Spicy Grill in Barnet

If you want to get food poisoning and shit yourself, then come to Spicy Grill

A fabulous Sunday afternoon dining experience. The service and the food were both excellent. The staff were super-friendly and helpful and the food was delicious.

good service and delicious authentic food.

I wish I could give zero stars due to the food safety issue. They have a complete ‘don’t give a shit’ attitude, even when they make mistakes. I ordered a takeaway and picked it up from the store: Beef Bibimbap with a well-done egg (for kids), spicy rice cake with cheese, and a half portion of wings. I didn’t check the food in front of the staff. When I got home and served the bibimbap to my kids, I found a big piece of beef that was raw in the middle. This is infuriating because cooking food properly is the most basic requirement for any restaurant. I called them immediately, but the Korean waiter had the same ‘don’t give a shit’ attitude. The chef also refused to admit any fault. Seriously, how could I fake this, especially after I took a picture and sent it to them? I asked for a refund, but they refused, and to this day, they still haven’t issued one. I’ve had this restaurant on my go-to list for over six years, but something has definitely changed—maybe new ownership or something else—because the taste is very different and much worse than before. The rice cake texture was clearly a cheap substitute and not chewy at all. The egg on the bibimbap was not well-done, still a bit raw inside the yolk. This is definitely the last time I’ll be ordering from this restaurant. If you want to experience bad attitudes and food that doesn’t meet safety standards, give them a try. Will report to the Barnet food safety team.

Tasty Korean food, reasonable price and excellent service. BBQ set makes our day and I recommend having fun here if you love or try to taste Korean food.

Took me and my kids out for some quick cheap no nonsense food well god was I wrong the woman here clearly needs to brush her teeth as her attitude stinks I called and asked if they could make the food in advance and I would be there in 10 mins my child is autistic and doesn't like waiting in the car long anyway fast forward 10 mins and I'm here to collect the food very simple order of a chicken tikka hoagie and she made the wrong thing then started lecturing me on why they don't take calls anymore then she repeatedly started saying that I shouldn't have called I said look just leave the food as I wasn't really in the mood to get lectured this evening then turned into a shouting match because I wouldn't take it because I phoned apparently I just didn't like her attitude and I didn't need to pay to get shouted at I politely told the woman she was shouting at me and and she continued you could hear this woman yelling once I left 6 doors down she really is bonkers I listened to her lecture me 3 times before I told her I didn't want the food learn some respect also the restaurant looked disgusting I wouldn't want my kids to eat here anyways blessing is disguise.

Always had great food here over the years

The restaurant has a very nice layout with lots of natural light. The food was pretty good although not amazing. The service could've been a bit better. However one MAJOR plus is that they don't add a default service charge onto the bill at the end, which a lot of restaurants seem to be doing these days. It's not a bad restaurant by any means but if I'm being honest I prefer the other Korean in Golders Green.

We had naengmyeon (cold noodles) and boneless fried chicken. Both were really tasty and tasted authentically Korean. For the noodles, we would have liked a little vinegar and mustard separately, as in Korea, as that is how it is traditionally served and you can use it to refine it. It would also have been nice if the broth had had ice cubes or pieces and not just been cold, as this slushy consistency is also typical of Naengmyeon. Still very tasty and the dishes are recommended!

All of the dishes in this table cost less than £60 - Yes, it is a value for money! But the definition of the value for money has re-defined from here as it’s not just about the economy of dining but what’s in the menus! One crystal example: It’s worth exploring the Noodle set - an economic but contains bunch of joyful moments for your mouth and your mind full of Korean cuisine and CULTURE!!! Definitely recommend!

Delicious and large portions, the price is reasonable too. But the Samgye-tang chicken is a bit overcooked and not much flavor of ginseng. Recommended to have the N aengmyeon which is very delicious.

