Izakaya pub-style venue with a rock soundtrack, serving steamed buns with meat or seafood fillings

If you’re looking for a restaurant with relaxed vibes and mouth-watering food, Flesh and Buns is a definite shout.

For starters we ordered the Fried Squid (a must if it’s ever on the menu and we didn’t regret it 🤤), the Chicken Yakitori and the Korean Fried Chicken Wings. The sauce on the wings was spicy and scrumptious, and the Chicken Yakitori was flavoured deliciously. As a main, the Salmon Teriyaki initially seemed as if it wouldn’t be very filling but we sure were wrong! The flavoursome salmon steak was cooked perfectly, and served with pickled veg. I ordered the Grilled Aubergine, which was surprisingly good! 
The best thing about the place was the loud but friendly atmosphere, you could tell everyone was having a good time! 👏🏽 Quick note, the chicken is halal!
Settings: 8.5/10
Food: 8.5/10
Service: 9/10
Overall: 8.7/10

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@twopeasfoodies's review of Flesh & Buns Covent Garden on Instagram

*only the chicken is halal* Found out that all the chicken served @fleshandbuns and buns is halal. So in went and checked it out. Pictured are the Korean fried chicken wings which where absolutely fantastic. Really sticky and messy but the heat and flavour made these the best things I had. Please not that alcohol and pork is served here, so of course that will not appeal to some people. #food #foodie #foodgasam #foodpic #foodporn #halalfoodguy #halalfood #halal #instagood #instafood #photooftheday #foodreview #review #foodblog #bdsnaps

@halalfoodguy's review of Flesh & Buns Covent Garden on Instagram

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The Korean wings were by far some of the best we’ve ever had. Succulent and falling off the bone.  The grilled broccoli is also a must, flavoursome with a slight crunch. For mains, the chicken boas were crisp and tender paired perfectly with the creamy sauce. The salmon was soft and really well cooked with a slightly salty teriyaki sauce and fresh cucumber and lemon.

This place is slightly on the pricier side but definitely worth it and we would highly recommend visiting ! 

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@cravinghalal's review of Flesh & Buns Covent Garden on Instagram

Flesh & Buns Covent Garden

Overall dining experience was good. Just thought the food didn't worth that high price.

Seating
We were 3 and we were there a Monday night around 7.30pm. It wasn't packed at all but they allocated us to a table that would you would have to share seating with others (a big table that could seat around 8 to 10 people). It was a bit awkward given that there were many other tables available. I was guessing they might have a lot of people afterwards but it turned out wasn't. The seating would have been done better.

Food
We had a £40 (per person)tasting menu that they said would cover most of their popular dishes. Overall, I would pay  £30 at most for this tasting menu. £40 is overpriced I guess for their "trendiess" and "fashion Asian /japanese/ chinese" meal idea. The food was quite good and mostly were strong in flavour and with pleasant presentation. The tuna was intriguing as I found the sauce gave really unique taste. All the other food was normal from my view. The pork belly was quite well made meat,soft and crispy skin. The duck was too dry. I didn't like the  sauces that went together with both, didn't match from my point of view. Chicken wings were the Korean style one, strong flavour, mild spiciness. The desert was some fun gimmick as they gave you fire to grill the marshmallow yourself. The taste of the marshmallow however was special, lemon like taste. Their buns were ok. Hot and fresh, proper texture. But a lack of the sweetness that was supposed to be there for Asian white buns, which was a bit disappointing.  The juice were fresh and nicely made

Takeaway
We couldn't finish the food so we would like to pack them away. Sadly they had a policy / restriction that their premises weren't allowed to let people take food away. You could do that in your own way though.

Service
Waiters were quite attentive. The manager was helpful.

Oh my goodness. Second time here and the food, experience and service is just as we remembered - 10/10. The Korean Chicken Wings, Wagu Bao Buns and Basque Cheesecake is so unbelievable we go from non-stop talking to absolute silence. A very good sign! Our favourite restaurant and, tonight, Angela was a delight. Thank you!!

I visited this place for my birthday, and it was truly an amazing experience. It was my first time trying bao buns, and they were absolutely immaculate. We ordered the large set, which was more than enough for the three of us. The fish, pork, and beef fillings were all incredibly juicy and flavorful. Although it’s on the pricier side, it’s definitely worth it for the quality and overall experience.

Food was fantastic, and so were the drinks and atmosphere. We were with the three of us and shared a sashimi platter, sushi roll, the big B and added some fried chicken too - everything was sublime! The food came out quicky and staff was super attentive. Gopi especially took great care of our party, she was very attentive and welcoming. We were sat at a long table with others, super cool and authentic japanese izakaya experience.

Went for bottomless brunch on Saturday around 3pm, our server Angela was super attentive and kept the prosecco fliwing faster than we could drink.

All the courses were delicious and the bao fillings in particular were cooked to perfection crispy skin on the pork and the karage chicken. The pickles and dipping sauces served alongside just made those buns soo good.

Halal Status for Flesh & Buns Covent Garden