Song-ga-ne Gamja-tang (pork back-bone stew) 송가네감자탕 본점 — Restaurant in Seoul

Should have listened to the average reviews. If you’re coming for gamjatang or bossam, don’t. The taste of both were honestly below average, and the gamjatang (for 2) only had one piece of potato. The octopus was good. It’s very popular probably because they’re doing a good job marketing. I noticed the korean customers all ordered other thing and not gamjatang. The upside is the set for 2 was very filling, and you can help yourself to as many ssam vege wraps as possible. But yeah, the flavour just wasn’t there....

We went at around 8pm. The place was crowded but we managed to get a seat immediately. Ordered a medium Pork bone stew/soup and Bulgogi for 2 pax and the amount is just right to share among 4 pax. The pork bone is soft and tender but the soup is a let down. Bulgogi is a better choice. Somehow I felt that the staff ignored us despite raising our hand and calling a few time to refill the soup in the bulgogi pan. When the staff responded, they wanna pour the soup in the charred pan and we stopped them and asked to change...

From the outside it looked as though we would be grilling the meet at the table but that was not the case. The pork was pre-cooked and the Banchan (side dishes) were minimal. The atmosphere had a sort of "discount buffet" vibe--which I'm sure is nice if you are coming back from a night out drinking and don't need to impress or...