Korean BBQ and Vegan- Mile End Road

First time at this place,although wanting for a while. 5 tables in all and can get pretty packed. Menu has mostly vegan selection, and also a good selection of meat dishes.
The food was very tasty and i think we did well as novices to select well, Two main dishes with two rice. One spinach (Cold) and a mix seafood noodle. All in all it was filling, although for the location i felt a bit pricey.
Basic decor and furnishings. No toilet and staff direct you to a PUB!!! Not the ideal HALAL experience with family. Waitress was on her own and so the food was delayed, not that we minded. Meal for 2 cost near to £40.

We dined as a group of four. It cost us roughly £64. Overall this was an OK place. Decided on visiting here as it was halal and we were dining with a friend who required this. They also do a vegan Korean menu which is a nice bonus. (at least one a4 page)

Honestly was expecting more considering it had 4.5 stars at time of visit. Seems like they need to update their menu as multiple items I tried ordering they did not have such as the doenjang soup, and the response from the waitress was that they had changed their menu.(how recently I'm not sure). I think blocking the options would be useful. Or maybe I have bad luck!

Customer service was fine. The lady was friendly when spoken to. However food service was rather slow. We were the only ones in the restaurant when we were seated at around 6.25pm and ordered around 6.35pm. Served the first bits of food in 30 or so minutes and the rest of the food came 15mins later. Friend sat waiting for our food to come to eat together which was a shame.

We had some issues with the food. For starters/sharers we ordered the tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) to share. The rice cake was overcooked and the sauce was orange and sweet. Not spicy at all. Also had carrots and onions in it extra which was a surprise to us. (see photo) we've had tteokbokki in Seoul before so we're not sure why this was so... Orange. Usually it is red and spicy?

Another issue we found was that food inconsistent. Me and my friend ordered the same soup (yakhoe jang) spicy beef stew, (not spicy again) yet one was less than the other and also a different colour. (see photo). Kimchi in my opinion was not worth £3 and was very bitter.

However, portion sizes for everything we ordered were good! the Korean fried chicken portions were good, as were the rice's on the side and the japchae and the stew overall. Presentation overall was good. We were given extra plates and all cutlery options which was nice.

Important note is that they do not have toilets for customers. A4 sign on the wall. Whether this is temporary or if they are jsut out of order I'm not sure!

ANNYEONGHASEYO. The food was mouth wateringly delicious and dazzling. I ordered Kimchi, Miso Soup, Bulgogi, Toppokki (Spicy Rice Cakes+added fishcakes) and Bibimbap. These dishes are popular in South Korea and due to the high popularity I decided to order these. The Kimchi (fermented Lettuce or Cabbage, I think 🤔, Kimchi can also be radish) was salty and also there was a hint of spice 🌶, this tasted delicious with the Bibimbap. The Bulgogi was pieces of juicy, chewy, slightly sweet but sizzling meat grilled and served with glass noodles and veg. This melted in my mouth as I chewed, and the flavours reached all the nooks crannies of my tongue. Ahhh... the Spicy Rice Cakes, I urge for this again, I rated this 10/10. This dish is definitely spicy but it is also sweet, the underlying sweetness overpowers the Spicy Gochujang sauce. The Fish Cakes were hidden underneath like treasure, the whole dish was like a gold found treasure. The Fish Cakes were cooked to perfection, and it was drenched in this spicy, hot, beautiful, DELICIOUS sauce. This was no.1 out of all dishes eaten. This Miso Soup was nice with a pot of rice, I preferred it with the rice rather than with the soup itself just because you can digest better. (Bruhh if any Bengalis go, y'all this tastes like Hutki Shira (fermented fish that smells disgusting but tastes banging) fam). Ahhhhh BIBIMBAP... (chicken pieces, veg such as carrots, onions, and cucmber sliced, thin noodles, rice and a yellow sun like yolk sitting on top) this was beyond delicious, it was like delicious 100% and added 1000% because of the raw egg yolk which might taste like nothing when mixed together but my taste buds was in the feels when eating this. The chicken pieces and the veg was the extra 1% top with the rice. All in all, I definitely recommend this restaurant as it is halal, and serve Korean food for affordable prices, if yall get time please visit. Excellent service and for KPOP lovers, they got BTS playlists 🤪, just kidding but actually visit though. I recommend this to all people who are interested in Korean cuisine and need to find a local restaurant. Next time I'll order KFC (no not KFC KFC as in big crispy chicken with little wallets of chips, no KFC as in Korean Fried Chicken).

Great halal dishes, we have been there twice already, and those will be the first of many. Our favourite is the Honey Butter Fried Chicken. So so good!

The waitress is kind and lovely, the service is quick, and the area clean. My only problem is the size of the eating area, but it's comfortable enough and makes it cozy.

Also I wish the seafood pancake's quality and taste was consistent. The first time we had it, it was excellent!

Friendly service. Not the biggest fan of bibimbap. The beef in the bibimbap was plain.

The Korean Fried Chicken was nice, tasted succulent.

Also got ribs which were decent. Overall, not the best bibimbap I've tasted. Tasted better at Zaxx.

Quite pricey however the portions were okay. The staff were really sweet and costumer service was great. The meat in the Jigae didn’t seem fresh and there was barely any meat. The seasoning didn’t taste like the authentic korean restaurants I’ve been to before. Wouldn’t go again but wouldn’t say it is the worst.

Halal Korean Food😍
I have been to this restaurant several times and the food is always great 👍🏽. The food tastes authentic and full of flavour. The staff are friendly and efficient. The bibimbap is such a comfort food and I always find myself craving and the KFC is bursting with flavour, rich sauce and generous portions. I have not given 5 stars because the restaurant is rather small and does tend to get busy.

Ordered home! We got Korean fried chicken with sweet chilli sauce and tteokbokki!! Soo delicious and I feel like the portions were quite a good size compared to the prices :). I will definitely be ordering from here again!