K STAR Korean BBQ Restaurant in Eastbourne

It is my favourite amd go-to restaurant whenever I have craving for the Korean food. Unlike usual Korean restaurant, their menu and food are true Korean taste without adjustment to blend Western taste! Strongly recommend if you want to try real Korean food that you would find in Korea.

Delicious food! Pork bibimbap was lovely!

Coming to Eastbourne Aka Restaurant, the food is the best. It's really delicious and the service is the best. It's the best restaurant I've ever been to. I would like to introduce Aka Restaurant to those who come to Eastbourne.

I came here with my friends and the staff were very cooperative and kind to us we ordered the ramen and it was very delicious and savory i highly recommend

I visited this place for the first time today. It was truly amazing. They welcomed us warmly. It was a very special Korean food with a taste that could not be found anywhere else. If you go to Eastbourne you must come here. We will be back again.

I called up to make a booking more than 2 weeks in advance, my booking was accepted and I even received a second phone call to confirm date and time only to turn up and find the restaurant closed! It said it was open online and why accept a booking if closed? Incredibly disappointed as I had travelled from Brighton and had to unexpectedly find a different restaurant for a large group.

Nice evening place in Eastbourne, decor and ambience lacking , but the food and service decent

When I first came to this restaurant, I felt so joyous. Lovely staff, customer service is incredible. The food is to die for, and the atmosphere is really great aswell.

Best food I have had in a while

The food was excellent and tasty, and even though they were swamped, they were trying to be very attentive to us. If I am around, will definitely be back ☺️

My friends picked this restaurant out as they had rated it on a prior visit. Food incredibly over priced - one starter was quite literally a tin of sweetcorn emptied on a plate with some plain melted cheese on it and that cost £9. The biggest upset was finding part of an octopus tentacle (after eating half the dish) at the bottom of my vegetarian noodle dish. Avoid at all costs if you are a veggie. The waiter was apologetic and friendly, but I can't recommend it I'm afraid.

The Korean chicken is incredible, good prices, very nice inside and staff friendly.

Food was excellent and good value. Service abit slow to start with but got better. No music so very quiet. Good for conversation but lacks atmosphere. BBQ your own food is good fun too.

Very good food and wonderful service, with bbq meat being especially nicely displayed and well portioned. As Koreans, my father and I can say that this is 100% proper and authentic Korean food.

Great Korean food, ate here twice while in Eastbourne recently. Would recommend!

The food was good, I had chicken teryakithe service friendly and helpful. I will certainly go again; the restaurant was clean and efficient

Lovely tofu bibimbap in stone bowl, comes with a side of miso soup. Would definitely return.

Such a gem of Eastbourne. Lovely atmosphere. Perfect service and 10/10 food. Would give six stars if I could. Can't wait to go back and try more dishes.

I don’t know why it isn’t busier here, it doesn’t matter what you order, the food is excellent, service quick and friendly, prices reasonable. This has become my favourite restaurant in Eastbourne because I’ve never had any disappointment, I always end up full and happy, and thinking a holiday to Korea might be a good idea.

Loved the food and the whole experience

All the staff were immediately very welcoming and the food was some of the best Korean bbq I’ve ever had. All the portion sizes were perfect and the restaurant itself had a very cosy atmosphere

Very delicious and amazing service, so much food they are super generous with their portions! loved the whole atmosphere and it was a great way to spend time with my partner trying new food. Very much recommend the bbq the meat was perfect 👌

Everything is so good Especially the taste of food We had a BBQ set and Korean fried Chicken was the best I've ever had

The food was fantastic, the service was excellent, and the atmosphere was very cozy

We came here about a week ago and the atmosphere was amazing and the food was given in great portions and was delicious. The service was great from the 2 young waiters and made sure everything was okay during out time there!

didn't know there was a korean restaurant in Eastbourne and glad there is had seafood pancake starter was bit large but tasty and sweet chilli yang nyum chicken and Kimchi rice and kimchi was lovely and will be back next time in eastbourne

Had to wait an hour before being able to order food

There was only one waiter at dinner time and she was very busy and forgot to take my food and change the baking tray.

