Sunny Korean BBQ — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

It would be better if this place didn’t call itself a Korean restaurant. The service is excellent, and the staff is very friendly. When they served me a half-burnt egg, I asked them to redo it, and they kindly made it again. However, the second egg wasn’t fully cooked either. Still, I let it slide because they were so polite. Unfortunately, the moment I tasted the food, I realized it didn’t taste Korean at all, which left me disappointed. I ordered bibimbap, but they gave me a strange sauce instead of gochujang, and the yukgaejang was missing key ingredients—it tasted more like ramyeon(an instant Korean noodle). After eating, I even felt nauseous.

I’ve been to Korean restaurants run by Chinese owners before, and some of them do a great job—I’ve had delicious meals in such places. However, this restaurant seems fundamentally lacking in proper training for cooking Korean food.

It’s upsetting to think that Europeans might eat this and mistakenly believe it’s authentic Korean cuisine. I think they should stop calling it “Korean” and focus on making dishes they truly know how to prepare. Even the Korean phrases on the walls are incorrect, it’s just a restaurant trying hard to imitate Korea, I’d say. Since they’re running this alongside a Chinese restaurant, it might be better to focus solely on the Chinese side.

한국식당이라고 하지 않으면 좋겠습니다. 서비스도 참 좋고 점원도 매우 친절합니다. 계란을 반쯤 태워 주셔서 다시 해달라고 하니까 아주 친절하게 해주셨습니다. 두번째 계란은 반쯤 익지 않았더군요. 하지만 친절했으니 그냥 넘어갔습니다. 하지만 요리를 맛보는 순간 전혀 한국 맛이 나지 않아서 많이 놀랐습니다. 저는 비빔밥을 주문했는데 고추장이 아닌 이상한 소스를 주셨고, 육개장에 들어가는 중요한 재료도 넣지 않았더군요. 그냥 라면 맛에 더 가까웠습니다. 먹고나니 속도 메스껍습니다. 저는 중국인이 운영하는 한국 식당 가 본적 있고 잘 하는 식당도 있습니다. 맛있게 먹은 적도 있습니다. 하지만 이식당은 근본적으로 요리를 잘 배우지 못한 것 같습니다. 유럽 사람들이 이런 음식을 먹고 한국 음식이라 오해할 생각을 하니 기분이 참 안좋습니다. 그냥 한국이라는 말을 빼고 하실 줄 아는 음식을 하셔야 한다고 생각합니다. 벽에 한국어 문구도 틀리고 그냥 한국을 흉내내려고 애쓴 식당이랄까요.. 옆에 중국식당이랑 같이 운영하는 가본데, 그냥 중국식당에 집중하시는 것이...

Visited Sunny Korean BBQ yesterday with my son for dinner. The menu offered a lot of options without being overwhelming and I think there is a broad spread that would suit most tastes. After a little deliberation we opted for the Assorted Meat (Set D) which came with Beef rib eye, pork belly, beef slice, pork neck slice, chicken thigh and 2 beers and in addition we also got the kimchi bokum bab (stir fried kimchi rice). The food arrived promptly and we were then able to cook it to our liking on the grill. The staff were friendly and attentive and overall we had a great time! - we will definitely...

This is the best local restaurant in the Corstorphine area, and good by any standards. Authentic, great service. We had the Korean bbq at the table which included marinated meats, and a well-balanced dip. Nice vegetable tempura too. A lovely touch, included, was little dishes of beautifully dressed vegetables, these really helped make the experience. You can see the chef working away preparing in the background. We will be back - do not hesitate to visit! PS - I paid three times more in a central Edinburgh restaurant a few weeks ago and enjoyed that three times less than I did this...