I recently dined at Spicy Grill London, a Korean restaurant conveniently located near Golders Green station in Zone 3 of North London. The restaurant's proximity to the station makes it easily accessible by public transport. However, if you're driving, parking can be a bit of a challenge. Street parking is available but quite expensive at £6.30 for two hours. We visited on a weekday during lunch, so there were plenty of empty tables. Our group ordered the Sundubu Jjigae, Jjambban Chajang (for 2-3 people), LA Galbi, and Galbijjim. Overall, the food was quite sweet. The Jjambban Chajang had a generous amount of seafood and a large portion size, but the sweetness was overwhelming. The LA Galbi also suffered from being overly sweet and the meat was quite tough. To our surprise, the Galbijjim was more like a Galbitang (short rib soup), but upon confirming, we were told it was indeed the Galbijjim. Unfortunately, it was also very sweet. While the dishes that used soy sauce-based marinades were excessively sweet, the dining experience was somewhat salvaged by the friendly staff. However, the restaurant appeared understaffed, with one employee handling both table service and food deliveries. This resulted in a slow pace of service, with a notable gap of about 15 minutes between the first and last dishes arriving at our table. Despite these issues, the friendliness of the staff and the convenient location made for a pleasant dining experience. If you enjoy sweeter Korean dishes, you might find Spicy Grill London to your liking. However, be prepared for slower service during busy times.

This a Korean restaurant last orders are given at 10 so best to go early. You get the chance to cook your own food on the table there is alot of parking on the road. After my visit yesterday I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone at the moment the service was not up to the mark we were kept waiting and in the end has to cancel one of the dishes as it was taking so long. Not s good experience but in time it may improve

Tonight we went to have a dinner, the service was very bad. After we ordered we just feel that other table are served with salad and three different dipping sauces for Bbq, when we ask waitress her reaction like nothing. When we ask for the bill also not serve the mint, what a worst service. I just doubt myself is it I’m rude to them but I’m not, we calling for booking table and we late we also have call back to told them, just feel they are two Korean boy girl rasict.

My favourite Korean restaurant! A gem in the local area, the food is always amazing. Korean fried chicken was very tasty, my favourite being the spicy and soya flavour! KBBQ was a very fun experience. The service was warm and welcoming, very friendly staff! Highly recommended 10/10 we will definitely be coming back very soon!

Really great in all respects - service, quality/taste, decor, portion sizes and staff friendliness. And they were great with my 2 year old daughter. Highly recommended to eat here. Thanks to all the staff.

Was a very good experience. I ordered the barbeque seafood, salmon terrayaki, baby octopus, calamari and prawns for £52. Was cooked on the table and staff assisted with it. I would recommend always adding kimchi to add more flavour. Jinro Korean shots are a must. Interestingly I went to a local Korean place in golders green that I have reviewed, but they changed the menu, and now spicy grill is the best I have found in the area. Price wa reasonable for the quantity. They said it would feed 4. I ate it all

Tasty Bento box. Authentic and filling. Flavour wasn't outstanding with the beef. Service was decent. Acoustics aren't great.

Excellent Korean food, served at a very reasonable price. The beef and chicken were fabulous, as was the kimchi pancake. Only let down was the bibimbap. Efficient and friendly service. Kudos to the team.

Amazing place, actually one of the best grills we've been to! Great portion size and very tasty food! The chef marinates the chicken and the beef amazingly tasty, And all the meats are freshly made! Big thank you to all the staff for making our first visit very welcoming! And extra thank you to Pendar for being so accomodatiing, thoughtful and helpful throughout or dining experience, always with a smile and nothing too much. Thank you for the delicious treat 😋 'Spicy Grill' is a totally amazing hidden gem and highly recommend to everyone wanting to try a proper Korean bbq grill restaurant 😊

Food was excellent....for the price we paid the service and atmosphere was spot on. A slight mix-up with the bill at the end which was rectified quickly upon request. Definitely recommend a visit

Wings were Amazing, love the crushed peanuts sprinkle on top. Also had the Katsu bento which was tasty and good value for money. Waiter was very friendly and polite.

