kumkang mountain 금강산

the spicy marinated raw crab prompted me to choose this restaurant.
awww didn’t disappoint me, the raw crab was fully flavored during marinating process. 🦀 meat is very soft and could easily suck the crab flesh out of the legs, claws, and body. but less sweet will be perfect!
they serve many varieties of side dishes. and everything we ordered were worth the price, verygoodquantity of them. everything we ordered were tasty and definitely gonna go there try other stuff🤣
ordered:
spicy marinated raw crab
spicy pork back bone hangover stew
beef shot rib soup
chilled buckwheat noodles soup and vegetables

we came on a saturday evening and were not greeted straight away, we had to stand awkwardly, waiting for someone to notice us. after a few minutes we managed to approach someone who pointed a table for us to sit at. we sat down and another 5 minutes went by without being given a menu or any other sort of acknowledgement so we managed to find some menus were some staff were standing.

we came here already set on the cold noodles as it was so hot this day and we didn’t have an appetite for anything else. we ordered a 물냉면 (cold buckwheat noodles) and 비빔냉면 (cold spicy buckwheat noodles). 물냉면 usually comes with a few slices of beef, but it didn’t at this restaurant which was a bit disappointing. everything wasgoodand refreshing, just what we were looking for. the 비빔냉면 was also refreshing but a lot more flavourful with the sesame oil and gochujang. overall the dishes were perfect for a hot day, light, refreshing and cooling.

we only got 2 side dishes and the kimchi was the worst i’ve had in my life. the cabbage was completely crunchy, it had not been left to ferment for long, if at all. i feel like they slapped on the marinade and just served it straight away. very disappointing.

the main dishes were great, but i feel like other important aspects such as service and side dishes let us down way too much.

food: good-sized portions. delicious pork cutlet. wish they sold the salad sauce. seafood pancake wasgoodtoo. 

atmosphere/interior: spacious. clean.

service: friendly.

parking: plenty.

our go-to korean restaurant. the place needs a bit of updating and you do feel & smell a little bit afterwards, as it is not very well ventilated. but, they do do great korean food here. portions of the main dishes are quite generous and tasty. this place always give you 6 side dishes which you can top up, and they are all very tasty.
they do the best home-made kimchi here, and we very often buy a box of their kimchi to take home. consistenlygoodfood which has kept us coming here for years now.

i was very disappointed of this restaurant. they have policy of 1 person had to order a dish! i came with 3 adults and 1 baby and 1 4 yr. i ordered 3 main dishes and they said i have to order 2 more. if i don't, they will only give 1 round of side dishes, i said, let it be, coz my baby does not eat rice ( he was only 3 months old) and my 4 had eaten, so he wont be eating so much. so they only gave us 4 dishes. we quickly ate and did not even finish our meal, we were so upset.  i complained to the owner and she doesn't speak english, then the daughter showed up and instead of being nice, she said it was their policy and i said the policy was not good. my baby was still 3 mth old, he wont eat rice, it could kill him. she said she did not care. i was like. i was very unhappy. in my opinion, as i love korean food and had tried so many restaurants in auckland. their food is below standard, over priced. overal;: my experience was notgoodat all. i rather go to another korean restaurant. definitely will not be coming back! service was so awful.

so glad to have kumkang close to home! a staple restaurant for our family. the stir-fry range is scrumptious and the soups, especially spicy beef is just sogoodto have on cold days.

dined here on neighbour's recommendation (we moved to albany area recently).

definitely one of our favourite restaurants in the area!! tasty food ingoodportions. we had 2 soups + pork bbq. will be back to try other menus :)

we go there every week.
nice soup and side dishes. nice staff.
i think the average price can be lower if you just order set dish...like bbq pork, kimche soup ..jus about 16 to 17 per dish ngoodvlume. i like their rice, outstanding than other restaurants.

my colleagues and i have visited kumkang mountain for lunch many times. reasonable price and tasty food are offered in this korean restaurant. i love the spicy pork rib hangover soup! and the bibimbap isgoodtoo. side dishes are okay. service is average.

kumkang's beef stir-fry is amazing. i am notgoodwith spicy food, and it was so hard to find a korean restaurant with great tasting food without the heat  - but this is the place. the variety of side dishes they have are impressive. if you go there, don't miss out on the pancake and apple salad side dish - those are my favorites. as for the atmosphere, it was busy/lively most of the time i went, which i liked. it's just more fun and appetizing to be at a lively restaurant.

pro tip: when you dine at kumkang, don't wear clothes that you're not planning to put in the wash after dinner! the aroma of korean barbecue is strong here; you can even smell it from the outside.

aside from the barbecued meat, we also ordered the stuffed chicken soup. but it was the korean pancake that stood out the most – i'd highly recommend it!

their side dishes are a bit different to what i've gotten at other korean restaurants. agoodvariety though, with a mix of spicy and non-spicy ones.

service here is friendly even for non-koreans; the younger staff members are fluent in english.

good food and nice side dishes. ordered eel and wife ordered spicy fish egg soup. came with plenty of side dishes and meals weregoodportion. i particularly liked potato salad, noodle with veges, and kimich side dishes.

went with a friend for dinner. it is a busy restaurant, which i always take as agoodsign.  ordered spicy chicken, seafood pancake, and fried pork cutlet. the food was tasty, and the little side dishes were reallygoodtoo. the service was good/average. it's not five-star hotel service, but i got my food on time, and the waitress came over when i asked for help. i had my hand raised up to ask for coke and my friend looked at me strangely, shaked her head, and pressed this little bell button thing on the table, and the waitress magically came over to our table.

went there a few times because lots of asians say it'sgood, to be honest i feel their customer service is very poor, maybe because it's always full of ppl, but the last we went there it was appalling ! the waitress that came to take our order pointed out we had 10 ppl but only ordered 8 dishes, but we tried to explain to her that we have a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old that doesn't eat much at all........ but she still tries to push us to order more so at the end we gave in and ordered more dish which we didn't finish..... i don't think they know what customer service is, food is not that exceptional to make up for their bad attitude ... won't be going back again for sure.

busy korean place, decent food. had the cabbage spicy soup thatsgoodfor hangovers, and the raw beef. food decent and all but service gets really slow when packed. waited almost an hour for ordering and food- usually korean places are quicker.

nice though wouldnt go if in a hurry for fast food
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