친구들과 여기를 들렸어요 사모님이 너무친절하시고 사장님도 음식두 써비스로 주셔서 너무감동이였어요 특히.바비큐는 진짜로 맛있었어요 올여름 친구들과.다시가고싶어요 사장님. 저희가 또가면 반가이맞아주실거죠? 하핫 벌써부터 설레입니다

great price for big plates of delicious korean food and atmosphere and management of the place is great with amazing service

I went into this store by chance. The food was unexpectedly delicious and the service was also very good! Korean restaurant worth visiting

I hate writing this because I have ordered takeaways from here and haven’t had any issues and I live the fact there is one Korean restaurant in Eastbourne, because I am half Korean. But my experience yesterday was shocking. I had pre-booked a table for 4 for 7:30 but when we arrived there were no tables available. One became available and even though we were waiting for it and were promised it the young lady and man working the floor gave it to another party who had stated they were early for an 8:30 reservation. We didn’t complain when they asked us to come back in thirty minutes. There was another group of 4 who had arrived after us at this point as well. When we came back we were happy to see there were tables available and we noticed the people who came after us were already seated as well. However, the front of house informed us they had run out of food, specifically rice. We were only offered an apology and asked to come back the next day, but we have children and had organised childcare for our meal out so that wasn’t possible. Plus, we were worried about getting a table anywhere because it was around 8:30 at this point. The front of us should have reserved our table and not seated people who did not pre-book or were early for their reservations. They should have been prepared for us, because they asked us to come back and when we did the lady working did not even remember us.

Average tasting food, minimal portions, no service to speak of.

We really enjoyed ourselves here. Cooking on the hot plate was more an experience for my partner and I enjoyed the food

Enjoyed the food, although we ordered far too much (aswell as the surrounding tables). Korean BBQ was fun and tasty. The Korean chicken was some of the best we've tasted.

Excellent work authentic and amazing experience. Needs more attention. Please come down and eat here you will NOT regret. The chefs attention to detail is brilliant and the staff are very friendly.

Such yummy food! Makes my mouth water thinking about it! Well worth a visit.

Amazing food, needs all the support. Eastbourne will miss out, if these guys don't stay open

Forst time we have been since it changed name/owner and had the Pork platter for the bbq (2 people). It was DEVINE. We love the food here and the lady who served us was absolutely amazing. We will be back!

Really great service and BBQ. Was there with a baby over lunch time and had no trouble at all. Portions were also very generous ;)

First visit tonight and really enjoyed it. We started with the fried chicken which was very fresh and tasty. For our main dishes we had the fried pork and beef and also the LA Galbi. Generous portions and the staff were friendly. Happy customers

All meats are delicious! Also side dish is good!! Kindly staffs 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 strongly recommend all👍🏼👍🏼

Good place for takeaway. Varied menu and helpful friendly service. Reasonable prices.

It is under the new management. The food is so delicious and can experience the excellent Korean hospitality! Highly recommend.

Superrrrr nice restaurant and owners💛 the food was soooo delicious too

Had an amazing food and experience! I missed Korean food so much and i am glad that we found this restaurant. It’s the best restaurant to come after going to the seven sisters cliff:) 맛있게 잘 먹었습니다

One of the best services, super friendly environment and delicious food for reasonable price! Ask the waitress about her writing career and you will enjoy some Beautiful stories from her!

I was looking for a place to dine after hiking from Seven Sisters, and stumbled across this restaurant. The food was absolutely fantastic and the service was top notch! It made me realise how much I missed Korean food <3

Got curious and tried. The food was delicious, the bbq especially was amazing! I would recommend this place to anyone who wants to try traditional korean food.

The Korean fried chicken and the BBQ is highly recommended. Will go back k again with a larger group so we can try out the rest of the menu.

Came here this evening with my girlfriend. Some of the best food I have ever had, and even ordered too much!! 10/10

Ok so here's the thing. Me and misses have vast knowledge of food industry previously running several restaurants in the Oriental domain. So as you can imagine we know great Eastern and Asian food when we dine out. Korean is my wives favourite, and this place will not disappoint, its authentic and very tasty. Its under new management and also new chef in kitchen, no wonder the food was great as previously owned it was not. Normally we would drive down to New Malden to eat decent Korean food but not anymore, right on our doorstep we have found a gem.

I recently dined at AKA Korean BBQ in Eastbourne for the first time, and I must say it was a delightful experience. The food was very good, with a wide variety of flavorful dishes to choose from. The BBQ options were a highlight, allowing us to cook our own meat right at the table, adding an interactive and fun element to the meal. The staff were attentive and friendly, ensuring we had a memorable dining experience. I highly recommend AKA Korean BBQ for great food and a unique dining experience in Eastbourne.

