You can feel the vibe from outside with the cool design of the restaurant. Welcoming customers service and friendly. Entry and kimchi are free and you can refill it as many times you want. Food tastes really good and definitely going back when craving for Korean food. The order was quick and yummy. Price and portion are reasonable. Take a chance to try it you won't regret :)

I came here a few times when I was a student. After all this time their food is still pretty good. Their sizzling dishes are the best here. Their seafood pancake needs more flavour and a little more crisp. I think the dipping sauce can add a bit of fried spring onion and also some fish sauce could be good. Price is good here and the lady who cooks, serve and basically run the whole restaurant by herself is very good. Also, everyone here gets their own set of side dishes and they are also great.

Came for dinner due to rather high ratings. Ordered the 순두부 (soondubu) which is written as tofu soup on the menu. Soondubu jjigae is actually a stew (rather than "soup") with soft tofu, vegetables and other ingredients (commonly seafood, sometimes meat). While surprised and slightly disappointed that the banchan (side dishes) that came did not include kimchi, I was pleasantly surprised that the soup base tasted rather close to the authentic dish. (FYI, I lived in Korea and have learnt to cook this dish in a cooking class before.) However, halfway through the meal, I realised something was missing. I dug through the stew and found that the ingredients were just many bits of tofu with some slices of onion and leek. Where were the seafood and egg? I checked the menu picture to confirm that it showed a prawn, some clams and a raw egg yolk. Thinking that the cook may have forgotten about adding these ingredients in, I checked with the server and was told that the egg was beaten in (I later dug more and found a morsel of cooked yolk that is definitely not a whole yolk) and there is no seafood for this dish! I found that unbelievable as the soup base had a strong seafood taste, and the menu picture showed seafood ingredients so I naturally assumed that the stew should contain it. So essentially, it is $19 for a seafood-tasting stew with mostly tofu and no actual seafood or any meat inside. 🤔 Pros: Food portion was quite substantial. Service staff was friendly. Opens till late. Cons: Deceiving menu picture and not value-for-money for the soondubu dish, no kimchi served, quite hot in the back dining area, 60 cents charge for paying with a foreign credit card (first time that I encountered such a charge only for foreign cards).

Beef soup is bland. Fish is fresh but a bit salty. Fried dumpling is not like in the menu and served with soy sauce (I think it'd better come with chinese vinegar).

Great little place that’s open late in Auckland that we stumbled on. We ordered the spicy beef soup and bbq octopus which were both delicious and spicy which is exactly what we wanted. Seemed to only be one lady looking after front of house, so service was limited but she was super speedy and our food came out pretty quickly.

Kang Nam station has been around for very long period of time. Korean foods is always famous for its bibimbap, ox tail soup or spicy beef soup. I always ordered the soft tofu soup as well. You either do hot dishes or with group of four or more, you can try the big steam pot dish. The steam pot dishes are varieties of meat with vegetables and noodle in Korean soup. You can choose either spicy or non spicy types of soup.

This was the first place I ate at in New Zealand, and it set the bar way too high. This is the best Korean food that I have had outside of Korea, and better than some in Korea.

4th time here it was excellent good Korean cuisine , the staff good service and very happy to see us , come have a try 😀 😊 😉 😄

This place brought back fond memories of Korea for me. I used to live not far from the real Gangnam Station and have wanted to come here for a while. I was not disappointed. The food was pretty good and the staff was really accommodating - they brought us some kimchi on request. I'd come back here if I were craving Korean.

Stopped by during our visit to Auckland - fantastic Korean food! Definitely recommend the Spicy Beef Soup and BBQ pork, best I have had in a while.

(Visited on 20 November 2023, reviewed on 6 December 2023) Small Korean restaurant. The food was great, though the interior was a bit basic. Yet, the food proved to be quite the experience when dining at a Korean restaurant. Worth sharing with multiple customers as the portion sizes of the steamboat are huge for one or two diners.

I really enjoyed the food, the portion sizes were big as well. The side dishes were yummy. The food came quite quick but the place felt a little small.

Food has no flavor. It is very salty. Big servings but no presentation. Appetizer served before main entree appears bought from grocery store not freshly made. For to the price you can go to better options. Cannot recommend this place.

Cheerful & straightforward place. Table service for 2 was really prompt. Water was ice cold but self-service; not sure if alcohol was byo but none in the menu (liquor store is just across the street as is a convenience store). Soon doboji is listed as tofu soup, luckily though it comes with a modest amount of seafood as was pictured, but definitely only 3/10 spicy. Ironically the Udon soup cannot be ordered with any meat. Rice and banchan were fresh and well portioned (kimchi was on the crunchy cabbage side and less bokchoy, super well flavored)

Ultimate Korean restaurant green flag: Lots of ajummas in the kitchen eating THE SAME FOOD that they sell to you. Pro tip for yt ppl: This is a sharing menu, and there are free refills on all side dishes if you ask nicely in Korean. Study up!

Simple, no frills Korean restaurant. Good selection of dishes. Ordered the fried chicken (half portion), spicy cold noodles and oxtail soup. Everything was good and includes a small assortment of side dishes (Banchan). Self serve water.

Wonderful food with plenty of authentic flavour. I loved the Korean BBQ chicken! Speedy and cheerful service. Will definitely visit again when I'm back in town 10/10 ⭐

Jovial lady owner interviewing prospective workers while manning the counter. No queue around late afternoon. Ordered Korean squid/pork combo to go. Quite tasty. Came with kimchi sides and rice.

Had the Oxtail Soup (소꼬리탕). Very flavourful with good portion of meat inside. Great to eat during this winter season in New Zealand.

I chose the meat steamboat (not keen on cheerio sausages though) which came in a yummy broth, lots of tofu and ramen. Also ordered spicy rice rolls. Delicious Korean food.

A place to be if you are craving for authentic Korean cuisine. I had a wonderful time dining, fast service, wide range of food menu-all yummy and affordable. They also serve a good portion of side dishes. Great ambiance, excellent service, my tummy were so satisfied and definitely will be coming back...very soon 👍❤🎉

Fantastic food and very fast service. Good flavours and heat level. Nice to have the little tray of accompaniments too. Not sure if they do BYO or not but they don't serve alcohol.

Really friendly service! The food is amazing! We love it here! I ordered the Ginseng Chicken Soup and it was amazing!

This legendary Korean restaurant has been around for decades and I haven't enjoyed Korean food as much as I did today. We had the spicy squid, bulgogi, fishroe soup and spicy beef noodle dishes and they were thoroughly enjoyed👌 Lil side dishes for everyone (with refills too)! Friendly bosses and food came out in no time. Enjoyed the noodles too much I even forgot to snap a photo. Highly recommended!

Loved this store so much!! Always been wanting to come here but haven't had the time.. As i walked into the store, there was such a nice atmosphere as well as being greeted by the shop owners. I'm so grateful I came to taste the amazing Korean food that was here since I've seen them all over K-Dramas , LOL. Keep up the great work!!

amazing restaurant. I’m korean and i was away from family for the holidays for the first time so it was a bit rough. I decided to eat at a place that would remind me of home and this restaurant did everything and more. The kind ladies reminded me of my grandma/aunt and the food was delicious. This place has a very home-y feeling to it for me.