I had never been to such a good restaurant.
Loved the food and the prompt service.
I would highly recommend you guys to go and out this outlet if you live Korean food.
First time coming here and I was wondering pleasantly surprised how filling the Korean Fried Chicken was. You can choose 2 different sauces so it can be half half as shown in the photo. We went for the 12 piece and that was pretty filling. I would recommend it if you want to try food to share!
So what is so good about On the Bab that makes people keep coming back for more? It is a fantastic combination of good food, relaxed ambiance, and great value. This is something that can feel a bit like an urban legend in a big, expensive city like London.
If you want a quick trip to Korean food heaven, On the Bab is a fool-proof ticket. Make sure you order their Korean buns, Yangyum chicken, & Bibimbab.
This hip and reasonably priced Korean place serving street food meets all expectations. It's a great place to go after the theatre as there are quite a few near by. We weren't too hungry so we just had a couple babs and a serving of yangyum chicken which didn't disappoint. I'm keen to come back to try to toppoki and bibimbab.
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On the Bab is a casual Korean eatery that houses multiple locations throughout London. I'm consistently impressed with the quality of food for the price point. I rate it much higher than most of it's competitors (Bibimbap, Bibigo, etc)
TOPPOKI (9/10) - One of my favorite things ever, Toppoki are rice cakes swimming in a Gochujang and anchovy laden sauce. This iteration is accompanied with fish cakes and various vegetables. The sauce is the star of this dish. The Gochujang is incredibly present and in your face, while a fishy funk on the finish provides an incredible lasting flavor
Mushroom Bun (8/10) - The bun is lighter than most that I've come across. The mushroom is generously meaty and bursts with juices as you bite into it. The batter is light and crisp, providing just enough of a bite to compliment the mushroom.
Prawn Patty Bun (8/10) - The contents of the prawn patty are prawn prawn prawn with little filler. Like the mushroom, the batter on the prawn patty is just thin enough to provide a textural contrast while also not eating like a grease bomb at all.
Fried chicken (7/10) - They're experts at frying things here. The batter is again and importantly second to what it encompasses.
On the bab is one of my favorite and most frequented casual eateries. There is a lot of attention to detail to make very simple things taste great. I could eat the Toppoki every day of my life.
This place makes really great creative dishes. We ordered the tteokbokki which unfortunately wasn't chewy enough (but the fish cake that came with it was really good), the on the roll (fried chicken) and on the gun (spicy pork). Be warned, the on the... items we ordered were quite messy, so get ready for finger lickin goodness! 😋
Its a very tiny space squeezed in between hundreds of shops in covent garden, but definitely not to be missed!
Portion wise on point, service was okay and fast. Taste wise, absolute delish! We ordered rice cakes, some jjigae and some on the rice, and they absolutely nailed every aingle of it.
Lively and busy and for good reasons. Well priced, decent portion sizes and an excellent bibimbap. Highly recommend for those new to Korean food. Kimchi had the right level of spice and kick and service was prompt and polite.
My rating is more around 3.8, but I just rounded up. This Korean restaurant is definitely marketed more towards Westerners than people who are more familiar with the cuisine, but the food isn't too bad. The portions are bigger than Seoul Bakery's, for example, but they've also got a lot of added stuff to it to make it more palatable to people who have never tried Korean food (ie. the mayo-thing they offer to dip your kimbap in).
Well-decorated interior: very hipster-y and clean, but also small, which means that the space fills up pretty quickly. If I really want something from this place, I usually order on deliveroo instead of going all the way to Covent Garden and waiting for a table. Knocked down 0.2 just because it's a lot pricier than SB/Bibimbab Cafe, but considering the difference in portion size it doesn't matter too much.
Korean food found its spotlight a few years ago and doesn’t seem to have waned in London. For a long time London’s Korean food scene was skewed towards the traditional; the authentic dingy little eateries on St Giles Street or if you were diehard enough, in far flung New Malden. But recently eateries focusing on a more modern slant on Korean food, even fusion, have sprung up. On the Bab rides this trend and is arguably one of the most successful.
Really enjoyed our meal here. We ordered the Beef Bibimbab and Fried Chicken Rice. Delicious taste and great value for money. The cashier/cook was also very friendly and always had a smile on his face. We will definitely be back. 🫶
Good food, very nice quiet atmosphere even though I expected there to be more people. Nothing too exceptional,but the pricing is decent and I enjoyed my meal
Went here for brunch and it was delicious would definitely recommend if you are by the area the only down fall is it closes early at 4PM. Go to Shoreditch as it is closes quite later 10PM. The salad was great as well as the bibimbab. I recommend the garlic mayo & soy ginger sauce fried chicken it was flavourful.
I was passing by on a Friday afternoon and discovered this little Korean takeaway restaurant. The guy from the counter has given me sometime to dine-in though the store was nearly closing time. Food was tasty, has the right amount of spice. Small space but clean, outside sitting available.
Beef bibimbap
Tasty!
They changed opening hours till 8pm and also open on Saturday.
Fried chicken and mushroom bao bun. The staff were friendly. Asked if I had any food allergies and apologised for the amount of time it took to prepare. Cooking from scratch, it was well worth it.
We had a quick pre-theatre dinner here. I had the most delicious Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup. My husband's Fried Chicken and Rice was also excellent.
Fab-u-lous
Korean Street food. Delightful hole-in-the-wall. Recommend getting the the spicy chicken lunch special.
Cute little family run Korean shop that seems to specialise in quick lunches. The lunch deal was reasonable at £11.50 for rice, salad and your choice of main + 3 dumplings. I had the spicy pork and the fried chicken. The pork was a generous serve. It was thinly sliced and well flavoured, but I felt it had a bit too much fat. The fried chicken was just ok -the chicken wasn't as crunchy as it could have been, and the chicken wasn't properly tossed in the sauce. I think the real standout at this place is the kim chi.
I did think there was a lot of plastic packaging used, which I found a bit off-putting.
Food is very nice just a bit expensive. They have a lunch special which is slightly cheaper than a regular main. Had the spicy chicken rice and it's 🤤😩💯. Seating-wise there's a small space indoor and outdoor, or you can always takeaway to St. Paul's garden.
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