Assa in City of London, Westminster

Great place! Absolutely delicious food. Perfect place to hang out with friends. One of the best fried chicken in London. Also amazing beef tartar.

My friend found this restaurant in the list of top 10 Korean restaurants on Time Out. It is not possible to book, only walk ins but the queue goes really quickly. We ordered seafood pancake, beef jap chae and fried chicken. The seafood pancake wasn’t tasty as it usually is in other Korean restaurants. I’m not sure whether it was overly fried or what and it had a vinegary aftertaste. The Beef Jap Chae was good although very sweet. The fried chicken dish was average. The waiters are very friendly.

Un petit restaurant coréen très sympa proche du Chinatown à Londres. Dommage que l’accueil soit très timide et froid. Les plats sont très bons et copieux . Nous y avons passé un très agréable moment en famille.

After a short wait, we were quickly seated and ordered. Food came quickly and service was great. The raw beef dolsot bibimbap was fantastic along with an extra order of side dishes.

We visited during half term with the children as a treat, ordered a variety of dishes and all were very delicious! The price was reasonable and the staff were very polite.

To get a table for dinner one usually has to queue outside. More often than not most of the customers are of asian heritage, which is usually a sign that the food is not only good, but also authentic. As always the food here was delicious and the servers were attentive. We had the beef bulgogi, kimchi, pa jeon and ramyeon toppoki which were all perfectly cooked. I usually prefer to come here for lunch as the place is more quiet, and because during dinnertime there is loud K-pop playing.

Firstly, we had to wait for a hour in the queue. Obviously, we were very hungry but patient enough to wait. We ordered our food which was 2 toboekki, pancake and prawns. Although, only 1 toboekki arrived and the rest of the food came. We asked the waiter if the other tobeokki is coming and he replied ‘no?’ And I told him that we ordered 2. So, he said he will put it in the order. We waited for nearly 30 mins. Even though before we asked the waiters when will it come to 3 different waiters - 1 said ‘it’s coming..’ the other said ‘it’s coming in 2-3mins’. However, it did not come in 2-3 mins. We waited for 30 mins. It finally arrived. However, we lost our appetite. Asked them if we could not pay full price due to the situation. Though, they said it was not possible and only service charge they could reduce. I will not be visiting here again!!

The hot pot was delicious. Fish cake, sweets potato noodles and rice cake with a spicy sauce were very nice. The fried chicken with soy tasted so chickeny, but the sauce was very nice. Fried kimchi was tasty. We had a dish of rice served with beef, vegetables and raw egg yolk which was very delicious. White peach juice was fine. The waitresses were nice, but the waiter was not. We asked for a table of 4 and he refused for us to be seated until the 4 of us be there at the same time, so he asked us to wait outside. Prices are medium-high.

Quick meal before theatre. Ordered two bibimbap, kimchi, pork belly. Have to say I and my hubby was not impressed. The order came quick. But the taste was just so so. I remember that the stonebowl should be quick hot but it was just a bit warm. This is his first time trying this and he said that I made a mistake ordering him this. He prefer to go a Korean BBQ

Great food and very friendly staff/service. We were lucky to arrive early and quickly got a table. When we left there was a long line, which is always a good sign of a popular and good restaurant imo. The hot pot is absolutely recommendable and can be customized with various choices, with fresh broth being added all the time. All this at a very reasonable price. Would definitely come here again.

Delicious food, great array of drinks and fast service for a busy restaurant. The staff were efficient and were able to squeeze in my group of 5 during the lunch rush. Would come here again and recommend. If you're just coming for a main and a drink it is a very good price.

Everything was great apart from the staff who seem to be a manager. He was rude and got a terrible attitudes! I mean all the staff seem to have attitude downstairs. Never ever going again.

Considering the rave reviews from friends, the queue of people out the door, and the length of time waiting for a table, I was expecting much better. The food was nice enough whilst eating and the main dish portions were generous, but an arduous following day of stomach troubles made this an unpleasant experience. There are numerous similar restaurants across the road in China Town, I can't see what makes this one so popular.

