The Bamboo in Oxford

Kimchi, steamed fish, aubergine pot, stir fry cabbage, kimchi pancake, soy bean paste tofu stew Absolutely fantastic! No frills, great food. Best kimchi I’ve ever had. Silky steamed fish. Kimchi pancake was a crowd favourite. Cabbage was surprisingly flavourful. Aubergine was authentically (weirdly similar to) Chinese Tofu stew was lacking, the tofu was not soft (per previous experience) but the broth was warm and comforting Had quite a few Chinese dishes on the menu My friend devoured his bbq pork

It seemed like the waiting staff did not know what they were doing and the food when it arrived was about as Korean as a Vesta meal. I wasted my money paying for the food we did get and eat.

Ordered delivery. Miniscule portions, high price. The food was also surprisingly bland. Far better choice around Oxford.

Our favourite Korean restaurant in Oxford has moved to St Clement's, next to the piano shop. Good value set meal and amazing dishes. Kimchi, BBQ lamb, Scolops and Squid - so good. Seafood pancake is amazing.

Firstly the driver was very rude to my husband, had difficulty finding our house and wouldn’t listen to my husbands directions on how to find us and became increasingly obtuse accusing us of using the wrong postcode when really he just want looking at the street signs. When the food finally arrived to was vile. All of the salad had seen better days, slimy lettuce and soggy radish that tasted of big water. The Korean beef was grim and such a small portion, an utter disappointment. Chicken Katsu was barely edible with a very questionable cut, rice that was dry and a greasy sauce again accompanied by a grim selection of soggy veg. Finally a chicken burger so disgusting it couldn’t be eaten at all. Overall a disappointing, bordering disgusting waste of time and money. Don’t make the same mistake we did.

We have been maybe 7 times to Bamboo and it's always great food, if you like Korean specialities. Next time we're gonna try the Ramen.

If your idea of a Saturday evening out needs to include mediocre food, dirty toilets, poor service, and the English language mangled to within an inch of its life, then this is the place for you. The only wait staff disappears for long periods, so our top tip is to ask her ten year old daughter for what you want.

This place is pretty amazing, it has a no frills restaurant with table service. The food in here speaks for itself , with a good selection on the menu to choose from, drinks are available at a reasonable price and good portion sizes. Very affordable here and the service is great too...

My sister and I went to Bamboo for celebration meal between the two of us and wow, we loved it. We ordered some extra and asked if it was possible doing take away just in case, but honestly, we ate all of it 🙈🙈 hopefully will come back soon

I went here with a friend last weekend and we ordered steamed rice, some bbq chicken and a pork, kimchee, and tofu dish. We attended the restaurant at about 8:30 pm and there was only one other group in there. The waiter brought our menus and then stayed on a table at the back on his phone until we repeatedly signalled that we were ready to order. He came and took our order and the food came a short while after. They never came to ask if we wanted anything else or how the food was, but just came by at 9:50 to tell us they were closing and we needed to pay and leave. The rice came covered and was as nice as steamed rice gets, the chicken was over-spiced so you couldn't taste that it was chicken, but strangely the spices didn't really taste of much either. The whole dish was bland, I think it may have just had too much oil and too little salt. The pork on the other hand was really nice, it was a nice combination of sweet, sour and spicy, with the kimchee giving it a nice crunch and the tofu which was left plain provided a really nice pallet cleanser. This dish was well balanced and although it could have done with less oil. Had the service been decent I would have been more inclined to return - as 50% of the food being good out of two dishes is decent odds that there is something else good on the menu. But as it stands, I think I will go somewhere more welcoming next time I eat out!

옥스퍼드에서 만난 한식의 오와시스~ 어쩌다 한날 점심 저녁을 이곳에서 해결함~ 김치류가 맛있어서 그런지 김치찌게와 김치전이 밥 두 그릇을 불렀다~ 순두부찌게는 들어간 해물이 건해물을 사용해서 인지~ 건새우를 우려낸 국물 맛과 유사하여 맛이 생각했던 맛이 아니었다~ 게맛살이 들어 있어서 그런가.... 육개장은 좀 찐한 맛으로 약간 짠 맛은 있지만 그래도 한국맛이 난다~ 떡볶이는 그런데로 괜찮았음~영국에서 이정도면 좋은 점수를 줘도 괜찮을 듯~ 사진을 미처 찍지 못한 메뉴로 소불고기와 돌솥비빔밥~ 된장찌게~ 물냉면~ 된장찌게도 그저 그런 느낌이랄까~ 소불고기는 그런데로 괜찮았음~ 서비스로 주신 김치와 함께 먹으니 더 좋았던 것 같음~ 삼겹살구이..뭐 역시 삼겹살..ㅋ 한국에서 약간 저렴한(??) 삼겹살 수준~ 밑에 깔려 나온 양파와 함께 먹으니 좋았음~ 핵심은 돌솥비빔밥~!!가장 한국스타일로 맛도 가장 좋았음~ 마지막으로 물냉면...띠로리...절대 비추... 그저 시원하지도 않고 그냥 시큼만함... 전체 메뉴 순위를 나열하면...(지극히 개인적) 돌솥비빔=김치찌게=김치전>육개장>삼겹살=소불고기>된장찌게>떡볶이>순두부>물냉면 결론적으로~ 옥스퍼드에 왔다면 이곳은 반드시 한국인에게 힘이 되는 곳임은 분명~!! 더 많은 메뉴가 있다는 사실... 옆 테이블 외국인 두명은 양념통닭 시켜 먹는다...ㅠㅠ

I ordered two BBQ dishes Total bill £24. When delivered, extremely small portions, could not satisfy 2 people. Both were half the volume of the normal delivery containers. Can't believe it! At that price! Never ordering from there again.

