Namoo Korean Restaurant — Restaurant in Perth

(TLDR, good service, no seperate billing, expect long wait times on peak hours of the week)

Dude, Korean BBQ makes your mouth water when you hear the name. What’s not to like about delicious assorted meats ready to cook for your feasting pleasure. Korean BBQ is certainly an art, cooking the meat till it’s just right, tender on the inside and crispy on the out; when you eat it you think damn this is tasty.

Palsaik did it alright, but just alright. My eager friend and I happened upon the incredibly busy joint on a Friday evening. The line was outrageous, seriously on a busy peak period expect to wait at least 45 minutes or so, after having a check it is mentioned on google maps so that’s a bonus if you’re not exactly ready for the wait time

Once we were seated they seemed to have a bit of an issue lighting the grill, something about the canister being empty perhaps, so after a bit of an awkward wait, the waitress was able to finally get it lit, disregarding a few groups of people looking our way to wonder what all that clicking from the lighter was about. The grill was set and burning nicely.

After a check on google reviews the Kimchi Pancakes are apparently all the rage at Palsaik, an order of that and the shared platter for two which consisted of some skirt beef, steak and bacon, we believed we’d have enough to share between us. I was proven wrong however.

The kimchi pancake was actually pretty big! I was expecting well... pancakes honestly. This kimchi pancake was one massive flat and sort of thick pancake on a dinner plate, that had some squid, eggs and other assorted vegetables cooked into it. Score for the big size of the pancake it was definitely enough to share between two people. However I wasn’t impressed by it,

be ready for grrrrreeeeeeeeaaaasseeee all over your fingers and mouth trying to eat that bad boy. It wasn’t swimming in oil exactly but it was close to. Flavour wise i felt it could have probably been better, minus a point for those.

I’m a big guy I like eating a lot. The amount of meat we were offered for the share pack was well disappointing, for the price rather. The steak consisted of small, less than bite sized- size pieces of beef, not a lot of pieces either. The bacon when cooked rendered a ton of fat enough for the meat to swim in. that’s more personal preference, this was a bit of a turn off to me but some people might like rich cuts of bacon.

Drink selections aren’t anything mind blowing, sodas for the kids, beer for the adults, fairly standard.

The service was actually really good. Easy to flag down a staff member and get help for orders, considering it was a busy night for them, the selection of the dips and seasonings for the meat was pretty impressive, lots of options and additions for your cooking pleasure. The vinegar ginger was nice and tangy. They even threw in some salad for the plate for free which was very nice.

At the end of the meal I was greeted with a disappointing (No Split Billing) policy which meant either myself or my friend had to fork out the full bill. Oh and no pay-wave or NFC contactless payments with the restaurant either, so if you’ve forgotten your bank card pin you’re pretty much screwed.

In the end Palsaik is a big restaurant with lots of atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff and good selections of meats to cook. A few pet-peves here and there. If you’re not ready for a long wait time for walk-in, and no seperate billing. This isn’t the restaurant for you.

Thanks...

I'm Korean and I can tell that this is the BEST Korean bbq restaurant I've tried in Australia. My boyfriend and I ordered this pork belly set menu for 2 ppl(8 differently flavoured pork bellies; plain, wine, pepper, herbs, soy sauce, curry, pepper paste and garlic) and it was absolutely amazing. I loved this cool combinations as we could truly enjoy our dinner time, trying different food and comparing them. Also the side dishes provided were really nice as well. Clean and refreshing, which was perfect to work up our appetites. At first when we were ordering, we were not sure if it would be enough for both of us and we agreed to see how it goes and order later, but with all these dishes and plus, this gigantic soup, it was just perfect. Personally I think stms Korean bbq restaurants are a bit overpriced, but I found it here very reasonable. I would love to come back and try some other menus like beef as well. Since we were travelling, we could pick only one Korean bbq place to visit in Perth, and I'm more than glad we chose here. Thank you for the lovely meal.:) +)I forgot to mention the customer service! We were served by this friendly Janapese staff and she was super kind and sweet. Thanks a lot for making our experience even more memorable.:)

다른 도시에서도 여러 번 한국 바베큐 식당을 방문했었는데, 여기만큼 만족스러운 곳이 없었기에 긴 리뷰를 남깁니다.:) 작년 12월쯤 여행 도중 남자친구와 함께 방문해서 2인 삼겹세트를 시켰습니다. 사실 저는 개인적인 경험으로는 한국 바베큐 식당들이 가격이 그렇게 싼 편도 아니고, 또 그만큼 지불한 것 치고는 배부른 적이 잘 없었어요. 그래서 처음에 큰 기대는 안 했습니다.(그래서 더 만족스러웠을 수도 있겠죠!) 저희가 주문한 삼겹세트는 삼겹살이 한 줄씩 8가지의 다른 맛으로 양념되서 나오는 메뉴였어요. (기억이 맞다면 기본, 와인, 간장, 후추, 허브, 카레, 고추장, 마늘이었던 것 같아요!) 참 신선했고 고기도 맛있었습니다. 또 하나하나씩 맛을 비교해보는 것도 즐거웠어요. 고기도 고기지만 같이 나오는 반찬들도 참 좋았습니다. 샐러드도 정말 신선하고 맛있었고 숙주(였는지 콩나물이었는지 기억나지 않지만)와 김치를 같이 구워서 먹도록 나오는 것도 좋았어요. 또 된장찌개가 정말 크게ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ가스쿠커에 같이 나오는 것도 너무 마음에 들었습니다. 맛도 물론 좋았구요. 원래 저희 계획은 다른 친구 한 명 더 해서 3명이서 오는 것이었다가 둘만 오게 되서 2인 세트를 시켰는데, 다음 번에 퍼스를 방문할 기회가 생긴다면 꼭 다시 가서 3인 세트나 다른 메뉴를 시켜보고 싶어요. 깔끔하고 즐거운 식사 할 수 있었습니다. 많이 파세요...!!!!!

+)깜빡했는데 직원 서비스도 굉장히 좋았습니다. 일본인 직원이었던 것 같은데 정말정말 친절하셨어요. 덕분에 더...

We made a reservation for 3 people on a Tuesday night and (due to a toilet emergency) were 10 minutes late. When we got there and told the blue haired lady at the counter our name she looked at her list and said “ummm, uhhhh” couldn’t seem to find our name. After a while of looking at the list she said “let me ask someone else”. She went to another girl and then came back to us and said “sorry but you’re late. Ill let you in this time but next time we can’t if you’re late” Fair enough as we were 10 mins late but then she sat us up the stairs and we were the only people in the whole room. Throughout our dinner there were only 2/3 other small groups that came in to eat. If it was busy I would have understood but it wasn’t and if we hadn’t booked I’m sure they would’ve let us walk in so there was no need to make us feel unwanted, also she added an extra 5 minutes pretending not to see our booking. I’m saying that the FOOD WAS DELICIOUS and the other servers were very friendly and polite. The experience would’ve been 5/5 if it weren’t for the mean girl at the front desk making us feel like she didn’t want us there :( Would love to go back but too scared incase she’s...