The food was mediocre at best, and the quality of the ingredients was questionable. Also in terms of spiciness, it had barely any and it was way too sweet. The tteokbokki was overcooked and the bibimbap and fried chicken were way too oily. Unless you order Kimchi separately the kimchi they serve is pretty much unfermented white cabbage. But despite the food, the worst of it was the staff. While the girl that seated us was really nice, the rest of the staff that served us were rude. They also place people based on your race, so chances are if you are anything but East Asian, you will be placed upstairs where the staff is rude. No water/tea refill, no checking if everything is alright. Imedietley after one of us added the hot sauce after their dish, the staff picked it without even asking if we still need it. Not to mentioned they were really pissed at us when we said they forgot the bring the rice. But while this is not such big of a deal, worst of it we were there for a birthday, 20min in after the food has arrived and we didn't even finish eating we were served with a bill while we didn't ask for it. Food was still on the table at that point and none of the drinks were even close to finishing. Shortly after they came for us to pay, we declined to pay at the time and ask for the bill to come later as we still had food and drinks to finish. After we were done we went to pay at the bar, they said ok and ignored my friend that was there to pay and brought the bill back to the table. Awful experience, not even goodbye after we left.

We didn’t even ask for the bill or even to pay yet and they were practically forcing us to pay and leave the place, still having drinks and food on the table. Racist staff!!!

Chicken was the only good thing we ha, pork was tasteless and overpriced and rude staff that ignored your requests and sighed at any questions asked. would not recommend

I visited this restaurant with my friends and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The food was very eatable. I will definitely be coming again.

good food, value for money and atmosphere. the food is also very authentic. we had a very pleasant time there.

Such a great experience! We loved the flavors in our dishes, first day we ordered a really good beef and pork dish with rice, which was amazing! Secound day(because we had to go back) we had the best Hot Pot we have ever tried. The...

Yes, we went three times in one month! Was recommended by my sister, so came along with her, then with my cousins. We loved the japchae, Beef bulgogi, jajangmyeon and naengmyeon. It was very busy on the weekend, so luckily we booked, but you have...

Absolutely amazing food at Assa Restaurant in Chinatown. Loved the Hot Pot. First time I have been presented with a Wok and wide variety of ingredients and had to cook our own food, but it was so very tasty. Staff helpful. We timed it right...

Un restaurante coreano sin grandes pretensiones pero con enorme sabor en pleno Soho. Sin duda uno de los lugares a...

Stumbled across this restaurant, it was a very pleasant mistake! Amazing food, tried out so many new dishes, very cheap because the portions are SO big.

Visited here with my mum and will be returning on our next london trip. Staff are really friendly. Food is incredable and really well priced. Loads to chose from. The atmosphere is really nice inside. Highly recommend this place

One of our favourite places in London. The food is always amazing, and service is lovely. Great prices considering location too.

Good Korean food with vegan and veggie options - nice atmosphere but in a busy down to earth eatery kind of way. Don’t be put off by the slightly downtrodden exterior it’s a good restaurant!

Food is so delicious, reasonable price, clean and very friendly staffs. It was our first time to try Korean hotpot in London. We’re so impressed and we will go back again. We are highly recommended to try this Korean restaurant 감사 해요

The staff were very polite and well mannered. The prices were also very reasonable for the food. Atmosphere in the restaurant was well lit and enjoyable.

Went here with my friend we ordered the cheese taebokki and kimchi ramyeon it was sooooooo goooood highly recommend to anyone that wants to get that Korean food experience!!

The staff were friendly and super polite which is the most noticeable feature. Foods, however, were mediocre. I expected them to have more flavors. The seaweed salad was too sour with distinct vinegar taste.

Very low quality meat (e.g. cut up hot dogs when the manu says sausage, cheap processed hams). However, the prices are quite low.

One of my favourite restaurant in London. Great food and service especially manager Shin. Highly recommend! Will come back!

