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Seoul Kimchi

Restaurant Korean restaurant

Casual, cosy eatery with counter seating for traditional Korean dishes, including vegetarian fare. People often mention nice, restaurant, Korean, good, chicken, recommend, rice, staff, small, Manchester,


Address

275 Upper Brook St, Manchester M13 0HR, United Kingdom

Website

www.facebook.com

Contact

+44 7745 527603

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (817 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Thursday: 12 to 3 PM, 5 to 9 PM
  • Friday: 12 to 3 PM, 5 to 9 PM
  • Saturday: 12 to 3 PM, 5 to 9 PM
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 12 to 3 PM, 5 to 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 3 PM, 5 to 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 12 to 3 PM, 5 to 9 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: nice (10) restaurant (10) Korean (10) good (10) chicken (9) recommend (7) rice (6) staff (6) small (6) Manchester (6)
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  • 4/5 Kay 2 years ago on Google
    Ordered the short ribs, cheese tteopoki, beef gimbab and seafood pancake. Short ribs: came with rice and the short ribs were VERY tasty and flavourful. Really nice dish. only downside was the meat was very tough. you need some strong teeth or ask the staff for a pair of scissors. Cheese tteopoki: a dish I usually order whenever I go to a korean restaurant. tastes nice, not spicy at all. the dish itself has mushrooms and other vegetables in it. Beef gimbab: beef is minced beef and the gimbab has quite a lot of cucumbers. Tastes nice. Seafood pancake: alot of seafood and ingredients but the pancake itself was not nice. it was very soggy and flat. The korean pancakes I normally have are crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside but this wasnt like that. Place is really small so limited seating.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cookie Y. 1 year ago on Google
    Let’s just put it, this is some real home made Korean food. Really great atmosphere just like you are visiting your friends house, Just like your friends house they don’t have many tables and they don’t do bookings so if you do want to visit send one of your friends in to get a table! Haha
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cherie A. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing place to eat authentic Korean food. The staff are very nice and accommodating, great selection of food and good value for money. Orders were served promptly and presented very well. I ordered plum tea and their homemade matcha green tea ice cream which were very yummy! Would definitely recommend this place 👍🏻
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 jai ganesh s (. 2 years ago on Google
    A small and compact restaurant with 4-5 tables only. Once you enter and order food you enter a different world. Ordered Bibimbap , goyza and stir fry. Food was very good and makes you crave for more.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Flupty M. 2 years ago on Google
    The best Korean food in Manchester, without a doubt. Nothing disappoints in here, everything tastes AMAZING.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Sandy 10 months ago on Google
    Seoul Kimchi, no Soul, no Kimchi (if you don't pay for it). The outside already shows how little effort they put into this place. We had 불고기 and 갈비. The dishes alone don't taste bad IF you DON'T know what they're supposed to taste like. The Kalbi is served with a broth in a 뚝배기. The Bulgogi is served on a hot stone, which is nice but the meat is cut way too thick. It would be great if they would serve some side dishes as a standard, even if it would be only some 콩나물 무침 or 김지. These are extremely easy to make and not expensive. We just wanted to give a honest review and think that the taste is alright but you pay for very little effort and small portions.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 bau b. 2 years ago on Google
    I love the ginseng chicken soup there. Feeling so wonderful to have this soup in cold winter days.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 agam m. 2 years ago on Google
    Best cheese tokboki I ever had. Food is fantastic and staff is courteous. I would like to visit this place again ...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thamanna K. 1 year ago on Google
    Authentic Korean food. Everything was delicious. I ordered the chicken gyoza, cheese tokbokki and chicken katsu bento box for takeaway. The sauce on the chicken katsu was too good! Staff are friendly and helpful too. I will definitely come back for more. Thank you
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Paige S. 1 year ago on Google
    A small yet comfy Korean restaurant. Dishes are quite nice, and prices reasonable. Servers are always nice and friendly. Kimchi soup and chicken spicy fried rice are delicious. Stone bowls are also recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jennifer H. 4 months ago on Google
    I put 5 Star because we really enjoyed the freshly cooked and simple dishes in the past. And we want to see the business goes well. However, today's meal was really disappointing - meat wasn't fresh, very dry, the portion was much less in all dishes.

  • 5/5 Steven D. 7 months ago on Google
    Simply delicious! The room was a little warm but the food more than made up for that. Service was prompt and good.

  • 5/5 Adam H. 7 months ago on Google
    Hidden gem in Manchester that you must go to, service was very efficient and relaxed, relaxed environment, the restaurant was very clean. And the food is some of the best food I’ve eaten whilst living in Manchester. Only been once but it will definitely become a regular place to go to now.

