Assa (Soho)

i have been in this place about three times. i ordered the rice and the main.

korean food is normally spicy and has influences of chinese and japanese food.

so do not be surprised to find teriyaki chicken, etc..... but also classics from the korean food as kimchi. they do a few hot pots. but apparently you need more than one person in order to enjoy it. the food as far as i taste it is fantastic.

you will be surprised to see that mostly koreans come to this place. maybe because they do serve the real thing. It is true the staff do not speak english very well but they do their best and i am there to eat and enjoy the food and they are there to serve it. i only expect some respect and at the moment i have not been ignored.

If you want tea be free to order it. it is cold ok (well room temperature). and is free. so enjoy something for free.

food is truly delicious even something as simple as plain rice is cooked with perfection (well the two first visits and slightly overcooked the last one but still good). the sides (the bean sprouts with sesame oil, kimchi , very good too. and the seaweed, the one i liked it the least, maybe because of the marinade. i think they marinade it with lemon or something citrusy. i think when you order two of them they bring the three of them giving you one of them for free. not bad.

i love the chilli lamb and pork i think so so so tender than it will melt in your mouth.

needless to say i will come again and try different things. so far i think this is one of the best korean restaurants in the area. there are more and more korean restaurants in london and normally they tend to be on the expensive side.
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the golden palate - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Thursday, January 05, 2012

Ok, so the waiters hardly speak English (but are otherwise perfectly nice) and the place doesn't take bookings ... Who cares!

The hot pots are great, the place is packed out with kids that know this kind of food and the prices are very cheap indeed.

I really like this place.
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Pascal
7 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Friday, May 20, 2011

I have major issues with this restaurant. Firstly, who doesn't take bookings!! Apparently they only take bookings for groups of 4 or more - it took a while to understand becaue the waitress could barely speak English. When we turned up the service was non existent. Just bad!!! While the food is authentic and tastes good I'd rather go somewhere where my business is appreciated. Sersiouly, don't bother with this one. You'll be crammed into the restaurnt and treated badly.
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Chris
3 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Friday, April 15, 2011