Rien de mieux qu'une fondue lorsqu'il fait froid! Nous avons commandé une fondue, avec beaucoup de choix d'ingrédients pour la fondue (vermicelles, nouilles instantanées, saucisse, jambon, viande de porc, boeuf, tofu, champignons, légumens et j'en passe...Ambiance assez bruyante mais reste convenable, bon service avec une bonne qualité d'ingrédients

We found ourselves in Soho, wishing to go to a Korean Restaurant. Assa popped in the google search so we headed there. We were shown to our seats very quickly with barely any waiting time, though within a half an hour the queue was quite long. It does seem to be a very popular place, and having tasted the food, I am not surprised. This was my first experience of authentic Korean food, and I was left very impressed with it. Service was quick and efficient, though if you're expecting fancy dining, this isn't for you. Though every person we dealt with as very nice and efficient, they didn't spend time chit chatting. I happen to love that, but if you're the type to chat to the waiters, you might find it a bit rude when they are not engaging in conversation with you. The restaurant is also fairly basic looking, with the tables quite close to each other, but again, you'll be going there for food rather than anything else. I had the cheese and kimchi ramyen, my goodness that was delicious. Can't wait to go back and have the hot pot, it seems the vast majority of people coming in for dinner had a hot pot and it looked absolutely delicious.

Buen coreano en el centro de Londres. Te ponen unas sopas calientes muy ricas en un entorno muy auténtico. No esperes mantel elegante sino un buen hot pot coreano. Servicio amable y eficiente. Precio por persona c.£20/25 con refresco y sin vino. No reservan.

Este lugar siempre tiene colas, pero vale la pena la espera. Es mi lugar al que recurrir para los puntos calientes coreanos, pero todos los platos básicos coreanos son deliciosos. Su carne budae jjigae es de primera clase con carne de primera calidad.Con una decoración básica y un personal eficiente, este lugar siempre ofrece un ambiente sin pretensiones y una buena noche.

I recommend this place if you have been craving korean. I guess it really is just a bit pricey, but what do we expect? But then again you get what you pay for. We enjoyed every bit of it!

Simple setting but the food does the talking. Great range of Korean dishes. Service is brilliant whether you know your Korean dishes or not. Very popular so be prepared to queue as no reservations. Moves relatively quickly but you are not rushed at your table.

El restaurante es realmente auténtico, en su mayoría visitado por un público coreano. Es realmente sin pretensiones, no esperes nada de la decoración o la lista de vinos.No lo recomendaría para una cena larga, pero para una comida coreana sabrosa y barata, ¡este es el lugar!

Consistently good and an ultimate go to Korean restaurant of mine. Prepare to wait during the weekends.

부대찌개 맛은 괜찮은 편이에요. 하지만 개인적으로 너무 비싸다고 생각합니다. 친구들이랑 가기에는 약간 부담스러운 가격이에요. 일인당 이십파운드 넘게 나옵니다.

Very good service and also a very interesting list of soju available, not available everywhere. Good choice of Korean dishes

Teníamos comida realmente encantadora aquí. Estuvimos en un grupo de tres y ordenamos muchas cosas para compartir, así que apreciamos la amplia variedad del menú. Me gustó especialmente la olla de cerdo y kimchi. El vino de arroz que venía en una tetera también era un toque muy agradable y sabía muy bien. El servicio fue amable y eficiente y salí con la intención de traer a otros amigos aquí.

Visité el restaurante como mis amigos me aconsejaron. Muy buena comida y servicio. Lo único de lo que puedo quejarme es la larga espera antes de poder organizar una mesa. El espacio del restaurante no es lo suficientemente grande para servir a todos los clientes, por lo que tuvimos que esperar afuera por 15 a 20 minutos. Espero que el restaurante pueda ampliar el espacio en un futuro próximo.

Als ik binnenloopt, krijg ik meteen het gevoel alsof ik weer in Seoul ben. De sfeer die er hangt. Ik zie voor het eerst sinds ik terug ben van Seoul dat ze Makgeolli in diverse smaken hebben.

