SCJ BIBIMBAP&CHIMAEK in Kingston upon Thames - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We stopped by for lunch during our visit to New Malden. We chose this establishment because of its high rating, and it did not disappoint. Our group was ranging in levels of hunger. The restaurant had dish sizes to cater to all of us. I had the chicken donburi. I was very happy with both the dishes' size and flavor.

I spent good time there. I ate high level food,but everything is good price.especially I love all of them we'll abusolutely come back soon.

Our stomachs were replenished after coming here as they serve good hearty Korean food in the centre of New Malden. I ordered the ugeoji galbitang stew with beef short ribs. It was a very hearty stew and very strong in flavours with the kick of the soybean paste kicking through. We ordered the half size sweet and spicy chicken which was glazed wonderfully and not too spicy and was a good portion for 2 people. The only downside was the cheese ball. Not a fan of the sweet dough and we thought it would be melted and stringy. Good quality food with great service.

Nice little Korean restaurant in New Malden, perfect for a quick drop in for good food with a friend. The service is great, efficient. The price for all things on the menu allow you to order freely. Most importantly the food is delicious! Highly recommend any of the fried chicken selections.

I visited at lunch today. I ate sundubu as It was so delicious. The taste of Korea! And the Korean staff was so kind. Thank you. I will come back again!

(⭐️Strongly recommended⭐️) I went there by chance, and it was delicious and had a nice atmosphere. I had a friendly Korean staff when I visited, so I ate comfortably! There are many Korean restaurants in New Maldon, but the staff , service, and taste are so good here! 한국분들 꼭 가보세요!! 강추합니다! : )

I visited at noon today. The food is very delicious and the atmosphere is good. "And the staff at work is very friendly, so I want to visit again." She worked alone, but does her best for everyone. The food and service are good, too

we’ve ordered the beef rib soup and seafood pancake. there’re only three tiny the beef rib with a bone. the seafood pancake only had a few pieces of seafood. we’re not full at all! really disappointed! ;(

Very nice, simple, no frills, Korean food. Decent prices and delicious. Would definitely come back to try the bbq.

One of the best Korean resto we've been to! Really authentic Korean dishes and the service was 👌. Will definitely come back again and again😍

Food was amazing. Good atmosphere. Good service. Would come again!

The service is terrible at this place. We asked for an extra glass for our drinks and after waiting and asking for it twice we had to get up and find it ourselves! The waiting staff could not cope with just 4 tables. We also asked for an extra fried egg with our order and the waitress said this was not possible as there is no option to add this to the till. That is ridiculous. A restaurant can’t add an extra egg to an order for additional charge? Considering most other dishes have a fried egg included? Poor service but the food was decent.

Chose this place at random, really good. Excellent bibimbap, nice pickles, good sauce, very good portion size. Polite, pleasant calm and efficient service. Overall highly recommended.

Delicious korean food. The kimchi pancake and kfc was so good! Would definitely recommend!

One of my favorite Korean restaurants!! I love their food, it's always fresh and tasty, the price is reasonable and the portions are satisfying! I would totally recommend it 💯

Very fast delivery. Food was okay, we ordered jjajangmyun and the noodle texture was quite mushy, not very authentic. The sauce also did not contain any pork.

the food quality not that great than I expected. specially when I order ugeogi gabltang I was so upset only 1 bone inside soup it's not worth it.

I will def be coming back. Every dish I ordered was great!

