K J Restaurant

Being a Korean food fanatic, I was very excited about trying out KJ with my girlfriend, having passed it several times to visit the Korean supermarkets along the high street (and the big Korea Food store along the A3).

Parking was ok on Sunday evening, but I would imagine it to prove quite difficult on weekdays/Saturdays.

The menu (from the window) seemed quite nice, quite a large selection of authentic Japanese and Korean cuisines, both cold and hot dishes.

So in we went. First thing you will notice is the 3 large, curtained cubicles on the left for private tables of 4+ people, then you have the main area which is a good size and relatively spacious. The deco seemed a little plain with barely anything on the walls, quite a few of the lights had blown and not replaced which seemed to make the place slighty dreary and uncared for. I also thought the private rooms ought to of been put at the back of the restaurant rather than the front as there was a group of noisy, and evidentally drunk, Korean chaps singing at the top of their voices in the box.

Service-wise was excellent on first impressions. We were greeted and seated with minimum fuss and maximum smiles and speed.

We ordered the mixed Tempura (prawns, various vegs) and Yuk Hwei (raw beef sliced, sliced pear, raw yolk!), Kimchi for starters.

The tempura was amazing, in fact I could even say one of the best I've ever had. Very light, fluffy and fried to the perfect crustiness outside and softness inside. The Yukhwei was quite good as well (my gf tried some for the first time as well and thought it was ok :p) however not as good as HanKang of TCR. The Kimchi seemed a bit of a let down. Considering Kimchi is probably the cheapest and easiest to make, the portion size was pitiful.

For main course we had Ox tongue and Bulgogi (beef strips marinated) for barbecue and 2 bowls of rice. All was excellent and perfectly cooked by yours truely:P If you're scared of cooking on your own, the waitress will happily cook it for you by your table.

Warm sake and green tea for beverages. Both excellent, however the sake needed to be reminded as I think the waitress left it on the bar and forgot.

Other comments would be the cutlery didn't match at all which was quite strange and they have very cute little cat Soy sauce pots. :p
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delmontebanana - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Monday, February 11, 2008

This restaurant was great, the service was prompt and everything was well explained to my friend and I, we both had a great night out and you really should try the shabu-shabu hot pot, and the Stone pot cooked beef.

Many thanks to the nice staff, we hope to visit you soon
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Paul V
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, January 26, 2007