Steamboat

Having lived in Korea for 13 years, we were grateful to find authentic Korean BBQ available in Belfast. They got so much right....the sunken pit to grill your unending supply of meat, be it beef, pork, chicken or even lamb...the hot pots were authentic too. On the down side, scissors were not available to cut the strips of meat...only a butter knife was provided...awkward! Also, the mint keaves and large lettuce leaves weren't available to wrap meat in, Korean style, but can't have everything. Overall, superb if a bit pricey at 24.99 pp....20 would be a better price. Parking is available right across the street by the way, but be forewarned, they accept cash only. All in all not bad Korean food provided by a Chinese staff. Enjoy your Kinchi!

Food wise: The hot pot was okay. Not impressive nor bad. we had separate pots. hotpot is normally a sharing pot in the middle but instead we had small pots separately. A bit of inconvenience. my husband and I were passing our pots back and fourth between us. Though the options are okay, Several items were missing at the buffet because it was busy evening and the refill was slow. another thing was the location of Buffett.. it was not centrale.. it was near the entrance/exit rather very odd and a bit far from some of the tables. Our table was on the far side unfortunately. The dessert we had was an ice cream and dog shaped pudding.. though it looked nice it didn’t taste good. Ice cream was flavorless .. it had yellow color not sure if its mango or lemon but there was no flavor. Not only tasted cheap but it also felt like it was old and maybe uncovered. Extremely disappointed with the ice cream. Pudding wasn’t good either! Lacked flavor. I wish if they paid attention to flavor as much as they did to the presentation of it. Service: staff are friendly but slow ( when we were dining the restaurant was almost fully booked) so maybe weekend is not a good time to go there. Atmosphere..rather strange.. We had to share a table with 2 strangers though we booked a table for 2 ahead of time , we were given a large table for group and later on two strangers who came without booking were seated next to us. The waiter told the strangers sorry we put you in this table because you didn’t book ahead of time and its fully booked today.. To myself I thought thats bull .. because even when you booked a table a head of time .. the staff didn't arrange it for is. P.s we had flexible schedule so the staff suggested an 7 pm and we agreed. Anyways, despite all this.. we planned to give it 4 stars because those were minor inconveniences likely because its a busy weekend >>> BUT On the way out just before we leave we went to use the toilet and it was not clean and there were No toilet papers!!!!! So that dropped a star down > unclean bathroom with no toiletries .. ruined our dining experience. :(

All of these negative reviews feel highly unwarranted esp when they advertise quite clearly that they are a hotpot/bbq restaurant. The whole idea is to cook it yourself in the broth and griddle pan provided by the restaurant and dip in a sauce of your own making. Anyway the staff here were excellent kind and helpful and very efficient as well as attentive. the broths were flavourful and the food choices were very good. Thank you for a great time, we will definitely be back. Would recommend the fruit cocktail and the bulldog mousse. The free dessert that comes with the hotpot/ bbq was also really nice.

Had a lovely time here- was very authentic, food was great and the staff were extremely helpful with the dishes I wasn't as familiar with and how best to cook them! Will definitely be recommending to anyone who wants an authentic 火锅 experience in Belfast!

The hotpot is delicious, staff are always very friendly. Highly recommend. Cash only.