Jin Go Gae Restaurant

"Jingogae Korean grill in New Malden is delivering its Korean BBQ locally. Order here, or call 0208 9492506 for collection." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak

"There are plenty of great Korean restaurants in New Malden, but this one does a spicy crab dish that’s worth venturing off the high street for. Approximately 10 minutes after the doors to Jin Go Gae open, a steady stream of friends and families pour in, charcoal barbecues are fired up, and the sound and smell of sizzling marinated pork hits ears and nostrils. Gae-jang—a refreshing, chilled, raw crab dish slathered in a spicy gochujang sauce—is a face-tingling, finger-licking must. The room is simple and sedate, but the service is friendly and the food makes it worth seeking out. " - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, jake missing, daisy meager

"There are plenty of great Korean restaurants in New Malden, but this one does a spicy crab dish that’s worth venturing off the high street for. Approximately 10 minutes after the doors to Jin Go Gae open, a steady stream of friends and families pour into the straightforward spot. Charcoal barbecues are fired up, the sound and smell of sizzling marinated pork hits ears and nostrils at the same time, and plates of gae jang—a refreshing, chilled, raw crab dish slathered in spicy gochujang sauce—will force you to request more napkins. " - rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley, daisy meager, sinead cranna

"There are plenty of great Korean restaurants in , but this one does a spicy crab dish that’s worth venturing off the high street for. Approximately 10 minutes after the doors to Jin Go Gae open, a steady stream of friends and families pour into the straightforward Korean spot. Charcoal barbecues are fired up, the sound and smell of sizzling marinated pork hits ears and nostrils at the same time, and coveting your neighbour’s excellent order—always the warming bowls of galbi tang—is a given. Jin Go Gae also has gae jang on the menu, a refreshing, chilled, raw crab dish slathered in spicy gochujang sauce. It’s face-tingling, finger-licking stuff and you’ll almost definitely need to request more napkins. The room might be simple and sedate, but the service is friendly and the food makes it worth seeking out. " - Sinéad Cranna

"We wouldn’t recommend a restaurant solely on friendly servers. But if we did, we’d recommend this little Korean spot in New Malden to everyone we meet. There are plenty of restaurants trying to emulate that whole ‘cool friend who hosts casual dinner parties in their Notting Hill apartment’ atmosphere. But You Me Korean has got the—arguably more charming—‘great aunt whose love language is overfeeding you’ thing going on. Oh, and the Korean food is some of the best you’ll find in the city. This cosy neighbourhood spot has BBQ grills on each of the four-person tables, so come in a group any larger than that and there will need to be some rearranging of the furniture. It's a compact dining room, with touches like framed selfies of the proud owner's daughter with famous footballers on the walls (they’ll explain if you ask). It doesn’t seem like much thought has gone into keeping the decor modern, but that’s not necessary when every other aspect of a meal here is so special. The generosity of the servers—who come handing out banchan and smiles, and freebies in the form of fresh fruit or mochi at the end of your meal—is what makes us leave feeling like we’ve just spent an hour and a half at therapy.  When you flick through the picture menu, don’t be overwhelmed by all the different options. Instead, immediately order crispy and generously filled squid and spring onion pajeon, the jajangmyeon (that we’ve craved at least once a week since first trying), and the fiery, garlicky fried prawns. The great thing about You Me Korean is that they serve excellent traditional Korean dishes you won’t find everywhere, like dak galbi. We overheard other tables claim the hour-long journey was worth it for this spicy stir-fried chicken dish. If you live nearby, you’re a lucky person, and if you don’t, make the trip. " - Rianne Shlebak