Tayudo BBQ in Birmingham

I’ve been twice. First time was in March and I just ate the buffet items and second time was this weekend and I actually got to try the BBQ as well. Very halal friendly with staff knowledgeable about what items are allowed and the service is overall really good. Staff are very attentive. For £29.80 you get 3 rounds of 9 BBQ items and 2 sides as well as the buffet food. The BBQ itself is good quality, the lamb is delicious and you get a lot of meat. All lamb and chicken is halal but beef BBQ is not. 3 of us went and we ate one full round and had a lot of the buffet as well as dessert. We were stuffed but you get a lot for your money and can probably eat more BBQ if you eat less buffet items. We spent £34 because £4.20 was for unlimited drinks. The buffet food is delicious and regularly replenished. Both times I have been I’ve seen different items but it’s really tasty. They offer 10 buffet dishes in the communal space but they have way more listed on their menu so I think they switch it up often rather than constantly having everything out all at once. It’s a nice method I don’t mind it because it means it’s not too repetitive if you wanted to revisit and I definitely would go again.

Lovely place it is nice, clean and the interiors are modern (perfect for instagram pictures). Staff is attentive but not overwhelmingly, they put effort in keeping everything clean and walk around making sure customers are looked after and grills plate are clean and hot. Buffet has good selection of tasty food, meat selection to BQQ is great. I found a couple of the ones we ordered maybe could be tastier but this is really a minor nitpick because they also offer sauces at the buffet to use with the meat so if you want more taste it is easily done. There are 3 rounds you can order of meat to BBQ and mains, we stopped at 1 because it was plenty! They also do cocktails and we really enjoyed the teapot for 2 (can’t remember the name of the cocktail but it comes in a golden teapot looking thing) and they have 2 for 1 cocktails on weekdays from 12-5pm. I would definitely come back on happy hour days. I would recommend others to visit, it is a nice experience and a great place if you love meat and BBQs.

We booked In advance and they told us they didn’t register our booking. We had to wait for 30 mins to get a table!

Calm and relaxing atmosphere. Speedy and clear service and the food is perfect as always

Me and my girlfriend went to Tayudo Wednesday evening. The staff are very efficient and very welcoming. Vincent stood out to me as a very hardworking and friendly. The whole time we were there he was working very hard whilst keeping a smile on his face - very good to have around Tayudo. The food was fantastic and the staff were very fast and polite. I would definitely recommend this I love KBBQ!

Not one for us! Found the meat to be very fatty and pretty tasteless too. Buffet selection was not the best, chicken in the chicken curry was cheap and rubbery. The chicken gyoza were lovely but cold. Disappointed

Had a great time here with the kids and grandparent. Friendly helpful staff. Relaxed atmosphere. Lovely food. Good prices. Kids loved the selection and enjoyed their first grill cooking experience, bottomless drinks, and the ice creams. Decent vegetarian options too.

Straightforward KBBQ with good quality and a good choice of meat to grill, a really decent buffet of crowd pleasing sides and desserts. The manager is super friendly and pleasant and has a sharp memory 😆

Delicious birthday meal, amount of food defeated us though as we only managed one round of meat and seafood. We plan to return with men in our lives as they would make short work of the other 2 rounds of meat.

Loved that for a Korean bbq place I didn't leave smelling like food. The extractors are excellent. Unfortunately I found the food disappointing. It was nice that they take card though!

Great experience, the only thing for me was the meat was a bit too fatty for my tastes. But that's my personal preference, quality was good and service was great highly recommend.

Probably the best Asian bbq resto I’ve been to in the UK. The options for both the buffet and meat are great, and you’ll probably already got really really full after 2 rounds! Some of the meat and seafood lacks in flavour, probably not enough marinating but overall it was great. I recommend the beef ribs, lamb and pork belly in Korean sauce. Their desserts (ice cream and chocolate cake) from the buffet are amazing too.