Lovely Korean traditional restaurant 👌🏻

Good food and lovely atmosphere. The servers were really nice and helpful

Visited this restaurant on 23rd December, first time trying Korean food and it was absolutely delicious. The idea of cooking the meat at the table by yourself is definitely a nice experience. The restaurant is cozy and lovely with an intimate ambiance that instantly makes you feel comfortable. The cleanliness of the restaurant is also impeccable and the the staff are very welcoming and and accommodating. Very enjoyable experience!

We visited here for the first time today and had the set menu (a) table BBQ. It was very tasty and the service was very friendly. I can highly recommend it. Will definitely be going back to sample more.

Overlit and plastic finish. Food promises more than it delivers.

Amazing service and delicious food. We went for lunch and ordered bento boxes. Large portions, good value for the money.

Strange oddity: on JustEat app there is another company called ( Flip the Bird ) in the same area who, sells basically, the 'same' items with tiny differences, different colour backgrounds but also have, exactly the (same prices)! Am I and other customers missing something, hmmm🤔Update: 30/10/23 - A number of 'Restaurants' are popping up on JustEat that appear to be 'Same Location ( Street ), Same products with marginal price differences, don't be fooled by them, Flip the Bird/Seoul Chicken/Wings & Tings same people!

Really great food! We had the korean fried chicken, honey garlic chicken (very recommended), and I had the yaki soba which was delicious! Really friendly staff too! Will be back

I drove two hours to get here to treat myself on a Saturday night which I’d been looking forward to all week, and after waiting in the queue for nearly ten minutes and watching them seat people behind me who didn’t have a booking (as well as those who did) they finally looked at me and proceeded to immediately turn away because I was alone. I gently explained that I drove two hours and really wanted to eat here (and would probably spend more than two people as I was super hungry and wanted to take food home), but she did not care at all and told me to leave. I asked if I could just do takeout and she said no, it was too late at 7pm; which is not only absurd but directly contradicts the fact they were still accepting orders on deliveroo. I waited outside figuring out what to do, fortunately a group of people saw this and let me sit with them. I sat down and looked at the menu and but was so disturbed by the staff’s behaviour that I could not bring myself to give them my service. The food at this point looked completely unappetising. Utterly utterly disappointing that someone can treat a fellow human with such lack of empathy or compassion.

I have really enjoy the food and customer service excellent Definitely be back

When I made the booking the lady on the phone was very polite, when we arrived at the restaurant the waitress was extremely friendly and charming. It was very clean and there was plenty of space at our table. The flavour of the Korean BBQ sauce was delicious, it was very easy to cook the meat on the hot grill. I would say the portions were small for two people, if had been with my partner he would not have felt he had eaten enough. I do think if you add 10% service charge to the bill you need to consider the size of your portions as the bill came to £59. A free korean tea or coffee could add value . I think you might lose out and it would be a shame as the flavours are great.

Very small portions for the price

It’s ok but just ok. The food is nice but very over priced. I paid £12.90 for 4 pork belly slices for the bbq. They were 4cm x 3cm and 1 cm deep. They came with nothing. Spring onion,£3.90 extra lettuce £3.90 extra so nearly £23 for a main course of lettuce, spring onion and a small amount of pork! For this reason I won’t be returning, nothing made me feel valued as a customer

Nice Korean restaurant. The staff is kind and food tasty. I have a 7 months baby and there was enough space for the buggy. Suggested.

le barbecue sont bon . mais les tempuras très huileux, les fruits de mer ne sont pas frais.

It was worth it the food was delicious, very friendly staff and fast cooking also.. they got something they don't have in London Korean restaurant is Bento 🍱 wow The most satisfying Food ever thank you very much

Tasty food, but overall a disappointing, bizarre experience. We thought it expensive - £60 for a barbecue set for 2 people, £5.90 for a small beer. The young staff, although smiling were so unhelpful. We asked whether the first beer in the list Cass was Korean, the waitress said she didn’t know, she later returned and said it was. Our food arrived quickly. We asked what the starters were and were told they were whatever was in our barbecue set. The main course dishes quickly followed. We asked what everything was and received little explanation, either the staff didn’t know or couldn’t be bothered to explain. At no point did they explain how we were supposed to cook the food on the table-top barbecue. Fortunately we had eaten Korean before so knew what to do, for people who have never tried this before, obviously this is not the restaurant to go to. We asked for more lettuce leaf wraps (there was a lot of meat and fish), we were told they charged extra for these (£3.90). The dessert in our barbecue set was 2 scoops of ice cream, we were a bit shocked to receive them both in one bowl with 2 spoons, the ice cream wasn’t anything special, so this seemed bizarre cost-cutting. The bill arrived, 10% service charge had been added. We asked for this to be removed as we felt we hadn’t been well served by the staff. We will not return.

