Having discovered Icon Village in Tanjong Pagar, I frequent this place but never for meals. This time I decided to visit Seoul Kool, a Korean restaurant at Icon Village to try out their Korean cuisine. I have tried a couple of Korean restaurant/eateries, and I am interested to find out how Seoul Kool fare among the many Korean restaurants that are sprouting like mushrooms after a rain.
On the whole, the dishes are of appropiate portion for an individual. The dishes are worth its prices. Nevertheless, "Seoul Yummy" remains the 'unbeatable value korean restaurant' that deserves more than one visit! The taste of the food is rather standard and acceptable, significantly better than the food court Korean dishes. However, "Togi Korean Restaurant (Mosque Street)" remains the leader of the charts deserving revisits as well!
Despite the presence of many Korean restaurants/eateries around the Tanjong Pagar area, leaving diners spoilt for choice, if you are looking for a less crowded Korean restaurant that is not too pricey with decent Korean food, "Seoul Kool" is one dinner option.
To learn more about all my Korean dining epxeriences, click here now!
technorati tags
Singapore Food Korean Korean cuisine Bibimbap Bibimbab Dolsot Bibimbap Haemul Pajeon Pancake Bulgogi Beef Kimchi Jjigae Icon Village Tanjong Pagar
Seoul Kool
Icon Village #01-12
12, Gopeng Street
Singapore 078877
Tel: 6327 7761
Seoul Kool is divided in two sections, the main restaurant and a smaller enclosed section directly opposite. The main restaurant is spacious and shows the latest Korean drama (The Legend) on an LCD, while the smaller section is a cosy dining area with a few saloon seats.
Starters / Banchan
F.O.C.
Interestingly, each main order is supposed to come with a portion of 6 banchan, however, three of us got one portion as well! Nevertheless, from left-to-right: salted anchovies, beansprouts, sweetened mashed potato, kimchi, chillied preserved radish and preserved raw black beans.
Haemul Pajeon
S$15
Seafood pancake made with mainly egg and flour. Seafood include sliced squids and fresh shrimps. This dish is serve with a special soy sauce dip.
Bulgogi Beef Stew
S$12
A stew comprised of bulgogi beef, shitake mushrooms, enokitake mushrooms, spring onions and glass vermicelli in a hot stone bowl.
Dolsot Bibimbap
S$12
Hot bowl mixed rice with beef. Interestingly, the egg is a sunny-side-up egg instead of a runny raw egg. It was impossible to blend the egg into the bibimbap, hence it went to the side. Bibimbap sauce is available for diners to add to taste.
Kimchi Jjigae
S$12
A spicy kimchi stew served in a hot stone bowl. The ingredients include: kimchi, spring onions, chicken and tofu stewed in a spicy hot broth.
Verdict
Before I even got to love Korean cuisine, I thought that "Seoul Kool" is rather pricey. But since I had many other great Korean dining experiences, I find that Seoul Kool's prices reasonable. As I have mentioned earlier, since each main order comes with its own set of banchan, I was expecting three sets but only had one. I liked the sweetened mashed potato, which was similar to the one I had at "Jang Won" (Mosque Street). The "haemul pajeon" is rather good compared to the one I had at "Han Kok Gwan" (Tanjong Pagar), though shys in comparison to "Cheul Pan Kimchi Hae Mool Jeon" I had at "Seoul Yummy (Novena Square2)".
The "haemul pajeon" is not as thick and has more egg in it than the rest. I was expecting the taste of the "bulgogi beef stew" to be stronger since bulgogi meat are supposed to heavily marinated barbequed meat. The stew was rather light in taste and I must stress on the small portion. The ingredients of the "dolsot bibimbap" is rather standard except that the egg is cooked sunny-side-up when it should have been a runny raw egg. I believe they had done so because the hot stone bowl used is not those earthern bowls which retains more heat to cook and burn the bibimbap. Since bibimbap sauce is added to taste, the taste is determined by the individual and of course the sauce. I like the fact that they use the big soya beansprouts, which puts more 'crunch' into the dish. The "kimchi jjigae" is rather standard compared to most that I had. The stew is moderately spicy and has quite a bit of content, which is better than those watery ones served at food courts.On the whole, the dishes are of appropiate portion for an individual. The dishes are worth its prices. Nevertheless, "Seoul Yummy" remains the 'unbeatable value korean restaurant' that deserves more than one visit! The taste of the food is rather standard and acceptable, significantly better than the food court Korean dishes. However, "Togi Korean Restaurant (Mosque Street)" remains the leader of the charts deserving revisits as well!
Despite the presence of many Korean restaurants/eateries around the Tanjong Pagar area, leaving diners spoilt for choice, if you are looking for a less crowded Korean restaurant that is not too pricey with decent Korean food, "Seoul Kool" is one dinner option.
To learn more about all my Korean dining epxeriences, click here now!
technorati tags
Singapore Food Korean Korean cuisine Bibimbap Bibimbab Dolsot Bibimbap Haemul Pajeon Pancake Bulgogi Beef Kimchi Jjigae Icon Village Tanjong Pagar
Comments