Seven of us went for a birthday meal staff were lovely, the food was great, watch out for the bbq squid it’s feisty The dishes were bought out reasonably quickly, my beef tongue was delicious as were my prawns,all dishes were appreciated by all

I arrived at 86 St Clements Street, Oxford, expecting to eat Indian at Qumin's and ended up having a very good beef noodle dish with a kimchi salad side. The food was very good - a very large bowl, beefy and hot and spicy as I like it. I cannot give more than four as I was alone and tasted no other of their dishes. They also should have informed me they are not yet set up to accept cards. This meant I had to go to a nearby cash-dispenser.

Great people and good food. The decor is very spacious, the food is delicious, though we were only in briefly for a light snack we have vowed to come back again. Also offer very reasonable rates for luggage storage, whilst you shop around the area or go for a tour, your luggage is secure and accessible. #luggage #storage in #oxford Highly recommend.

这家店位于火车站不远处 位置不错 但完全浪费优势！这家店的套餐很坑 菜的分量很少 菜品普遍偏咸并且味道非常普通 价格太贵 完全不值得来吃

Pros: Good location, near train station, good decoration and spacious between tables. Cons: hot pots are not self cooking style as one expects from an authentic Korean restaurant. Prices are comparably high (£22+ each for a set dinner for 2). Services are lukewarm.

No puedo decir mucho más de que este lugar era normal. Sirve comida coreana, lo cual es inusual para la zona, pero la comida le falta el punch que encontramos habitualmente en un restaurante coreano. Pancake kimchi (kimchi jeon) y arroz en un recipiente con piedras calientes (bi bim bap) estaban muy bien, pero un poco atenuado en comparación a la normal completa en sabores en comida coreana. Verduras variadas, generalmente complementarias en la mesa en restaurantes coreanos que he visitado - cuesta £7 y estaba fría, pasada y sin sabor en vez de vibrante y deliciosas tortas. Una pena, pero tuvimos la sensación de lleno y con el deseo de algún sabor diferente en nuestra vida satisfecha.

Ubicación muy conveniente si se viaja a Oxford en tren. Se encuentra en el edificio de referencia cerca de la rotonda doble. Me encantó el helado de fideos y mariscos tortitas que son los platos tradicionales de la cocina coreana, las porciones eran generosas y con un precio alrededor de 10 libras un plato medianamente dieron una excelente ubicación.

Recently visited Bamboo near the train station in Oxford for Lunch on a Saturday. It was pretty empty, we were not approached when we walked in. We saw two waiters but were ignored and not really acknowledged. We had to walk all the way into the venue until someone eventually offered us a table. It took them a very long time to come over and ask for our food and when we were ready we had to wave (not something I like doing as find it quite rude, but there was no one around when we wanted to order food) Also we ordered starters and mains and assumed the starters would come separately or first in this instance. Instead all the dishes arrived quite randomly in no particular order and my friend felt she had to start to make sure it didn't go cold! I really enjoyed the food, just thought it was really expensive for a lunch meal and felt that perhaps the bento offers for the week could be available for the weekend too.

Pedí un macchiato, que llegó como un capuchino y vino en una taza grande, pero había problemas en el intercambio para un pequeño café de la misma época. A las 10:00h el restaurante tenía un otros dos clientes comer desayunos caseros.

Awesome Koren dishes. I travel to Korea often and live the food. Bamboo has some great dishes. The Kimchi, radishes and seaweed salad is great. The lab is good along with the Bibimbap.

We found it unfriendly unwelcomining anf although the food wasn `t bad it wasn`t great. The staff were in fact quite rude. It`s in a great situation but unless it all improves we won`t return

Hay un gran restaurante en Corea al centro de la ciudad de Oxford. Su nombre es de bambú. Se encuentra cerca de la Nomad pub. Y está cerca de la estación de autobús, puede encontrarlo fácilmente.

We only ordered three dishes and we finished the first two dishes and waited for the third one for a long time. Checked with a waiter and we were told that they missed our dish. Couldn’t bother to wait more time, when we got the...

the restaurant is nice and has many choices of the food, my favorite one is the spicy tofu soup with rice, and the bbq meat also tastes good. I also like the starter such as seagrass with white sesame. I would love to visit it...

Een traditionele getint restaurant. Aardige bediening. Alleen de Engelse taal is ook voor hen een uitdaging. De gerechten smaakten prima....

We came here as we like Korean bbq food. A big restaurant that was freezing cold inside. The food wasn't great and a bit tasteless. They gave us a side order that we didn't ask for when we asked what it was the waitress didn't know and had to ask another girl.

Very overpriced! Very bad service. Worst restaurant ever! Food doesn't taste nice at all and very very salty, and we got a long black hair in our dish. Only one very young girl knows how to smile the rest all treat you as you own them lots of money. Never go again and won't recommend to anyone! There isn't choice for '0' star, otherwise that will be my rating!

The so-called Korean BBQ meats were overcooked and immersed in oil, served in miserly portions on sizzling plates that didn't sizzle. The kimchi pancakes were too salty and hard as a foamboard. They insisted on not serving chilled sake, as according to them, it must be drunk warm. The meal for 3, including a bottle of neither warm nor cold sake, came to 80 pounds, which was regretful for a meal of this quality.