The food was gorgeous, the staff really friendly and super quick. Will absolutely be coming here way more often on our visits down south x

I have been here on 16th July and DISSAPOINTED. I used to been here when it was K-star and its ok. Now when I back to Eastbourne i want to try again even my friend told me should try Thai food instead. I know this restaurant is expensive but does not matter if the food worth. 1. So, we did order a Ttetokbokki added cheese, but it came with no cheese. When we ask the staff check with kitchen she brought back to kitchen and pour some mozzarella on top with no melted ( literally just like bough something from Tesco and put on top). 2. The price is expensive compared to quality of food. I can even cook at home! Never comeback here again 3. I still give them 2 star as hopefully they can bring the better service to another customer. Good luck!

BBQ SET for 2 - Food was okay, but seems to be over priced. Soft drink start from £2.90 to £4.90 10% service charge applied No sushi anymore

I recently had the pleasure of trying Aka Korean BBQ in Eastbourne, and I must say, I highly recommend their fried chicken! I decided to order some take away, opting for both the normal fried chicken and the sweet/spicy chicken. Not only was the portion size generous, but the taste was also exceptional. The fried chicken had a perfect crispy exterior, while the sweet/spicy chicken had a delightful balance of flavors. Each bite was a burst of deliciousness that left us wanting more. Overall, Aka Korean BBQ exceeded my expectations with their fried chicken. The value for money is outstanding, and the taste is simply fantastic. If you're in the mood for some mouthwatering fried chicken, I highly recommend giving Aka Korean BBQ a try. You won't be disappointed!

Nice food - good options. Quite pricey - and with a 10% service charge added on at the end for an extra (kick in the teeth) surprise! For me that definitely pushed it into the category of been there, tried it, don't need to go back.

My second visit after a disappointing first visit a few months ago - thought I should give it another chance. But my experience was the same as the first. Very poor service - the two front of house staff looked embarrassed to be there and reluctant to take our order. One dish didn’t arrive but we had no opportunity to point this out as the staff were either hiding in the kitchen or scurrying past us. We were charged for this and no apology came with the rectified bill. The food was mediocre - the batter on the chicken was soggy, as I had experienced with the tempura on my first visit. Why did I go back?! Other diners seemed to be enjoying their barbecue experience which was nice to see. Personally I don’t see the point of paying to cook my own food, but clearly some folk like this idea. Fair enough! <Response to Management as requested: My visit was on Sunday 18th June at approx 6.30pm>

Would have been 4 stars, I've been here a few times and have enjoyed the experience and recommended it to others. But today's visit was disappointing. We were served by a guy who had absolutely no idea, No welcome, just stood there and hardly spoke. Only told us what wasn't available when we asked. Brought in starters advising us one wasn't available, so we ate out of sync when a rushed second choice was brought out. Brought food we didn't ask for. Had to ask for drinks and if he would remove empties from the table. There's more, I would say it was the worst service I've experienced in a long time. Food was so so. They must have been having some staff issues as we recommend this place to others.

Food was delicious, but difficult to eat as bowls were full of broth in hot bowls. I ended up with red staines all over my top. A bit too much broth, could be more concentrated. Never the less it was delicious.

Great Place, good service, good food.

Super nice staff, amazing food it's soooo yummy. It's a tad pricey to be honest but the food and service make it worth while. Definitely recommend

Disappointed with this. Food tastes like it was not freshly prepared (prepared off-site and warmed up. No cooking sounds or smells. I hate giving negative reviews but this was expensive for what I could have got in a supermarket and reheated

Family go-to destination for special lunches.

VERY expensive but super authentic tasty food . I didn’t order as a fussy vegan but they had options . My partner chose a tofu bibimbap dish and it’s served sizzling in a hot stone bowl looked very impressive

After the motorbike tour at Beachy Head, we were craving a pizza at the Dom. After I finished dinner, on the way to the parking lot, my fiance also wanted some chicken seen in the window picture at AKA. We went in to eat that chicken and we were not sorry. I left that restaurant with a promise to repeat the visit the next day. And so I did!!! A pleasant place, with very good food, for all tastes but a little very spicy! It's worth visiting!!!!!

