Han Kang

While it is my first time eating Korean BBQ in London, I have had it many many times elsewhere. And never have I not been able to cook my own meats. Apparently they are worried I will undertook my food and get sick. Cooking yourself is the best part and having all the meat cooked for you, all at once means it’s all cold. Another thing I’m not crazy about is the stove. Not very hot and so meat isn’t grilled /​BBQ but feels like slowly heated up.
This is also the first time that you have to pay for side dishes. Maybe it’s a British Korean thing?
This place is average and totally acceptable when craving korean BBQ, but I probably won’t come back again.

We ordered a hot pot (beef and vegetable), it tasted really good. I don’t like it that you have to order rice separately. The food was very good overall. I don’t recall having to ever have to order rice at other Korean restaurants separately when I ordered soup.
I still don’t understand why Korean restaurants in London do not give bancha (side dishes) as complimentary. Korean restaurants usually pride themselves over how many side dishes they serve in the US and Korea. Another point is why don’t they give you bigger glass of water or a jug of water on the table? It’s a little inconvenient to keep asking for water after you are drenched in sweats from spicy food.
Hope they will take this recommendation so they can become the best Korean restaurant in central London.

Went to this place for lunch for hubby’s birthday last week. The food was really good, we just got a selection between us to sample as it was our first Korean dining experience. Restaurant is nice enough, staff were very sweet and attentive. I would mention we were hoping to BBQ meat at our table for the novelty factor so deliberately ordered from the BBQ menu, only for a cooked dish to appear (despite the waitress checking with her colleague that the table BBQ would be working) so this was a shame but didn’t detract from the meal– its just worth being more vocal about it if you want to use it.
All in all a great experience and very reasonably priced– we would come again!

Most of the food were between a decent to good level but the service was slow, although that is expected from most Asian restaurants in London. We paid £18 each, between 12 of us with no alcohol was a standard value compared to other Korean restaurants in London. Do bear in mind that the whole karaōke system is in Korean language only so don’t waste your time to book the karaōke room unless you understand the language.

By far the best Korean I have had in London. Everyone raved about the meal we had here. Absolutely delicious!
The highlights were:
Mixed seafood pancake came out crispy and copious. Definitely better than any other one I’ve had in London so it was a keeper!
Bulgogi was tender and super flavoursome. The onions were sweet and the marinade was tasty Was perfect with the steamed rice!
Kimchee chigae was spicy with a great kick and paired perfectly with the rice which toned down the heat
We also had sides of kimchee and spinach with sesames. Both were good. The dishes that were good but less memorable were the saengsun-​jeon which was battered pieces of cod fillet. Nothing too special and I wouldn’t order it again but it was tasty. Chicken mandoo dumplings were tasty too but not necessarily over the top.
Next time I want to try the Korean BBQ and grill your own meat. The table next to ours was doing that and it looked super tasty.

I always seem to end up in the Japanese izakaya next door, so somehow I never noticed Han Kang before! Silly me!
I didn’t think this was the best Korean I’ve had in London, and like Uli B, I did find some of the sides (kimchi/​namul and lettuce) a bit pricey…
BUT the food was all tasty, and I’d totally come back here if I fancied some Korean bbq.
I did order only really standard things:
— The kimchi jeon (pancake) was perfectly crispy — although wasn’t very full of kimchi. It was still tasty.
— The kimchi and namul were both delicious.
— The japchae was good.
— All the bbq meats (and squid) we tried were LOVELY! Really good marinades and excellent quality, melt in your mouth meat.
The dolsot bibimbap was good too (although I’ve had better in London…)
Next time I’d like to try some of the less obvious options.
All in all, 5 of us ate a massive meal for £27 each (including drinks and tips) so it was pretty good value for such a meaty, tasty meal.

Decent Korean restaurant run by Koreans, the hae mool pa jun was good and yook gae jang decent as well (not too much msg taste). Not bad of a price either. If you kind of want to take a break from Kimchee and want more of a Korean taste, this is a good place to go!