Very clean, amazing food restaurant vibe and not a typical buffet atmosphere. Staff very attentive

Great atmosphere and fantastic concept. Everyone in our party enjoyed

The price was definitely high but the promise of a buffet where we could have as much Korean BBQ as we wanted (within 100 minutes) was a big draw, and in that respect, it delivered big time. The meat was delicious, especially the pork belly in Tayudo sauce. When we go again, ordering the pre-cooked stuff would definitely not be a priority since it contributed to us not being able to eat as much of the quality stuff as we would've liked. The buffet itself had some decent options but it was mostly good for breaking up the meat

*re-update regarding bad situation* they asked me to call them to discuss and I did but they had no idea when I called... They told me to email them but I can't find an email for them 😅 Good experience with the food but big let down by the insulting server. Classic case of "all you can eat" until they say you've had enough. Old man who brought food over really let this place down when we visited. Hopefully they stopped him from serving and allowed the place to become better as a result. This happened 2023. The food was fantastic, it's really fresh and tasty. The BBQ was hot and perfect for cooking. This would be a 5 star but the elderly gentleman host who would take the orders was extremely rude and ruined both my partner's and my experience. We ordered 2 rounds and then when we went to order the 3rd round he argued and told us we were ordering "too much meat". I've been to many many Korean BBQ places before and I've never been told such a thing. Even when we assured him we were happy with what we were ordering he insisted 2 more times and tried to stop us ordering, and said if you don't finish the meat I'll charge you extra. They then didn't return the order paper again which was redundant because we were put off by that point. This wouldn't be a problem as it's a reasonable thing to say, but not all at once and then to be quite loud and confrontational at the table when you are trying to eat your lunch. This was the worst experience of hospitality I've had and I've been to many places like this and reviewed many places like this. The younger owners were very sweet and tried to make up for it with polite jokes but by that point it was too late. I understand the concerns but to be so rude, confrontational and loud was completely off-putting. Unfortunately regardless of the good food I won't be repeating the visit. There are other Korean BBQs in Birmingham where they don't treat you like this.

DLLM is open to mainlanders. It's so hard to eat, it's rubbish, it's been exposed to the sun, I regret eating it for a while.

Came with friends, the service is pretty good and they change the hot plates regularly. There is a selection of buffet food and then you can order meat in three rounds. The pork was quite good, the beef was ok. The main dishes are nothing special and quite carb heavy. For £30 pp pretty good value for money.

This is the best Korean BBQ I've had in Birmingham! the staff were so friendly and accommodating. The chicken and lamb were halal and there so many flavour and cuts of each. The staff were really friendly and let us know how to order clearly, and explain which items were not halal in the buffet. The buffet isn't extremely large but there is plenty of quality choices! Ordering meat for the Korean BBQ lets you choose 9 meat/seafood for 3 rounds but my group of 3 could only do 1 round we were SOOO full! 10/10 recommend! also the food is not covered in sweetness which you find in a lot of the Korean restaurants lol.

Very very good place. The food was delicious and importantly great value. Plenty to choose from the buffet section which had a selection of cold and hot foods that were included in the price.

I was here last Friday with friends, the staff were really friendly and helpful and the food was amazing ! Highly recommend !

Great customer service from get go. I was organising my sister’ birthday dinner and if they didn’t answer the phone they would always return my missed call. As a large table booking some guests were late and they were very accommodating, adjusting the tables. Our party was sat in the private room which missed some of the atmosphere from the restaurant. Buffet food was topped up and the wings were delicious! Korean bbq was plentiful in quantity. We managed only one round and was full! Great value for money. At the end of the night I left my son’s iPad and birthday cake behind which the manager was able to find and return to me. Thank you for a wonderful evening

If you want authentic Korean food, I wouldn't recommend here.

Had a great meal here at Tayudo. The service was great and the food delicious! Will definitely be coming back

Amazing place, Welcoming staff, great food. For the price of the unlimited food it’s worth it. The meats are delicious and the choice of sides is amazing, best place I’ve been to. Overall wonderful experience

Food was great but there was too much for the 2 of us to eat. Would definitely come back again but with more people. Definitely worth the trip from Derby.

Service and food were unbeatable. Will be going again. I would recommend to not load up on the open buffet too much as you will get PLENTY of meat and seafood for the BBQ itself. Ice cream at the end was great but would have liked some sauce options. That was my only gripe with the whole thing. Excellent overall. Very little to complain about.

