Booked table for Friday night, especially for birthday dinner with few friends, due to one of the waiter with wok face, no smile, his service had been ruined the dinner and upset one of my friend's. Overall the dishes were good but expensive, £4 for few lettuce, usually it comes with BBQ meat if order.
Lee Omandap
Greeted warmly and was directed to our table under a booking slot. Service was prompt and friendly, food amazing.I would highly recommend this to anyone.Kid-friendliness: Children's high chairs available
Harj Rooprai
Dined in and out of this place numerous times. It has the best chicken out there, there are of course so many other dishes to count from soups to BBQ and a beautiful selection of side dishes. The service is above and beyond the norm. They cater for large and small parties. We were there last minute and they happily fit us in. Highly recommend this for date nights, casual days or nights out with friends or family members.
David Clark-Bell
2023 Nov: Today the food was good but service was below what I think they should give. Order taken incorrectly and items missing such as serviettes etc. No bill offered, just come to the service area and they will find your order. OK for some but a negative change just the same.2017: I like Yami, but recently prices have gone up and a service charge is now added to the bill. I would still recommend them as a great Korean restaurant in New Malden.
Jake T
The food was really tasty here and my friends agreed too. We will have to come back in the future! Great portion sizes and the staff were attentive. Thank you very much for having us :)
Kazuma Khurana
Ok it's a Korean bbq place in new Malden.. it's a chain. Not bad at all.Meat is cut way too thin... If you've been to a Korean bbq before you'd know.Secondly I understand your trying to save gas but you don't have to switch it off every time you think we don't need it... We had to ask 3 times for it to be turned back on...Otherwise portion sizes were alright.We spent about 160 pounds for 4 with no alcohol.I mean if I were to spend the same amount there is a better one in my opinion on the range street... With better selection and cuts.Nonetheless, we had a nice time. Good food.. Could've been better. Not to be a harsh critic but I've been to many other Korean bbq in my life.. I'm bring more than fair here with this review
Lisa Kim
Absolutely delicious, food had amazing quality and flavour to it and you can tell the food was made with such love and care.Not only was the food amazing so was the gentle and polite staff that served my table.Definitely recommend worth visiting!!
Chun Mak
If you are visiting New Malden for a great Korean restaurant. This place is a good choice since their food is authentic and tastes like you are in South Korea. Deep fried chicken and beef soup are my suggestion.Don’t forget to order shoju (a Korean alcohol) but please drink responsibly. Don’t drink if you drive.
Jie Un Kim
Yum yum yum! Staff were fast with their service. Food was amazing. I recommend not to order too much as their portions are big.
Car K
New Malden is a famous Korean street in London, UK. Many Koreans open Korean restaurants and Korean supermarkets here. As I am the one with an ‘’Asian palate‘’, I really enjoy this place.The fried chicken at this restaurant is delicious, just like what we would have in Korea. For Korean barbecue, there are waiter who grill the meat for us, making our dining experience relaxed and ensuring that we don't have to worry about grilling it improperly.The Korean dishes we had here were very authentic, and we were satisfied with the food quality. The ingredients were fresh, and the flavors were excellent. However, the service was average. The waiter seemed to be part-time students and were somewhat indifferent.
Average food, extremely rude and bullying staff, avoid at all cost.I went to Yami for lunch with my family, ordered £90+ worth of food, one of them being Seafood Jeongol, which normally costs £35 but there is a lunch special price of £25, so I thought I give it a try. When the Seafood Jeongol arrived, it was totally different from the photo on the menu. I asked the waitress about this but she is clearly trained to answer such question - she insisted that there is a small print on the menu saying "the food may look different", and it's my fault not to ask what seafood is actually included in the dish.I have attached the photo on the menu and the actual dish that we got. On the menu you can see octopus, prawn, calamari, crab and fish with green vegetable; in the actual dish, you will see lots of tofu, mushroom, beansprout, some fish and mussels, which is totally different from the photo. To me, it's bad enough that the photo on the menu is misleading and deceptive, the indifferent attitude from the staff makes it worst - why put a photo on the menu if it's not intending to reflect what the dish actually looks like?When I paid for the bill, they told me that there is yet another small print on the menu that says lunch special price doesn't apply to weekends. At this point I genuinely don't think their attitude deserves any service charge, so I asked them to remove it from the bill, which drops the total bill from £101 to £92.If you think my experience so far at Yami is bad enough, this is when it starts to get ridiculous - after I paid, I asked for a receipt for my own book-keeping, which the same waitress refuses to provide, saying that the receipt is part of the service, and since I refused to pay for the service charge, she refuses to print a receipt out for me. I felt that I was being bullied.After some tense argument attracting the attention of the whole restaurant, the manager of the place came along and finally provided a receipt. It took him two clicks on the computer.I am not proud of raising my voice to match the volume on the other side, but it begs the question: why does a customer who just spent £90+ in the restaurant have to raise his voice just to get a receipt for the food (and horrible service) that he paid for?Never going back again!
