Olle Korean Barbecue

Nice Korean BBQ restaurant in the heart of London, on the edge of Chinatown and a stone throw from Piccadilly Circus. Meat quality is the highlight, with tasty beef overall and of course the Wagyu. Decor and atmosphere is classy and colourful, a good place to come with friends or colleagues. Their downstairs dining space is large, and we were lucky to be seated at the very nice table in the alcove. Prices were in the range for similar high end Korean restaurants. Only letdown was the service which was very slow and not very attentive. Overall I’d definitely recommend it if you’re in the area, I’ve been to multiple other Korean BBQ and this one definitely stands out for their meat and nice atmosphere.

We were three people and ordered two Wagyu set menus for two, one chicken gyoza, and two tartares. We definitely overdid it and couldn’t finish everything. First of all, the tartare didn’t make much sense — it’s not really a traditional Korean dish, so that was our mistake. We didn’t enjoy it. The gyoza, on the other hand, was very good. As for the meats, most of them were good, and the self-cooking experience is genuinely unique. The reason for my rating is that the friend who brought us here highly praised and overhyped the place, setting very high expectations. As a result, the bill came to £109 per person without alcohol. Normally, I think a reasonable amount here would be around £60–70 per person at most. Although the experience was enjoyable, I would personally prefer to spend that amount of money elsewhere. It was nice as a one-time experience, but not somewhere I would visit regularly.

This is my husband’s and my favorite restaurant. We’ve been here about 15 times. Even though we live far away and have moved several times, we always try to come back whenever we can. The food is delicious and really suits our taste. The only downside is that the seating is a bit cramped, but that’s understandable since it’s in London.

We recently visited Olle Korean BBQ and were quite disappointed with the service, especially from a staff member named Ms. Park while the other staff were polite and helpful, Ms. Park was noticeably rude and unfriendly toward us, even though she appeared cheerful and welcoming to Western customers. Her attitude when we were placing our order really affected our experience. The egg soufflé, which is supposed to be one of their signature dishes, was very average and nothing special. On the positive side, the BBQ meats were of good quality, but overall the dining experience felt overrated due to the poor service. Unfortunately, we won’t be returning and wouldn’t recommend this restaurant. There are several other Korean BBQ places nearby that offer both excellent food and much better service.

Olle in London was absolutely delicious. I first heard about this restaurant through a video of Heung-min Son, and when I traveled to London, I went there right away. It definitely did not disappoint — the food was genuinely amazing, and the atmosphere was great as well. Another plus: they also accept cash, which is helpful since many places in London don’t. Highly recommended if you’re in the city!

One of the best Korean dining experience you can find in London! The quality of the beef is exceptional. We’ve visited a couple of times and tried dishes like Chadol Bagi, rib eye, short rib, beef bibimbap, and a variety of kimchi, every single one was delicious. On top of that, the staff are incredibly friendly and welcoming, making the whole experience even better.

This Korean BBQ place is the real deal! The meat is tender and flavorful — so delicious. The dipping sauce is tasty, and the sesame oil gives off such a rich, fragrant aroma. I loved every bite and honestly got addicted. A must-try for Korean BBQ lovers.

very cool experience and cook your own food in the restaurant. 4 different wagyu types. we have eaten better quality many times but it was very okay. a big minus is that the people who work there turn down the heat on the grill even though I grilled the meat. they quickly wash the good fat all the time and the meat is not properly cooked with a low temperature. I set the temperature up many times so that the meat would be cooked properly. I was also told to cook the last piece of meat which is bad from a waiter. they also stressed a lot about clearing things away even though I was not finished with the food.

3.5 to be exact. Good Korean bbq and decent service. Nothing to write home about, but overall a good dining experience. Beef was tender, have to order banchan separately, good dumplings.

Good authentic Korean BBQ. The service was exceptional - we got everything we needed almost instantaneously - sometimes before we even asked. The meat, prawns and sauces were tasty and felt fresh.

Bad service, a dungeon-like basement level dining room for most patrons, expensive prices and mediocre food, Olle clearly benefits almost exclusively from having some prime real estate. I've been on a quest since I arrived in the UK to find some Korean food that matches the many such institutions on the West Coast of the States (I'm not even going to hope for something resembling food back in the mother country) and so far, most places have been underwhelming; generally it's the approach to the food but then some places go above and beyond to make things worse. Olle is one of those. From the moment you walk in here you're going to get awkward service. Nobody greets you with any pleasantries, the staff appear to be a rotating crew of disinterested part timers, and sometimes they appear to come cook something for you but most of the time not; I just assumed we were DiY here but every once in a while someone would show up to help and usually we were like uhh we got it man. Cheap soju here is an astronomical 14£. You thought three dollar Jinro was expensive in the States, get ready to have your jaw drop at these prices. Even though I wanted to get drunk I couldn't handle paying for another bottle. We ordered the B combo and while the beef selections were billed as Wagyu they clearly were not. All the meat was of low quality, the prawns didn't fare much better, and even the ssamjang they included was icky. I asked for some salt and that helped every go down a bit. Price after the service charge was like 150USD which is more expensive than most of the best Korean BBQ places in the States. SKIP this place for certain and go visit something like nearby Pochawa Grill instead.

