Olle Korean Barbecue

"When you find yourself close to Leicester Square station, having just taken an M&M’s Store bag to the face, go to Olle. This chic Korean BBQ spot is easy to find and it’s easy to order, because most dishes are very good. Fried chicken with thick, crunchy batter that’s sticky with sweet chilli sauce is non-negotiable, though. The half portion is huge, and will easily feed a table of four who are getting involved in the BBQ too. Option B is the one to go for. It includes a hearty selection of wagyu rib-eye, mushrooms, marinated pork belly, and large tiger prawns. " - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, jake missing, daisy meager

"When you find yourself close to Leicester Square station, having just taken an M&M’s Store bag to the face, or need somewhere central for that geographically-challenged friend, go to Olle. This Korean BBQ spot is easy to find and it’s easy to order, because most dishes are very good. So good that you'll keep reaching for one more piece of crunchy fried chicken, sticky with sweet chilli sauce, while telling everyone how full you are. The space is chic and simple, with teal walls and checkerboard floors. But the heaving plates take centre stage here. This is somewhere you can pile in with co-workers at lunch, safe in the knowledge that there are big tables and conversation-starting DIY BBQ. Or come in the evening and split Option B—a hearty selection of wagyu rib-eye, mushrooms, marinated pork belly, and large tiger prawns—with friends when you want to be loud. " - Sinéad Cranna

"It’s been a while. Saturday shifts, children, angry letters from your bank regarding something called an ‘unauthorised overdraft’. It doesn’t matter why you haven’t been out lately. The point is, you are now, and Olle on Shaftesbury Avenue is just the place to get you started, nice and slow. This Korean BBQ spot provides plenty of fun, but it’s what we like to think of as ‘gateway fun’. Fun in the way that you get to cook things like the wagyu beef on a grill in the middle of your table, but casual in the way that you can just have a Korean beer or two before moving on to something stronger." - heidi lauth beasley, eileen twum