Love the food here and prices are really good. The service was excellent as well.

Delicious. Convenient grill. It's fun to fry meat yourself.

Great restaurant! Absolutely delicious wings, I’d come back just to try and eat 50 of them.

I like this place, many of my favourite korean foods are in there. foods, services and others are very attractive to me.

Spicy Grill is BACK. Thank goodness. Never will I take for granted having korean food this good north of the River. Happy to report the food is just as good as before the 2 month closure.

Seriously... We need to talk. I called the other day to reserve a table and you didn't pick up. So in a panic, I drove down to see what was going on .... You're closed ?!?!?!? Can you please shed some light on what's going on ... You can't leave us in the dark like this Spicy. Nothing compares. The other day, I was forced into trying a new Korean BBQ. And I'll be honest ... I thought of you the whole time. I need you. No one has the time to drive down to New Malden to get a fix. It's just unrealistic. Please enlighten us all with when/if you're returning ...

Couldn’t care less if they had a 1 star hygiene rating tbh their doenjang jjigae is worth dying for

I have been coming here for years. It was our family favourite. However, it's now sadly under a new ownership, I believe. The usual faces are gone. The meat especially the beef is of lower grade quality and the price has gone up. If you have been fan of Spicy Grill over the years, this is no longer what it used to be. Just the same name and location. Disappointed

A highlight - Raw beef bibimbap was off the menu so I became a bit suspicious. I looked up the Government food hygeine rating and was shocked to find out it was 1 out of 5. This is close to being closed down completely for poor hygeine, if not remedied quickly. If i had known this before I had sat down and ordered I wouldn't have eaten here, I would have left. The only plus the staff were friendly and attentive.

Overall wasn't too bad for my first visit. Local Korean families eat here so it must be good. Service was respectful. Menu was easy to navigate though slightly small in print, a larger print would be more convenient to read. Food tastes just as good as it looks. Price was reasonable for what we ate for 4 people. Ordered the BBQ meat and seafood with 2 soups spicy and non spicy, and fried chicken. So much food and we were stuffed. Definitely worth a visit and definitely will return.

Best Korean grill in north London!

Great food and great prices, for 2023. Seafood pancake was amazing and crispy.

Sweet& Sour Pork was SUPERB!! Dolsot Bibimbap with spicy pork was yum too:) Authentic Korean food for sure.

One of my fav Korean places. I go to restaurants in New Malden which is known for being a little Korea town but the bibimbap here is always the best!! One of my favourite to eat here and the Naengmyeon (spicy!). The BBQ meats are pretty much the same as what you get in other places but defo worth getting the BBQ sets. 10/10 (recommend booking for dinner or booking on weekends as they are usually busy). Parking is available in some spots outside where you can pay to park for 2 hours (mostly permit only) OR free after 6 or 6:30pm (double check on google maps though).

I visited this place based on a friend's recommendation, and it turned out to be a great decision. The staff was welcoming, and the atmosphere was cozy. I tried a few dishes, and each one left a lasting impression. I'll definitely be returning here.

Think of perfectly crispy chicken wings glassed with superb Korean sauce without being soggy at the same time - SUPERB. Spicy rice cake , powerful, Jab Chae one of the best, Chicken bulgogi flavorful. Good value for money tasty plates. Each with a different flavour. Very polite service by staff. Good value. Simple deco. Shop targeting taste and value. One of the best Korean restaurants in London. Offers barbecue on tables. Definitely worth a visit.

Absolutely fantastic meal, got the BBQ set 2 and everything was amazing. Left feeling comfortably full and would absolutely return again. Staff were attentive without hovering, bathrooms were immaculate, and the entire restaurant was very clean. I even saw one staff member just wipe the floor because it felt a little sticky under their shoe. This was actually my first Korean BBQ experience and it was wonderful, would absolutely return again!