More expensive than other Korean bbq places I've been, but great quality. This is one where you cook everything yourself and you sit at tables with other groups. Nice beverage selection. Nice staff. Good time

It was such a cool experience! Friendly staff and brilliant atmosphere! I'll definitely take my friends one day!

very good and authentic korean bbq restaurant, been there twice already and all my company are satisfied

Nice Korea BBQ near China town. We have to wait a bit since it opens at 12:00pm since we arrived around 11:45am. The place is quiet and clean. The waiters/waitresses are all very polite too. They have both hotpot and BBQ, but we only tried BBQ this time (the hotpot on the neighbor table looks delicious too!). We ordered the meat collection B, bibimbap and kimchi fried rice for 3 people and all of us get very full. The meats are super fresh and tastes really good after grill. One of them is seasoned with some special source and that's the best. I will definitely come back again for the hotpot next time!

Second time being here... I found this place through YouTube and server was very polite and helpful but not when we were actually in the restaurant. Servers gather and stood, chatting by themselves. Not once they came and ask if we need anything. A woman who looked a like a manager, came over and told us we can't cook kimchi on the grill in a very rude manner. This is first!!! I've never been to a Korean restaurant where you can't grill kimchi. It's really hard to find good Korean restaurant in London. If anyone knows a good one please let me know!!!

Food was delicious! They only lose a star as I felt it was a bit overpriced for example £9 for 4 scallops ... no rice or noodles cause that's extra £££ Typical London I suppose. But again apart from the price everyone around me also seemed to be enjoying the food

The manager literally came over ordering me that i wasn't allowed to post a bad review after complaining about efficiency while I was at the restaurant. Since when do managers have the right to tell a customer what to post and when to post!?! To explain, I ordered rice hoping to eat it with the beef. However it was taking a while and there were 4 other waiters standing so I went to them asking if they could check on the rice given that all the beef was already cooking for a while. They said ok but basically didn't do much else. So I went back to sit and waited for them. It took a while with no one in any hurry so I went to the manager asking for the rice and also explaining to her the situation that maybe any of the 4 waiters could say something to me like "oh it's cooking" or "let me check" as opposed to say "ok" and just not doing anything or checking. she then told one person to go down to get the rice, ignored my comment about the standing waiters and then said what's the issue just wait. And I tried explaining it to her that I just wanted to bring up a point the issue to her knowledge but then she flipped and went downhill!! She then personally attacking me asking if I worked in the restaurant industry, then asking me what my problem was? And I said I'm just just giving you my opinion about the efficiency. I explained to her I don't mind waiting why I came up was because I just wanted to bring up the issue to her of how the staff maybe could have responded to me in a different way (this was more of me bringing up a point as opposed to complaining) Then I went to my table writing the review when she came up to me saying that "what are you doing?" And I said "why" and she kept on demanding to know what I was doing so I finally said I'm writing my review as a customer am I not allowed to do that" and she said "You can't write it now. You should write it at home" but I'm confused because I thought the issue was done why am I not allowed to post when I want to? So we went into a debate about whether or not I'm "allowed" to write a post. So I finally asked her what she wanted from me? And she couldn't give me an answer. Basically she came over to stop me from writing a review, ended up arguing with me for a very long time about whether or not I could write a review and when and what was the issue. All the while kept on blaming me. She even went as far as to say why can't you just eat the meat first? Just eat the meat first! And I was like I mean it's my preference just to wait for the rice why is that a problem?

I went to so many different KBBQ in NYC, the efficiency and quality of service is so much better. This one really disappointed me. For Korean BBQ, I do not expect to grill it myself all the way. I paid the service fee (it's automatically added to the bill), and I got no service. The taste is ok, I give the 2 stars for that.

The service was good, the price was fair and the meat quality seemed real rudely good. My partner had seafood soup and kimchee however and this made her very ill. Avoid this restaurant at all costs.

Cool dishes that worth one start. But the kimchi is tasteless and the meat actually made me sick. Great Korean restaurant that I would never ever go again.

The food is overpriced for what they give you, and the quality of the meat is not fresh. Would not recommend, especially because of the rude manager and slow service.

I marked it at the average level. They service was good and the dishes were ok. We went there because we are bts fans, and bts seokjin, jimin and Jungkook had meals at this restaurant.