  • 4/5 Sofea C. 6 months ago on Google
    Authentic Korean restaurant in Manchester. It's a small restaurant, so there is limited seating space. Luckily, we came pretty early because the rest of the customers had to squeeze in. The shop owned by a Korean lady, very kind and soft spoken. We had Bibimbap, dumplings, vegetable korean pancakes, dakgalbi, and citron tea. The food was decent, and they have halal options too. Would come back to try other menus as well.

  • 5/5 kurt q. 6 months ago on Google
    went here due to a friends recommendation, and it sure served up good food, with friendly staff. And not too heavy on the pocket as well. Would come back here again.

  • 4/5 G 6 months ago on Google
    One of the better Korean restaurants in Manchester run by locals and authentic dishes. Place needs some ventilation though!

  • 3/5 Toya M. 6 months ago on Google
    Food is nice enough, had the bento box with a mix of a few things, the portions are small-medium I could have definitely ate more. Unfortunately this place never seems to be open when I want to go in, the hours definitely need to be expanded as I've tried to go at least 5 times now on different occasions and it's just never open!!

  • 5/5 Chris L. 5 months ago on Google
    Fabulous restaurant, had a really good lunch here. Delicious and excellent value

  • 5/5 Zosima F. 4 months ago on Google
    Been coming here for years and it's still just as great as when I first started to dine here. An absolute gem of the spot! My favourite is a Duruchigi and that fried chicken -amazing!

  • 5/5 Maryam F. 4 months ago on Google
    Really loved this place with his cozy vibe and delicious food, its awesome they have halal options, I’d recommend the bibimbab “ I think this is the name lol” but its very flavorful, and the kimchi is Fabulous

  • 5/5 Dan C. 7 months ago on Google
    Delicious food, good value too! I had veg bibimbap, definitely recommend this rice bowl that comes in a hot stone bowl.

  • 2/5 Juli 1 year ago on Google
    After hearing good things from my sister, I was looking forward to eating here for some time but it was closed during Christmas break. Finally got the chance to eat here but was unfortunately disappointed by the food. The seafood pancake was thick with dough and not crispy at all. Then the korean fried chicken was the most disappointing as it was not dry and crispy, instead it was mushy and greasy.

  • 5/5 Charlie M. 11 months ago on Google
    really yummy food, had the vegetarian bibimbap and gyozas! highly recommend

  • 5/5 HF T. 1 year ago on Google
    We have dine in 9/2/2023 night, we order about 12 food and the food is above normal, During the dinning time, one young female staff found a wallet on the floor and she ask is there anyone dropped? This is my friend wallet, I feel appreciate that she has not toke it away and ask us who dropped it. If my friend lost the wallet, this will be have big problem about all his cards. Thank you for much for the honest good young lady staff. And I recommend this restaurant to all of you!

  • 5/5 Ahmad B. 8 months ago on Google
    I absolutely love this place. Unbelievably good food and a wonderful cozy atmosphere. The price is a great for the quality of the food and the bento boxes are such a steal that I honestly feel a bit guilty when I order them. My favorites are the squid and chicken bulgogi, the spicy rice, the cheese tokboki, and the chicken katsu bento box (They use tonkatsu sauce so might not be what you expect).

  • 5/5 Roger L. 10 months ago on Google
    Delicious Korean food, not too many seats. Beautiful waiters and handsome young cooks.

  • 5/5 P G. 1 year ago on Google
    Delicious. Affordable. Small, so book in advance or take away

  • 5/5 Empress S. 1 year ago on Google
    A delicious pleasant surprise. Very small restaurant, but not too crowded, home cooked party in the mouth food. I had the Spicy prawn fried rice, my partner had the seafood pancake and we shared the tofu and tuna soup😋 highly recommend, we will be back and recommend to friends and family. Very reasonably priced. Thanks Seoul Kimchi🙂

  • 5/5 Paul W. 1 year ago on Google
    Never really tried korean before but really enjoyed it. Had the Spicy Tofu beef soup , Gyozas, and sticky rice. The food was top notch, the place was very pleasant to sit and watch the food being prepared or the world pass by. Staff were very friendly and a pleasure to deal with. Guarantee I will be back 🇰🇷♥️

  • 2/5 Salyha M. 1 year ago on Google
    Really disappointed with the service today, I've been in store many times and have always absolutely loved it, its my favourite Korean restaurant in Manchester. But I ordered for collection today and the food was completely cold, no sauce given with the bibimbap, no sides, missing a pot of soy sauce too! We even called about the missing sauce and went back to collect it but only got a half-hearted sorry and a cold sachet of sauce. I was so looking forward to this dinner to break my fast today too 😩 absolute disappointment.

  • 5/5 Ravi A. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice little place for lunch. Good amount of dishes on the menu and a nice vibem really tasty food. Had the gyoza, pancakes and bulgogi!


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Free water refills
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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