Dong San

Dong san is now gone, and new ownership has taken over. The old restaurant has been refurbished to a very high standard, and the food is worth trying, just excellent!
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John Stamatis
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Saturday, August 16, 2008

I have been a customer of DONG SAN for 2 years now!

Last night I visited the restaurant, only to find that new owners have taken over.

The new name is" AZZI Korean & Japanese restaurant."

The face lift given to the premises is EXCELLENT, but so was the FOOD.

A new quiet Atmosphere with the best food. Worth trying, and highly recommended.

Mario Fratelli
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mario
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

We visited the premises of Dong San this evening, (Friday the 9th of May) only to find out that the establishment no longer exists. Gone for ever the friendly atmosphere, excellent food, and friendly waitresses.
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Jonathan
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Friday, May 09, 2008

I work in Soho and have lunch at Dong San once every couple of weeks, and it has never been anything other than excellent, both in terms of food and service. The flavours are good, the staff are friendly (although we always seem to have the same waitress at lunchtimes), the decor is airy yet intimate, and the prices are reasonable. If you ever have a cold, I'd recommend the Daegu Tang: a very hot seafood soup.

Heartily endorsed!
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Niall
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Friday, November 16, 2007

I went to Dong San when I visited London. I've been to several Korean restaurants in several European cities, and Dong San is amongst the top of them. Very friendly service, there's also a Korean waitress who speaks English perfectly, but it was great I could have some Korean conversation with her. Food is great, the price/quality relation is honest. I recommand Dong San.
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Karel, Belgium
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 7
Saturday, September 08, 2007

Me and my wife have been regulars at Dong San for the whole of last year.

We visited the restaurant on Sunday, the 12th of August once more. We could not understand the failure in Service, and the quality of food was awful. The waiter attending our table never heard the word "thank " you. The seafood pancake had no seafood inside and was hardly lukewarm. The glasses were dirty, and finger prints could be seen through the drinks. We had an apology for that, but no new drinks were offered. Is this restaurant under new management we wondered? New faces all round with regards to the staff, and an experience we do not wish

to remember.
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Lisa and Roger
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Food 2 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 2
Monday, August 13, 2007

We visited Dong San for the second time on Thursday, the 9th of August.

I am sorry to say that the Service deteriorated to the point that the waiter could not take an order in English. The pancake served was cold, the floor was dirty, and the coffee(cappuccino) served was very poor for the money. Great improvements are required, if we are to return to this restaurant again.
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Korean food Lover
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Food 3 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 1 | Value for money 2
Monday, August 13, 2007

Been to Dong San twice. Once as a couple and the other as part of a group of 10. Was not disappointed on both occasions. Initially, the description of the restaurant as a "Japanese and Korean restaurant" didn't bode well for me. I had gone there expecting specialised Korean cuisine. But I was probably comforted by the fact that there were Korean groups eating there, both times I went!

The specialty dish i feel is the raw beef salad called Yukhae. The bibimbak, beef and rice was very good too. Kimchi pancakes were a delight too. However, there are a few flaws to this restaurant. Firstly, Korean BBQ plays a big part in Korean cuisine so it escapes me why the tables are built with BBQs but not used. Secondly, the restaurant gives complimentary free flow spinach and kimchi - a good way to get your five a day but I feel that the spinach could be better seasoned and more than one type of kimchi servied. I might consider even paying for this! A let down were the soups - my spiny fish broth obviously had the same soup base as the seafood broth. (But I only had soup twice there)

With regards to service, great staff, friendly and attentive. But overall service was a let down - why? There were only two waitresses serving the entire restaurant! Granted it isn't a huge place, but the sheer magnitude of orders just took their toll. A few mistakes with my order were inevitable and probably expected. The poor girls really seemed over-worked!

Overall - food was great, atmosphere was good, service could be better with extra hands.
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fuzwuzzle - View all reviews by this user
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Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Saturday, June 16, 2007

Great food! a MUST TRY is the raw beef dish (the name escapes me)!! The staff were really nice and gave us 2 servings of raw beef for the price of 1!

The kimchi pancake is also very good and the bibimbap too.

It's a nice and quiet place which is good for conversations and romantic dinners.
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Aline
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Monday, April 09, 2007

We went there last week, and found the food really great! There was a party singing karaoke, which was quite funny. A couple at the table next to us looked really unhappy about the noise, so they got moved to the front part of the restaurant, which is nice and quiet.

We got a nice Korean waitress (who had no trouble communicating with us), and managed to modify one of their dishes to our liking. The manager also came over to try and convince us to sing some songs, but we weren't brave enough.

Everyone was friendly and the food was beautifully presented and served. The restaurant looked and felt clean, which is always a big deal to me. Loos were spotless as well, which to me is a good sign too.

The menu is extensive, so almost anyone can find something they'd love.

I'm already thinking about when I'm in the neighbourhood so I can eat there again...
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Catherine Bertram
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Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Wednesday, March 14, 2007