ong gie

well, this experience wasn't exactly what i expected at all.
we met up with my sister and her husband. we had been looking forward to this korean restaurant all week. as we walked in the place was busy which is always a good sign. we ordered drinks then studied the menu. good idea having pictures next to starters & mains which looked plentiful.
our starters arrived & to my astonishment they all were at least a quarter of the size expected. all the pictures were misleading! we never said anything & continued on to our mains. myself and my brother and law had pork dishes & once again there was hardly any pork, just onions and peppers. we were very disappointed, especially after a poor starter.
we decided not to have dessert and an official member of staff came over & asked if everything was ok. we explained about our meals , he then went off to the kitchen to find out more info from the chefs, came back, apologised said it was the chefs mistake and offered us a free tea, which we reluctantly agreed to. we then asked for the bill, when it arrived we could not believe that it was written on a tiny piece of paper in korean! 'can we have this in english please' i said, the waiter grabbed the bill, came back with the same piece of paper & just written over the korean writing.
i didn't enjoy this restaurant & we will definitely not be back.

its a decent korean restaurant with a lot of potential to improve on the portions and taste of the food. the chef came to greet which was nice but the manager was least interested. rest worth a visit for some quick korean food.

we were visiting edinburgh for the weekend and popped in on the friday night on the off chance that there might be a table available but unfortunately they couldn't fit us in so we decided that we would book in and return on the saturday and i'm so glad we did!

the service was quick and very friendly. there was an excellent choice of items on the menu, both food and drink, and we struggled to narrow down our choices! we ended up ordering beef bulgogi, pork belly and another beef dish done in a garlic sauce which was served with salad and rice.

all three dishes tasted fantastic but the stand out for me was the beef bulgogi, i can't stop thinking about how good it was two days later! we've had korean bbq at other restaurants in london but this was by far the best we've had in the uk, we'll definitely be back when we visit edinburgh next!

went with a large group of friends and we ate a lot...a lot! we had a wide selection of food to bbq and the meat and seafood were really good. the head chef even came out to help cook the scallops and showed us the perfect way. friendly staff and good food, definitely worth going with friends as there is plenty of food to share.

delicious korean with excellent staff. best korean i've had in the u.k. by far. we'll be back to taste the rest of the menu. staff were exceptionally helpful and friendly.

we went to ong gie for a friend's birthday. the food was delicious and the service was impeccable. we were helped with menu selections and walked through how to use the hot plate. everything was perfect. thankyou for a wonderful dinner experience.

went there this evening with my boyfriend. we ordered ox tongue, soon dubu jjigae, l. a. galbi and boiled rice. the dishes tasted delicious, however it would be great if they served a slightly larger portion and more side dishes.

was pleasantly surprised by food and service at ong gie, this is the first authentic korean restaurant that i've been to in edinburgh and will definitely visit again. some of my top favorites from the meal were the kimchi bokoom bab and the so bulgogi. however, it would have been preferable if more sides were included with the bbq and if the so bulgogi had a bigger portion.

full of tingling gingery goodness, this was an enjoyable, if messy, eat. the beef was soft and packed with good flavour, and the broth was really tasty