Korean BBQ, I thought it was run by Koreans, but it turns out it is run by Chinese. Pigs, sheep, and chicken are of poor quality, and beef is even worse. They are all minced meat. A family of four spent over £100, not worth half the price. Worst restaurant ever in the UK 👎🏻

We have a dinner here with 3 adults and 2 children under 4 . We were very satisfied with the food and the environment. At first we were very happy and enjoy the dinner.After that when we went to checkout my child wanted to play with the claw machine which is in front of the cashier.The young lady staff told me that £1 can exchange for 4 game coins. I asked her if it was easy to get the dolls usually from the machine?She told me that It could be usually succeed as her customer experience . So I spent £4 in exchange for 16 game coins. I understood that this was a game and there was no guarantee of winning the prize. I asked the staff if I could give a chance to the child have a doll gift if we failed to clipped it?or I can buy it ,I don’t want to my child were disappointed on it Because the two little kids suffer from PTSD, so I asked first. If they failed and did not win the prize, I would explain and enlighten them in a positive way.The staff told me that she could not make the decision, however her boss should be able to handle it as appropriate. I am very grateful about that. In the end, I didn’t get any prize after we finished the game with no prize .I asked the same staff and she said I couldn’t make the decision plus she said her boss was not around. I don’t understand why the staff don’t tell me the true from the beginning. If she just reject my request, definitely will be fine , I really understand that.I’m very disappointed what she treat me like this way.

Yesterday my friend brought me to Tayudo and it’s been the best discovery of the week! This place it’s beautiful and let’s not talk about the food! Everything was beautiful and the food at the buffet was fresh and didn’t taste like it’s been there for hours, also the meat was amazing! I highly recommend the teriyaki beef and also the Tayudo beef. The staff was very nice and polite so the experience was a 10/10. I will be definitely coming back!

Such an amazing choice of food and reasonably priced. Unlimited sides from the buffet & the servers were so lovely and welcoming. Will be returning 100%

One of the best buffets I’ve ever eaten at. The food was incredible. The service was amazing, especially from Edward who was constantly very accommodating and friendly. They also showed us all the halal options. 10/10

Great service and great food loved the experience. Everyone was kind and attentive providing fast service and very clean and beautiful to look at.

Amazing meal and loved everything about this place. It was great value for what they serve to you and the meat was very well seasoned. The vegetables was fresh and their was a variety of side dishes and sauces to choose from and it was plenty to eat. The service was impeccable and the restaurant was very clean and tidy. Definitely coming back again!

Wow. First your eyes will be bigger than your belly. Second everything was absolutely fantastic. I went here with my oh for our wedding anniversary and had a blast. Lovely food and staff.

Good taste and vibe, but I lost my voice after having the food. Would recommend having some sauces together.

A nice change from our typical restaurants. On-table BBQing gives a choice of so many different meats. The buffet island adds even more Asian options. Staff took time explaining which spicier options one of our party might want to avoid. We didn't come close to eating the three rounds of BBQ on offer so I'd say this is pretty good value for money. The decor is Asian themed with neon and industrial touches. Really cool. I'd go back.

Was expecting much more than what we experienced. Staff didn't explain how it worked they just left things in the table. It wasn't until we asked that they explained. The meat was very fatty and not of great quality. All of this was mentioned on leaving the meal. You could have chosen 3 times we had enough halfway through the 1st as we really did not enjoy it at all.

Visited this place with friends. The staff were helpful at explaining how to order the food and what options were available. I eat halal food and the lamb and chicken options were available for us. Staff were also knowledgeable about foods we were able to consume at the buffet. It was a good experience. The prices for the buffet and Korean BBQ were also variable depending on the dishes you order but felt right for what we had. Definitely recommend for those wanting to try a new dining experience with friends and family.

The meat didnt have much flavour even though I chose the garlic flavour ones, not fresh, some of the seafood I got still had ice on from being unfrozen, the buffet food was my favourite it actually taste pretty good, so if I got back I would go for the buffet and not the bbq part. I also payed just over 4£ for fefill drink and only had half a cup of my drink as it taste water down.

Great Korean BBQ, way too much food for two people, it's same price for four people.

Amazing! Food is all really tasty, and good quality

Chill atmosphere. A lot of variety foodwise. Friendly service.