The restaurant offers a good selection of Korean food, lots of the spicy dishes we love, but also some milder and non-spicy food for the softies like me, such as BBQ dishes. The food is tasty, it is served nicely (some of the meat on sizzling hot metal plates, soups can be boiled by the table, etc.), the place is spacious, there is a good mix of large and small tables. The waiters are friendly and polite. Prices are perfectly average, for most mains between £8-13, and plenty of interesting sides. Their coffee is also good. And there are a few Korean beers you can try. All in all, unless you are looking for something outstanding this place is very good for a pleasant dinner with friends or family.

Had a great experience sitting outside and watching cars, buses and the train while having fun food. The very nice young lady explained the different dishes and her suggestions were perfect. We had so much fun eating and watching all around us-it made a memory for both of us! Thank you

The bamboo restaurant in oxford by the rail station was dreadful and i wish that I'd looked on trip advisor before i went there. The service was rude when it existed. They just stood around on their mobiles. The food was awful. Even the coffee was undrinkable and the whole event was very expensive

My dad ordered tofu with seafood, there is hardly ANY seafood in the bowl, I think there were only 2 or 3 tiny tiny clams. The noodles were undercooked too. One of the lady staff (think she is probably the owner) were rather rude to customers when they sat on a reserved table by mistake. We complained about but they said this is how it is. We wouldn't want to come back again.

I eat here regularly as a fan of Korean food who used to live in South Korea. There are some excellent dishes (beef bulgogi, bibimbap, BBQ) and the restaurant is better than the cheap looking signage would have you believe. The service can be a bit patchy, but if you love Korean food I would definitely recommend this restaurant!

This is the worst experience ever. I would expect better food than last time, but it still let me down. We went there for lunch, but right now my stomach is not comfortable in the evening.I ordered three dishes, two is okay. Another one is Naengmyeon. I ordered this last time, and it was not as good as what it should taste. This time I think it may be made better, so I ordered it again. It is the terrible thing ever. I asked the manager to change the soup for noodles one time, but it is still not it should be. And the manager said this is the noodles should taste. I am an asian girl, and I have eaten Naengmyeon many times. I know what it should taste, and what the manager said is not satisfied. Not recommend to people who have eaten real Korean food. 5 hour later, my stomach still feels comfortless.这家餐厅做的真的是越来越差，服务态度也不是很好。冷面真的是我吃过最难吃的，其他两道菜也不是很好吃，就是非常一般。如果你想念韩国菜，你就去。但是如果不是非吃不可，建议去别的地方

参鶏湯が恋しくなりいただきました。付け合わせのナムルとムウッらしきものはまずまずでしたが、参鶏湯は全く期待していなかっただけに、いい意味で期待を裏切ってくれました。韓国で食べるものと変わらず、入っていた高麗人参はむしろ本場より大きいかもしれないと思いました。別で頼んだライスも、日本と同じ米で細長いものではなかったです。係の人たちは中国系の方が多く、お客さんもアジア系の人が多かった印象です。地元の人たちも見かけました。値段も悪くなかったです。

Without any hint of reservation I have no hesitation in recommending this restaurant. The menu is varied and caters to a broad spectrum of tastes under the umbrella of Korean food. The staff are professional, warm and welcoming and clarified in an effortless manner items on the menu. The food was promptly prepared and delivered to the table and was well presented. I will happily return to this restaurant.

I came here for Mother's Day with my mum and we were looking forward to a nice meal as I've been here several times however unfortunately the lady manager is was rude this particular time. We were not served enough lettuce for our pork BBQ , so I asked if we could have more as there is only three pieces . This is not enough to cover all the meat as the picture on the menu clearly shows more lettuce. So I asked the manager and she said no you have to pay more. And was being very sarcastic about the whole situation, saying do you want the decoration with the ice cream as well? I was very shocked by this, bare in mind we had already ordered £70 + worth of food for two and also charged 10% service charge for the meal. There was no additional special service for this charge. For the sake of 20p worth of lettuce she made us feel so embarrassed and shocked and treating a loyal customer in a very rude way . We are never coming back here again, there are so many quality and polite restaurants in Oxford DO NOT COME TO THIS ONE if you expect friendly treatment .

Called in here as we had never tried korean food before and it seemed to be frequented by lots of oriental nations, usually a good sign, the decor was typical and the staff friendly and genuinely helpful. As we'd not tried this type of food before and the menu looked too good, we went for a set menu, it all looked freshly prepared and tasted great, the beef in particular in the hot pot was melt in the mouth, the kimchi pancake was a revelation too. We thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, 10% service charge automatically added to the bill was a disappointment, a tip was deserved but I'd have liked the option myself. All in all we'd definitely go back again.

Der Empfang war sehr freundlich. Ich habe sofort einen Tisch bekommen. Das Essen ist authentisch. Aber vieles von dem, was ich in allen anderen koreanischen Restaurants als Beilage automatisch erhalte (z.B. Kimchi), muss hier extra bestellt werden. Zwei meiner gewünschten Speisen waren leider nicht lieferbar. Als ich noch ein Dessert bestellen wollte, müsste ich die Bedienung gerade zu herbei betteln. Bis zum Schluss wurden Teile des Hauptgericht nicht abgeräumt. Gänzlich unkoreanisch: Das Inhaberehepaar sass Nähe des Ausgangs und beschäftigte sich lieber mit dem Handy, als die Gäste zu verabschieden. Schade!

Having worked in Korea it was a pleasure to find this restaurant whilst on a business trip to Oxford. The waitress was happy to discuss the menu and make her suggestions. The service was quick and friendly.The food was excellent.The space was a little cold, although that did not matter when the piping hot food arrived!Excellent value too.