Krissel Dimatulac
What a great find! We were supposed to go in another restaurant but found a long queue so we opted to go here instead and were not disappointed! We opted for the bbq and glad to find that the crew cook the meat for you ad it tasted excellent! We also ordered cooked meals and they were excellent too! The crew is also very approachable and friendly. Definitely recommended!
Ryan Chu
Authentic Korean cuisine in reasonable price! We had BBQ beef & pork, bibimbap and rice cake which were all very tasty and authentic! Just a tiny issue that the staff would pour all your meat into the hot plate, rather than let you do it yourself one by one - you can imagine some meat would be overcooked in this way...
Kay Whiffin
Roll me home! Delicious food and huge portion sizes. Of course you absolutely must have Korean Fried chicken. We had this plain no sauce and it was amazing. The seafood pancake, beef rib soup were delicious but my favourite was the glass noodles which were spot on and not oily at all which many other places tend to overdo the oil, this one was yum. So much food and such a good price. I would come back even though I live nowhere nearby!!!
Gavin P
Delicious food, enjoyed the beef bullgogi, kimchi rice, deep fried chicken and pork&squid dish.We did not fancy cooking/grilling our own food so only ordered the ready to eat items which were served on a hot grill plate.Service wasn't the best, hard to get hold of the staff if you wanted more drinks or anything else. I saw other customers also struggling but this won't put me off coming back.Parking: Free parking on the side streets after 6.30 pm.
Booked table for Friday night, especially for birthday dinner with few friends, due to one of the waiter with wok face, no smile, his service had been ruined the dinner and upset one of my friend's. Overall the dishes were good but expensive, £4 for few lettuce, usually it comes with BBQ meat if order.
Greeted warmly and was directed to our table under a booking slot. Service was prompt and friendly, food amazing.I would highly recommend this to anyone.Kid-friendliness: Children's high chairs available
Dined in and out of this place numerous times. It has the best chicken out there, there are of course so many other dishes to count from soups to BBQ and a beautiful selection of side dishes. The service is above and beyond the norm. They cater for large and small parties. We were there last minute and they happily fit us in. Highly recommend this for date nights, casual days or nights out with friends or family members.
2023 Nov: Today the food was good but service was below what I think they should give. Order taken incorrectly and items missing such as serviettes etc. No bill offered, just come to the service area and they will find your order. OK for some but a negative change just the same.2017: I like Yami, but recently prices have gone up and a service charge is now added to the bill. I would still recommend them as a great Korean restaurant in New Malden.
The food was really tasty here and my friends agreed too. We will have to come back in the future! Great portion sizes and the staff were attentive. Thank you very much for having us :)
Ok it's a Korean bbq place in new Malden.. it's a chain. Not bad at all.Meat is cut way too thin... If you've been to a Korean bbq before you'd know.Secondly I understand your trying to save gas but you don't have to switch it off every time you think we don't need it... We had to ask 3 times for it to be turned back on...Otherwise portion sizes were alright.We spent about 160 pounds for 4 with no alcohol.I mean if I were to spend the same amount there is a better one in my opinion on the range street... With better selection and cuts.Nonetheless, we had a nice time. Good food.. Could've been better. Not to be a harsh critic but I've been to many other Korean bbq in my life.. I'm bring more than fair here with this review
Absolutely delicious, food had amazing quality and flavour to it and you can tell the food was made with such love and care.Not only was the food amazing so was the gentle and polite staff that served my table.Definitely recommend worth visiting!!
