Lime Orange in City of London, Westminster

Great small restaurant serving korean food.

In my opinion, the best and most authentic Korean in London in terms of flavour profile.

Relatives had recommended the place to us, so we tried to discover it. Amazing traditional cuisine. The waitresses are very friendly and give very relevant advice. The prices are quite reasonable considering the quality of the dishes. This is clearly THE best restaurant to try in this area, if there is any doubt.

Cosy restaurant. Spicy pork, chicken pot stick, plum tea. All of it was great.

Incredible cuisine 😍, great place for this treat. The restaurant is located just opposite Victoria station, a very good place to take a stroll after a hearty meal. 👍

ate dinner here on my trip to london with my mother some weeks ago, it was our first time eating korean food and it was absolutely amazing! waiters and staff were really nice and helpful and recommended us dishes very well. we love korean cuisine ! :) ❤️ thanks for everything

A good Korean restaurant, few seats, not a lot of dishes but quality! Better to book

We came across this Korean restaurant by chance, and what a discovery! The welcome is great, the dishes delicious and the atmosphere great. Thank you!

We went there yesterday and the crew were attentive and approachable. Big shout out to LISA who was always smiling and so friendly.

My family is visiting from states and we decided to try this restaurant as i had seen it on social media a while back,went in with no booking and i would suggest you book prior because its soo busy for its size. The dishes were very tasty and the starters were huge,most of us were already full before we even dived into our mains.. The service is great .the girls were lovely and very accomodative despite how busy it was.,we will definetly be back if we are ever around .Highly recommend

I'll first say that the servers did their best and were polite. The menu had a lot of options including bibimibap, hot pots, fried rice, udon dishes, Korean BBQ and much more all at reasonable prices. The restaurant was very busy on a great location showing it's popularity but why the 2 stars? We were a group of 10. 6 of us ordered starters and 2 came out in about 15mins. 35 minutes passed before we complained about the remainder. They kept saying the kitchen is busy and we are a big table... Mind you three other tables that came in after us got their starters and most mains. Almost 40 minutes later another 3 starters came out after complaining again. The mains took about an hour and 20 minutes and my poor friend's starter came out with it (the 6th starter). Some dishes were not hot nor flavoursome, the pork belly dish was mainly fat, but overall the food was average compared to other Korean restaurants in London (and Korea itself of course which is not a fair statement, I know). I will say the restaurant took most starters off the bill and gave us complimentary ice cream (for my birthday). It would've been nice if the manager came over to offer apologies instead of the servers having to give excuses. Oh well, I would not visit here ever again!

The food is delicious and the environment is clean. Recommended to everyone.

Um... I don't want to do this to Korean food, but... Don't eat it. The meat in Jeyuk Bokkeum was old and not fully cooked. At least the kimchi in the kimchi stew was edible. Rice is very bad

Amazing Ambiance and Amazing Hospitality by the staff, But one outstanded everyone her name was Lisa, She had good knowledge about the menu as she recommended good vegetarian options for my vegetarian friends and she also has good atitude towards the customers I would love to bring my friends again I totally Recommend this shop

The food was very good and they served it very fast. I really recommend the seafood udon. The bibimbap was very good as well.

Great food and service. Patio seating was on the sidewalk next to the street, but it was relatively traffic less as a side street.

The best restaurant is Victoria easily! I have tried a few dishes here now and they never disappoint. The food is packed full of flavour and is very fresh! Highlights are the tofu Bimini bap, kimchi pancakes and seafood udon noodles. Very generous portions and reasonable privies

The food was delicious, and perfect for a day out!

British Korean food My friend and I came in because of the good reviews. But after we tasted the food, we decided to let others who want some real Korean cuisine know what they would have here. Korean fried chicken was very dry and without a real sweet and spicy seasoning. Jjigae (soup) had no anchovy flavour, it was bland and lost its soul.

Really good Korean place, loved the BBQ and the wings - highly recommended!

We ordered bibimbap and it’s good. The portion was quite big and came with a soup.

