han river

delicious food. we had a few starters which were beautifully presented and really tasty. our mains were amazing too.goodservice and a nice place. prices are also really good.

lovely little establishment
service was great and very polite waitress, weren’t kept waiting for too long, food was full
of flavour and verygoodwe were all too full to move afterwards
would recommend this place for sure.

kind, friendly owner/service,goodkorean food, and a very relaxed environment. not a fancy dinner spot but the food isgoodand very reasonably priced.

han river is a bit of a staple for me and friends. unpretentious place withgoodfood. the owner is gracious and looks after us.
there is a lot on the menu but my preference is the chigae especially on a cold day.

i been there about 5 times now, it was agoodrun till near the end, when you go to a restaurant enough you start to see the real deal, food is ok in taste value, not the greatest, i been better as i have been to korea many times over, the greatest downfall is the service you will receive, because when you order and you want an explanation on meals on the menu, the owner ( yes owner ) decides that he will not give you an answer because he's too lazy to make an effort!, i have seen this with other customers while i am there. when you are given side dishes, they will not top up automatically, you gota ask, thats if they are not busy walking around your table constantly( why don't they see this?,answer: too cheap to offer agoodservice)
they also sweep the floors around you, so dust is pulled from the carpet and hits your meal, because the floors are more important than actually having a meal without getting disturbed.
oh, don't bother bringing your kids to this place, they will tell them to sit there ass down because theres no room to move even though 80% of the tables are free, ( no customers).
lastly, the owner there won't strike a conversation with you unless you say something, so don't expect much, i expected more out of a local restaurant, it's not even in the heart of town, man, quite disappointing in the service, i come from a customer service background, no1, if a customer asks a question, dam well answer it and don't disappoint your customers, this place can make more money, but just like most of the food businesses out there, they don't take it seriously and settle for half booked tables or less daily.

i would not go there again, better off eating macdonalds, at least they try there.

i been robbed over $40 each time,,

second time to leave review here. been here another time with same nice service,goodfoods. i became regular here. my friends start to know there is agoodkorean restaurant in lower hutt.

had twice experiences here with one of my friends.
first time we had seafood steamboat. we were surprised! because of the season, there was no crab in steamboat but replaced with many mussels and prawns. mussels and prawns were very fresh and big, served with tofu, mushrooms and other veges. the soup was very nice. so lovely sharing this soup with friends in winter. what i see is the front hold by one of the owners. he was very kind and givng a verygoodservice. the way he served and talked making us feel we were welcomed. also he was helping us stirring hot soup from bottom to top which cooks seafood on top of steamboat faster. i would say this is my best experience in korean restaurant.
second time we ordered beef and dumpling steamboat which pleased us either. same service, even better food. the owner alway fill up our side dishes very soon when we finish them. oh, the side dishes were very nice. traditional korean kimchi, sweet potatos, beans, pickled white carrot.
if i feel like korean food, this one will be my first choice. i will definatly come back for the food and for this lovely owner

went there tonight as i thought i would try them out as there weregoodreviews.
i was disappointed, the portions were small and not enough meat in the dishes, the kimchi was dry and bland tasting as with the other pickled veges. this meal was just like takeaway food, boring, nothing really special about it.
the over priced pot of korean tea cost $5.00 and it had a tea bag inside instead of tea leaves. plus, the tea was served in a cup and saucer rather than traditional cups to match the tea pot the tea was provided in. the tea cup and saucer just didn't go with the korean concept. on the other side of things, the place was cosy, clean and service was very good. the food came out within minutes so thumbs up to the chef.
in conclusion, i will not be going back in a hurry.