Tayudo Korean BBQ Buffet is a great place to enjoy a unique dining experience. The restaurant offers a Korean BBQ style where you cook your own meat at your table, which is a fun and interactive way to enjoy your meal. The restaurant offers a variety of meats to choose from, including chicken, lamb, beef, and pork. You can have three rounds of nine different meats, which is a great way to sample a variety of flavors. In addition to the BBQ, there's also a buffet in the middle of the restaurant with cooked meats, rice, noodles, salads, and more. The prices are very reasonable for the amount of food you get, and it's a great place to enjoy a filling and delicious meal. Overall, I highly recommend Tayudo Korean BBQ Buffet for anyone looking for a unique and tasty dining experience.

You definitely get full, we only managed two rounds, although in the second round we only ordered 5 types of meat and didn't have a special. There are also some warm dishes for self-service at the buffet, as well as vegetables, sauces and dessert. However, the selection of banchan wasn't enough for me personally, and I would also have liked more sauces and dips.

Fantastic night out food great staff great would highly recommend this place

Immaculate value for money, great looking restaurant and great customer service Amazing quality of food, so much meat given during the buffet, well worth going for

Interesting evening. This Korean BBQ lived up to our expectations. The added bonus of a buffet was great. I think less meat and a lower cost per person would encourage us to visit again.

It is a Korean barbecue restaurant. It's sort of a semi-self-service place, where you can only order three rounds of nine portions each. The main dishes are beef, lamb, and pork, with fewer vegetarian options. The lamb is quite aromatic after cooking, while the beef is average in quality. Most of the items are frozen.

The best kbbq buffet I've been to. The service was 10/10 and the food was just as amazing.

bestttttt Korean restaurant in Birmingham!!!

I had a birthday dinner with my wife and saw mixed results online. Delirious, just try and give it a try. Know something…. The meat tastes like meat, but tasteless! Isn't it possible that some people can't even eat cigarettes? God! A waste of money, trust me, the food stocking is terrible, pool! Please take care of the management and return Birmingham to us. Delicious food.🥹🥹 Needs to be greatly improved.

My 2nd Korean meal. Loved it. The optional buffet was lovely. It offers 3 rounds of 9 items each round for your grill. It is a must visit place for everyone.

Price is fair, authentic barbecue with buffet options. Highly recommend the pork belly, my fav

First time going to a Korean BBQ, the staff were so kind, and showed us what to do the food was so yummy and an abundances of it you will not leave this place hungry. 10/10 I will be back again!

Best korean buffet ever been to!

Clean, friendly staff, good prices

Staff were friendly and attentive, and very accommodating. We ate a lot and enjoyed it all.

It’s always nice to come at Tayudo, customer service is nice and good too.

Amazing service! as soon as you had decided what you wanted someone was there to get your meat prepared no slow service to try and waste your time, Meat was tasty and supplied in larger amounts than i expected If you are planning on going make sure you have the ability to use chopsticks

I really like the food here. Everything is good. The service is good and the food is fresh and delicious. I recommend this shop.

They have a lot of choices and all are delicious!

It’s really nice and the meat is super tender and fresh. The staff are all really kind too .Would defo go again !! But it is a little expensive

Good was great, had an amazing time, would go again

The main buffet is the Korean BBQ meat, you'll have to grill them yourself, but they're very thin so it won't take long. You'll be able to choose 9 items from the menu (for grilling) each round, but for two people who eat an average size meal, we were full after the first round. Apart from the main BBQ buffet, there's an area with a small selection of side dishes (included with the buffet), and those were rather delicious. There's around 8-10 dishes to choose from: small korean fried chicken in a sticky sauce, pork stir fried with kimchi, seafood pancake, tofu, some veg, kimchi soup, and you'll also get your own dippings for the BBQ meat here. The BBQ meat were very bland, despite ordering several marinated meat, so you'll have to rely heavily on the dippings. The dessert area (included with the buffet) only had one type of cake and two fruits on our visit, which was disappointing. Overall, it's great for those who like Korean BBQ meat (that have to rely on the dippings heavily), and who could eat quite a lot of meat. Because for the price, it wasn't really worth it for the two of us. We ate more from the side dishes area than the BBQ meat because they were bland and of average quality. There's also 2 claw crane machines and a candyfloss machine, which was quite fun.