KFC was not bad (comes with bone). Kimchi stew is flavorful

Got the kimchee bibimbap and it was delicious! It came with a free small bowl of miso soup, which was very nice, and dish was very reasonably priced for the amount you get. The waiters were very friendly and polite and the service was outstanding! I loved the japchae for the starter and I'd definitely recommend this place and come again. Great and fulfilling dinner!

Ho Visitato questo locale all’ora di pranzo, attirato dalle buone recensioni. È tutto vero. Il locale è informale e serve buonissimi piatti della vera tradizione coreana. Non ci si può lamentare di nulla: un posto da tenere a mente.

My new favourite restaurant. It is located nearby victoria station. A clean , no nonsense interior. The Indian lady who seated me was very polite, efficient, quick and kindly charged my phone for me. The other lady server who took my order was sulky and sad. Hope she is ok. The food was amazing. I had the chicken bulgogi bibimbap which was fresh, delicious and portion size was generous. I really wanted to get more dishes , but was really full. So I will be returning to try more of the dishes. Loved the plum tea. Prices are good as well

Very tasty and great value for money. Recommended.

My new favourite restaurant. It is located nearby victoria station. A clean , no nonsense interior. The Indian lady who seated me was very polite, efficient, quick and kindly charged my phone for me. The other lady server who took my order was sulky and sad. Hope she is ok. The food was amazing. I had the chicken bulgogi bibimbap which was fresh, delicious and portion size was generous. I really wanted to get more dishes , but was really full. So I will be returning to try more of the dishes. Loved the plum tea. Prices are good as well

We went to this restaurant few days ago and it was our first time trying, we enjoyed the food , the beef stew was super tasty and hearty, we also had udon noodle seafood soup which was lovely. Me and my friend personally can’t eat too spicy things so we asked if they could make it mild which they said yes and made it so mild and so tasty!! I really like this place :)

The food is good although almost all the options are spicy.

Very tasty food and friendly staff 😊

Good meal Friendly staff, clean environment

My wife and I happened upon this spot on our way to see the palace. Our dishes, Japchae and Shimp Tempura, were awesome. Prices were fair, and the service was adequate. We visited around 1pm on a weekday and the restaurant was just two-thirds full. Would definitely visit again if we find ourselves in that area of London.

I had the chicken bibimbap, Superb, very tasty, and plenty of it. £50 for two of us with drinks, not bad for London However, 45 minutes wait for food meant we had to leave most of it to get to the theatre over the road , shame, friendly staff too.

I had the chicken bibimbap, Superb, very tasty, and plenty of it. £50 for two of us with drinks, not bad for London However, 45 minutes wait for food meant we had to leave most of it to get to the theatre over the road , shame, friendly staff too

This is my second visit. At first, I ordered kimchi stew, not expecting much, but it was spicy and delicious, so I came back and ordered green onion pancake, tteokbokki, and bibimbap, and the green onion pancake was so delicious. I recommend the pajeon and kimchijigae

Really excellent meal. A great selection of dishes and everything we ordered was fantastic. The wings and Bimibap were my favourites! It was really good value as well and couldn't believe it when we received the bill. A fantastic place and somewhere we will return to as soon as we can.

I found a good kimchi stew restaurant in London.. 🥹 The kimchi stew is really delicious, I highly recommend it ㅠㅠㅠ It makes me want to go back to London to eat this. It's just crazy.

The food was used to be good …few years ago, but not anymore…

Good Food & fast service. We went in at 6.20pm and was able to leave for the Wicked show at 7.10pm. I recommend the Bibimbap & Pork Bulgogi

6.5/10 Not bad Korean restaurant in Victoria area. Korean Fried Chicken is good but curious about why they use Thai sweet chill seasoning not Korean style. Soup Stew is hot with good portion.

A really welcoming atmosphere with great Korean cuisine. My husband has a bean allergy and didn’t realise the hot pot contained them, the staff were very understanding and replaced the hot pot straight away without the beans! It can be hard to find good, tasty Korean cuisine and I think me and husband have finally found a place we will keep coming back to!