Dreadful place. Abysmal. We came here as we wanted to try a different restaurant in New Malden instead of going to our usual restaurant across the road, Imone. Big mistake. This place literally looks like a cafe. It wasn’t busy but there were 3 tables that weren’t occupied and had dirty plates on it. The wait staff which consisted of two people couldn’t seem to cope. It took a while to be seated and for them to clean the table. I ordered 5 dishes and my order was taken electronically. I asked for water, only to be told to go to the back of the cafe and get my own cups and get water from the dispenser. Some cups were dirty. I also got my own cutlery and napkins from that area. Very strange. After around 15 minutes my 4 dishes arrived. We started eating….but….Where was my 5th dish. I got up to find the waitress asking where my bibimbap was. She said “you want me to add to this order?” I said no, I ordered it already. Then I sat back down. The other waitress came to find me and I said we were still waiting. Finally, the waitress said the bibimbap will be here in 15 minutes. Gosh. The fried chicken was not good. No seasoning. We asked the waitress why this was the case. She said it’s fried chicken, missing the point. I said even KFC is seasoned. The seafood pancake tasted overwhelmingly of flour and wasn’t crispy. The japchae had glass noodles which were clumped together. Some basics basic errors. In the end, we complained as I felt one of the waitress was rude and the food was appalling. I felt the service was lacking in that I got everything myself (so where was the hygiene?) and I had to go get the waitresses. We asked if the chef was Korean as we couldn’t comprehend why the food was so bad. Apparently the chef is Korean and maybe has no taste buds. Also all Korean restaurants give you lots of side dishes before you get your order eg kimchi, potatoes etc but here it was not the case. Where are the side dishes? I have never complained in a restaurant so I was a bit concerned at their reaction but they dealt with my complaint very professionally and I finally got the bill. Hopefully, they will take my complaint as constructive criticism and improve.

Can't comment on the food as we didn't end up staying long enough. Waiter took our order 10 minutes later a different member of staff came and said there'd be 30-40 minutes to wait for the food. We said we'd wait, but would like the tea we'd ordered. Waitress came back with the wrong tea, and it was stone cold. Seemed like she'd just picked it up from another table.

Delicious chicken, highly recommended!

Recently tried this place with some friends and we were very happy. The food is reasonably priced and tasty. Tried Bibimbap for the first time and really enjoyed it. The Tempura Prawns were also amazing! Will definitely have again. Staff were also friendly.

Absolutely delicious. Speedy order. Great packaging. Everything arrived tasting wonderful.

Great food, they also provided us with free side dish, which is homemade kimchi! Would come back again!

Absolutely 100/10 place that needs more recognition. I love coming here for a hearty meal with a calm atmosphere and music playing in the background. All of the staff are nothing but welcoming and helpful which makes it easier to relax and enjoy the food. The chefs do an amazing job at executing authentic korean cuisine. Safe to say I have dined here a lot and I love it every time!! One of my favourite local restaurants 😊

Really authentic tasting, just like in Korea! Thank you💜

Loved the place with Delicious & authentic fresh food. Good service. Our family just enjoyed it.

Highly enjoyed dinner here - we ordered too much food but I would recommend the tteokbokki, the kimchi pancake, jajangmeon and of course the fried chicken. Staff were really accommodating and friendly, and we had a great time.

This place is a gem if you are into korean fried chicken. Collect 10 cards and you'll get a free serving of chicken. They removed the spicy original fried chicken though, wish it will come back. Great for delivery, prefer that than dining in their restaurant because it is hard to find parking on the high street.

Great place, great staff, great food. Loved it.

The food was inauthentic and not good. I had to spit out the food more than once. I did not receive a copy of my receipt confirming my payment, even after asking. Would not recommend as there are better restaurants on the same street.

The food portions (non-main dishes) are on the small side, the bibimbap is hot enough, and it doesn’t use a stone pot, which is a bit disappointing

Amazed this place has a 4.5 star average rating. Very, very underwhelming. The Beef Bibimbap had miniscule quantities of beef in it. Didn't feel like an authentic Korean in any shape or form.

The place is small, but cozy and pleasant, the food is super delicious and very varied, fast service and a calm atmosphere for everyone. Recommendable.

when we came we had the yangnyeom chicken and beef bulgogi with egg fried rice. It was so good! Rice was fluffy and fragrant, ad beef was tender. Chicken was crispy and very spicy, but still tasted amazing. I am coming again!

Really chill place to grab a bite to eat; ordered kimchi jeon and green onion jeon and comfortably ate together with my friend. The waitress was friendly and let us take our time. It was very welcoming and the jeon was tasty. Perfect.

The concept of digital menu is let down by poor and slow service. A customer shouldn’t have to chase the waiting staff for things. Had to ask for our drinks to be brought to the table which given it was a few beers really shouldn’t have taken long. Same story with the food which seemed to take a long time to arrive. Only one person serving is likely the reason for the poor service here . The rice bowls were not well seasoned and quite tasteless. When we requested soy we were told they didn’t have any. Quite odd for a Korean restaurant. Korean chicken was great and soup also nice!