Our Daughter ate there yesterday and told us to go as it was amazing. We really did have an absolutely amazing time. The food was first class. The service was very good. We order a BBQ set A1, Dragon roll sushi and Yaki Soba noodles and Korean ginseng tea. We were not disappointed. We will be visiting again.

Ordered seafood and tofu stew. it came with very poor quality . and No prawn and mussle inside , it was totally diffrrent from their display picture on the menu. It looked just soya paste soup which costed me £13.99. 😡

Fresh food. Enjoyed bbq set. Friendly staff.

What a shame! As Koja restaurant this was a really good place with excellent food, which we visited on a number of occasions. As so often happens however the change of management has been detrimental. We were asked to sit with our backs to the door and facing a large UPS box blocking the other side of the table in spite of the fact that other tables were available and remained unoccupied for the duration of our meal. My speaking Korean changed nothing. My so bulgogi was mediocre and my wife's bibimbap with chicken frankly pretty bad. Another one to cross off the list.

I can't help myself I love the food here

Very good food (we had the bibimbap and jjampong), quick and good service as well! Would definitely recommend.

Total rip off price for random sized portions and very average asia food. On entering the staff was nice and friendly. Was seated on a nice table then to find the table was dirty and sticky. Requested table to be cleaned. We ordered 3 set of sushi's and a bowl of Korean soup. Salmon roll set was tiny barely any salmon.. Instant disappointment. I understand ingredient price has gone up but this was stingy.. Next set sushi was dragon roll, which was decent sized when it is the same price to the salmon (see photo), however the deep fried prawn in the roll did not taste nice. There was a very bad off oil taste.. Like the oil was not fresh. Again disappointed. Next set Rainbow rolls this admittingly was decent, good size, mixture topping including eel which is the more expensive ingredient, this Rainbow was decent and good value. Lastly the so called Korean beef soup.. On presenting I couldn't even see the beef.. I check the bottom to find 4-5 thin sliced beef only...come on this was 14 quid dish... My partner tried it and it was tasteless. I expected a nice broth and decent amount of meat for the price... When asked for the bill I noticed a 10% service charge... A service charge to serve food to 2 person??? Seriously?? I feel robbed by this place and do not recommend neither food or value. I have eaten Korean /sushi restaurants in New Molten and Manchester which are miles better. It is night and day. I do not recommend this place and highly recommend you go elsewhere. Clearly I will not be revisiting. Worst experience

This place is a must try for aisian food enjoyers! We treated ourselves to a tapas style dinner which all came out very hot and fresh. We had tteokbokki with cheese, veg mandu, barbecue beef bulgogi and our favorite, chicken kkanpunggj. The alcohol was quite expensive, but the food was well priced. Overall, can't recommend this place enough!

This restaurant is truly one of the best in town. The food was immaculate and the service was brilliant. I really recommend this place if you haven’t been yet. I’m very excited to come back again and try the rest of the menu

Ah, what a lovely evening meal we had at this venue. Lots to choose from on the menu, friendly staff and tasty food - the ultimate trio! We opted to share the Beef Udon, the half and half Korean chicken and a Dragon Roll. Plenty for 2 hungry people! We will definitely be returning in the future.

Amazing restaurant with top tier food! Service was good, prices were fair and atmosphere was great!

Literally THE BEST Korean food around! The foot tasted sooo good! 🤤 Me and my partner have been raving about to everyone ever since visiting for the first time. And I’m going there again today to pick up the legendary flavours of Korean Fried Chicken. Make sure you come along 🥳

We stumbled across this restaurant and were so glad we did! The food was incredible and the service was amazing. The staff were so warm and welcoming. I had the bento box and my husband had a soup - both were so flavoursome and delicious!

I sued to go there when it was still KStar, thought of giving it a try because I miss the food from K Star, if you're going to compare the food from the previous, I'm sad to say that Aka doesn't come close. It doesn't have that ump. It's a bit bland for me

Very nice the music was not for me though

I really love this place. Great for authentic Korean food, good bento style set dishes and don't be intimidated by the price of the barbecue sets, they are based on two sharing and are very good value for money. Sometimes the quality is inconsistent - when the head chef / owner is in (which is almost always), the food is excellent. When he's not, the food is still good, but lacks a certain finesse. But it's great to have a proper Korean restaurant in town, and whether you get the bibimbap or the full barbecue set, it's worth the money.