I went to lunch with my niece and the staff were really friendly. Both myself and my niece have food intolrences and the staff were so kind and accomedating. We felt very well looked after and the service was amazing. We both had an amazing afternoon. Food was amazing and the place was really nice. I would definitely recommend Lime Orange. Really good authentic food... Loved it so much that have recommended to all my friends and family and colleagues 😊

Food was delicious, portions were massive.

Good value for money but not the best food or atmosphere

Helpful and accommodating reception and service, delicious food served in traditional dishes, good prices and an enjoyable atmosphere - a lovely experience for all 5 of us. Thank you, Lime Orange!

Tteok-bokki- 6/10- £8.50- the sauce was very viscous did not taste like the usual traditional Tteok-bokki

Food was good and price is reasonable. The beef bulgogi was really good. The portions for the kimchi pancake were small though but was still good.

Visited here for Easter Dinner and must say the food is really tasty specially the bulgoji bbq and Korean fried chicken wings. Would definitely recommend a visit. Talking about customer service it was very poor. The waitresses weren't attentive at all and kept talking and laughing among themselves we tried gaining their attention as one of our friend needed water. The Indian waitress was rude to us when we asked her to pack out leftover she nodded and came back with a box for us to decide and figure out how to pack without saying a word. Disappointed service.

Such a beautiful environment with top notch services. Nice nice.

Visited this local restaurant in my area and I must say it's a hidden gem..the food is flavorsome and the staff are fast and friendly-will come back again soon thankyou.

I've visited here at least five times whenever I crave authentic Korean food in London. (Having lived in Korea for 30 years, I'm very familiar with authentic flavours.) My favourites especially are the kimchi pancake, fried chicken, bibimbap. Compared to other Korean restaurants I've tried so far, the prices here are very reasonable as well. Highly recommend this place!

Nice and tasty food. Good service by staff and had a wonderful lunch which made my day. Luv to recommend to my friends..

I spent my easter here.. And i did the korean bbq and everything was filled with flavour..as much as the restaurant is a bit noisy and busy i would definetly bring my family back here

My husband and I visited Lime Orange on Easter Sunday. We’d been excited to visit as it was recommended to us, and it was our first time eating out at a Korean restaurant. I cook some Korean dishes at home, so we know the basic flavours etc and had set our hearts on trying Bibimbap. When the waitress came to take our order, she laughed into her iPad, telling us that there was only a 50/50 chance that we would like it since apparently many people don’t - which was a surprise since it seems to be a very popular dish. She tried to get us to order something else but we stuck to our guns and I’m glad we did because we both thoroughly enjoyed the food. So apart from almost being talked out of trying a very tasty dish, our experience was good and I would highly recommend it.

Food is quite good, kind of budget meals esp in this area. Would be great if rice can be a bit softer.

Delicious Food and very polite service.

Excellent service during a busy Saturday evening. Good choice of menu, not necessary to over order. Very good value for money.

Very nice meal at a good price. Had a nice time with my family before going to the Apollo Victoria Theatre. Polite staff, who explained the traditional way of eating the dishes we ordered. Thank you for a nice experience.

My daughter and I are traveling and stumbled on this little place. It's brilliant. She had the seafood upon. I had a chicken Katsu appetizer that was very well done. My main dish was the kimchee jiggae. It was brought in a stone bowl, still boiling. It was quite simply amazing. If you're in the West End and need a "not touristy" meal, this is a definite go to spot!

Very tasty food at devent prices and was in a handy location (near the theatres!). Very recommended to anyone in the area.

This place’s kimchi stew is good.

Really lovely food perfect to get just before I head back to North as right near Victoria Station I think it will become my new go to place when I pass throw london

Nice little Korean restaurant near Victoria Station. Lots of veggie and dietary friendly options keeping the authentic Korean taste intact. Recommended 😃

Tofu bibimbap here is really great!

Lovely food and portion. I went for a meal with my girlfriend. We shared a Budae-jjigae which coated around £30 but was huge portion, definitely enough to fill two stomachs! The fried chicken looked really nice too and the environment was very clean and full of Korean decor. I know some local Koreans come here to dine too. Best place to fill your Korean craves.

