Papero — Restaurant in Jeju

This place was phenomenal for not only the food but also the staff and owner! I was seated at the bar by myself and I had a lovely chat with the owner for almost an hour, he had a very interesting story of how he got to restaurant business and was so kind and willing to talk to me and get to know me. He speaks pretty great english even though he says it’s not that good, and was so welcoming. The food was also so delicious reminded me of italy if not better than there. It was the perfect food and experience on my last night in Jeju and it made me want to come back very soon! I am vegetarian and it’s been a little difficult finding places so this was such a blessing to find such delicious food. Please come to the restaurant it is so worth it, you will not regret it, even though the price might seem a little high it’s very much worth it! I wanted to honestly buy more just to support the business, it seems like a fancy restaurant but he told me it’s quite expensive to run so definitely hope more people will come support such a wonderful restaurant with great people and food. If you have the chance talk to the owner too as he is simply one of the kindest people I have met and I wish him the best! You can make reservations on the link provided on google maps, or they also take walk ins if there is space, but making a reservation is quite easy too! I wish I found this place sooner, hope to...

Honestly very disappointed!

After reading reviews I was so excited to try this place however there are too many rules to follow when you just want to have a lovely dinner.

First impressions - I walked in and was not acknowledged, standing at the door for 5 whole minutes, which already was a little off to me but I didn’t think much of it.

Then I sat down and was told to read a page on the menu that was literally A RULE BOOK about how to dine in the restaurant. It was stated that it’s compulsory to order 1 drink per person because it’s a “small establishment”. As a business owner myself, I do not believe in punishing individual customers for the size of my business - the minimum price for a non alcoholic drink was 10 000 KWON.

We don’t really drink anyways so we asked if we can, instead of getting 2 drinks get 1 drink and 1 dessert (the dessert we chose was also 10 000 kwon) however we were told we were “not allowed”.

I understand sometimes businesses have rules that don’t appeal to everyone but we were opting to spend the exact same amount of money just for something we actually want to eat rather than something we ended up wasting because we didn’t want it - but felt forced to get (of course we could’ve left when we realised but we were very tired and hungry in the jeju heat)

Overall not a great experience. I would not...

Decent food, but small portions for the price, and absolutely insane drink prices, and it is mandatory to order one drink per person. I felt like I got robbed. 18k for a bottle of beer and 16k for a non-alcoholic lemonade? Seriously? Also, the pizza crust was soggy and the toppings only covered less than half of the surface area. I want pizza, not half pizza/half bread. The crust of a pizza should be crispy when it is fresh from the oven. Otherwise there is no point getting it at a restaurant and you might as well get it delivered so it can get soggy in the box. The lasagna was good and the quality of the pizza toppings was also good. I would not recommend eating here though. One pizza and one lasagna were not enough so we had to order a second pizza, even though we are not big eaters. Also I should note that I am from New York so my pizza standards are quite high. I...