On 17/12/18,We (5 of us) went there for having lunch around 12:10.Not many tables at that time.So they got 2 staffs who were taking orders and ran around.Staffs were struggle on doing their job as more people are getting in the restaurant.We ordered some foods and foods arrived.While we were having foods one of hot pot(water ran low).We tried to ask them to get some more soup but no one pay attention (now they got 3 staffs on floor when every tables were full of people).So I decided to go to tell staffs before our hot pot will go so bad.Lady told me to have a seat first.No one bring some more soup to top up in our hot pot.Lady whom I told,she just took customers to get in and did some another jobs first.She didn’t care about our hot pot.Then we asked her again that our soup was dry now so she sent her colleague to top up for us.When we nearly finish but still got liked 3-4 chickens left.Same lady whom ignore us,came to our table and asked that she can clear the table while I’m still eating and put chicken in my mouth and she looked bad on us.When she asked us liked that.I put my chopsticks down and said to her that she took all out from table and get us a bill (The way she act liked she want to kick us out from restaurant as few people are waiting for table).I don’t think this is fair because you can kick your customers out while they are still having some foods.Then she bring us a bill and less than one minute she came back trying to take money from us(what a good manner,seriously how she can work in our good restaurant liked this).We told her “just give us a minute” so we can get money out from wallet and calculate how much that we have to pay each.Our bill is £76.90 included service charge £7 (For Me,how dare you put service charge on when you did liked this to customer.I don’t think it’s fair for customers when we didn’t receive any good services and we got charged for it).So we put £15 each,it meant we paid some of service.Before we left we put our money on the table but same lady was worried that we might ran away without paying.She sent one nice guy to our table and check money when this guy counted money,he found out that money still missing £1.90.I told him that we wanted to pay some of service but not all of them.He asked me back “What is the reason not to pay all?” I just said whatever I wrote before.I would like Assa to sort this out because Assa is still my favourite place when I went to London.

Very nice place for a wonderful meal. Perfect for the cold weather and perfect place for a small group for gathering.

Received food poisoning from here on my last visit, which left me puking and running to the toilet for 24 hours straight, as well as bedridden for 30-40 hours.

Siempre he amado a Assa desde que vine a Londres hace 4 años. Sin embargo, después de la renovación y cambio de menú, todo comenzó a ir cuesta abajo. ¡Mi visita reciente fue tan decepcionante en términos de servicio y calidad de la comida y las comidas son mucho más caras ahora!

The ambience is that of a very typical and average restaurant you can find in South Korea. The food was average, but the service was good.

가격도 괜찮고 찌개나 이런 음식도 조미료 맛이 나지만 되게 맛있었어요. 한국에서 먹는 맛이랑 똑같아서 더 맛있게 먹을 수 있었어요. 찌개 종류는 서비스 차지 포함해서 10파운드 이내였어요! 해물 순두부 빼고

I have visited Assa more than 10 times now and the food is always top notch. There are a lot of complains with regards to the music being loud but I like it that way. Once when I visited my phone was dead and when I asked if I could charge my phone they said as long as I have the charger it is fine, this was very helpful. The staff are very nice as well. Sometimes in the peak times it does get hectic and very crowded but overall its all good. Assa does tend to get very busy so prepare to wait but the wait is always worth it. I am planning to visit again soon :)

Tienen absolutamente perfeccionado el Budae Jiggae Topokki y Ramyeon, no puedo conseguir suficiente! ! Sin duda satisface mis deseos picantes.

Un amigo me recomendó este lugar, y cuando llegué a la dirección, el restaurante parecía casi abandonado desde el interior. Teniendo en cuenta que girar aeound era irnos, pero entonces y vi un comedor lleno de gente, principalmente asiáticos, así que pensé que debería ser buena. Ya podía evaluar desde los platos y ollas calientes sobre la mesa, que la comida estaba buscando. Una vez mi plato llegó, estaba caliente, con vegetales frescos y sabrosos (y picante! La carne. De verdad que era la comida más sabrosa que tuve, durante mi visita de tres días en Londres.

自从在微博上被安利了，跟男友来这个地方不下十次，几乎很多菜都被点过，但是火锅都是每次来必点的菜，然而出去玩了一趟回来明显发现有偷工减料的地方:肉的量减少的太明显; 面被换成中国面(西并且不耐煮)而不是韩国拉面(厚并且耐煮); 蘑菇,黄瓜，萝卜，年糕只有两三片;只有便宜的火腿片没变。总的来说是有点失望的。

This was our 3rd Visit. And, it was ruined totally by 2 factors.

Tiene un ambiente minimalista, pero eso sólo ayuda a enfatizar la comida increíble que tienen. Puede llegar muy concurrido, pero la espera vale mucho la pena. Había estado anhelando kimchi jeongol durante más tiempo, y no me decepcionó, la cantidad de calor y tan abundante. El personal es muy amable y tratar de explicar los platos si sólo pide, así que sabes exactamente lo que vas a obtener. Definitivamente me voy de nuevo.