Super tasty local spot for Korean food. I got the Kimchi bibimbap. There are several vegan and vegetarian options and they are clearly marked.

If you go here, I recommend spicy stir-fried pork and soft tofu stew. Those two were the most delicious. Budae Jjigae is not bad, but I think the above two are the best at this restaurant. It tasted like what I had in Korea. Soy sauce-based meats were a bit salty for me. And the white rice is a bit dry and tasteless. They say that the restaurant has no choice but to make the bibimbap dry. However, even if it gets a little sticky, there won't be any problem in making bibimbap... That part was the most disappointing, and there is really no ventilation. It's no joke that your clothes smell when you leave. Smelly clothes will last for 2-3 days haha. You have to be prepared. However, the Korean male manager is very kind and helpful. The service was quite satisfactory. I was going to give it three stars, but the service was so good that I gave it four. Stir-fried pork and soft tofu stew can be rated 5 stars. The price is not that cheap. However, considering the location and the cost of living in London, it is a price that must be tolerated to some extent. please refer to this.

I stopped by the Korean restaurant closest to my accommodation. The owner doesn't seem to be Korean...there are no basic side dishes. Kimchi stew ramen is served in an earthen pot and topped with raw ramen. I asked for the kimchi stew to be cooked longer and ate it thoroughly. ^^ Surprisingly, the Jjambon ramen got cooked while I was eating it. The earthen pot bibimbap and pork on the next table also look delicious.

The place is near Victoria station, it is not very large and the atmosphere is very informal. We had dinner with work colleagues and in the end we had a good time. We took a bit of everything, the quantities were abundant, the flavor intense and good. We did not find fine dining but certainly pleasant cuisine. Advised!

한국분들 에게는 비추천 임니다. Don't go here if you're Korean. It's pretty hard to mess up rice but unlike the glutinous rice that it should be, it was so so dry. The pork bone soup had scarce soup which tasted of pure soy sauce and for some reason raw cucumber and carrots which you would NEVER find in Korea. Also had the smallest Korean kimchi pancakes I'd ever seen with very little actual kimchi in it. The only redeeming feature was the abundance of pork. I guess if you're western and have no expectations of what Korean food should be like, it might be palatable.

Non sarò il massimo esperto in cibo coreano ma in quelli a Roma dove ho mangiato, gestiti sia in cucina che in sala solo da coreani, erano decisamente diversi. Nessun antipasto di benvenuto come tradizione coreana vuole, mancavano dei piatti tipici coreani nel menu , il pollo non era male il resto per carità.. e dicono sia il miglior coreano di Londra.. mah

Excellent food, I recommend. Very pleasant waitress

What a hidden gem! We needed a quick lunch before going to Wicked at The Apollo and this cosy restaurant fitted the bill and more! We are a family of six from age 7 to 77 and we all loved Lime Orange. Every mouthful was deliciously spicy and The staff are so friendly and helpful . We can't wait to go back

A really busy restaurant with great fast service which is ideal if you have a show booked. I went with my daughter, this was our first experience of Korean food. The starters were really tasty and filling. We weren't as impressed with the main courses or the seaweed starter but on the overall it was a good experience. I would definitely try Korean food again knowing what to expect now.

What a find!!! My girlfriend and i were going to Hamilton and we needed a quick snack. We had seen this restaurant on insta and decided to try it out.. The food is really tasy..we had the chicken bbq and rice and lettuce which one of the staff recommended..and a bottle of jinro korean drink The staff was very friendly and very quick.. Our drinks arrived in a second. The restaurant is really busy and we didnt have a booking but the girl was kind to fix us in in few minutes of waiting Will definetly visit again when in london.

I love korean food so much that i had to try this… The bbq meats are tasty and me and my friends had the chance to try the grills by ourselves. The service is great and the staff are very quick… We had to wait more than 20 mins for a table but all worth it will definetly come back soon!!

