southside area, Ong Gie has some competition, considering the number of takeaways and restaurants nearby, for its mostly student clientele. Near to George Square and the main library, many a student will pass this takeaway on their way home from evening study. Being something a bit different gives Ong Gie somewhat of an advantage. Not bad for a lazy takeaway, especially if you want something a bit different, but with room for improvement. I've tried takeaway from here a couple of times and its always been okay. There is a reasonable menu, with quite a variety to choose from but once it arrives its not always as exciting as the menu make it out to be. Service can be a little slow but on the whole the staff are friendly. This gives Ong Gie