YORI (Wimbledon) in Merton

Unfortunately this is our 3rd poor experience tonight so collectively as a group we won't be visiting again. We used to enjoy going but last few trips the experience and service has disappeared. Waited 1 hour for food and tap water, they'd simply forgotten. Needed to try and remind the waitor for everything from even asking to order food through to paying the bill. No service and unfortunately food quality or value doesn't compensate for the lack of service. Waitor even forgot to give us the bill and held the door open for us to leave, until we corrected him and pushed to pay out of honesty. Just no focus on service, a real shame but we've tried a few times.

Excellent service from Taejoo. Very quick and efficient. Happy with food.

I gave this place 3 stars based on the following: FOOD: We ordered 4 meat dishes and the vegetable fried rice, we only got 3 meat dishes and the rice (explained under service point below), out of the 3 meat dishes, the garlic chicken and LA Galbi beef were great, the bulgogi beef was OK. The big disappointment was the rice, especially when you consider the crazy £8 price tag! I was expecting something full of veg and flavour and it was a very plain and gloopy, had to add salt to it also. SERVICE: Friendly but unfortunately they missed an item from our order, the item wasn’t available but they didn’t tell us, only found out when we were asking for our final course! Also, the table wasn’t cleared promptly even after we asked for the bill. VENUE: Unfortunately very run down and tired, certainly the from room where we were seated. Very dirty, stained and chipped walls, all very exposed and a rice cooker right in front of the toilet in the main corridor. I’m believe this is H&S issue probably. I think I’m being generous with the 3 stars, but trying to stay balanced and objective. I’d describe it as a nice, casual, fast, canteen, some good food if you know what to order. For £35 per head I would have expected a bit more.

Really good Korean BBQ. Ray was especially helpful. Big up Ray

I came here with my lovely Arezoo, who is expert in Korean BBQ AND I ABSOLUTELY loved it, recommend it %100. Also thank to lovely staff Taejoo

Natty - Very nice and friendly - Bubbly behavior - Treated well and felt welcome

Amazing food and Taeju was very welcoming Thank you

Food was amazing and well priced. Very good servings. Taejoo was a fantastic waiter.

The food was amazing, (get the ddeokbokki!!) Natty was so lovely, we went for a birthday and the service was so great! 100% would recommend❤️

Amazing food, amazing service, amazing atmosphere 1000/5 amazing

Great food and friendly staff - Taejoo

Rlly nice!! I had a birthday here and they even surprised me with matcha ice cream.

Our server Natty was so lovely and welcoming. She made the experience exceptional. I would recommend to everyone.

Very good service from taeju, and the restaurant was cozy. All around a very nice experience

Natty was amazing serving us. She was so kind and helpful. The food was a 10/10 and the K-Pop was such a vibe.

My second time with my family here, the food was good as always especially Dak Kang Jung. Our waitress, Natty was friendly and made us felt welcome - I highly recommend and I am definitely coming back to see her again :)

I had a waitress called natty and she was so nice and sweet. She treated us so well and made us feel at home. Definitely coming back.

Natty was our server and was very polite, open and kind to our group.

Great Place especially Jerald🤩🤩

Yori offers a fantastic Korean dining experience with flavorful dishes and a warm atmosphere. Jerald provided excellent service, making great recommendations and ensuring a pleasant meal. Highly recommended.

First time visiting Yori. Excellent service by Jerald and Ray. Loved their BBQ, especially beef bulgogi and spicy chicken. Will definitely visit again to try out the rest of the bbq menu

We had a great time at the restaurant. The food was amazing with the barbecue being really flavourful. We tried the Beef bulgogi and Spicy chicken which was good. The manager Mr Jerald was really friendly and catered to us very well.Cheers to Rae as well for good service. Overall a nice experience.

Nice place. The chicken wings were great. You get quite a lot and the short ribs were really nice and cook quite quickly. We also had the pork dumplings which were the nicest pork dumplings I’ve had outside of my local Chinese place. The kimchi fried rice was nice! Different but nice. In terms of drinks, the cocktails were on offer and we bought two each. They were okay, I had the Crystal Clear (lychee flavour) and Strawberry Kiss. They each had little to no alcohol in them but for £4ish, I guess you’re paying for that. I would go again.

