For those who think Asian food means Chinese, Japanese, or Thai—Kalbi is a great introduction to a distinctive Korean cuisine characterized by spiciness, flavours and a unique brand of BBQ (Gu-Yi). Carnivores will relish the savory beef ribs, the delicious fried chicken and pork dishes, but they are accommodating to Vegan options as well as Gluten free. Also offering a Take Away menu. Red peppers, garlic, soy sauce and green onions abound, as does Kimchi (zesty and spicy fermented pickled cabbage), crispy tofu and other tantalizing and varied accompaniments, making for an out of the ordinary eating experience, in a fantastic location with friendly and helpful staff to match!
Visited this new place last night for somewhere different in North Hobart. Will be going back very soon. Amazing food, lovely service and charming atmosphere. Cannot recommend highly enough.
Staff are friendly and nice. Reasonable price. Stir-fried spicy pork was a bit dry and smelly, but it was edible. I was satisfied with the seafood pajeon because it was crispy on the outside and moist on the inside but there’s little seafood. Soy bean soup was good enough.
We arrived on a Saturday night without a booking and were lucky to get a seat. We had a friendly waiter who helped us pick a few dishes. All were great bimbap and fried chicken were delicious. We got the special of the chilli squid which was eaten like san choy bow and it was great if not too spicy (and we love heat!)
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Customer Service - 5 stars
Fast and friendly staff. Easy to book last minute seats.
Price - 4.5 stars
It is cheaper compared to other Korean restaurants. We ordered 4 dish for two person and it only cost us $70+. We finished all and we were so full.
Place - 4 stars
Rustic feel and felt comfortable. They even provided hangers and hooks for your coat.
Food - 3.5 stars
Fried Chicken - 4.5 stars
Soft and less oily meat (not that dry) when compared to the usual Korean fried chicken. Lacks crunch appeal. We ordered half sweet & spicy and the other half is the original (need to pay extra $1 to have different flavours). I like how the original have fried garlic bits, small cubes of raddish and seaweed. The sweet & spicy is not that spicy. Generous serving of the meat and I like that it is boneless.
Seafood Pajeon - 1 star
It should be called tiny prawn pancake. If you are used to the usual Korean seafood pancake, it's better not to order this one.
Kalbi Beef - 3.5 star
Generous serving of the beef, tasty, soft and not that chewy. This is the first time I tried Cos lettuce for the wrap and it's just ok, it also comes with shredded scallions. I still prefer oakleaf/butter lettuce. I love eating korean side dish and I'm a bit dissapointed. I think the serving of the side dish is not enough.
Fourth meal - I never had the chance to try it. I was so full.
From the moment I entered I could just tell that the food would be delicious. The aromas that were floating around inside was a sign of things to come.
I had made a booking earlier on and good thing I did as they were very busy. There was about 20-30 minute wait time for anyone walking in off the street. Takeaway orders were constantly going out the door.
I had wanted to try Bibimbap for sometime so was glad to finally get the chance to do so. As a side I had the Crispy Tofu. Prices were very good for the great quality of food you get. Considering how hungry I was I was highly appreciative of the fact that it wasn't a long wait for the food to arrive.
The food was delicious, the staff friendly and offered great service. I sat near the front counter facing the kitchen where I enjoyed watching them do their magic.
Do yourself a favour and check this place out.
Friendly and helpful staff, fast service and delicious. Recommend the slaw and fried sweet chicken. Would definitely go again.
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