Último día en Londres y a mi compañera de trabajo le apetecía cenar comida asiática… buscamos en Unilocal y ¡bingo!, encontramos este coreano que quedaba bastante cerca del hotel.
El local es pequeño pero tuvimos suerte de encontrar una mesa libre. Me encantan los sitios donde tienes esta especie de barbacoa en el centro de la mesa y puedes cocinarte los alimentos a tu gusto. De todas formas, lo que nos apetecía no nos permitió usarla.
Para picar pedimos una tortilla de gambas y cebolla tierna que estaba muy rica, cocinada sin huevo (no se cómo las hacen), pero vamos, que estaba buena. Yo me pedí un plato de arroz frito con gambas que se salía, hacía tiempo que no probaba un arroz taaan bueno. Pedimos un par de platos de ternera y pollo con salsa para compartir que me gustaron mucho también.
El servicio también fue rápido y simpático. No soy una experta en coreanos pero desde luego este me gustó mucho.
Como curiosidad, tienen un Karaōke en la planta de abajo (¡me chiflan los Karaokes!). Si ibas al lavabo escuchabas a gente cantando súper emocionada, pero no nos dejaron entrar ya que es privado (si vas con un grupo de gente lo puedes alquilar). Una lástima porque iba dispuesta a darlo todo…

HAN KANG REMINDS ME OF HOME*!!! It’s the Asian staff, the Asian tastes, the carb, the spice, the dark booth upstairs, the plum wine. I’ve been craving for Asian food for a while. Went to a few Chinese and Japanese restaurants but I was somehow left unsatisfied. Then my friend took me to Han Kang. It was every bit of homey comfort food that i was craving for. It’s simple ingredient with bold flavors without the ostentatious presentation.
Is it the best korean food I’ve ever had? I think it’s average but it answered my foodie prayer — comforting asian food that hugs ma stomach and put me in an awesome food coma.
*I’m not Korean but I eat a lota Korean food growing up.

Got a delicious lunch of bulgogi, two banchan (odeng and kimchi), soup, a bowl of rice, and a slice of an orange for less than £8! Can’t beat that.
The aesthetics are nice, and I noticed a few locals came by. It seems like a lovely place for lunch and dinner, despite it’s tucked away in an alleyway near Tottenham Court Road station.

Good solid food. Delivered what I expected.

I love this place.
Great services. Great atmosphere. Great food. Great price. A hidden gem!
I wasn’t so sure about their dolsot bimbimbap as I have tried it in many other places. But it may be because I didn’t put in as much chilli paste as I would have normally. But other dishes were mouth watering!!!
Definitely recommended & would definitely return!

I neither hated nor loved this place… a solid three stars!
Here’s what I liked:
— the BBQ meat was well-​marinated and the sauces that came along with it, complimented the tast very well;
— I liked that we could do table-​BBQ;
— the bibimbap was tasty and sizzling when served;
Here’s what I somewhat disliked:
— everything comes at an extra-​charge (they even charge for salad leaves at £3 a basket!)
— there’s no venting system installed over the tables so you really stink like a fried chicken afterwards;
Prices were ok and service was friendly.
Would I go back? — No, because I know better Korean restaurants. Would I recommend it to other people? — I guess so… it’s better than most other Korean restaurants right in the city.

Tasty food in a lovely, cosy location.

Restaurante liegt in einer Seitenstraße und wirkt eher unscheinbar.
Einrichtung ist nicht überladen und viele Tische gibt es auch nicht dort. Jeder Tisch hat einen integrierten Gasherd auf dem direkt am Platz Leckereien zubereitet werden. An unserem Nachbartisch konnten wir einer solchen Zubereitung zusehen und hatten auch überlegt uns so etwas zu gönnen.
Speisekarte ist gut und bietet unter anderem eine handvoll Koreanischer Suppen und «Side Dishes».
Essen ist ziemlich gut, fast wie zu hause und wird heiß und zügig serviert.
Für eine Portion Kim-​Chi 3 Pfund zu bezahlen ließ uns allerdings erst schlucken. Hat sich jedoch gelohnt.
Im Untergeschoss wird noch eine Karaōke-​Bar betrieben die wir jedoch nicht in Augenschein genommen haben.
Publikum ist gemischt: Geschäftsmänner (wir waren abends dort), Studenten und anderes Jungvolk.
Fazit: Ein Besuch lohnt sich in jedem Fall, deshalb auch 4 Supersterne!

I went to Han Kang by recommendation from on of my Korean colleague. She told me that it was one of the best Korean restaurants in London. I tried the chapche, Korean pancake, bimbimpa, and samgyetang. I was not very impressed. The food was good but not the best. And it was quite expensive too; expect to pay about £30 to £40 per person for a normal dinner. The portion is quite small, my boyfriend was complaining about not feeling full the whole time.
The interior is quite ordinary and the service is normal I doubt that I will be returning to this place anything soon.