セマウル食堂 korean semaul syokudo — Restaurant in Kyoto

We(4 people) stumbled into this restaurant, because we liked the idea, to grill the meat ourselves. In the beginning we asked, if there are vegetables included with the meat. The waitress said yes. We got our meat and our "vegetables". The vegetables were 8 salad leaves. The meat was put all at once on the BBQ. We couldn't do it ourselves. The locals around us did it themselves. After the salad leaves were gone, we asked for some more. They said it costs 400 yen. Even though we ordered 4 types of meat and 3 were still coming. The attitude of the waitress was also the worst. It seemed that they wanted us gone as fast as possible, even though there were tables free and no one was waiting. After this experience I can not recommend this experience to anyone. Please inform yourself well, before you...

I feel it is necessary to leave a review for this dining experience. I ordered the tofu soup, which was described on the menu as containing beef, but the actual amount of beef was less than 50 grams — only two small pieces. The rice served with it was very loose and looked as if it might have been leftover rice.

The cold noodles were average and not particularly tasty. The noodles themselves had a strange flavor.

The LA short ribs were quite fatty, and the meat was tough and hard to chew. It did not look fresh. Considering the price of 2200 yen, I do not think the quality was acceptable.

Overall, I was not sure what I was eating during the entire dinner. The experience was...

This was my favorite go to spot when I lived in Seoul and after moving back to NYC i did not believe I would be able to eat these flavors unless I flew to Korea. Never in my wildest think I would be able to eat a Korean meal of the highest caliber of soul food while visiting Kyoto. As much as I love Japanese food I had been craving some Korean flavors and this truly hit the spot. The service was amazing and the food was A+. It’s gonna be hard for me again as I will long once more this restaurant but thank God...