Early dinner there was noisy, this place always filled with loud kpop music, which is fun at start but vastly annoying. Food was ok for Korean, nothing surprising unfortunately.

I'd been past this place a few times and seen people queueing to get in so was curious to see what the food was like...

It drew us into this place because there was always a long queue outside the restaurant! Whilst waiting outside we’d see nearly every table was eating hotpot and we had chosen one with spicy kimchi, tofu, vegetables and pork! It was delicious but because it was being heated up on a gas stove constantly, the soup needed to be refilled constantly before drying up! We are small eaters therefore the portion was more than enough for us! We also ordered spring onion pancake and rice and noodles to go with the hotpot! Because of the popularity it is better to avoid the hours between 6-8pm!

Since our last visit ..the hot pot menu has been changed. In the soup were some pasta shells, luncheon meat slices , shown as ham on the menu and sliced chicken sausages. All thrown in with some sliced Chinese leaves, mushrooms and a few sliced greens. In the middle was the bunched up raw seasoned pork and half a ramen. When cooked the pork was stuck together and hard to separate without a forceful tug and scrape. The ramen was barely enough to feed two people. The processed meat and pasta shells didnt give a taste and feel of real Korean cuisine...as it reminded me of my home cooked pasta and luncheon meat bought from my local supermarket.it was like a substitution of fresh meat for processed meat to cut costs at customers' expense!

We've been many times to Assa before and weren't expecting to be disappointed with the portion size of the japchae which we decided to order for the first time. The usual fried chicken, bulgogi bibimbap and seafood udon were great as our many visits before, tasty and fair portion size for the price. We had expected the japchae to be atleast the same portion size as the udon as they were similar price and noodle based dishes. We were very disappointment when it arrived, the plate wasn't even full and there only seemed be half the portion of glass noodles on the dish, it literally looked like a side dish and not what we were expecting for the price. We asked the waitress if this was the full portion to which she replied yes, so we asked if we could return it and choose something else, highlighting how small the portion was (definitely not enough as a main dish), to which she replied no. So we reluctantly had to keep the japchae, even though it was tasty, it was ridiculous for the amount of money they charged. We won't be ordering this again.

We ordered kimchigige, japchae, fried chicken, pork belly. Kimchigige was nice but portion for a group of 4 was a bit small. Japchae and pork belly was nice. Fried chicken was disappointing..it didn't taste good, the sauce was similar to the crispy chilli beef in Chinese restaurants and wasn't spicy at all.

Its busy, the food is tasty and authentic....definitely worth the wait if there is a queue! I love Korean and...

Estábamos intrigados por la larga cola la noche del pasado jueves y decidimos volver tarde el sábado para comprobar qué la agitación. Este es un restaurante nuevo coreano que ofrece un amplio menú de platos, siendo su especialidad hotpot. La clientela es principalmente coreano picante...

The food is very yummy, but they play music loudly with very fast tempo, which made us automatically ate fast to catch music's tempo. After we award, we already will a little bit uncomfortable with our stomach. This restaurant is very hot, lot's of people queue on line.

Very spicy and tasty hot pot make me feel very authentic. All waiter and waitress are asian which make a good sign. The price is reasonable. Cheer!!!

I was solo visitting this restaurant for my lunch as Korean food is always my favourite food.I order the stir fried pork with Rice for £8.50. the thing I really love about this place is that they give u free tea on the table, free side dish like bean sprouts and wakame. U dont have to spend extra for ur drink or side dish, unless u wanted Kimchi or biiger side dishes. My food arrived quite quick after 8 mins order as it was not busy at that time around 2 pm - 4pm. But if u want to have dinner here, u should be ready as it will be long queue all the time. Anw, my pork was spicy, juicy, tender, and really flavourful, which goes so well with the rice. One thing I felt a bit weird is that when you get the bill, it all in hand writting with 10% service charge. I will prefer to have a printed bill. Anw, ignore this liitle thing, u really need try it out. they offer BBQ,hot pot as well... yumyum yum....I will need to come back with few friends for hot pot and BBQ...