Maybe my expectations are too high🥲

Incredibly delicious Korean fried chicken! The chicken is nicely fried, juicy and flavourful. The kimchi seafood pancake was also very tasty - the sweetness of the seafood was balanced well with the acidity of the kimchi! This is definitely a place to satisfy you fried chicken cravings!

Came on a busy Sunday afternoon. There were only two persons serving at the front of house and they did a pretty good job attending to all the tables. Food is ok, I would give it a 3/5. The chap jae, however, has a mind blowing springiness to it! (Well done!)

Had the boneless fried chicken with kimchi fried rice. Chicken was very crispy and juicy. Portions were healthy and the price was reasonable. Food arrived within 15mins of ordering. Will definitely be visiting again

Reasonably priced lovely small Korean restaurant we can casually visit often.

It used to be great, now it is okay. They keep putting less and less veggie topping for bibimbap every time we order it. The fried chicken is not as fresh as before either.

I could be quite the fan,White bean curd bibimbap,Pure as a doves wings,Of which the song bird sings/Fermented kimchi from the frozen ground,For chopsticks made of metal,Spicy on the pallet ,Three Kingdoms to remind,That peace is worth every pound they’ve Won/A Korean rose unto the dance,From the Nations Anthem ,Traditions greetings with a bow,Conflict’s forgotten nowSokak on the wind,Court music or a ballad ,A flute whispering of peaceEmbroidered in their silkFlowing rivers from the mountains

First time I've had a kimchi both me and my wife liked. And the chicken was excellent.

This restaurant is one that I go to regularly. The food options are great and the service is nice too. I normally order half and half chicken, and it's constantly delicious. They're not dog friendly, though, and they also stopped honey garlic chicken, so 4 stars for that

Very empty when it is usually full but overall fast service and delicious food. Probably best in London

If you’re looking for a quiet and relaxing spot to dine at with your family or friends (or even alone!) this place is it! The staff were so kind and helpful, whereas the wait time for our food wasn’t long at all. The fried chicken was the most memorable bit of the trip and the sides were delish! Will definitely revisit 😊

Howdy! Chicken was impeccable - get the soy flavoured chicken. Lady at the counter was really kind. Place was clean and music 🎶 gave a chill atmosphere. Would recommend 👌🏽 - Jem's Gems

Chicken bibimbap is really cold , or just called “ warm “. Not really good with this price. The floor is too greasy

Everything is good and delicious. We would like to order jjajangmyeon but didn’t notice that we ordered the rice. But same sauce so still tasted good, a little bit salty (too much sauce maybe). Soy fried chicken is tasty but I personally prefer it with more sauce. A good place for Korea food.

Best Korean in London. Doesn't look like much but everything is outstanding.

Dry tasteless overpriced chicken!

My son said he wanna cry as the food is so yummy!

A causal style shop for Korean food, fried chicken, beef rice and pancake is wonderful. Service quality is fair but acceptable

Tomato paste in kimchi chigae and Japchae is soggy. Price is very reasonable though

Simply the best korean food i have ever had in the UK. Strongly recommend their sweet spicy fried chicken and pork belly with ssam

The food was propa 🇰🇷👌👌👌👌 The taste was amazing, felt like home cooking, I highly recommend it.

The food is super delicious! Lots of good comfort foods on the menu :)

The carrier didn’t send my food to me, he possessed for own

Every dish was succulent!! Highly recommended :)

Limited menu compared to some of the other Korean BBQs. Little customer service as you order via app. Meat was well marinated and tasted good. Restaurant requires updating and air con was on way too high (you needed a jacket to eat in). Not the best Korean bbq out of the options. But the food is still good

We have been ordering from here for the last 3 years! Usually we love their fried chicken, but for the last year or so the batter has changed! It’s not as crispy as Korean FC, but the taste and texture is more similar to Kentucky FC which is not what we’re after when we come to new Malden. The restaurant is nice and clean, and the range of sides is good. We love the kimchi and the seaweed salad. They also serve rice, which chick and beers do not - we love rice with KFC. The restaurant has brought in a QR ordering system which we personally find annoying, and you lose some of the human touch of customer service (although a service charge is still added to your bill). We did speak with the staff who were lovely and helpful however :)

This restaurant has transformed into something completely amazing! Proper Korean BBQ place! Friendly service with high quality dishes. Strongly recommended.

