Japanese, Korean BBQ at the table restaurants in London...
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i've been to a mongolian barbecue in manchester that was spot on, had lots of fun creating dishes for them to cook. its not fine dining but great to do before a night out etc.
i've been to a couple of teppanyaki grills for people's birthdays and i wouldn't go again as the spectacle isn't that great and the best part of the meal has been the fried rice. they must survive on the novelty value.
i've been to a couple of teppanyaki grills for people's birthdays and i wouldn't go again as the spectacle isn't that great and the best part of the meal has been the fried rice. they must survive on the novelty value.
Bacardi said:
...interested in quality rather than price.
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For great food, Roka or Zuma, although not a BBQ at the table as such, you can sit around the bar and watch the chefs cook your food for you. If you're after something less expensive then I'd also recommend Sen Nin in Islington, which is more of a traditional Teppanyaki restaurant..
http://www.london-eating.co.uk/5568.htm
Arang Korean restaurant in Golden Sq, SoHo.
Fairly decent although can get a little pricey if you end up ordering far too much (as I always do).
Arang Korean restaurant in Golden Sq, SoHo.
Fairly decent although can get a little pricey if you end up ordering far too much (as I always do).
Simpo Two said:
You might do better on the Food & Drink forum!
Yes, I know mate, but I thought I might get a bit more coverage with the 2.5m who have posted on P&P rather than the 14k on Food & Drink... before the mods moved it... that didn't really work though, they're too quick .Person I'm taking has been to similar restaurant in Japan and said it was great fun and wants to go again. She doesn't want to watch someone else do it and wants to cook the meat the way she likes it. These places have big extractor hoods over the hot plates so you don't get to stink of a chip shop
.Thanks for the recommendations so far folks!
Going to give this one a go tonight...
http://www.london-eating.co.uk/29410.htm#userrevie...
I'll report back
Cheers
.Edited by Bacardi on Thursday 12th February 13:06
Just to report back in case anyone's interested...
Went to the Koba, glad I booked as it was full by the time we arrived, mainly with Korean diners, which is usually a good sign I thought. We shared stir fried vermicelli with vegetables as an appetiser which was a bit different from Chinese noodles having a glossy sort of finish to them, quite tasty. For a main we went for a selection of meat, marinated beef, pork belly and chicken (other options available such as seafood, prawns, squid, octopus etc, plus different meats like beef ribs and ox tounge... which I didn't fancy so much, but no Jack Russell...
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The experience of cooking it on a hot plate was novel and fun. Although with people doing it on every table I suppose there is a sense of eating in a kitchen and you do get more of an aroma of cooking which some people might not like, although hoods over the table extract most of it.
Once the meat was cooked, you dip it in dipping sauce, place on a lettuce leaf with some sliced spring onion with chilli & vinegar, then seasoned soybean paste, wrap it up and eat it. A bit messy, but quite tasty and different. To accompany we had steamed rice with seasoned vegetables in a Korean hot stone pot. All the ingredients are laid out in the pot with a broken egg on top. The waitress mixes it all up at the table and it continues to cook in the pot.
For dessert we had selection of Sorbet and I had green tea ice-cream. £73 including service charge including a couple of beers, a fruit juice, but no wine or coffee. Which I thought was reasonable for the west end. It was different, sociable and fun, the staff were friendly, polite and helpful, I'd go again.
Cheers!
Went to the Koba, glad I booked as it was full by the time we arrived, mainly with Korean diners, which is usually a good sign I thought. We shared stir fried vermicelli with vegetables as an appetiser which was a bit different from Chinese noodles having a glossy sort of finish to them, quite tasty. For a main we went for a selection of meat, marinated beef, pork belly and chicken (other options available such as seafood, prawns, squid, octopus etc, plus different meats like beef ribs and ox tounge... which I didn't fancy so much, but no Jack Russell...
) The experience of cooking it on a hot plate was novel and fun. Although with people doing it on every table I suppose there is a sense of eating in a kitchen and you do get more of an aroma of cooking which some people might not like, although hoods over the table extract most of it.
Once the meat was cooked, you dip it in dipping sauce, place on a lettuce leaf with some sliced spring onion with chilli & vinegar, then seasoned soybean paste, wrap it up and eat it. A bit messy, but quite tasty and different. To accompany we had steamed rice with seasoned vegetables in a Korean hot stone pot. All the ingredients are laid out in the pot with a broken egg on top. The waitress mixes it all up at the table and it continues to cook in the pot.
For dessert we had selection of Sorbet and I had green tea ice-cream. £73 including service charge including a couple of beers, a fruit juice, but no wine or coffee. Which I thought was reasonable for the west end. It was different, sociable and fun, the staff were friendly, polite and helpful, I'd go again
.Cheers!
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