Have been a regular customer of this restaurant for many years. Dine in and take away. Have always appreciated the food and service historically has been very good. But there seems to be some predatory business practises and misinformation going on which makes me not want to return. Deciding to leave it here as a review because I didn’t want to make a scene or argue with a server over £20. It’s not in my nature to be rude. Ate at the restaurant last week and paid the bill. £160+. At that time the server came over to give me my receipt and told me of their promotion. Every £30 I’d spent this evening would get a £5 voucher to be used within a month on a following visit. He wrote £25 and signed the receipt. He reconfirmed the £25 had to be spent within a month. So I went back a few days later, ordered and then went to pay the bill. At that time the new server told me I can only take £5 off the bill. Apparently the £25 voucher I was given, despite being written and explained to me as 1 x £25, is actually 5 x £5 to be used within a month. Right. So I made a visit to the restaurant based on having this voucher, and now I just make 4 more visits within the next 3.5 weeks to redeem the vouchers! Which is ridiculous. As much as I enjoy this chain, I feel as through they’ve conned me into visiting again so soon by misinforming me of of their promotion. Or maybe this was their tactic all along. Best case scenario poor staff training, worst case scenario is just lying to get you in through the door because it’s quiet at the minute. Again, long term loyal customer here, but this has annoyed me a lot. And will now probably not be returning on principle rather than due to poor food. The £20 you saved on not giving me the credit towards my bill as explained I was due to get when it was given to me will mean £0 additional money from me again.

just not a good experience overall. we had two bbq meat dishes, rice, lettuce, kimchi and drinks that ended up being 70£ for two people. I'd be happy to pay that price, if the portions weren't so abysmally small. for the 13£ portion of pork belly you get two slices, while for the LA galbi it's about 5 (2 of which were basically just bone). we left the restaurant still hungry. the service was good at the start (we came in when at 5 when they just opened), but at the point we were leaving (one hour later) the crew seemed to be very stressed out and not happy to be there. a suggestion to the owners, rather than focusing all your attention on cutting down the price for the items on the menu maybe try to make sure your staff and customers are happy.

It was a mediocre experience. The atmosphere wasn't very upbeat. Other members on our table mentioned the food quality has decreased over the years.

Ray was an amazing server, and made us feel very welcome. Food was amazing also

Food was stupendously tasty. Excellent service from Ray

Ray was a really good server I really enjoyed his presence!!

Great service from Ray! Thank you.

Food was yummy and our server Ray was great!

Great place with great people and delicious food. Came in twice while staying in Merton. Thanks to Natty, Rae, Taejoo and Gig for making our last night in London memorable.

If you're in the Wimbledon Area, you MUST stop by Yori. I eat a lot of korean food, but I had the best kimchijigae here. Natty, Ray, and Taejoo provided such a warm and welcoming service. The manager let us in even though they were nearly closing, so we truly appreciated the flexible service. The food is truly amazing. Thank you Yori team!

Gerald was amazing and made sure we had everything we needed. I have serve allergies and was taken care of! Food was so good！

Gerald and Jerald were both fantastic hosts. Great food. Great night!

Ray was so hospitable and caring towards our needs, we had great service! Food was great too :)

Ray was really friendly and informative Thanks for the great service

Really lovely staff and food. Feona was amazing!

Have visited the restaurant last week and had a great experience. The food was really delicious and great atmosphere. Got a chance to meet assistant manager Jerald, who is very kind and knows how to deal the customers.