Loud music make me very uncomfortable! I asked waitress to turn down but they confused to do it makes me unhappy

Service: Average service. Seated, took order, brought the food, cleared the table and brought the bill. That's it. Rating: 3/5Food: Good beef bibimbap. Spicy sauce added by myself. Without the sauce, it has no taste. Tastes good after adding the spicy sauce. Average portion. Rating: 3/5Value: I think it's was £8-9 for the dish plus service charge. A bit expensive for the size. Rating: 3/5Overall: 3/5. Might come again to try hotpot.

The best element of our delightful experience was the interaction with the young Korean staff. They are very accommodating and sincere, and, it shows quite clearly. Great team work.We were told to wait for 30-40 min but we got in less than 15 min. of waiting.Yes, the Korean music is too loud, although I enjoy K-pop, and it is not the right beat for the pace of the food they serve. Please, stop the screeching girl group music!The food is just like a typical college town level in Seoul, and, we don't complain about it. Just don't order all too spicey food thinking that that is what Koreans will only eat. We had 3 beer (peach, apple flavors, Hite) + 1 pork belly + 1 kimchi pancake, bulgogi mushroom jeongol, with add-ons of rice cakes, dangmyon, kimchi dumplings + spicy chicken stone scorched bibimbop, Chinese-style sweet + spicey fried Shrimp. With added 10% Service fee (that goes to the waiting staff) it was 115 GBP for 3 of us. We could have ordered one or two less. But, the price is reasonable for the delightful experience we had. The average age of the visitors are in their 20s and 30s, predominantly Asian Tourists and locals, but we were not. The location is great, right Between Chinatown and Soho/Old Compton Street. And, the staff said the restaurant has been there for the past 10 years. Well, how come I did not pay attention? indeed it is located on the quiet section of Romilly Street. I am glad I found this easy access to the Korean Eatery in Soho. All good, Other than "bring your ear plugs!"

Fantastic food at Assa as usual. Recommend anyone to try some great Korean food. The BBQ and hot pots are a great option for groups. Spicy chicken and pancakes are also a must to try.

I am in two minds about this place.Overall it was a good night but it could have been due to the company. The food was way too spicy for me. However, big portions and relatively cheap considering we had a party of 11 people.No way to reserve a table which caused frustration through out the day. They just wasn't picking up the phone. So when we got there and tried to secure a big table it was a struggle and it was thanks to my sister's stubbornness that we got a table (I was happy to go to another restaurant). Worth going if you like Korean food.

This place was recommended by a friend who said that the Army Pot was great. So we ordered the Army Pot and the portion was just nice for 2 to share. The food is nice and service was good. It will be even better if the side dishes have more varieties.

We came as a group of 7 and the staff let us add some additional friends to the table who arrived later. The waitresses were very kind and friendly- there was one male waiter looked a bit gloomy. The budae jjigae we ordered was very spicy and delicious! We also got some japchae and dakgangjeong, which we really enjoyed. The music was extremely loud, which made it feel like we were in a club. That was the only problem with this place so you may have to shout a bit to be heard by your friends. There was a massive queue outside by 5:30pm (reasonable on a saturday) with 97% of the customers inside being asian- which shows how authentic the food must be.The bill came to around £200 but it was affordable as we only paid £20 as there was 10 of us.

I've been here once with my partner. I've ordered toppoki and a Kimchi seafood pancake to share with my partner. I've also gotten an aloe juice. I've really liked it although it was the first time having korean food and i found it spicy! It was my choice to get spicy food so that was on me. Anyway, two mains, a pancake and drink have cost us around 30 quit. Not bad for a Korean but not cheap either. I can't say that I wouldn't go here again because I did enjoy the food and I would like to try different dishes!

Long queue but worth the wait! I recommend the japchae and the chicken fried. Very good korean restaurant with korean waitress. Simple restaurant but the good is very good. I definitely recommend it.

It's my go-to place if people are craving a good variety of Korean food. I've been here on several occasions with friends - some who love korean and some who have never tried it.It's always busy so expect to wait from any where between 15-45 minutes for your table - unless you go really early or during the an awkward time during the day. Also, they won't seat you until your whole group is at the venue.I'm a huge fan of toppoki, so, I recommend it. Their hot bowl bibimbap is equally as good. If you're in a group, order a few dishes to share - my recent visit was in a group of 3 and the bill came to about GBP17 per person.