Very easy system to order your food, tasted delicious and lots of choice. Fun to grill the food you want and very friendly and welcoming staff.

Food was good but I could not believe they charged me a full buffet price for my 4 yr old who only ate a handful of plain rice!!!!! Absolutely ridiculous!!!!

The portions of food were very generous, and the two of us were almost full~ The boss was very kind and patiently explained to us when we were eating for the first time. Like👍🏻!

This place is amazing such high quality foods the staff are amazing 10/10

After being to a few KBQQ, I would say this is currently one of the better if not the best one in Birmingham atm. It's a very family-friendly place, great for groups of friends to share a meal. You can tell the staff are very efficient and work hard serving, changing the grills, and keeping the shared buffet area and restaurant clean. The staff are friendly and nice. If you haven't been to a KBBQ, it's quite a different dining experience and can be fun. If you like the idea of having a choice of different foods and grilling your own food to share with others, then it's great fun for a meal out. The buffet is organised where you can have up to 3 'rounds' of meat, where you choose 9 options, and you get 2 side dishes per round. The unlimited buffet area is a selection of cooked meats, stir-fried veggies, salad, rice/noodles, and sauces. I would note that this is big enough but also a limited selection, which supplements your 'rounds' well. This is not a normal buffet set up as you would expect, so those of you who are expecting a big buffet, you'd be wrong. The amount of food combined with the different options is more than enough, and you will be surprised by how full you can get. I personally feel this does work well, and though it is on the more expensive side pp, I think you can get your moneys worth. Any of the pork options, we found particularly well seasoned and tasted great on the bbq. The options we chose, meat and prawns, were fresh. I would say the only 2 areas of improvement in this respect were that some of the beef was very stringy and fatty, which no matter how you cooked, it was very chewy. The dessert section was limited. There was only 1 fresh fruit option out of fruit listed on the menu and only 2 different cakes and an ice-cream machine available. I feel they could definitely expand on this aspect by offering a wider range of smaller desserts. More than one option of fresh fruit and toppings for the ice cream. My only thing I would want the staff and management to note is they should check to make sure the toilets are cleaned and checked regularly throughout busy service as I think they couldn't been seen too much better. Overall great meal out 👍🏻😄

Fantastic service. Will go again

Overpriced buffet and a lack of good customer service, really dissapointed with the quality of their buffet, which for £27 per person is not variable enough, only a handful of dishes as their meat you cook is apparently the main part. However the quality of their meat is also very poor, even the marinated meats are bland and their beef short ribs were very stringy and of a poor quality. We raised our dissatisfaction and instead were told we didn't know how to cook the meat correctly (I used to be a chef, I know the difference in good and poor quality meat) we asked for a free meal and we would pay for the other meal and drinks, they declined said we would have to pay, we paid £50 total, which felt even still a premium for such poor quality food, the manager wasn't really willing to offer anything other than two free soft drinks, after this we left and felt very much like we had been robbed. It's such a shame as the building is really nice, the setup is great and having done this elsewhere was really hoping this would be of a similar quality but judging by the fact it was very quiet, shows their customer base is clearly not there, probably because people realised it's overpriced and poor quality, lack of sauces, or sides for the meat BBQ, no Korean style sauces like noc cham or anything to really make the meat shine, even the marinated meat is very poor. Wouldn't return and couldn't recommend at all. A shame.

I spend my 18th birthday here. The food is AMAZING, all the ingredients are large portioned and very fresh, I have never had any K-BBQ as authentic as this, definitely 10/10. The service is also incredible, their manager is so friendly, very talkative. The best restaurant I’ve been to in a long time.

The ingredients are fresh and the dishes are of high quality. The environment is spacious and comfortable, the service is friendly and the price is reasonable. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to try Korean food!

I thought this place had closed down, but instead it moved location from where it originally was. Thank god they did. It is so much better in terms of space and decor, everything was just brighter and more welcoming. There food still amazing as ever, with some nice extra buffet dishes, acting as bannchan. Like honestly the upgrade was great. In one week, I went twice. And recommended it anyone craving a little bit of kbbq

Great place to enjoy some authentic Korean BBQ. Food was delicious and the service very helpful and polite!

An amazing place to eat everyone should come great tasting food and excellent service.