Daughter loves Korean food,decided to give it a goAuthentic food(according to my daughter who visited Korea)Service was too slow,we had to flag the waitress every timeFood arrived very quick and hotWasn't cheap £73 for 3 people but very very tasty foodWill definatly go back to try other dishes

Decided to give this restaurant a try for lunch as we hadn't been there before - that was a mistake.The one member of staff who was working was efficient enough - I'm not sure what the other two people standing around the till were meant to be doing, but I never saw them lift a finger the whole time that we were there. Still as it was very quiet, service wasn't a huge challenge. As some other reviewers have said, the menus are rather confusing, jumping from drinks to sweets, to starters and then a mis-mash of soups, bbqs and salads - making it very difficult to plan our your entire meal. The menus do come with pictures of the food, none of them make the food look appetizing which, I suppose, makes them accurate pictures. Eventually we made our choices and waited a short while for the food to arrive.Our starter consisted of some fried dumplings, clearly the same dumplings that can be bought from the asian supermarket across the road - nothing wrong with them, but not worth the money. Our mains consisted of their 'lunch boxes' - both of which were quite ghastly. Mine consisted of a miso-soup, which looked like dishwater and tasted of very little. Tofu, which was also utterly devoid of texture or flavour - is a little sauce or seasoning too much to ask? And finally the main part of the meal, steamed rice and a 'spicy marinated pork dish' - which formed a sort of brown pile on the lukewarm platter, oozing with grease and tasting primarily of salt/MSG. I'd love to say that I chose badly and that my partner's dish was significantly better, but to be honest, it was hard to tell her chicken dish apart from my pork - they were both the same colour, texture and taste.The overall cost of the meal was, I suppose, quite reasonable for Oxford. However, given the poor quality of the food, did not represent good value for money in any form.There really are so many other, better choices in Oxford, many of them within walking distance of this establishment - do yourself a big favour and avoid this one at all costs.

Food was average not that good the staff were not friendly and rude. Tried to get rid of us by put the bill down without asking for it and we still have food left on the table. The whole restaurant was not busy at all (only 3 tables including us) plus we've only been in there for one hour! The worst experience ever!

stumbled upon this Korean restaurant after returning from nearby Oxford Station. good selection of menu & drinks but prices are not that worth it though. if paying a premium price i would expect premium food but it was just average Korean food. service was fast & good though it is to be expected as the place wasn't full at that time.

I had a seafood ans vegetable dish over rice - good but nothing special. I should have gone with tofu I suspect. Except for a couple of academics discussing, improbably, the Germans in the Second World War all the tables were taken by groups of Korean students, chatting animatedly while savoring their meal.

Worth a visit. Good, steaming hot Korean food, but with some Chinese inflections. Service was really quick and personable. Prices more than reasonable. We had several soups, a kimchi pancake, glass noodles, fried squid, kimchi tofu with pork and a lot of side dishes. The food arrived fast. Everything tasted fresh. Good seasoning and well-prepared. Some of the dishes tasted somewhat Chinese (the owner is apparently an ethnically Korean Chinese), but this was by no means bad. The cook knows what he/she was doing, so the slight Chinese flavour in some of the dishes was actually a plus. Highly recommended.

We love Korean Food and stumbled upon this restaurant. The restaurant seems big and spacious but lacks atmosphere. The décor feels like it had seen better days. The service was fine and the waitress was friendly. It was full of Asian customers and we noticed Koreans too which made us think that the food must be passable for Koreans to come too. We ordered our favourite dishes and enjoyed them especially the seafood pancake. Perhaps the taste is not as authentic as in Korea but still tasted good nonetheless. The prices were reasonable too. Overall, we will return again when we next fancy some Korean food, just don't expect it to be top notch.

Our thing this year is to try something new, and this place was recommended as being fairly authentic. Was really pleased to find it full of local Koreans having their evening meal - good start.Food was great, staff were great, and had space outside to sit and finish our drinks, maybe could do with more outdoor seating, if you are allowed.We didn't know what the food was, so a bit trial and error - but we will definitely return and try other things of the wide menu choice.

After living in Seoul for four years, I've developed a taste for bibimbap and was happy to see it on the menu here. The bibimbap took me back to Korea, it was great. Another good sign was that there were lots of Koreans eating there too!

the worst dining experience I have ever had. Terrible service. Very unhappy experience. It was like the waitress was in a really bad mood. I have been a big fan of Korean food but the food here is not authentic at all. Would not recommend.

We ate here one night because we were staying nearby. The large room doesn't have a lot of atmosphere and was full Chinese students.The menu was a bit confusing for us Brits and could have been laid out better. There seemed plenty of choice. Service was friendly enough and the food arrived promptly, too promptly as the mains came before we had finished starters - always a mistake in my opinion.The food was tasty but my friends starter minute.Drinks were expensive. Just an average experience.

This is a desperation restaurant when you are tired of fish and chips and the usual pub grub and would like something eclectic. A few of the dishes were reasonably Korean in style but most are more Chinese. The staff all speak Mandarin and were quite friendly and helpful. The food was tasty, of average quality and makes a passable impression of being Korean. The prices were very reasonable and the restaurant was full of Korean and Chinese students when we were there so they are either there because the food is cheap or because it is good. You will have to make up your own mind!