The food is great. The soju bottles are so good.. Its my fifth time coming and will def come back again to try the spicy soups for this weather

I went to this restaurant with my husband on 22/1/2024 for dinner before leaving London and we ordered pork bibimbap, pork belly and Dukbokgi (with chewy rice cake and fish cake). The overall taste was normal and the environment was acceptable. However, we experienced severe food poisoning few hours after the dinner, we had diarrhoea and vomiting and it lasted for 3 days!!!!!! We are not sure which dish caused us this severe illness but we guess it was come from the bibimbap as my husband nearly vomited the whole bowl of bibimbap!!!!! Please review the overall hygiene of the restaurant, kitchen and the food ingredient.

I went to this restaurant with my husband on 22/1/2024 for dinner before leaving London and we ordered pork bibimbap, pork belly and Dukbokgi (with chewy rice cake and fish cake). The overall taste was normal and the environment was acceptable. However, we experienced severe food poisoning few hours after the dinner, we had diarrhoea and vomiting and it lasted for 3 days!!!!!! We are not sure which dish caused us this severe illness but we guess it was come from the bibimbap as my husband nearly vomited the whole bowl of bibimbap!!!!!

Came back to Lime Orange after first trying Bibimbap here 6 years ago. The restaurant looks much the same, other than they've removed the bottles of hot sauce and soy sauce from the tables - you'll get a set portion with the meals rather than deciding for yourself what you want. Booking is unavailable between certain hours, and there was a wait for a table of about 20 minutes on a Thursday before 7pm - not the worst, there are pubs nearby to keep you entertained while you wait. What was less cool though was the wait for food - we ordered the Korean pancakes as a starter and Bibimbap for main soon after sitting down. 50 minutes later we were still waiting for any food to arrive. The food was okay, but that wait was inexcusable and I had been about to walk out after seeing others who came in later and ordered the same dishes being served earlier. Everything we ordered ended up coming at the same time, we ate quickly and left. Shame really, this place meant a lot to me once upon a time...

Overpriced and burnt bibimbap food. Staff are great though and quick service.

Everything was good except that the rice was too hard. Stew, ramen, and bulgogi are all delicious.

We came here during lunch just to try it out and were very pleasantly surprised. Granted it is not mind blowing in terms of the food but it's great value given the price and location. We ordered the soy fried chicken as a starter and the portion was quite decent. It was served fresh hot and definitely hit the spot for my kfc craving. The spicy pork rib soup was FILLED with soft and tender meat and I could barely finish the whole thing. For £12.50 the spicy pork rib soup (which comes with rice) is a pretty solid deal in this economy! 👏

맛있고 친절하고 깨끗하고, 정말 이름때매 맛집이려나 했는데 한스델리같은 분위기에 맛있는 식사였어요. 한식 그리우면 또 갈 예정입니다

Food is ok, but it doesn't taste korean. In korea or any korean restaurant seafood pancakes would be prepared with potatoes. This one is not. Prepeared more as leak pancake. Miso soup bitter, bimbimbap sauce bitter too! Very weird taste. 😕 Bravo who was making spinach! Spinach actualy prepared right and it was fresh, delicous and tasted the way it should. Also, its used raw egg on bimbimbap as it should have. So that is a highlight of the actual food. Some of rice was slightly undercooked. As massive korean food fan, who was in Korea to enjoy the culture and food, I was dissapointed a bit. It looked better than it tasted. Maybe one day...

Small place and it get so busy so be there early when it opens. Food is amazing, We ordered kimichi fried rice and 3 meat to grill, they have 2 tables with stove.

Food was good, the KBBQ left a lot to be desired. The meat was very "wet" and the server poured the whole plate of meat onto the bbq even though we told them not to as we's just gotten our starters, they said "this is how we do it"... the meat didn't grill properly because of the "wetness" and lack of space for pieces of meat that basically sat on top of each other. Not the way to cook the meat anywhere else I've been. The chicken wings and other food were good though.

