Out on a mission, to reward myself and tried to figure out the best makan place. Really? Did I even have to think hard? Of cos not! It's definately Seoul Garden!
Made my reservation for 2 pax and off we went. Oh best to mention first that they no longer have buffet but have a bit more customised "bundle" packages ranging from 68 to 100 for 2 pax (thereabouts) .
Was kinda apprehensive as of late, many many establishments have been rather disappointing be it the service or food quality. I had high hopes for Seoul Gardens, really I did. Having been disappointed by other grill shops, Seoul Gardens is my ray of hope, so to speak.
We were received by q gentlemen who was super welcoming and seemed genuinely pleased to receive customers and that in itself is such an awesome feeling. We were seated and he went on to explain what our options were and 10 minutes later, ALL, and I mean ALL our items were on the table. Let's get this clear and right of the bat, every meat was juicy qnd actually tasted different! Really different unlike some other places where it all tasted the same. I don't even know where to begin except that we were fully satisfied with what we got. The portioning was generous and even the top ups were of substantial portion. Let the pictures speak for itself.
Now about the staff, there were 3 of them from what I can make out and ALL 3 were wonderful!!!! They were fast, they were efficient and they were friendly and courteous throughout. I totally am blown away by their level of professionalism. This needs to be mentioned though, the lady had a slightly harder time trying to explain to me in English but she soldiered on and tried hard. I really super appreciate it much. I just told her to speak in Mandarin to my buddy and she seem relieved. Normally I would be passed if I'm spoken in other language other then English but because she tried hard, didn't assume and made the effort, she deserves all the recognition.
I have been disappointed by so many restaurants but fortunately Seoul Garden has been able to maintained in fact up their game by having wonderful people fronting their establishment. That's a huge asset. Will I patronise again and again and again??? Definitely without a doubt! Would even urge my network to give them a visit too cos it's worth every cent. In times where everything is challenging, Seoul Garden was able to adapt and still maintained its place as amongst the best. Kudos!!!!
Food : 5 / 5
Staff : 5 / 5
Ambience: 5 / 5
Went to Seoul Garden for their ala carte BBQ. Cant help but to compare it with its now ceased buffet version. Understand that they go for quality now, so perhaps that explained the limited food spread. Expensive beef/prawn selection (premium meats). Previously, their bulgogi chicken was to go for. So we ordered bulgogi chicken again but this time round, its a whole thigh which we had to cut into small pieces ourselves, and we felt that it was not that well-marinated. Just not as tasty as before. Their sides are nice though. Food aside, their staff are just superb as usual. A shout out to May, Eric (the manager) and another crew member (regret for now noticing his name). Attentive and just excellent service. So I’d give 4 stars for the food but the crew truly deserve full 5 stars.
The soon dubu is spicier than kimchi soup. I enjoyed the seafood pancake a lot. The dipping sauce seemed different from another outlet. Price on the higher side
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