Hongdae Pocha

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  Soyeon Yoo

  (Translated by Google) People shd know that Pocha is pub(place for drinking) in Korea; so this is not a proper restaurant. Altho their drinks are quite okay, I think this place needs a lot of improvement in food - overpriced and neither tasty nor authentic. The music is too loud and the lights are very dark, so it's just a bar! It looks like there are a lot of Koreans (if you sit down, you can hear a lot of Korean swearing, embarrassingly). The taste of the food is okay (not so much), but overall it feels like a snack (sweet, salty, stimulating, expensive, and quantity), so it's not suitable for going out to eat. The pancakes feel like they saved a lot of ingredients, the sweet and sour pork is hard, and the batter is too thick. Especially the tangsuyuk sauce is not too much. Chicken feet or oden soup are still recommended, but two rice balls that come with chicken feet are almost sold out (first time in London like this). The raw meat has a lot of cheap frozen tea and the scent of seasoning is strong, and the Budaejjigae is a lot more expensive than the ingredients used even considering that it is from London, so consider it before visiting. Alcoholic beverages such as makgeolli and soju cocktails are good, but they are also very expensive. Korean food is on the rise, but I think I need to put in a lot of effort. I don't know if I'm a foreigner, but I have no intention of revisiting. (Original) People shd know that Pocha is pub(place for drinking) in Korea; so this is not a proper restaurant. Altho their drinks are quite okay, I think this place needs a lot of improvement in food - overpriced and neither tasty nor authentic. 노래소리가 너무 시끄럽고 조명이 많이 어두운편이여서 그냥 딱 술집! 한국인이 많아보이긴 함 (앉아있으면 민망할 정도로 한국어 욕이 많이 들림). 음식맛은 그럭저럭(별로)인데 전반적으로 안주 느낌(달고 짜고 자극적이고 비싸고 양적고)이여서 밥을 먹으러 가기에는 적당하지 않음. 부침개는 재료아낀게 많이 느껴지고 탕수육은 딱딱하고 튀김옷이 너무 두꺼운편. 특히 탕수육소스는 너무 아님. 닭발이나 오뎅탕은 그래도 추천하는데 닭발과 같이 나오는 주먹밥은 두개나 거의 강매당함(런던에 이런곳 처음). 육회는 싸구려 냉동티가 너무 많이 나고 조미료 향이 강했고 부대찌개는 런던인걸 고려해도 쓰는 재료에 비해 많이 비싼편이여서 감안하고 방문하길. 막걸리나 소주 칵테일등 술종류가 괜찮으나 역시 많이 비싼편. 한식이 뜨고 있다지만 노력을 많이 해야할듯함. 내가 외국인이면 모를까 딱히 재방문 의사 없음.

  19-05-2023
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  Maria Garcia

  The place was amazing and don’t get me started on the food!! The food was excellent 🤤🤤🤤 Our waitress Shannan couldn’t be more attentive and lovely 👏🏼👏🏼 Definitely will come back

  12-05-2023
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  Jane Chin

  Recommended dishes Korean Fried Chicken, Spicy Hot Pot, Seafood Pancake More

  12-05-2023
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  S William

  12-05-2023
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  Christine L

  Came for lunch on a bank holiday. It opened at 12.30pm. Recommend the spicy tofu jigae 👍👍 Fried chicken was good (too much for 2 people haha) provided gloves to eat them with 👍 Banchan side dishes 👍👍 Toppoki was too sweet for me 🤔 Service was acceptable although they didn't remember to bring tap water. Not sure if waiter didn't understand us. 🤔 Cute interior. Pay at counter.

  05-05-2023
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  브루J힐

  (Translated by Google) The food is delicious and the atmosphere is really Korean-like and I like it!! However, there is a time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes. After that, I have to go out. (Original) 음식도 맛있고 분위기도 진짜 한국같고 좋아요!! 다만 1시간 30분 시간제한이 있습니다. 그 후엔 나가야해요ㅠ

  05-05-2023
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  N Park

  Their atmosphere is fine, but their food is very overpriced compared to its quality. They forced us to order 3-4 dishes even though we went for drinks after 10 pm. They didn't explain why we needed to order so much food at 10 pm and simply said it was their rule. Some of the staff were impolite, which made me unhappy. Their food deserves 3 stars, but their customer service was quite poor. For several reasons, including their service and food, I won't go again, even though their atmosphere is enjoyable.

  26-04-2023
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  Silvia Serpino

  First time going here upon recommendation from a friend, especially their chilli fried chicken. We had a blast! We were quite a bit table of 10 people. We loved the experience, eating fried chicken with plastic gloves. We loved the kimchi pancake too. Only flaw was the service when it came to the drinks: I was the only one who ordered a cocktail (delicious soju yuzu) as opposite to a beer, and I waited almost 20 minutes to get it. I think we asked about it three times to different waiters. We also only got tap water at the very end of the meal. The place was busy and it was a Saturday night. We lost it in the most positive way when a table pronounced the magic words and got a round of shots for the whole venue - see the video in my review. I will definitely visit again

  26-04-2023
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  Claudia Barthelemy

  Food : 5/5 | Service : 5/5 | Atmosphere : 5/5 … More

  26-04-2023
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  Emma

  26-04-2023