I had been wanting to dine here for some time, but there can be long queues at the door. Last night we got lucky (went early about 18:00) and got a table straight away. My first Korean meal and it appeared authentic, which I mostly conclude from the fact we were the only non-asians in there. Very different, quite spicy and very nice. Complementary tea and the prices were generally quite good, although a rather small bowl of fried rice inexplicably was priced at £8. Nonetheless, will definitely be going back to try the delicious looking dishes I saw on the other tables (seafood hot pot looked particularly yum). Plenty vegetarian options.

We discarded the idea of going to this place after reading the reviews about the long queue. But we stumbled upon it after another restaurant we wanted to go closed when we were in London. We must have got lucky as we walked in and got a table straight away. The male waiter pulled the longest face and clearly not enjoying his job which was kinda funny to see, but the other female waitresses were good. Food ordered and arrived within 10 mins or so. I have to say they were really flavoursome and tasty. When we were eating, queue was building up outside. So, I guessed we really got lucky.

Went with friends - we ordered a lot food and some rice wine which is sweet - all v nice. There are always long queue for this place so be prepared! Food wise - portions are good - price is reasonable - authentic!

The restaurant offers a good range of Korean foods, from Bibimbap to Korean BBQ and hotpot. The foods were quite close to what we had in Korea. Great atmosphere and good service in general. A nice place for dinner after a shopping day on Oxford Street! Highly recommend!

And amazing place it's the best in london the Waitresses are so kind and helpful I recommend 100% I am sure any one will like it's

六點以後去往往都需要大排長龍，是間非常熱門的餐廳，部隊鍋的種類非常多，可以大家一起share。

沢山の机があり、珍しく無料のお茶まで置いてある。チャプシェ、キムチチャーハン、チジミがお気に入り。豚肉は少しがっかりした。韓国人の味つけ。

The restaurant did offer traditional Korean food. We ordered the seafood hotpot with cheese and some vegs, suitable for Asian and especially Korean people.:))) service is excellent!

Fuimos dos personas, llegamos a las 13.10 algo importante porque después había una cola horrible. Pedimos un entrante a base de repollo con una salsa picante, espinacas maceradas y soja (un único plato); estaba muy rico. Después pedimos dos platos a compartir. El primero fue un arroz con pollo frito y de topping mahonesa (?) que nos sorprendió muy gratamente, estaba buenísimo y además con el picante justo y los ingredientes perfectamente orquestados para el paladar. De segundo una sopa que tenía fideos de arroz y pasta en forma de rodaja de patata con dos empanadillas de pasta de arroz rellenas de pescado. Espectacular sabor.Las mesas no tienen mantel, las servilletas son de papel, el té -tipo agua, frío- es gratuito y aunque al principio no nos gustó nada, después del primer bocado y con el picantito, nos gustó mucho; nosotros pedimos dos cervezas aparte. El personal es amable, servicial y lo único que podemos decir no tan positivo es que las mesas están bastante pegadas, por lo que no resulta demasiado cómodo para el personal y para salir de allí.Por lo demás un gran descubrimiento que seguramente repetiremos.

Sabor muito diferente! Tudo é muito diferente e saboroso. Esta bebida é alcoólica. As porções são grandes e vale pedir duas para dividir! Olhe o prato das pessoas ao lado tudo é muito diferente!

A nice Korean eaterie with its popular hot pot.Been there many times ...though notKorean by ethnicity...I love it's food like the bulgogi hot pot, the kimchi etc...Nice generous portions and delicious to the taste buds. The free korean scented tea drink is great to wash down any stodginess. Friendly waiters and waitresses and no language barriers. Will go again soon.

I love this restaurant. I usually go there every time I'm in London, if you love hot pot in cold winter and feel the Yummy warm food warm your cold body think no other than Assa.