I have visited this restaurant a few times since discovering it back in 2020 (I'd visit it more often if I weren't living so far from London). Compared to many Korean restaurants in central London this place is much cheaper and the quality of food is just as good. My favourite dishes here are the Tofu stew, Kimchi pajeon and the chicken wings. The bbq is also great! Always received very welcoming and kind service from the staff. ❤️

The grilling of my meat and chicken by myself was the exciting part. The waiters were fantastic and waiting time to be served was very short. I recommend it for everyone. Its best for small group of people due to limited space

Loved our first visit. Fabulous waitress. A happy night out. Great food and lots of it

Just too nice. Once the food comes on table, we rush to finish all. Sorry about not taking any photos…. Next time will post with photos for sure. 🤗🤗🤗🤗

Very kind and great quality food.

Great atmosphere and helpful/friendly staff. Best Korean restaurant in North West London.

Nice place for some Korean food. Slightly pricey

Absolutely love this place. A very reasonable place to eat. Really lovely staff, very clean and superb service.

Ordered food and received it with an item missing. Spoke to the Rushdi at the restaurant and he was very unhelpful and told me to take it up with Uber Eats which I found ridiculous considering they are who packed the food, so they should take responsibility. I have taken it up with Uber Eats and waiting on a response however we have just come back from holiday and now food in the house. Just spent over £60 with food missing. Not impressed!!!! No customer service from the people working there!!

The food is okay but a little overpriced. The service at times is a little disorganised which leads to lack of attention when you finish a drink or need extra utensils. Atmosphere is good but I would have liked a little more attention to the fact the grill we were using became dirty and it was not offered to be changed.

Food and service are always amazing!

한국인 직원은 없었습니다. 모든 음식 다 맛있었어요. 비빔밥 추천합니다.

Wouldn't go there. Absolutely tasteless bibimbap. And other food as well. Portions are big though. There is a way better place near a tube station. Will not here again.

Food was great 👍 Service was average, maybe because they have new staff

I had such high hopes for my visit here based on recommendations but from what I can gather things have slipped recently. It took 25 minutes for us to be served even though there were only a few people in the restaurant. We were surrounded by tables that had yet to be cleaned and there was cutlery missing from the centre of the table. Our drinks order was forgotten about, and one of our party waited significantly longer for his meal. The food was good, but I wouldn't be rushing back anytime soon

Its the 3rd time we ate at the spicy grill. Each time we enjoyed the food and the price is reasonable. Staff are friendly and quick to serve! My family and i will comeback again!

Best Korean cuisine in town ever, the BBQ set is always good and the portion is perfect for 2 meateaters! Deep-fried chicken is always good and comes with 2 free soft drinks, what a deal! Staff are always nice, though they are always busy to serve in real time, have to wait for at least 15 minutes to be served but worth it.

Great place for family and friends!

Having been once before and enjoyed the meat dishes, I thought to try the vegetables dishes and one King Prawn dish which sounded most tempting. I was served 2 skinny King Prawns (very stingy) on the side of a bowl of average noodle soup, and the vegetable dishes were very average. I'll be going elsewhere in future.

LOVED the food, the vibe, and the staff!

I had my birthday meal here despite being my first visit and so glad I chose this restaurant. The food was delicious and very authentic Korean flavours having ordered the mixed BBQ, Kimchi and starters. Great friendly service and such a fantastic find.

Best bibimbap I ever had! It's my favourite Korean restaurant, I've tried many other places around London but I always come back here. The service is very fast and super friendly.

Got there for 2 but was told they close the kitchen at 2 and the place by 3!! Thankfully my husband was already there before us and was able to order through him! So it wasn’t relaxed at all! So stressful it was all rushed. They don’t mention it when we call prior to visiting either

A casual Korean Restaurant. I am impressed with their BBQ menus and Korean Chicken (Ban Ban Chicken, which means half (original) and half (sauced) chicken, is particularly good. Very friendly staff. Jjajang and Jjambbong noodle is not the authentic Korean noodle, hence, a bit disappointed, but Tangsooyuk (deep fried pork with sweet amd sour sauce) is brilliant.