Amazing Korean bbq place! Ray was so attentive and provided such an excellent service :)

Absolutely fabulous experience, came for dinner with my family and despite the team constantly battling delivery drivers and other guests, we were well looked after and nothing was too much trouble. Food was amazing and atmosphere authentic (as far as I could tell). :)

Great food and a unique experience

Food was lovely and Feona was so nice and helpful

Jerald s being very good amazing food and service We will definitely come back if Jerald is the Manager

Booked for a lunch. The food was amazing! The service was equally great friendly staff ,Excellant customer service from jeralrd made the day memorable

The food was great and the bathroom was clean, so overall I am satisfied. The amount of rice was really large^^ There were a lot of delivery orders, so I think I'll order delivery next time. I'm glad to hear that the Chaelim staff is Korean, and thank you for responding so kindly.^^

The overall service was excellent. I enjoyed the table barbecue a lot. This is my first time experiencing a table barbecue. It's worth the penny. The people serving was polite all the time especially one guy named Jerald if I'm not wrong. He was very good at his services and attitude towards the customers, worth appreciating. Loved it 🫰

Really great experience at YORI, great service from Thaw and everything was quickly served! Drinks are really great, the cocktails especially. Our favorite was Strawberry Kiss and the Milkis one. Must try!

Always great to be in this Yori location in Wimbledon. Natty, Annabelle and Hannah were very friendly and service is the top.

Feona was amazing ! , she helped me order and made sure that I was looked after. Thank you again Feona for the amazing experience ! - from table 42

Food came out really fast and was nice. The server taught my annoying friend some Korean too so thanks Taejoo 🫰🏼

They give very little stew or soup, but only a lot of rice. There isn't enough soup, so if you don't order a side, you'll end up eating only plain rice. This is the first Korean restaurant that I felt was a waste of money. Drinks are charged four times the market price. I received a voucher as a gift, but the voucher period was only 2 months and the period was not visible. There are many delicious Korean restaurants in New Malden, so go there.

Try the Korean barbeque experience!

Food was delicious and we were served by Feona, very nice and helpful!

the food was excellent, a really good selection of cocktails and food, I'm definitely looking forward to my next visit!

We visited last Saturday and, unfortunately, the experience wasn't as great as before. The food quality has noticeably declined. The Yuk Gae Jang had very little soup, though it was still tasty. However, the Soft Tofu Jigae was a major disappointment—it looked and smelled appealing but tasted like water, completely flavorless. Service was also below par. We waited far too long for our food, and despite requesting tap water multiple times, 3 different waiters ignored us. Thankfully, a waitress—her name might have been Nat or Natty—finally brought us water and some extra side dishes, which we really appreciated. She helped calm us down, and we are grateful for her attentiveness. However, the other waiters seriously need to improve their customer service skills. Besides asking how the food was after we finished eating, there was little attention to our needs.

So much fun cooking on the hot plate. Thank you Sunny & Natty for taking care of us with excellent service.

Always my favorite place for authentic Korean food 😍 Thanks Sunny and Natty for great service 😎

Good quality food, arrived quickly. Thanks for being friendly Natty & Sunny and for the birthday cake!

Love yori it’s our fave restaurant in Wimbledon!

Staff are lovely but the food was very disappointing. The yori fried chicken platter was poor, with quite basic flavours and the chicken balls didn't help with their texture. The bibimbap and yuk gae jang were similarly weak unfortunately. So many ingredients but such little flavour. I imagine the BBQ experience is the highlight but sadly we didn't order any.

We sometimes dine in, usually take out. Food is okay, it’s not great but it’s all right. One good thing about yori is that you will always get the same taste, so no bad surprises. We do like the place, but the prices have increased (like everywhere I guess…)It’s a shame we can’t go as often anymore!

Very satisfying. Great food. Was full after!

Yori Wimbledon was brilliant! We ordered the spring onion jeon, an assortment of picked vegetables, and various beef and pork meats to be barbecued. Everything was spectacular from flavours to service. I absolutely cannot wait to return! :)

We had a great experience with friends and family here. Food is tasty. Iriana, the lady in the shop is so friendly and helpful. Will definitely come back!

Friendly staff, amazing food and lovely atmosphere. 😊

The place was very clean, the bathrooms actually smelled sweet, the pork ribs were the best thing that I ever had in my short life. If I could give it 10 stars I would. The best restaurant EVER!!!!