One of my favourite restaurants in this area. Really good food, decent prices, and I like ordering via the app as it’s easy and more convenient. Received particularly good service yesterday and was given water before even having to ask which was appreciated.

Delicious Korean food at reasonable prices. You order via a QR code on the table which was quite handy!

Food was just OK. We ordered the Bulgogi, Kimchi Pancake, Spicy Yangnyeom Chicken and Kimchi Pancake. The chicken was quite tough and the sauce was very sweet and not spicy. The bulgogi was ok, but the meat was a bit chewy - we’ve had nicer bulgogi a few shops down at Kum Kang in Seoul Plaza. The kimchi fried rice was only OK, but the pancake was nice. I also don’t think 10% service should be included on the bill considering the fact that they don’t take your order (you order via a QR code) and no one comes to check in while you’re eating to see if your food is OK. In hindsight we should’ve asked for it to have been removed! Overall it was a mediocre experience and there are definitely better Korean restaurants in New Malden in my opinion.

Went to this place because Imone on the other side of the street was packed. Great decision! SCJ offer great value for money and the food is just delicious. The only thing I do not really like is the digital menu thing, but the food and price made up for it.

Value for money. Good quality of food.

Not the best Korean in New Malden, but very good still. I think this restaurant was open until later than the others. One thing that deeply annoyed me was the ordering system, done through QR code scan and online ordering. I personally hate when this is done, it is sloppy and really degrades customer service. Good food, generally.

Greasy food and poorly packaged..............never again....................

Delicous food with lots of flavor. Generous portions. Recommended!

Quiet little restaurant with delicious food and good service. They have a nice order at your table via your smart phone setup. Can recommend the jajangmyeong, kimchi stew, Kimchi fried rice and fried chicken, definitely need to try the fried chicken.

Ordered take out . Dusty chicken , appalling taste and gave me food poisoning . Would not reccomend this place

Really good food- the boneless kfc keeps me coming back. Quite pricey for the portions, though.

Food was delicious, best green onion pancake I’ve had in London. Would definitely recommend!

Absolutely loved the seafood and kimchi pancakes and spicy squid and pork. The fried chicken tasted slightly dry to me (my partner didn't agree) but the sauce was very nice. Service was fast and efficient, you order via their QR code at the table which isn't everyone's cup of tea but we liked it and the pictures give you a good idea of the dish you're ordering. The place has a quite casual vibe so maybe not a place to go to for a special occasion. Will definitely come back.

Great tasting food with true flavour in a relaxed dining setting.

Mediocre. Not sure if I came on a wrong day but the chicken was dry, overcooked, very hard to chew. All succulence lost because they decided to fry it an extra 5 minutes. Outer breading was very dark, indicating old oil/ over frying. In conclusion there are better chicken places nearby

I usually come here for fried chicken but came and tried their kimchi fried rice and egg. It was pretty delicious but slightly too oily for my liking but that’s personal preference. The chicken here is super crispy but moist on the inside! You order the food on your phone at a table which sometimes feel like it takes away the “human touch” a bit. Again personal preference as the staff are beyond helpful and friendly when you do interact with them.

Food is very expensive and they automatically add 10% for service. Nasty practice. This is a cafe not a classy restaurant: i paid over £50 for lunch for 3 consisting of 3 mains, one starter between the three of us (a pancake costing £10) and some tea that was tasteless. Will I be going back? Have a wild guess.

Excellent Fried chicken and great sweet potato chips 🍟.

Nice clean place. Soy chicken was good but yangnyeum chicken was ok. Bit too sweet. Would been better if it was more spicy 🌶️

Few changes since they opened couple of years ago not the most extensive Korean menu but still ok for a quick bite. Their cheese balls are pretty nice and ordering trough qr code on the phone is easy once you get used to it.

Very nice Korean fried chicken and bulgogi. Never tried Korean food as a takeaway before but will definitely do so again!