Had one seafood pancake quite goodOne beef bulagi and one squid teriyaki All tasty but portions a bit small Prices inexpensive are ok for the areaNo Korean BBQ Long lines - waiting time 29-30 minsSeems popular with young Asians

The worst Korean place I have been to in London. Firstly, they forgot one of our meals and we didn't receive it until 20 minutes after our other friends received theirs. We ordered Jjimdak hot pot from the menu, as it is our favourite dish in Korea. However, when we received it, it was more like chicken in water. It literally had no taste. We asked if they forgot the sauce and they informed us that it was marinated in soy sauce. It is nothing like Jjimdak at all. We barely ate any of it and they did not ask us if there was anything wrong or if we enjoyed it. The bill then came with added service charge and we didn't feel like we had a good service. I give it two stars as the Tteokbokki my other friends ordered was nice. In fact, I used the sauce from their dish to make mine taste better.

1) The queuing system is awful. Lines of people with little to no organisation from staff inside. Assa should take note from other restaurants that either offer tasters while you wait (Dishoom offers free hot chai) or takes your order whilst in the queue so that you can be seated and served quickly. I went on a Wednesday evening with friends and queued for 35 minutes. Goodness knows what this place is like on a Friday or weekend.2) Once in, we were seated in the corner. Menus down and deliberating what to order. Sadly, whilst there were five of us and there were five menus to begin with, two menus were abruptly removed with a small open palmed indicating apologies. A place this busy should invest in more menus. I was also seated next to what appeared to be chicken wing bones on the floor. Not what I wanted to see having waited for 35 minutes and table should have been appropriately cleared before being seated.3) After all the wait (one friend waited 20 minutes longer as her mains were significantly delayed for an unknown reason), the food was poor. Supposed pancakes were more fried dough with a few unidentifiable ingredients within it. This signalled a lack of freshness in the ingredients used. I had a Bool-Go-Gi which was around £9. Small dish which lacked any distinctive flavour. Other dishes looked equally uninspiring and the overall consensus was "meh, never again". The bill also came to nearly £80 (for five mains, two sides and three beers) which I consider too much for the quality on offer.I can't speak as for Korean food as a whole, as I simply have not frequented enough places. But if you are going for Korean, I am 99% sure you can find a better place than this and be seated far quicker with a cleaner table. But if you like waiting for 35+ minutes and being seated and having leftover food near your feet.. this is the place to be it seems!

This Korean restaurant never disappoints me!! It was my friend's time trying Korean food. We ordered the Korean hotpot with rice which were delicious and she absolutely loved it :) Food is amazing. The staff are friendly and helpful but I think the music can turn down a little as we were trying to have a conversation but ended up shouting at each other :/

My favourite korean place in London, one of my regular restaurants. Always a queue at peak times.Recommend the hotpot, japchae and topokki.

I've been passing by this place a few times and it seems to always have a queue. When you eat there you'll understand the queue. The food is delicious and the prices are cheap. Normally Korean is not the cheapest, no matter where you go, but this is the exception.We ordered jap chae, kimchi pork stew, kimchi pancake and ddeokbokki.My favorite dish must have been the stew! It was simply just delicious, we added noodles to the stew.The service was fast and friendly and the order came up pretty fast.If you want delicious authentic Korean food for a good price, you definitely need to go there!

Le restaurant propose des plats delicieux, c'est dommage la formule "petits prix entre 12h00 et 15h00" a disparu! Je vous conseille de ne pas y aller quand il y a du monde, car on ne s'entend vraiment plus parler. Donc eviter le samedi et le dimanche (si vous pouvez). Au niveau des plats on est jamais decu! Le personnel est tres gentil. Quand c'est busy...on tarde a etre servi.

눈에 떡볶이가 아른거려 작정하고 찾아간 한식당대부분 동양인들이 많았지만 외국인도 많이 오는것같았어요 그래도 한국직원에게 한국말로 주문하니 속이 다 시원했음 한국에선 당연했던 공짜 물서빙에 마음을 뺏김...여기 식당은 냄비전골이 유명했지만 떡볶이를 먹기위해 왔으므로 떡볶이와 불고기볶음밥 먹었어요 떢볶이는 김치찌개 맛이 남사진보고 즉석떡볶이를 기대했지만 그건 없었음맛은 좋았어요 만족만족

Waited a fair while for a table , but I guess that shows its popular, and I can see why! Food was amazing, and once we were seated the service was brill

La cuisine est delicieuse, le midi en tre 12h00 et 15h00, il y a des formules tres sympas. Tres bon rapport qualite/prix. Cependant c'est un petit peu bruyant.Le personnel est tres gentil.