A great local restaurant with a huge variety of options from mains / sides / starters & BBQ. We opted to go for one of the BBQ set menus & a side of veg noodle soup. Portions are very generous and the beef was marinated very well & tasted exceptionally nice!! Service is very efficient & fast. It does get slightly busy especially during usual dinner times. Definitely recommending this place!!!!

Amazing. Went next door for curry rice nan bread and a pint was nice cost£30 went spicey grill got same meal without pint £11 food was 1 of the best currys I've had if you like lamb try the lamb curry really really nice

The most authentic korean restaurant I’ve been!!! Superb service!

I've been going to this restaurant for 6 years, not as it used to be, food is alot more expensive, understandable, service could be alot better, staff need motivation, could be alot cleaner...hope they will improve...

First time having KBBQ in London and couldn’t have went to a better restaurant! We ordered the BBQ 5 House Special which included the meats to grill and a choice of bibimbap. You can also ask them to change the grill plate when needed. We also ordered a mul nenmyun which blew my mind. Though it was a cold dish and I’d never tried before, I didn’t know what to expect but the flavors were great. The seafood soondubu jiigae was amazing, also came with a small side of plain rice. The tofu was was so smooth and melts in your mouth! The fried chicken was the absolute star of the evening. We ordered a full se and got half spicy and half soy sauce which also came with your choice of 2x soft drinks. I was expecting it to be really spicy but it was a tolerable amount of spice for me. It was nice & crispy and I can honestly say it’s the best Korean fried chicken I’ve had so far! They also give you complimentary sauces, side salads (the sauce for the salad was the best part for me 😂) and wraps for your bbq meat). Service was great and the server was patient with us when we were still making last minute decisions! Each person ended up paying around £25 which I think it’s pretty decent. It definitely does fill you up!

A lovely first time experience of Korean BBQ. The waiter was very helpful, explaining everything to us and was very hospitable. The food was lovely and it was fun to be involved in the cooking process. Definitely recommended.

great food, large quantities and good quality . innovative idea of having the grill on the customer's table

one of the best Korean restaurants in london!! Reasonable prices when comparing with others Korean restaurants!! Very friendly staff!! Been there for almost 8 years!

Food is okay, I can't say it is super good though. It's not that pricy considering other korean restaurants and the iranian woman who served us was super supportive and friendly.

I can honestly say this is the best tasting food I have eaten in a long time. The Korean chicken wings are fantastic. I also had the seafood soup so much flavour. The spicy pork belly and beef on the grill was excellent. The service was 1st class. Once we started cooking the meats on the grill the waitress was straight over asking if we wanted more meat. So by the time that was cooked the next load was waiting. The beer was served freely everytime are glass was empty they asked if we wanted more. I'm looking forward to going back here again very soon

The food arrives relatively quickly. For the kbbq, you need to cook the meat yourself, and they give you an assortment of dips/sauces you can use for the meat. The bibimbap comes in a hot stone bowl and the ingredients taste fresh. I come here often, would recommend as a good kbbq in london.

I love yanglyun chicken here 😋.

The food was tasty, nice portions. The place is clean but the smell inside was smoky. Understandable as customers can grilled meat on their tables inside the restaurant.

Nice Korean BBQ Similar to those I got back in Asia. Plus one when considering a lot of ingredients are missing in UK People are friendly, attentive and proactive Easy to get attention and service, they remember what we ordered and automatically chase order for us

Hadn’t booked but did us a favour of giving us a table by the door telling us all other tables were reserved. However 2 more couples came in after us with no reservations and were given tables away from the draughty entrance. Had we not been in a hurry we would have gone elsewhere and I wish we had as the food was awful. The chicken Katsu curry was cheap chewy and the sauce was a mass of gloopy lumps, they bought this out whilst we were still drinking our soup. We also ordered tempura veg that we had to keep asking for they bought it out eventually when we were ready to leave. We sent it back as it look revolting. We then paid our bill quickly and left. Will most definitely not be returning. If I could have given no stars I would have done.

