Babsang Dalston

Lovely atmosphere, especially on a summer evening. The interior is nice and the staff were very welcoming, which made for a pleasant experience overall. That said, it didn’t quite feel like an authentic Korean restaurant. The food wasn’t terrible, but it also wasn’t great. The kimchi pancake, Korean fried chicken, and chicken katsu were all quite oily and tasted like they had been cooked in old oil, which was a bit disappointing. My main, the beef with black beans, was actually quite nice, but unfortunately not memorable.

I really wanted to like this place, but overall it was pretty disappointing. The service was just okay since we had to constantly flag staff down instead of them checking in. Food-wise, the only dish worth recommending is the fried chicken, which was solid. Everything else fell short. The beef bulgogi was cut way too thick, the japchae portion was tiny, and the tteokbokki serving was just as small with an overcooked, gray egg on top. The BBQ did not feel authentic at all, and basics that should have been included came with extra charges. They did not even provide something as simple as an onion to season the grill. Also it's so dark that it's hard to see if the food is even cooked! The last gripe is the floors are insanely slippery. For the price, it is just not worth it. If you go, stick to the fried chicken, but I would not recommend much else.

Ordered takeaway for my pregnant wife and I on Uber Eats and the food arrived an hour late (on top of the hour estimated delivery) and we were very disappointed when it did. The seafood pancake was greasy, stodgy and we couldn't identify any seafood other than tiny bits of squid, the Korean beef stew was more egg stew with a token amount of beef bulked out with button mushrooms/random veg. The Korean chicken tasted okay but was soggy, surprising given the food didn't travel long and most of the delay was at the restaurant. Seems like they decided to get the food out just before the time limit where we'd be eligible for a full refund. We were starving so took the offer of a £7 discount but even factoring that the food was still overpriced. After the sub-par food, poor communication and making a pregnant woman upset with hunger it's probably unsurprisingly we won't be trying them again.