A very big and spacious restaurant located on the 1st floor. Nice decor and very clean that also has a few arcade machines for the kids. The selection counter of hotfood, sides and sauces were limited but it was okay because we were all there for the meat. The list of choice for meat goes on but worth every bang for your buck. quality not so great as everything's frozen. Staff service good as well 👍

This place is amazing! Each table has its own BBQ grill and you have three rounds, of which you can order up to 9 different raw meats/veg on each round, to cook at the table. There is also an all you can eat buffet area with a selection of cooked meat and veg dishes, salad, sauces and rice/noodles. Dessert is also included with unlimited icecream and cheesecake!!!! The staff were lovely and explained everything and the BBQ grills are changed frequently once becoming burnt/dirty. We have already said we will definitely be back again, to try all the things we didn't get to try as we were so full. If you want good food, an experience and a fair price this is the place to go.

The workers were negligent and didn’t have any regard for those who have allergies at all didn’t mention or write it on the menu as a reminder as they mixed oils so be wary and ask this could be very dangerous!! Also bit pricy 36£ each as it’s 29.80£ for the all u eat/buffet for each singular person no drinks included.

It was a wonderful experience, quite distinct from the usual. The BBQ was delicious, and the quality of the meat was decent. As for the service, the management seemed attentive, but some of the floor staff appeared to be unfamiliar with their roles. In all, I would recommend it👌🏾

It was our first time at a Korean BBQ restaurant and we really enjoyed it here! It's easy to order what you'd like, with plenty of side dishes to select at your own leisure. The different selection of meat was fun to cook & tasty. Service was great, quick and clear. We really enjoyed ourselves and would come again.

Went for a catch up meal with my cousin with our babies. Nice BBQ experience. Lots of food. Nice and friendly staff. Will be going back again!

Had a great experience here, the staff were lovely and so was the food ! Will definitely be back

Good environment overall, clean and tidy but food quality is so-so. Variety of choices for both cooked and raw meat, however, the raw meat for BBQ is quite bland, even for the marinated ones. For buffet price you're paying for the variety, with good and quick service, but I wouldn’t say the meat quality is particularly great. Also note that drinks are not included in the price, and would be better if there’s more seafood/vegetarian options.

It's beautiful to be here, the food was lovely and the entire environment was amazing 👏🏾

The best, had a really good time, the food was nice and the portions were really good. Lots of hot food and salad options. The experience was fun.

First time having Korean bbq and loved it. Definitely go without eating anything all day. They replaced the grill a few times. Only managed to get a lot of food because you get so much food.

Absolutely amazing K BBQ place. Plenty of food in the three rounds of ordering, and there is a selection of buffet dishes. Absolutely loved it and can't wait to go again.

We need to shout from the rooftops, it was amazing, the staff were amazing, we had never been before and they explained everything perfectly, the food was amazing and the theatre of it all was fab, defo be back but will bring the rest of my family xx keep up the fab work and don't change a thing x loved it

Lovely food and great service. Some of the meat was poor quality but overall we both very much enjoyed the experience.

Great food, great company, enjoyed the place!

Very reasonable price and good food

100 minutes to eat what you want for the Korea BBQ, unlimited kimchi, buffet, cake, ice cream, meats are fresh, been there twice within 2 months, love it!

I highly recommend this place, such a lovely vibe, food is amazing, staff were fantastic Loved being able to make the meat to your preference Amazing !!

Went here on our weekend trip away and it was absolutely amazing. Definitely recommend it to anyone who's staying in Birmingham

Brilliant place! Great atmosphere and staff. The food was great quality despite the amount we ordered. I would definitely recommend.

My friends visited Tayudo and had a very great time. They sent me photos and talked about how good it was. So they took me there yesterday and now I understand why they loved it so much. Food was lovely, staff was friendly, place was clean. Our grill plate was changed as soon as it started to turn blackish from the grill. Unlimited hot food and side dishes at the middle was also amazing. Now I'm planning to go back again for my birthday meal. Thank you for wonderful korean bbq experience. Definitely going back for more :)

Truly the best first introduction to KBBQ! Absolutely amazing service, everything was so good, would 100% come here again

Visited twice and service was great both times. The food is delicious with a nice variety and good value. The staff are always really friendly and prompt too. The place is also very clean. A new favourite.