Star Samarkand (Halal) — Restaurant in Seoul

I'm bitterly disappointed. This is the first negative review I have ever left anywhere. I came here based on the positive reviews but left without finishing the food and really disappointed.

You smell the fresh bread and the atmosphere looks great. There was even a lady who translated for me to help me choose what to eat and recommended the half chicken with some bread. I also ordered two salads. The food came really quickly - great I thought!

Initially, I noticed that the chicken smelt a little funny but thought perhaps it's the spices. I then took a bite and realised it was really overcooked and leathery and got the suspicion that it had been reheated. I didn't want to jump to conclusions. I had another couple of bites and realised that one side was completely cold...yet still looked overcooked? How that be the case if it's been freshly cooked...I called the waiter over who said he would take it back and reheat it. When it was returned, I asked whether it was fresh and he said that it would have taken 14 minutes to cook fresh so they used chicken that had been prepared the day before. I said that this was ridiculous as I didn't ask for the food to come quickly and I literally had all day to eat Why would I come to a restaurant to have old food that had been prepared a day earlier? I had also noticed that the bread was stale and I suspect that it was also reheated but I don't know for certain. Either way it also didn't taste good.

I really felt cheated so I said I didn't want to eat any more of the food, especially as it didn't even taste nice. The lady argued and said that I had misunderstood and that the chicken had been freshly prepared but frankly, I think she was taking me for a fool! She also couldn't answer why one side would be overcooked yet cold. What's more, this establishment is definitely not woman run as it says on the description. It's clear that there's a guy who is running the place who sits at the front taking the payments.

I paid in full to make the point that I wasn't trying to avoid paying or wanting to reduce my bill. I just wanted a good service. I'm so bitterly disappointed, not just that they served old food, but that they tried to conceal it and didn't try to remedy it by offering to provide a different meal or an alternative. I can't trust what else they might do during the preparation stages as a result. Such a shame. Perhaps it's a one off or it was an individual error as all other reviews appear to be positive....

Nice restaurant. The plao is very delicious. some opinions of the people are as follow:

The restaurant serves Asian cuisine-Russian cuisine is excellent. It is good taste and good value! ! And vodka is better than other brands. You must try this good food.

This place is too expensive. It wasn't food, but it was. Dish and tableware are dirty and dirty as well as table and floor.

Pros: Convenient location Disadvantages: Food is plain, many items on the menu are not available, service does not exist, and the place is crowded. . 000 for 54, 4 could have been better spent in places in Korea. And let's start how clean this place is.

I was drunk. Have a good time and eat a lot of delicious food. When I get home, I lost the phone in the cafe at 8 o'clock. And Dayana told me. Forget my phone and a Uzbek person returns my phone. And she send me)))) congr. the best.

You must visit this restaurant. Located in the Russia-Mongolia-Uzbekistan region near the Dongdaemun Historical and Cultural Park. Depart from Gate 12 and walk two streets opposite the Cultural Center and Lotte Shops. You can find a restaurant among the small shops written in Cyrillic. A very polite reception on the second floor. Excellent food. Wonderful atmosphere. It looks like you are in that beautiful country. Silk path dreamlike decoration. Excellent kebab, very good typical bread. Good salad. Good Russian beer. Please modify the price. I paid 15 US dollars (53 won) per person. I will...

Met up with friends for dinner here and we ordered few dishes had family style and shared. Since it was our first time, it was bit overwhelming on deciding on which dishes to get, but went with the following items:

Handmade Noodles with Beef & Vegetables Rice with Beef Korean Style Carrot(carict) Russian-style sauerka Shish Kebab - minced beef and lamb samarkand bread

Lets go into details of each item

Handmade Noodles with Beef & Vegetables: this dish reminded me of Korean beef & radish soup, but with tomato taste served over noodles. Would recommend this dish, actually enjoyed it!

Rice with Beef: bit oily and the beef was very tough and chewy. Would skip this dish.

Korean Style Carrot(carict): definitely recommend this, I heard this is very popular side item. Went well with all the dishes.

Russian-style sauerka: reminded me of very sour kimchi. Might not meet your taste bud... took a while to get used to.

Shish Kebab - minced beef and lamb: definitely recommend, very delicious and flavorful!

samarkand bread: skip, very condensed, hard and felt dried out. We were told that's how it came, but yeah skip this and get a different bread options.

Overall, good experience, but can't justify more than 3 stars after initial visit, but I'm sure as I try other dishes, things...