Sumibiya Korean BBQ — Restaurant in Dubai

Amazing Service.

Great place for interactive dates, but not a "chill dining experience". You will definitely have plenty of food if all-you-can-eat is your thing!

Please be aware, that if you want to taste everything, it will probably way too much. Maybe communicate with the staff to bring the raw ingredients out gradually, rather than all together. I wish i was advised about this, because wasting food is a big pain point for me.

Good points: Fresh ingredients. A beautiful selection of fresh fish, prawns, beef, vegetables and marinated meat. The marinades were absolutely awesome!!! Interactive dining. It is not a boring way to dine, you really need to put in some work. In some cases this can be super good and engaging, especially if youre trying to get to know someone or you want your kids to have some fun while cooking. Kind staff. From the get-go the staff was just super kind. A lot of smiles, and really cute and proud presentation of food. You could feel that the staff is putting their heart into the service. +Yummy starters. The ready made starters tasted nice.

Points to improve: The ready meals (both pasta and rice) were really underwhelming. If i went to a cheap corner restaurant, i would still have gotten more fresh and more delicious food. This was a bit of a downer. The place where we were seated was right under the AC unit. I am unsure if all seats are like this, but the restaurant was empty at our arrival. The AC kept blowing the bbq flame to only one side and we needed to constantly roll the grill, so "making" dinner was a real hard work! The volume of our fire was so high that it burned all our food. We wanted to leave food on the fire because it did not get cooked throughout on the inside, but on the outside it was already burning, even though we were flipping things non-stop. -Maybe tips like; cooking time for different meats, and a "how-to" demonstration and checking on the level of flame would be helpful in these cases?

All-in-all. For the whole experience i would probably rather give 3 stars, but the staff was so kind and lovely that i would not have the heart to give...

Let me start with the positive comments first.. The staff are friendly and ambiance is cozy and comfortable. Everything seems perfect until they serve the food.

I am writing this review because I would like to be honest with my feedback for the restaurant to improve.

First, they asked us if they can serve “everything”, so we agreed ‘coz it sounds like a good idea to try everything so we know which dishes we like so we can re-order them.

Honestly, I don’t really know why this is a Korean restaurant. Hotpot and other Indian barbecues are even better than this. This is not even an authentic Korean Yakiniku as they flaunt..

The Teriyaki wings taste like “adobo” but in a bad way.. It is so saucy and oily. Doesn’t taste like a korean teriyaki wings.

Gangnam spaghetti tastes like a pasta with tomato paste (no other seasonings at all). Does Korean serve pasta with tomato sauce and carbonara? Nahhh!! I don’t think so..

Worst is the spicy tofu which tastes like a tofu with tomato ketchup and sesame seeds..

The fish soup tastes and smells off and fishy.. It tastes like they just added hot water, chili powder and fish sauce.

We were so disgusted with the food that we billed out immediately and wanted to leave.. When we were about to leave, the waiter asked us if he can serve some desserts. So we gave it a try, wishing that their French desserts will be delicious, but it was a waste of time! It is just a whipped cream with chocolate syrup, strawberry and that’s it!

Are we coming back? Nope! We could find a better Korean Restaurant that is...

5point Review Cuisine: Korean Ratings: 7/10 (As a person who is not accustomed to Korean Food) The Good: Good food, great staff. The live grill is fun. Slowly grilling all those marinated chicken and meat, while your tummy keeps grumbling is quite an experience. The Not-So-Good: Restaurant looks a little cramped up so not much ambiance. Live grill is interesting but if you are not familiar with Korean cuisine you might need time to get accustomed to their taste. Sauces are on the sweeter side and if you love hot fiery stuff, you won't find it here. The Wow factor: You grill on your table (ala barbecue nation in India) There are decent options from Chicken, meat (and seafood but I don't eat seafood) which you pick from the buffet, bring to your table and grill. The hotel staff went out of their way to help us grill and even cooked up a couple of dishes for us without their seafood sauces. Money Matters: 199 per person is on the higher side but you can get 1+1 free and other offers on different websites. So it is practically 100 Aed per person. The 5-point Experience: If the grill is your thing, then you may like this place. I have given it three stars only because I am not accustomed to Korean Taste and their marination and sauces didn't suit my taste preferences. The ambiance is also not that great. However, their staff, chefs, and servers were fantastic and it was a decent experience overall. My Verdict: You can try this restaurant if you want to try some Korean food

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