Pork bulgogi taste soooo good 😍

솔직히 가게 이름이 이상해서 의심했는데 먹자마자 진짜 감동… 이게 바로 진짜 한식이지라는 말이 절로 나오는 맛.. 두부김치 두부는 튀겨져서 나오는데 진짜 맛있어요. 꿔바로우처럼 겉이 찹쌀인듯한디 콩비린내 안나고 김치가 진짜 맛있어요.. 순두부찌개는 진짜 한국에서도 못하는 곳 많은데 여기 제대로네요. 제육도 맛있었어요. 런던 마지막날에 먹은게 진짜 아쉽네요 🥲🥲

As a restaurant, the way they respond to customer complaints is outrageous. My friend made a solo booking for her birthday - for whatever reason, they thought “being busy and forgetting” is justification for someone waiting to be served, being told they’ll be served shortly, then to end up never being served. She left after waiting near half an hour - so I reached out to them to make them aware of this experience so they could attempt to right a wrong. They asked for her email address, and 3 days later their means of making it right (considering the fact they ruined a birthday meal and a subsequent theatre showing) is saying sorry they were busy on that day and the feedback has been fed back to the team. Not even an invite to come down for a meal on the house and they’ll make it right. Terrible customer service - the food may look nice but be wary of the fact that they may not only forget to serve you, but when you do complain they won’t care regardless.

I came into the restaurant solo on Tuesday at exactly 5pm when they opened and there was only one table sat before me. I was seated by the window and several other tables came in and were seated. 20 minutes passed and the waiter had still not come to take my order, yet all the tables after me which were about 6 had already been served their drinks so clearly had their orders taken before me despite coming in after. One of the waiters (man) signalled to me that he was coming but another 10 minutes went by and he did not. I got up and left. It was actually my birthday and I had chosen here to treat myself but unfortunately they ruined it and wasted my time as I had tickets to the theatre after so I could not settle in another restaurant without the risk of being late to the screening. The restaurant have now emailed me a generic apology showing lack of remorse or interest for ruining my birthday.

런던여행 숙소가 건너편 호텔이라 우연히 발견하게 됐어요..들어가보니 현지인들도 많이 찾는 맛집이더라구요. 춥고 지쳐있던 저녁. 우리가족을 기운나게 해준 한식이었어요. 김치찌개, 떡볶이, 뚝배기불고기, 비빔밥 모두 한국에 있는 식당처럼 정말 맛있었어요. 한국처럼 무료 밑반찬은 없지만 그래도 식사양은 괜찮았어요. 다만 아쉬운점은, 바닥이 너무 미끄러웠고, 뚝배기 식기류가 좀 낡고 상태가 좋지않아 보였어요~

Very good food at a very reasonable price! Definitely can see why this has so many good ratings!

I normally love Lime Orange and the food never disappoints but very disappointed with the customer service today. Today the wood or my table was all cut up and without realising it kept catching on my dress. I complained to my server and he said he tell the manager. I watched him do it and the manager never came over to apologise. Very disappointing

We ordered Miso soup, Korean fried chicken and Beef Bibimbap. Everything was decent and good. My wife liked the fried chicken sauce, which I'm not used to (I found to be a little sweet and sticky for my taste). However, both of us enjoyed the Beef Bibimbap bowl. Recommended for a hearty feel.

Just very simple very good food

We were a big group, and we had a great time. The food was delicious and well prepared. We all enjoyed it a lot. The service was polite and helpful. The atmosphere was pleasant without anything particularly outstanding. My main recommendation is about ventilation. We left the restaurant with our clothes stinking of food. It shouldn't be like that.

A lovely place tucked away just by Victoria! The food is incredible!!! And just what I needed after a week of craving Kimchi Jeon! Will definitely be back again ❤️

是蛮热闹的一个小店，很多韩国人在里面用餐，我们比较赶时间所以只点了两份主食，味道真的不错随便点的没有踩雷，下次去尝尝其他的菜品

I have never tried korean food but i must say this is a good find I had the seafood noodle soup ,i just forgot the names but it was delicious,i also tried marinated vegetables and it was okay…the service is good though the mains come very fast before you even finish the starters..there is also bbq smoke so incase you have problems with breathing dont sit near a bbq table….highly recommend though.. The food is great