Hanwoo Village is a Korean BBQ restaurant located in Angel that is halal-friendly, rare for a Korean restaurant. They have a few vegan starters however the rest of the menu is not vegan friendly unless you ask them to make adjustments. They have plenty of vegetarian options however in one dish, they included seafood so I wonder if they really know what vegetarian is and by extension, what vegan is.
This restaurant is very overpriced and the portions are small. In that sense, I believe they’re trying to market themselves as high end, fine-dining Korean food however as someone who has had a lot of Korean food, the style of it is usually very casual. The positives of this place is that the food is delicious so I do believe that the chefs know what they’re doing. However, I could also go to a family run place and get the same deliciousness for much cheaper.
I like how they provide a vegan alternative to Korean Fried Chicken. You can have it in either two flavours: sweet chilli or soy garlic. I opted for the soy garlic. It comes out in a massive ass bowl (again, large plates, small portion, fine-dining feel). The aubergine pieces are not very crunchy or crispy, but they’re also not too soft. The soy garlic coating makes it a little sticky and gives the dish its sweet flavour. Overall, not extremely memorable, if I ever go back, I’d get the sweet chilli one. This dish was priced at £9.50.
#korean #london #halal-friendly