The three of us ate 3 servings of pork belly + kimchi pancake and we were full! My friends asked the staff to serve a cake for my birthday, and they surprised me so thoughtfully that I think it will be a very memorable one :)) Thankyou Natty and Hannah💖

Service was amazing. Next level of attention to details. We really enjoyed it our time here. Huge thank you for Fern and Som for such a friendly and professional service!

Natty and hannah were so kind to help us with the birthday surprise of my friend. Food is good as well!

Amazing food and environment. Thank you to Natty and Hannah who were very accommodating and made our experience special!

Perfect food, amazing staff, beautiful setting.

Som and Fern were so lovely and kind x the atmosphere and the food was amazing a very nice day out

The BBQ definitely is worth exploring!

Barbeque was excellent and Som Fern was very friendly and helpful as out server. We will be back

We had a great time at Yori. We ordered a pretty large selection of things, mostly kbbq-centred with egg fried rice and kimchi and salads, and enjoyed everything. The pork bulgogi is my absolute highlight. Fern and Som were wonderful and took care of us very well with friendly and prompt service. We would definitely come back :)

Great environment. Food was super. Annabel and Natty made our experience unique. Had my own apron; cooked the beef and chicken selection. Whiskey highball is a must!

First time having Korean BBQ .. We celebrated our sons birthday and it was a superb experience. Annabel Feru and Natty Ivtana were amazing, highly recommended

Amazing food with a great service from Sam!

My girl and me went to Yori for first time together. Service was amazing. Two ladies serving us, did top class table service. Food was fresh and in good portions. Thank You

Great food and service Thanks Hannah, Natty, Gerald, Kayleigh 👍🏻

The food is very authentic and the intetior design is very cosy.

Amazing food and service! We were served by Som and Natty. Very attentive and very kind

Food and service were really good. The staff were really friendly. Som in particular was really special. They kept coming to the table to check and ask me what I needed. Galbitang and LA Galbi are the menu items I always eat. I tried Bibim Makguksu for the first time and it was really delicious. I think I'll be back again soon to try the bibim makguksu.

Lovely place and great food! A little expensive but you get a lot for it!

Good service and atmosphere thankyou vaibhav

Vaibhan was great, took good care of us, quality service

Our family went a few weeks ago. The waiting staff T,G,A,F,S were great. They were courteous and we had a good time. The food took a bit long in that we had to chase the staff a bit but not so long we were willing to leave. The wimbledon branch food was far superior to the picaddilly branch which was literally quite awful. I took a client and had to apologise for how bad it was. If you want to try Yori go to the Wimbledon branch.

Great Korean BBQ dishes. The beef short ribs are exceptional delicious. The ladies there provide quality service and always with smiles. Annabel is helpful and so as Fern and Thaw. An enjoyable lunch to start the Sunday.

Yummy authentic Korean food and good ambience, a relaxing lunch here. The waitresses are nice and welcoming, thank you Annabel, Thaw and Sophia.

Sophia, Gerald and Fern were proper nice, made me feel very welcome

Lovely food, lovely staff, lovely place. Top recommended 👍

Very nice food and efficient service

Really tasty food. Had to orderctake away too. Service was great with good music in background. Our waitress Annabel was great.

Been there twice now and both have been a great experience. Friendly staff and amazing food. Must go.

Definitely recommend dining here at Yori. Nice music, great service, and most importantly, tasty food. They nailed it with the Korean barbeque experience with their great equipment and smooth operation. I was very happy to find the spring onion salad on the menu because it is my favorite veg to pair with barbeque. Their Korean fusion cocktails with cool names were impressive as well. Thank you, Yori.

Excellent service from T and G this evening

Naddy was accommodating and welcoming to us at Yori. The manager was also very nice and attentive to our needs. Definitely recommend!

Ordered the lunch menu and was happy with both price and taste. Not sure about Dak Gang Jung, it was pretty different as what I know. Looking forward to trying BBQ next time.

Hade such a wonderful time at Yori! Sophia was so kind and cooked our food at the table and gave us great tips on how to best cook meat for Korean BBQ. Thank you Sophia and Hannah for great service.