Seoul Ria

6 Average

Food  6      Ambience  6      Service  5      Value  7     

Came here for a big family dinner really excited to try Korean for the first time. That elevator to go up, I was genuinely frightened for my life. Pushy and rude waiter.

We were sat in a corner. Some of the food was amazing, teriyaki chicken, squid hotpot and seafood pancake, not recommended at all. Squid was chewy as! Really liked the dumplings, potato noodle, katsu, tempura prawn and sweet and sour pork. Value was pretty decent. About $300 for 15 people.

Feb 05, 2012 

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  9     

This is my go-to restaurant for a Korean food fix! Although I usually leave the ordering to more seasoned friends, I love everything that I have tried!

Nov 24, 2011 

7.8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  6      Service  9      Value  8     

I've been coming to Seoul Ria since 2004 and have always found it to be one of my "reliables": very good food, excellent service and a reasonable price.

When you take the rickety elevator up to the second floor where Seoul Ria is actually located, the first thing that strikes you about the restaurant is its size: it will seat 300 easily and perhaps more. As a result, one almost never needs reservations unless you have a large party on a weekend night. The cavernous space is loud with the sound of animated diners and flat screen tvs showing Korean soap operas. Waitstaff rush to and fro with a kind of high-paced and slightly neurotic efficiency.

Even before one orders, the table is filled with Korean appetizers: beans, radishes, pickled vegetables and of course kim chee. Featured dishes are of course the bbqs: various versions of bulgogi, gui and galbi are on offer. Moreover, unlike many Korean establishments, they can either let you cook it fresh at your table or can barbecue it for you in their kitchens.

They also offer a number of excellent noodle dishes; consider the cold noodles offerings on a warm summer's night. And I am especially fond of their pancakes--the Haemul Pajeon (seafood) is my fave. Finally, the deep fried chicken in a spicy garlic orange sauce is not to be missed.

Food comes out quickly and fresh, and usually quickly consumed. It is also common to order more as the meal goes on--usually new grillables.

It is an excellent venue for a good sized party and generally adds to feelings of a party atmosphere. And when the bill comes, it almost always a pleasant surprise. You end up paying less than you thought you otherwise might.

By all means, try this place. And take a friend. Better yet, take many friends!

Nov 15, 2011 

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  9     

This is now my favourite restaurant! My partner and I first came a couple of months ago. The only difficulty at first is ordering, and knowing what to order! Have been back 3 times so far and it has only gotten better! It is quite affordable as meals start quite low and get a little higher when you can share which is okay. We ordered Beef Bulgogi which is fantastic! And also teriyaki chicken is the rock bowl which retains the heat (my favourite!). My partner loves pork belly and that is quite delicious! The only hard thing is wavering from our favourites now to try some other options hehe! Will be back often!

Oct 11, 2011 

7.8 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  9      Service  8      Value  7     

I have been here a few times with friends. The food is good and well priced. Although last time they almost accidentally charged me $10 more.

Aug 30, 2011 

7.3 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  7      Service  8      Value  7     

Best to come with a larger group of friends. We managed a hotpot, plates of ribs etc for the BBQ and still managed plates of the seafood pancake, japchea and spicey chicken. Love how there was enough aircon so that my clothes didn't smell too much afterwards.

Aug 28, 2011 

7.3 Recommended

Food  7      Ambience  6      Service  7      Value  9     

Came in here after roaming around Chinatown on a sat night. In a bit of an odd spot up a lift, but not hard to find with good signage out the front. Once up the lift we were greeted and seated quickly even without a reservation. It was very noisy inside so don't expect anything of a relaxing quiet dinner.

Like most Korean restaurants they have a big menu with lots of choice. We choose some dumplings, the BBQ combination (variety of beef and chicken I think) and the spicy seafood and vegetable hot pot. All the food was good, not great but definitely satisfied us and for $120 feed us 4 adults.

Jul 31, 2011 

8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

Seoul Ria is a clean, well lit restaurant with a simple, homely style interior that gave me a good impression immediately. We were greeted promptly by the staff that led us to a table. We ordered P1, H10 and T5 which I highly recommend (Can't remember the names of them sorry!). The woman that brought us out the hotpot set the temp on it for us and even stirred it while we ate the pancake (which was P1 I think). I really enjoyed it and so did my friends. Would go back again.

Jul 23, 2011 

8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

Reasonable pricing, good service and great food. I love eating here when I am in the mood for Korean. Will continue to come back.

Jun 26, 2011 

8.5 Highly Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  8     

Seoul Ria is an awesome place to visit if you're with a group of people. They can accommodate for large groups and the portions of their hot pots can be shared between 4 people easily. I highly recommend their rice cakes but it can be quite hot. This is easily fixed though because they offer free water and you can ask them for more jugs anytime by pressing the button on the tables.

Service is quick and the staff don't mind if you get refills on their free side dishes either. The value is alright once you divide it per person and the single meals are averagely priced.

Jun 05, 2011