Just over a week ago I visited Dong San for the first time and I was happy to be returning with Rehana tonight. With Korean it is very easy to over order – and that is exactly what happened to us tonight!

Although Dong San’s menu is broken up in to Appetisers and Mains food generally seems to come out at once. This is what Rehana and I indulged in tonight. From the Appetiser menu we “started” with Dumplings and Seafood Pancake.

We then followed this with Grilled Eel, Galbi and and Bulgogi.

This was also accompanied by a Mixed Namul selection.

Apart from the eel everything was divine. The Dumplings were nice and juicy, the seafood pancake the right mixture of crispiness and softness, and the bulgogi (cooked on the barbecue on the table) was extremely flavourful and tender. My favourite dish had to be the Galbi – beef short ribs marinated in garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce and pear. So tasty!

It was all we could do to finish our food though. One of the female waitresses was shocked at how much we had ordered – she said if she’d taken the order (our order was taken by one of the male waiters) she would have told us we had over-ordered! Having said that … we did clean everything up. 

Service at Dong San is friendly and efficient. However, after they serve your food and cook up your barbecue they tend to leave you alone – which is good if you want to sit there and have a chat as there is no real pressure to move on. Price-wise its fairly reasonable with our meat dishes averaging around £7-£10 each. Our bill ended up being about £35 including service and two drinks each.

I would definitely recommend Dong San for the discerning Korean diner.