Mano Di Chef, Myeongdong — Restaurant in Seoul

Kind of a strange place, at least from my perspective as a European that eats a lot in Italian restaurants. Mano di chef in italian means „Hands of the cook“, was there an italian chef? Kind of expected that but haven‘t seen one. Only saw Asian staff, all masked, not outgoing, quiet, did not make me feel very welcome.

Also it was really difficult to find the place, first the building entrance, then the elevator. Only the 11F in the address gave the hint in the elevator what button to push. Nowhere there was a logo or Mano di chef written.

For the good part, the food was actually really tasteful, the only thing that really felt italian. The view was also very nice.

Don‘t get me wrong, I understand we‘re in Korea but still, they could have done more to play the Italy game. Other restaurants in Seoul and Asia (BKK and HKG for example) can...

Definite must try if you are looking for nice italian food in seoul

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️Getting there It is located on the 11th floor inside Korea National Commission for unesco. Find the blue signboard, enter the lobby and take lift to 11th floor.

We went as walk in customers around 7pm and was informed that waiting time will be be around 1h. We left our contact and they called us back in half an hour.

The decor and atmosphere is very classy and nice.

Food quality😋 All the dishes were great. We ordered -vongole aglio olio -magerhita pizza lobster and seafood risotto (BEST!) tiramisu -grilled chicken caesar salad spaghetti in tomato sauce (Not the exact names, see photo for reference)

We also brought our own birthday cake and the staff were supportive and help to light the candle and take photos for us.

Will definitely...

A very disappointing dining experience. The food is overpriced for the quality and portion size, absolutely not worth the money. Even though the restaurant was almost empty, the dishes took a long time to arrive. No one bothered to inform us that some of the dishes we came for were sold out – we only found out after ordering. We ordered shrimp pasta, which arrived with the heads and tails still attached – very unpleasant, especially for a dish served with cream sauce. Handling the shrimp like this was messy and uncomfortable, and there wasn’t even an extra plate to put the parts you don’t eat. As usual, yet another “renowned” chef restaurant turns out to be a big disappointment. I will definitely never...