If you are visiting New Malden for a great Korean restaurant. This place is a good choice since their food is authentic and tastes like you are in South Korea. Deep fried chicken and beef soup are my suggestion.Don’t forget to order shoju (a Korean alcohol) but please drink responsibly. Don’t drink if you drive.
Yum yum yum! Staff were fast with their service. Food was amazing. I recommend not to order too much as their portions are big.
New Malden is a famous Korean street in London, UK. Many Koreans open Korean restaurants and Korean supermarkets here. As I am the one with an ‘’Asian palate‘’, I really enjoy this place.The fried chicken at this restaurant is delicious, just like what we would have in Korea. For Korean barbecue, there are waiter who grill the meat for us, making our dining experience relaxed and ensuring that we don't have to worry about grilling it improperly.The Korean dishes we had here were very authentic, and we were satisfied with the food quality. The ingredients were fresh, and the flavors were excellent. However, the service was average. The waiter seemed to be part-time students and were somewhat indifferent.
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Average food, extremely rude and bullying staff, avoid at all cost.I went to Yami for lunch with my family, ordered £90+ worth of food, one of them being Seafood Jeongol, which normally costs £35 but there is a lunch special price of £25, so I thought I give it a try. When the Seafood Jeongol arrived, it was totally different from the photo on the menu. I asked the waitress about this but she is clearly trained to answer such question - she insisted that there is a small print on the menu saying "the food may look different", and it's my fault not to ask what seafood is actually included in the dish.I have attached the photo on the menu and the actual dish that we got. On the menu you can see octopus, prawn, calamari, crab and fish with green vegetable; in the actual dish, you will see lots of tofu, mushroom, beansprout, some fish and mussels, which is totally different from the photo. To me, it's bad enough that the photo on the menu is misleading and deceptive, the indifferent attitude from the staff makes it worst - why put a photo on the menu if it's not intending to reflect what the dish actually looks like?When I paid for the bill, they told me that there is yet another small print on the menu that says lunch special price doesn't apply to weekends. At this point I genuinely don't think their attitude deserves any service charge, so I asked them to remove it from the bill, which drops the total bill from £101 to £92.If you think my experience so far at Yami is bad enough, this is when it starts to get ridiculous - after I paid, I asked for a receipt for my own book-keeping, which the same waitress refuses to provide, saying that the receipt is part of the service, and since I refused to pay for the service charge, she refuses to print a receipt out for me. I felt that I was being bullied.After some tense argument attracting the attention of the whole restaurant, the manager of the place came along and finally provided a receipt. It took him two clicks on the computer.I am not proud of raising my voice to match the volume on the other side, but it begs the question: why does a customer who just spent £90+ in the restaurant have to raise his voice just to get a receipt for the food (and horrible service) that he paid for?Never going back again!
What a great find! We were supposed to go in another restaurant but found a long queue so we opted to go here instead and were not disappointed! We opted for the bbq and glad to find that the crew cook the meat for you ad it tasted excellent! We also ordered cooked meals and they were excellent too! The crew is also very approachable and friendly. Definitely recommended!
Authentic Korean cuisine in reasonable price! We had BBQ beef & pork, bibimbap and rice cake which were all very tasty and authentic! Just a tiny issue that the staff would pour all your meat into the hot plate, rather than let you do it yourself one by one - you can imagine some meat would be overcooked in this way...
Roll me home! Delicious food and huge portion sizes. Of course you absolutely must have Korean Fried chicken. We had this plain no sauce and it was amazing. The seafood pancake, beef rib soup were delicious but my favourite was the glass noodles which were spot on and not oily at all which many other places tend to overdo the oil, this one was yum. So much food and such a good price. I would come back even though I live nowhere nearby!!!
Delicious food, enjoyed the beef bullgogi, kimchi rice, deep fried chicken and pork&squid dish.We did not fancy cooking/grilling our own food so only ordered the ready to eat items which were served on a hot grill plate.Service wasn't the best, hard to get hold of the staff if you wanted more drinks or anything else. I saw other customers also struggling but this won't put me off coming back.Parking: Free parking on the side streets after 6.30 pm.