kumkang mountain 금강산

a nicerestaurantwith full of tasty food, the portion is reasonable, we will come again for sure.

one of my favourite korean bbqrestaurantin auckland.
good service. delicious food.

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 thisrestaurantwhich was a bit disappointing. everything was good and 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.

a koreanrestaurantthat has been around for a long time. my adorable twins love to have marinated beef. i have been to kumkang regularly since i was pregnant with them. maybe that is why they like it along with the potato banchan. i order two beef for the twins when they are hungry since they fight when sharing. want delicious meat? go here.

very bad service, we have been waiting for 30mins for 2 meals and been kicked out from therestaurantbecause they forgot to drop the orders to the kitchen. even 1 star is the best opinion we can give. why there’s no zero star??

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

kumkang's beef stir-fry is amazing. i am not good with spicy food, and it was so hard to find a koreanrestaurantwith 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.

we are regular customers, we go there almost every weekend because we know we won't be let down by the flavor! if you like or wanna eat some authentic korean food, i highly recommend this place!!! we used to order bbq but weather like these days, we go for soup or the food served in clay pot.

taste (main food):
this place is by far the best koreanrestaurant(in my opinion) with some reasons. the taste is really authentic and i think they don't use msg because i don't have urge to drink water after their food.    

taste (side dish):
there is a saying that you can tell from the food taste of arestaurantby tasting kim-chi. here, the kim-chi taste is sooo good as well as other side dishes! i've been to quite a few korean restaurants but here serves the best side dishes in my opinion and they are different every time we go.

waiting staff:
not so kind but not so rude but there were one very kind male staff (who seems not working there anymore) once.

cleanness:
you can tell if the place is clean or not by looking at their toilets. their toilet is always kept clean. fyi, i've only used female's one so not sure about male's but i guess it'll be the same.

price:
i forgot the cost of bbq but separate one portion dishes are from $15 that comes with 5 or 6 delicious side dishes. very good value for money and taste good too.

overall, good taste, good value, clean. highly recommend this place especially cold and wet season.

i've been to this koreanrestauranttwice. marinated beef and beef tripe hot pot are quite nice, nothing too special though. they have heaps of side dishes which tops off the whole meals. unfortunately, their pork bone soup isn't to my liking at all. korean pork bone soup has always been a must order dish for me when popping in a koreanrestaurantand has sort of become the most significant element to rate a restaurant.

i realised lots of people find their customer service appalling, well, honestly, i personally think the service not that bad，despite the mid-aged female waitress does not seem to be able to speak english.the price is quite reasonable, given the quantity and quality of food.

we went to thisrestaurantlast week (6 adults + 1 child). sat and ordered our meal as we thought 6 portion would be sufficient for the 7 of us.restaurantwaiter was very arrogant & insisted we ordered 7 portions otherwise they would not take our orders. hence, we have no choice as our child was very hungry and landed with excessive food leftover that went to waste. food was very average and full of msg. this will be my last time and will never visit thisrestaurantagain. how can you force your customers to order in excess what they can eat.

excellent my favourite koreanrestaurantalways good reasonable prices and quick service great spicy squid and kimchi
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