Seongsu Darak — Restaurant in Seoul

I think also every review mentions the door 🤣 and I think people were having too much trouble, because when I visited, there was a sign with directions to find the door (AND MY FRIEND STILL MISSED IT !??!!!) Just mind your head if you're tall.

The food was pretty good. I got the Rose pasta and enjoyed it well. The vibe of the place was small, but neat, clean, and cozy.

We ended up sitting and chatting for a while after finishing our food.

However, I have mixed feelings on the server we had. He was pretty much hovering around the room the whole time. It felt weird when even if we were discussing the menu amongst ourselves, he would almost always be there to answer any questions before we could even think about calling him over. But, he was walking around the whole room, and was doing the same with all the tables, not just us. His service was otherwise good and he had a very nice, positive attitude, just... a little too...

RACIST RESTAURANT. FOREIGNERS BEWARE.

First question when we came in was: Where are you from? When we said that we came from an English-speaking country, he directed us to a table.

While we were eating, there was a Japanese/ Chinese couple who came in. Although there was an empty table for 2 right beside us, they were told that there was a one hour wait. They chose to wait, and in the meantime, two Korean people came in and were immediately directed to the empty table. We gave them the benefit of the doubt that maybe the Korean people had a reservation, but this happened again.

Although the 2 tables beside us were already finishing their meal, 3 Vietnamese people came and were told that they needed to wait an hour for a free table. Disappointed, they left.

The person responsible for the racist behaviour was the guy at the counter. Not sure if he’s the manager of the place.

Food...

Tried to make reservation as we will be travelling to Seoul next week. They aren’t helpful and ask us to wait till 5th April to make reservation for 13th April. And I’ve set a reminder to make the reservation via NAVER link. However, this app isnt English friendly. I’ve to google translate every single page to proceed further. And that’s not even the problem. They need us to verify our mobile number and they only allow Korea mobile number. Therefore, I’ve reached out to the restaurant again to let them know the issue and hope they will help with reservation. But guess what is their reply ? Reservation system isn’t our problem. You should contact NAVER. LOL aren’t we trying to make a reservation for your cafe ? I’ve tried to book numerous restauarants in Seoul and never met with this kinda issue. I won’t even dine in this kinda snobbish cafe even if you offer me for free. What a...