Premetto che prima d'ora non avevo mai assaggiato la cucina coreana, quindi non posso definirmi un'esperta, ma ho davvero apprezzato il ristorante, cibo compreso. Ho optato per un tradizionale bibimbap, che mi era stato consigliato da amici, ed era davvero delizioso. Il prezzo magari non è tra i più bassi, ma provare nuovi piatti esotici una volta ogni tanto fa sempre bene!

I am not Korean but Chinese. I am very fond of Korean food in general and have eaten frequently in NYC's Korean Town. The Korean food in this restaurant tastes quite differently from what I am used to. I have eaten the Korean spicy soft tofu soup for 20+ years and the one served here tastes weak and slightly strange. Is this place really owned by Korean people?

I've been here about 4 times, as I have lived in Korea. My all time favourite dish is Dol Sot Bib im Bap (currently under rice dishes, with no English translation - just Hangul) and I also love the spicy chicken. I took my parents there for the first time on Sunday (lunch time). Really we should have gone for dinner as there were few customers and so not much atmosphere. We were also very unlucky as an alarm went off towards the end of our meal and it took ages to turn it off. The waitress was young and Chinese with extremely poor English - the bar man spoke a little more but this needs to be addressed. Previous reviews have spoken of dirty menus - this has been sorted - and the menus are now ringbound and easy clean. There could still be more explanation of the dishes and there are some inconsistencies (see above). I ordered my usual rice dish and it came promptly and was delicious. I don't drink at lunch time so ordered Jasmine tea (£2.50). I expected steaming tasty loose leaf tea as one is used to in Chinese restaurants. Instead, I got a a poor quality tea bag and hot rather than boiling water so got an utterly tasteless brew. This is unacceptable! I was very disappointed! To sum up, the food was good as usual but the full experience came up short.

Delicious first time experience with koren food, the staff was really welcoming, their service was outstanding. And the food ! simply the most delicious asian cousine that I ever tried

Service was fast and efficient, though so fast you have to wonder how much of the food was not pre-prepared. Different obviously and the next door table was occupied by 4 Koreans more interested in their four smart phones than each other.Luckily one of our party knew the options and format else we would have been relying on the picture menu.Interesting for an experience but will I be rushing back? No.

I was amazed with staff on Saturday night, unbelievably rude, didn't know the menu themselves and food came 30 mins apart from each other. When the dish finally came it was cold and uncooked. The owner was also rude, charged extra and became really annoyed when this was pointed out. Never come here, waste of money.

Wow!! What a place. Very busy and popular, we tried water chestnut appetiser with fresh salad, pickled cabbage in fish sauce, deep fried squid with dip, barbecued belly of pork in chilli sauce, mixed seafood and peppers in a rich chilli sauce with rice and Korean beer and it came to £37!! Recommended!

I probably would not have chosen this place had it not been for the fact that it was attached to the hotel I stayed in and my company provided a meal voucher. But it was a good experience overall.It is Korean food, which is not dissimilar to Chinese, but I think you have to change your mind-set. We did the usual Western thing of starter, main dish and rice, but really you need to get into the culture and order several dishes to share as there are no 'courses' as such.I enjoyed the food, excellent flavour and spice. It might be too spicy for some, but it suited us. Service was good. I was obviously fighting with the chopsticks and asked the waiter for a lesson, which he obliged with. Even got me different thicker sticks before taking pity on me and bringing a fork as I was obviously not getting it.Bit pricey, service charge 10% included. Meal for 2 on expenses with bottle of wine £50, perhaps I could have eaten more. Overall a nice experience and I would go again making sure I did the dishes to share culture.

INCOMPETENT SERVICE: I had ordered one of their set lunch boxes - the Dak Bulgorgi lunch box (sliced and marinated fried chicken served with fried crab sticks, miso soup, 2 side dishes and rice). The same young waitress who took our order, brought out my chicken dish and the rice, and then went off. She came back with the fried crab stick dish, but proceeded to ask the rest of the group if they had ordered it, to which I pointed out that it was part of my meal. She wasn't convinced and went to consult a menu, and came back to put the dish in front of me. Then, after waiting 10 minutes for my miso soup and side dishes to arrive, I asked the same waitress where they were. She replied, "You want some miso soup?" and went off to fill a bowl and brought it back. After another 5 minutes of waiting for my 2 side dishes, I asked the same waitress. She went off and never came back, and I never saw those side dishes! At this point I had given up trying!Other than the service, the restaurant is large, spacious and has a classy, marble-like decor. The menu has a good variety of Korean dishes. The food was generally of an alright standard. However, I dislike how a service charge is automatically included (as stated in their menu).

Friends took there. Very spacious but not too many customers, great place for gathering. The taste was good, but we were not fans of spicy dishes, sorry.

A good size Korean restaurant. Not very far from the railway station. Most food is hot like authentic Korean cuisine, but you can request less chillies.

We ate here as we were staying in the hotel above it and had spent the whole day getting wet so didn't want to venture out again in the evening. There is very little atmosphere, no background music, all rather servisable. We were seated by a large pillar which was scuffed and marked, not a great view! The staff were pleasant. Our 2 main meals came out about 5 minutes apart which was not good. My sister enjoyed her spicy chicken which is why the review is a generous 'avarage'. My sweet and sour pork was the saltiest meal I have ever tasted and I think they had battered pieces of rubber rather than pork. Horrible.

Visited with a group of colleagues, the best I can say was that it was ok. Service was polite but awkward, we asked for a few more minutes to choose from the menu and then couldn't get their attention for another 20 minutes. I had the beef lunchbox, which tasted nice (other than the soup) but was really nothing special. Suspect it was quite msg heavy from the taste that then followed me around all afternoon. Perhaps Korean food aficiniados would like it but Oxford has far better Asian restaurants en-masse.