Three of us went 8/1/2023Sunday about 6pm.we seen the hygiene rating is three but we walk in the dining area is ok but cold because the heating is not on until we tell them to turn it on we had kimchi pancake which is good,kimchi fried rice ok but small proportion.half and half chicken soy sauce n hot n spicy they are good,we did by mistake order another half original which we mean with bone but we tick boneless,soon we found out we let them know but they said too late,a bit poor customer service. The most DISAPPOINTED is the kimchi stew,described on the menu with sausages but all u can see is water,kimchi and two thin slice’s of tofu,not even one cocktail sausage,£10 is rip off.when we try to ask the girl all she said is the chef said they are vegetarian soup,what a joke. I honestly believe they are more concentrate doing takeaway order so they don’t really care people sitting there and eat,no wonder they got good rating on the Uber eat.But what I can see they only put the takeaway order on the table waiting to deliver,not in a keep warm cabinet,by the time they deliver to the customers,u be lucky if it is still warm. My advice is avoid seat down and eat,if u want to try,takeaway is my advice. To me,no way I go back again,think about we spend £65 and the cost of living is so high,we rather spend it somewhere more worth it😂

very dry and hard chicken, cooked in old oil or leftover cooked twice

Best stuff goes first, the fried chicken These fried chicken are real deals, just like those good once I got back in Korea I especially like the Soy chicken because it has been done right These chicken was so nicely fried. Thinner bone was also crispy and became editable And the magic part is, even those were so deeply fried, meat is still tender May be because of the sauce, the Yangnyeom chicken lost the crispy magic over thin bones Still, it has been done right 2nd thing Pickled radish, these are good too For other items, my mates ordered red bean paste soup and bibimbap I tried the soup, it is nice and hot, not as exciting as those back in Korea but still very nice I see these bibibap looks authentic, but I have not tried myself This is the place where I shall come back and shall try their other dishes like sea food tofu red bean soup, bulgogi rice and stone bowl rice

Taste of home after 4 months in the country with my family! The only bad thing here is that they can't deliver to Solihull, where I live :(

Food wasn’t great, there’s was hardly any sauce on the chicken so basically just had plain fried chicken. The Edamame was a tiny portion as well.

This may be a one-off but on this visit it’s only 2 stars. The atmosphere was lacking and the service was cold. I’m not sure if it was because I had bought my own beer but the waitress was particularly unfriendly. I wasn’t offered any water which is typical for a Korean restaurant, and it was also odd that none of the tables had beer. I thought it was supposed to be a chimaek place? I ordered boneless original and that may have been a mistake. the meat came from the thigh and had become very dry because Korean chicken is double-fried. They didn't even serve it with a side of pickled radish which is the essential Korean accompaniment. The chicken was dry and unseasoned, quite surprised that they not noticed that the chicken was like this. The fries were served without salt which was strange. I’m used to having much better food here. So I’ll make a deal with the owner that he offers me another meal to replace what I had tonight and all will be forgotten although perhaps not forgiven.

Fresh and tasty and delivered early. Enjoyed my food, thank you!

The fired chicken is awesome! Recommend to try the Sotteok Sotteok, very nice local snacks. Besides the food, service is awesome. Most important is they have baby changing table, convenient for parent to go!

Excellent food and good price! Online menu allowed to see the plates We will visit again

The portions are inconsistent. The food is not bad though. My daughter loves the katsu curry rice and its normally very tasty but today the chicken portion was less than half of last time we came! I asked if lunch time it's smaller, the waiter just shrugged and said no! The kimchi pancake is good still. It's clean and simple but just annoyed about the tiny amount of chicken this time!!!

A bit high price but really good taste food which are korean one. 😚😄😌😑💖

New Malden has countless great Korean restaurants with this one being a close second. It has great food and I only say 4 I stead of 5 as it can be quite pricey. However,even for a large price they give you quite a bit of nice food and there staff are really nice. A good plus is that this place has a good ordering system which is quick and easy to use.

Always love coming here when I crave Korean food. The food portions are filling and the food itself is delicious, also the staff are super lovely too!

Way too expensive for what you receive

Chicken was crispy and tasty, really good. Fries were a bit soggy but good quality overall.