Masil — Restaurant in London

Visited today for lunch menu. We ordered set lunch option 2 and my boyfriend got okonomiyaki starter and udon noodle soup with prawn tempura. So we first received a salad each and my 2 gyozas. I did order vegetarian noodles so I thought the dumplings would be vegetarian too- nope, they were chicken. Certainly delicious but something to keep in mind if you think you're getting vegetarian lunch. Salad was fresh, light, simple and had fantastic Korean dressing. It was a very modest portion. After we finished the salads and dumplings, the waitress brought my boyfriend's ​okonomiyaki skewer. Yup 1. We halved it and it was delicious. Missing bonito flakes and seaweed sprinkles, but hey- still tasty!

The mains arrived shortly after. My "spicy" veggie udon, was not spicy at all. Not even a little. I am confident that they underspiced my dish on purpose. I know Koreans love spice and this was far from my expectations. I am Caucasian so I can only guess they thought I couldn't handle it. I loved the flavour, the noodles were bouncy and veggies not mushy. But I loooove spice! The tempura prawn udon soup was okay. The prawns were undoubtedly the best part of the dish. Their flavour and texture were superb! The soup- very very VERY mild. Barely any flavour. It looked like soy sauce based soup, but was not very salty.

There was no condiments on the table, so we couldn't adjust the dishes. And whilst I mention our table, I need to add that the whole restaurant is so so empty it feels cold. There are no decorations on the walls, nothing on any of the tables except for 2 plants on the middle table dividing restaurant (not part of seating area). The entire place is just so simplistic.

If you're going to try the food- you must try the tempura prawns! And if you like spicy food, maybe mention that you really enjoy hot food?

P.S. I don't think they serve...

I really loved Masil even from the first time! The dishes are very very tasty, especially the sushi rolls, the ramens and the seafood starters. Personally, it i believe it is one of the top restaurants in Kingston upon Thames in terms of tastiness!

The prices are quite low comparing to other restaurants in Kingston upon Thames and there are 3 dish set menu offers during lunch time.

Regarding decoration, on one hand it is clean, lean and minimalist which I like it, on the other hand I would like to see more Japanese/Korean related decorations.

Regarding payments, the accept cash and VISA/Mastercard payments but no American Express.

Overall, I really like that place and it is totally...

Had the beef ramen which I'm 99% sure is store bought packet ramen with a small amount of beef on top. Decent flavour but expected more.

Edamame was nice, kimchi was punchy, tofu was decent, gyoza were probably frozen then reheated, the veg noodles looked a little sad.

It's fairly priced, service was so friendly, but tables a little sticky and music very intense for the small space.

I don't know. I enjoyed my meal but felt like it could have been so much better. Also, you have to pre-order the sushi 2 days in advance, which just...