I loved the food this Korean restaurant served. I had soup and a omelet with Chinese tea. Very good. Prompt service. Staff attentive. A hidden treasure!

Never again! Food was average, overpriced but main thing: the waitress was rude and quite agressive. We ordered a bottle of wine, opened it and 10 mins later he said they were closed and we had to leave. Horrible

Ordered vegetarian for my colleague explicitly, only to be served a meat dish. He ate it unknowingly and only realised half way through it contained pork. Complained only to be met by an aggressive waiter who verbally assaulted us for payment of the meal and ORDERED us to sit down. When other proprietors engaged on our behalf, they refused to tone it down, much to the customers surprise.

I enjoyed my meal. it was very fresh and tasty. I ordered the pork lunchbox special and it was excellent. The service was fast and friendly and the food was good value for money. I'd never been before but I'd definitely go again.

I have to thoroughly commend the food at Bamboo, which has never disappointed. The staff, too, are very kind, punctual and attentive. One time, for example, I was struggling with the chopsticks (I am not good with chopsticks) and a staff member offered me a knife and fork in a way that did not make me feel judged despite my almost comically inept chopstick use. I highly recommend this restaurant.The one negative is I was hoping for a 100% Korean experience, but the staff seem to be 100% Chinese. Still, short of going to Korea you would be hard pressed to experience Korean food of this calibre.Also - do not drink a bottle of Soju by yourself!

We chose to dine at Bamboo as we developed a love of Korean food dining at the excellent but sadly no longer with us Shilla in Edinburgh. Bamboo is a very large restaurant, and we were surprised to find it quite busy despite the slightly out of the way location.The menu is really difficult to decipher- it jumps between starters to stews to lunch specials to BBQ- and it's not really obvious which section you are in. We ordered pork and chicken bulgogi- one was in the BBQ section and one in a different section but they both came on sizzling plates and were both bulgogi- no idea why they were in different sections! As well as being tricky to follow, the menus were tired and dirty. They had pictures of the dishes, but sometimes these pictures were of the un-cooked meat- not useful when choosing what to eat!! The staff were helpful and talked us through the menu, but I imagine it would be even more confusing to someone who is new to Korean food and has no idea what they want.As well as the two bulgogi dishes we had fried dumplings which were super yummy and perfectley cooked, and the beef and seaweed soup which was nice and flavourful. Both bulgogi dishes were also good- but not as good as our previous experience in Shilla. The portions were generous though and we left nicely full! I can't judge on authenticity as we've never visited Korea, but the food seemed quite consistent with our other Korean dining experiences in the UK. For two of us, two starters, two mains, two sides of rice and one soft drink came to £32- which we felt was reasonable. We'd definatley return to Bamboo if in Oxford- if only because there's nowhere else in the area to get our Korean food kick!

Visited on a Friday night with my husband. We were staying in the Royal Oxford hotel (above the restaurant) They advertised a 3 courses for £14.99 menu in the hotel room so naturally we thought that if a half decent hotel recommends their food then maybe we should eat there. We ordered one 3 course meal to share (at the recommendation of the waiter who seemed to know the menu but seemed a bit pessimistic about everything) plus one dish from the menu. Now my husband and I are not fussy eaters but It was a good thing we only had one between us because It was horrendous! We got all of the courses delivered to our table at once.Where do I even start? The Lamb skewer- tasteless chewy (tiny) pieces of meat on a skewer. We had some soup not sure if it was the beef soup or the vegetable soup but it tasted like cat biscuits, couldn't eat it, it was horrid. The beef salad- really cold and wet, tasted like it was prepared a week ago and stored in the fridge since, couldn't eat it. Chicken with chilli sauce and rice the chicken was inedible, I wasn't even sure if it was chicken it was so fatty with barely no edible meat at all. so disappointing. The one-pot meal with rice vegetables and fried egg on top tasted like something you would dig up from your garden! I couldn't even swallow it. We tried the ginseng tea, and I swear it could have been dish water! ...The mango juice was nice but we left hungry.On our exit we noticed that this restaurant was joined to the hotel's breakfast room so they must be part of the same company! (Which would explain the recommendation) I'm so glad we didn't decide to add breakfast to our stay!

I am Korean. I took my family without knowing this restaurant own by chinese.There are few Korean restaurants in Oxford. I chose this place because looks good and big from outside. Food! I would say it's not authentic Korean food. Some of dish wasn't too bad.Services were poor. When waitress taking order from our table. She stopped and answering her phone without saying excuse. I complained one of dishes.i couldn't eat it. Felt sick. But returned with anger by waitress.she said "no one complained of this dish. You are the only one. It's eatabel. You need to still pay".I didn't know afterwards she was the owner.

It's a great idea to open a Korean restaurant in Oxford, and I had high expectations as a Korean myself. This place is actually run by Korean- Chinese people, and doesn't have the Korean vibe I'm used to in the restaurant decor or the food. The dish I enjoyed most was ironically Jjajang-myun which originates from China. The other Korean dishes I ordered were average and not particularly authentic. However service was fast and I've yet to try the lunch menu which seem more comprehensive so will give it another go in the future.