Good menu selection, Great stuff and beautifully service.

Had spicy pork bibimbap and it was good. There was good amount of the meat which was well seasoned and cooked. Note- it normally comes with raw egg yolk but i opted out. There was plenty of empty spaces even though we came on Sunday afternoon, the staff was nice, had good relaxing time, overall a good place to visit.

Been coming here for years, the food is very tasty and good portions so it is excellent value for money. Favourites are bimbimbap and budae jjigae

Really the best Korean restaurant I've been to!

One of my favourite Korea restaurant!

Always good. Friendly staff always go the extra to provide a good experience.

The spicy pork bento bowl was amazing

Superb quality food, great service. Friendly atmosphere. Definitely a great place to eat. We were served by Pendar, she was very helpful, very patient, and very accurate with taking and delivering our orders. I'm sure we'll be back again soon.

Self grill korean BBQ with many other dishes on the menu. This is a great place for small gatherings, eating food, and drinking with others. There is something for everyone here.

8/10/22 Visited again with a group of friends, ordered the mixed fried chicken, yummy. Everything else was lovely too especially the tartar beef with shredded pear. Tasty food, good service & attentive staff. Will go and visit again...and take along more friends! This time, there were 6 of us. Wide range of dishes, lots of choices. Always get 3 different dipping sauces and a side. You can always order more. We always get the BBQ grill...with sides, wrap the meat up with the lettuce and choice of yummy dips... Not sure if thr toilets are disabled access, think there's some steps. We always enjoy it here, lovely meal and good selection of dishes. Thank yoy guys. Maybe don't offer polos after the meal.

We went to this novel Korean restaurant on impulse. Interestingly, the entire restaurant was occupied by apparent Koreans except for the staff !! My dish was served in a hot iron pot the idea being that the food, rice vegetables and chicken would be roasted hot. However the chicken was cold and obviously pre-cooked and taken from the freezer and vegetables were not fresh either. The waitress took the hot pot and contents back for reheating. Unfortunately , by this time the rice at the bottom of the hot iron bowl had dried rock hard and I broke my filling which now needs an expensive trip to the dentist. My wife had a cardboard box of rice, vegetables and again precooked deep fried breaded chicken which she left. The waitress removed the charge my meal as a gesture. I should have noticed that none of the Koreans eating at the other tables had chosen our meals. Avoid !!!

Amazing food at reasonable price points. The wait for the food took quite a while but was definitely worth the wait! As a loyal customer, I highly recommend this place.

Yummy food and very friendly service

The best restaurant in London for sure!

Reasonable priced very tasty food with friendly waiters

Place is understaffed so service was slow, had to wait half an hour for drinks. The food however was 10/10 which made up for the slow service - the place is full of korean people so you know its good.

Great place to eat, everyone should try it.

The meal was overall good. The reason we came here was the BBQ, which unfortunately let me a bit down... especially for the tongue, which was not as tasty as it was abundant (quantity over quality?). The fried chicken was good, but the noodles I had (jajangmyeong) were a bit overcooked for my tastes. Considering that we also had beers and soju (Korean traditional alcohol) the price was fair!

Don't be fooled by the outside... This is gorgeous Korean food. Great service and a nice pint of Asahi.. Not sure what a Korean BBQ is... But I got gorgeous sizzling platter prawns, no sauce or strong seasoning with some sautéed onion.. Would definitely eat here again 9/10

We are new to the area with a keen interest in South Asian food. We checked out your restaurant and it is our go-to for Korean food! Been there 5 times or more and we absolutely love this place!

Helpful staff producing good food

Food was alright, expensive for what it is.