Chick and Beers (Coombe Road) — Restaurant in London

Alright here me now it was my little sisters birthday and before she goes off to uni we decided to try out this relatively know Korean fried chicken place called chick and beers in New Malden/Coombe Road branch. We had to sit in the outside part which was a bit depressing at first but that all changed when we were great by our amazing server Mj who was brilliant and made the whole culinary experience a joy. I got to try a lot of different things because I was with my siblings I got the half half (fried/glazed) with garlic soy, along with spam fries and a complimentary mozzarella sticks because my chicken took a bit longer than everyone else. I also got to try the Cajun fries and sweet chilli nuggets.

Half Half chicken - garlic soy/fried As good as the half half chicken was which is like 15 pieces of chicken so don’t make my mistake and think you can conquer it all, you aren’t the Roman Empire. The normal fried chicken is succulent and well crispy but lacked flavour by itself and heavily relies on the sauce so I do recommend to always get it glazed or to do the obligatory dip in the sauce you get on the side. 7/10

Spam fries

I have never had spam before so this was a risk me choosing to get these and I’ve heard that they are amazing but when I had them I didn’t understand the hype like they’re quite tasty, very salty though I wouldn’t get them again though. 5.5/10

Mozzarella sticks

I did have high expectations because I’ve always thought you couldn’t mess up these but I was a bit disappointed they did have a decent cheese pull but the batter was not good. It was in need of serious salt because it lacked taste. Very underwhelming but it was free so I was happy about that, would not recommend . 3.5/10

The Cajun fries were very good, great portion, crispy, fresh, fluffy on the inside. I was pleased with it. Sweet chilli nuggets were hefty, unusually big for nuggets you could eat those with some fries and you would be good. My sister’s suggestion to make that just a bit better was to have two different glazing choices instead of one for the whole thing like the chicken.

Overall 7.5/10

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My friend and I visited this Korean fried chicken place last Saturday.(30th April) All the tables were taken when we got there(around 17:00), the waitress let us sit at the bar to wait, and luckily we didn’t wait for long to get a table, right after we finished discussing about what to order, no more than 10 mins.

The place is small but quite busy, and we were surprised that there’s only one waitress serving all the customers. The waitress was really nice and sweet, and we got our drinks and food very fast. We were extremely satisfied with the quality of the food, I’ve been to South Korea many times, the fried chicken was authentic, so crispy like the one you can get in South Korea. I particularly love the two small pots of dipping sauce they provided, which makes the fried chicken even more tasty.

The drawbacks are 1. They sold out all the Korean beer. 2. The chilli sauce fried chicken was too sweet, it would be even better if it tasted a little bit spicy. 3. They somehow didn’t provide a small portion of pickled radish, usually in a Korean fried chicken place, that comes with the friend chicken you order, and we also forgot to ask about it.

Overall, I really enjoy my first experience dining here, can’t wait to visit...

Four of us visited Chick and Beers and it was easily the best Korean fried chicken I’ve ever had.

We ordered half honey garlic soy chicken, half spicy chicken, Korean buffalo fried wings, Cajun sprinkle wings, and pickled radish.

The fried chicken was phenomenal—perfectly seasoned, ultra-crispy, and incredibly juicy. Our favourite was the honey garlic soy glaze, which was savory and perfectly balanced with sweetness. The Cajun sprinkle was a dry rub rather than a glaze, and it was a big hit as well. The spicy glaze could have packed more heat but was still flavourful. The Korean buffalo glaze was the perfect mix of spicy and tangy.

The pickled radish was refreshing and a great way to cleanse the palate. We also loved the Welch’s grape drink that was perfect with the meal.

Service was excellent—a staff member patiently answered our questions and gave great recommendations. The restaurant was very clean and our final bill was very reasonable.

I’d highly recommend...