I have never had Korean food before so I was very excited about this one: )I was very impressed by the food :)Light dishes, great kimchi pancake! My favorite by far,The restaurant it very big inside but I would recommend to clean the menus or order new ones as the ones which were there looked very tired,Would give 5 marks but only for menus will score 4 ~food very good: )

I visited Bamboo for lunch with a friend, neither of us had tried Korean food before and were keen to have a new experience. It certainly didn't disappoint! The restaurant had plenty of tables, the place was spacious and there were quite a few Korean visitors eating there, which we took to be a good sign.The menu is extensive, the staff were very helpful with explaining the miriad of available dishes together with any allergy information. The service was excellent!Our meals arrived very quickly, they were beautifully presented and so delicious! Portions were generous, lunchtime and evening meal options available and the prices were reasonable as well.I will definately be visiting there gain, as there as so many interesting and tempting dishes I'd like to try. Well worth a visit.

Went to try something different and the seaweed- beef soup was delicious! The BBQ was very tasty. Ver relaxed athmosphere with large tables. The sweet'n sour chicken I had was a big portion and the whole eel was fantastic. I went there for several ocassions as it was within walking distance from my hotel.

Good food, authentic Bibim bap, though not a Korean but have tried this item across UK and found their bibimbap is very good.

Some of the foods was cold and I asked to be replaced and was never done and the order of foods was misunderstood and the waitress couldn't understand english well. The service tonight was absolutely terrible, I wont recommend Bamboo to anybody as a first experience wanting to try Korean foods but rater wait and try somewhere else. Foods is overprice as well comparing to other Korean restaurants in the UK.

Food is good, staff are friendly and the toilets are very clean. Only complaint is the restriction on some dishes to lunch only so i could not order the bibimbap (비빔밥) and thus the price of my meal went up drastically. Some items on the menu are very overpriced if you go in the evening but the side dishes (반찬) were free and delicious. Overall recommend if you like Korean food but go for lunch if you would like the well known Korean dishes or are on a budget.

I'm a big Korean foods fan and I haven't been able to find an authentic one, the one that didn't alter their food to British taste, for a long time. I ordered the Kimchi stew served with rice..which was amazingly delicious. Pork ribs are melting in my mouth and it's a good portion too. Couldn't care for service that much, it's just normal service but the food make me feel like I'm back in Asia. Two thumbs up

Friendly staff, good grub and not too highly priced, the Bamboo is an excellent addition to local places to eat. It's always a principle of mine to inspect the toilets of a place I'm eating at, and the Bamboo is scrupulously clean. Service is fast - my only criticism is that there are items on the lunch menu that can't be had in the evening. Oh and give the lovely waiter Giorgio a rise.

The restaurant has a nice and varied selection of Korean dishes. The dishes are not as spicy as one would have them in Korea, but that makes the food edible for Europeans. A somewhat negative thing is that the standard cooking at the table for some dishes is missing, and all dishes are cooked in the kitchen. A negative point was that the main courses were not brought simultaneously. The dishes are not great, and certainly in other countries you find much better Korean restaurants, but generally these tend to be more upmarket and expensive as well. Certainly the lunch deals are good value, and as stated earlier, some of the more popular Korean dishes one can only order for lunch. At least some of the staff speaks Korean.

First of all about the looks of the place. What i didn't like is seeing chairs randomly piled up through the window, i understand it's staff area but it makes it look not so nice.The place itself inside looks lovely. They got large mirrors on the walls to make the place appaer to be much bigger than it actually is which i consider a big plus. The chairs and tables got a few scratches but aside from that i find them very nice.Once i entered there were 3-4 staff sitting at a table talking, they greeted us and showed us the way to a table for 2.The ones who served us where a short bald guy and a lady dressed in red, very nice people that also moved very fast across all tables to serve everyone.I ordered some seaweed beef soup which many might find weird and too strange to enjoy, but i liked the taste of it. Simple yet nice.Then we got a beef hot pot with vegetables on the top. Didn't fancy the meat much, it looked like minced meat with a bit of red food coloring on the top. The taste was good due to the vegetables.Side dishes like chestnut jelly and beansprouts with a bit of carrot and cabbage were free and you could get a refill as often as you wanted, The vegetable stock which they called soup was also refilled for free, but after a bowl of soup and the initial veg stock we really didn't need any more.The desert menu was consisting of 8 items total. About 6 were ice creams / sorbets, the other two were tiramisu and "chocolate bomb". There were no korean deserts which is very disapointing considering we went there to try out korean food.Won't order deserts there ever again unless they will rework their desert menu, it's just unappealing.I've seen better korean restaurants, but i liked the atmosphere and the service here a lot, so i guess i will go back sometime. However what i strongly recommend is to go there for lunch time as some of the nice dishes you would want to eat are only available during lunch time or from monday to friday.

Overall not bad, nothing exemplary. Not too many vegan options on the menu but they did came forward and veganized a meal for me

Visited on Valentines day as a couple and couldn't be more impressed. Neither of us have had Korean food before, so initially we were a little list when looking at the menu. Fortunately a incredibly helpful waiter arrived, explained the food and gave us some recommendations. I don't think I've ever met a waiter so enthused by the food he was describing to us, and he seemed genuinely delighted when we followed his advice! The food was served promptly and was as delicious as the waiter had promised, particularly the fried beef and pork. I have no idea if this was genuine Korean fare, but it was fantastic so I don't mind either way! I think I can safely speak for both of us by recommending The Bamboo, and we are sure to return.

I visited the Bamboo restaurant a couple of months ago with my family and we all were very disappointed. It was more like an Asian fusion restaurant.

Absolute crap is the only way to describe the food at Bamboo. Avoid at all costs I'm afraid. My friend even said it was the worst meal she has ever had.

