D W.
Yelp
Even with tempered expectations, this place fell far below it. The reasons you go to korean bbq (all you can eat, or not), is for 1) the meats, 2) the banchan sides, and 3) the flavors. This place fell flat on all three counts, seriously. The all you can eat aspect intrigued me, as the dinner previously was vegetarian, so I was looking for a re-tox. There's a format to their AYCE process: you get five round to choose whatever you want, with three items per round. So maximally, you can get 15 plates of things - this pretty much means it's *NOT* all you can eat. They should rename the place to "Some you can eat".
1. The meats were pretty low grade. The marinaded pork pieces were about 50% fat. Granted, it IS pork, but unless you're getting pork belly, there shouldn't be that much fat. The beef ribs were almost inedible. Not only did they lack flavor, the meat seemed to taste off as well. In fact, I tried about six types of meat, and all but the lamb skewers should probably be avoided. Moreover, the meats I did get weren't thoroughly marinated enough, or their marinades were just that watered down to begin with.
2. I've never been to a Korean places that was so stingy with their banchan sides. They start you off with four different banchans, but the contents were sparse at best. For example, the cabbage kimchi they provided equaled about 1/4 of a single leaf of cabbage. I know there was a cabbage shortage in korea, but that was 10 years ago, and I'm sure this kimchi didn't come from Korea. You can get more banchans, but they'll count against the 15 items you can receive.
3. The flavors. I know this is the Netherlands, and maybe the palates aren't used to full ethnic flavors. It's possible that 0% of them have ever visited FLAVORTOWN. That digression aside, most of the meats I ordered didn't resemble the flavors that make KBBQ such a draw for people. The meats that were supposed to be marinated didn't taste like it at all. Reading some other reviews on this place, others reported meats being too marinated. Evidently, their quality control is off in this aspect.
In parting, if you like quality meats, and flavor, and perhaps flavorful meats, go elsewhere; you'll get none of that. What I experienced is unrecognizable from the delicious KBBQ I've had elsewhere (SF Bay Area, New York Korea town, Chicago Korea town, Los Angeles Korea town). They charge 26 euros for all you can eat. I don't think I'd go back at 10 euros, nor should you.
Update: The morning after, my body is definitely not feeling normal. ugh.