One of my favourite places to eat in West Hampstead - both as a dinner venue and for brunch. The food is very unique, as a combination of Korean and French styles but every dish I have had has been amazing. My favourite, obviously, the Korean fried chicken. Service is very good, the restaurant is quite small but they make you feel welcome and comfortable.
Great spot for a reasonably priced but elegant meal.
An absolutely brilliant place, and a great addition to the local area - it blends Korean flavours with French style and finesse in excellent fashion, with really friendly service.
The 'deconstructed kimchi' is fantastic, an unusual twist on the usual layers of cabbage and spicy sauce, instead drizzling the sauce over a steamed (?) whole head of cabbage - much, much, tastier than I can describe it. The Mandu steamed dumplings are good, as was the (raw) swordfish salad (no longer on the menu it seems).
The pork belly main has classic French style, with brilliant zingy/spicy Korean style sauce. The poussin was good too, but not quite as good as the pork. The sea bass was great, with crispy skin and served with delicious mushrooms.
Oh, and the bread is great too, a tad pricey, but worth it. It comes with a spicy balsamic dip.
Some mains come with sufficient veg, some don't, so make sure you order sides if necessary.
And definitely book ahead!
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This restaurant serves popular European dishes with a Korean twist. I have now eaten my way through their entire menu (several times over) and haven’t had a single bad meal.
No visit is complete without an order of Mandu (steamed pork & glass noodle dumpling, rocket, balsamic), £6. This dish is as Asian as they come, with the rocket and balsamic hesitant European sidekicks to the dumplings, the delicious stars of the dish.
Their version of arancini swaps the traditional filling for kimchee flavoured rice with mozzarella and served with gochujang dressing, £5.5.
Another favourite is the Italian cheese appetizer with honey and a spicy Korean sauce, £5. I’ve had this with mozzarella, burrata, and most recently with pecorino cream cheese – all luscious, moreish and so very clever!
Fresh on the menu is a Smoked Sword Fish, £6, with fish chunks that come wrapped in gem lettuce, drenched in a zingy wasabi & lime dressing and shiso. Then there is a butter roasted “Kimchee”, £5. One could spend the entire meal just on their appetizers, as I often do.
On the rare occasion I order a main it is always the pork belly in Korean BBQ jus (£13.5). Chefy terms aside, this is one of the best preparations of pork I have ever had the joy of tasting. If I was one to make lists this would be on my London top 10 without any hesitation.
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