Tried my first "Korean" restaurant yesterday with my family . The menu is very varied and the service was ok . Try and avoid being put into the private dining room as it lacks the atmosphere of the main restaurant . The food was different although I cannot tell how authentic it is as we were told there was no Koreans working there ....tried the pancakes which were very nice but the kimchi and glutinous appetisers were not ... Some of drinks were interesting .... Aloe Vera juice and a persimmon tea were with a try One word of warning it starts to get expensive when you start adding dishes .

This is not even authentic korean cuisine. I did read some reviews of this restaurant and kind of did not expect anything great. But this is just ... arg... I cannot find one good thing about this restaurant. Foods and services are both really poor. Please try to avoid this restaurant

We came as a work group for birthday meal and very much enjoyed the lunch we had. We chose a number of dishes from the set lunch pricing and shared amongst the 6 of us. There was a sort of shredded spring onion dish which was lovely, I'm told the prawns were very nice, they looked large enough. The pork ribs were lovely, not mean or sinewy and not too salty, the deep fried chilli chicken went before you could grab a decent bowl full of it, it was my birthday so I was given the last bit to avoid a tantrum!The kimchi was nice and you can't have Korean without kimchi it was uncomplicated, not too sharp and I think that's good for those who are less familiar with Korean cooking and might assume it's like Chinese, it isn't, leave that thought at the door of any Korean restaurant. You don't have the MSG and that makes a massive difference both before and after the meal.The only negative I can think of was that all the dishes were not brought out at the same time, the thinking perhaps partly being that we could't eat all at once and there would be more space on the table but it meant the lettuce was brought out after the beef it was meant to accompany which was a shame but certainly did not detract from what was a nice meal in a setting that allowed us to enjoy ourselves. Everything was eaten without exception and one of my colleagues said he'd be bringing his family the following weekend as a result.

Being a fan of Asian food & having tried good home cooked Korean cuisine in the past, thought this would be fine given the reviews.Food; Served on black greasy plates, did not look clean.Dishes we ordered did not taste fresh. Ordered Fried Prawns which were so oily & had a strange taste as though the oil was dirty. Meat tasted dry & not fresh. The only dish we had that was OK were the dumplings which also could have done with draining the oil off first.For a couple;2 starters, 3 dishes & rice between us, 1 tea & 1 Beer = £53We left feeling disappointed & I felt quite queasy from the food as my partner did later on in the evening. Would not recommend.

Firstly, it goes without saying... if you don't love Asian/Korean food - go elsewhere!I am a huge fan of Chinese food particularly, and have tried Korean food on occasions but never liked it as much as Bamboo in Oxford.This restaurant is exceptional - each dish better than any single Korean dish I have tried elsewhere, and on a par with the best Chinese dishes I've tried in China.Everything was made to perfection with a rich taste far beyond what I expected.The following are essential:- deep fried aubergine- stir fried bean sprouts- marinated beef skewers- PANCAKES!!!Much to the amusement of my girlfriend's Chinese family, I also ordered a sweet and sour chicken dish, being a Irish of course. It arrived and had everyone hooked.Service was very friendly also and personally I really liked the decor.VISIT THIS PLACE!

Have just stayed in Oxford for three days, and was really surprised at the quality of food available. We ate in My Sichuan on the first evening (some dishes really excellent, some less so - we were very happy anyway). Bamboo was even better. We ordered lots, from bbq razor clams and catfish stew to kimchi pork and bbq pork belly. Every single dish was really excellent. With a range of sidedishes (radish kimchi, chilli & garlic etc) and good barley tea, this felt like a feast: the number of different flavours on the table was fantastic. Given that a few reviews mention slow service we were pleasantly surprised to find everything very quick indeed and the service exceptionally friendly and professional. This couldn't really have been much better. (the only down side for us is that we live in Birmingham, and this was a very sad reminder of just how poor our own city's food is).

This restaurant now takes up much of the ground floor of The Royal Oxford Hotel. I first had Korean food in a restaurant in Pusan in 1974 with 4 other travellers and a Korean friend treating us to the 'real thing', it was too hot and spicy for me then and it is, I found out, too fiery for my taste now. I should have learnt the first time you could say. I think the food was authentic, the service fine but the type of food is not for me although the hot pot was ok. If you like hot spicy food this could be just the place for you, it was pretty crowded when we were there so it is popular.

Bamboo is the only Korean restaurant in this ancient city. Being a Korean, I like to eat there. That means the food is quite close to what I would expect.

Best Korean I've had in a long time. Great service and high quality decor. I would eat here again. .............,,,,,,,.

So I've been very excited to actually go to this resturant, the reviews online was mixed so didn't really know what to expect. When we first walked in we were greeted by a waiter and he showed us to our seats (we didn't book an reservation). There weren't a great deal of people inside and the atmoshpere was average. On our table there was some cutlery missing so we just used the ones on the empty table next to us which was what the waiter did aswell. We were then given menus and time to decide on what to order (which must have been atleast 10 min) before the waiter came to take our order (the waiter was clearly able to speak good english, so discard what the previous reviews said that only the manager could take orders as this is not true)The Food came on after 15-20 mins which seem like ages as we watch in torment as the other table's food had arrived while in the background Kpop music was playing which was a bonus. We had kimchi pancake (which I recommend deeply), tteokbokki, bibimbab, LA gal bigui lunch box. Overall the food was satisfying the beef was really chewy and hard but apart from that everything was great. The price came down to about £12 each (with drinks) for the four of us, it's was pretty good value for the amount we eat. If you haven't been here then I would recommend it, as it's a worth while visit.