seoul garden restaurant

notgreatkorean food and snobby service. from the reviews we were expectinggreatthings, but sadly seoul garden did not deliver. we had also heard good things from a local korean gentleman, but now i'm thinking maybe he had a little bias in his opinion about this restaurant being the best korean food in nashville. first and foremost, this place is way over priced for korean food and what you get. if you sit at the bbq tables, expect to pay $50+, and if you don't sit at the bbq tables - don't expect to be a very important guest at this restaurant. i didn't notice the service to be thatgreatanywhere in the restaurant, but if you don't sit at the mandatory two-meal bbq table you're out of luck. the food was decent, but of all the korean meals i have had (i've spent two summers in korea and have eaten at many korean restaurants in the usa) this was the least remarkable. the banchan (sides) were somewhat irregular - i'm not really sure what they're going for - some type of fusion or just plain cheap? we ordered two entrees and the amount of banchan we received seemed lacking. also, this is the weakest kimchi i have ever tasted - it has almost no flavor. if you're new to kimchi this might be a good thing - if you're looking for the real stuff, move on. i'm hoping this is not the best nashville has to offer. there are some reallygreatkorean restaurants in tennessee, so no excuses there. above all, and as a longtime veteran of restaurant service, being a rude and snobby server does not impress. looking forward to trying korea house.

for our bbq, we ordered my favorite kalbi beef ribs, as well as spicy pork dwaeji gogi. i felt like they were a bit stingy on the kalbi, but they provided an ample plate of the pork. there was even enough for leftovers. both were tasty, but i'm all about korean bbq beef, so if i came back i might ask for double if i'm sharing.

we also ordered bibimbap, the dolsot version in the stone pot. my sister and mom don't like the stone pot version as much, but lauren loved how the rice got crispy where it touched the pot. i agree that it made it even yummier!

we enjoyed cooking our meat at the table, and everything tasted great. the service wasn't thatgreatonce our meat was cooked, but there was a decent crowd for a weeknight.

went last night with another couple . ordered 3 appetizers and 4 entrees. tons of food. really liked the seafood pancake, the tofu and bulging. we also hadgreatservice which was a nice surprise after reading the other reviewers comments.bulgogi not bulging. stupid autocorrect:)

very clean, very friendly, awesome food,greatservice.greatmenu and they also have a korean barbecue option.

great service,greatfood!. wonderful service from the sweet and accommodating hostess.... the banchan were brought out a little too close to the serving of our meal but were delightful, kimchee, red chili tofu, bean sprouts, steamed broccoli. i love little bites. i got the bibimbop with meat in a hot bowl - highly recommended as it was cooking the whole time i was eating it, and by the time i dug down to the bottom some of the rice was crispy and crunchy which was an interesting contrast to the fried egg, cooked beef, and veggies. very fun dining experience. the grilled pork was also very flavorful but less exciting, served with rice but not veggies. the banchan were a good accompaniment though. definitely will go back, and i want to try the bbq where they grill at your table!