Royal Seoul House Korean Restaurant

Huge portions so come with lots of people to get the best value. Great flavour and fun times to grill your own at the table. Service is good and many staff can actually speak English which is a perk in my books! The food is hardy and delicious.

My multiple trips to Korean BBQ restaurants in LA have set me on a quest to find one that is at least somewhat at par in Vancouver. Royal Seoul House Korean Restaurant is just another one of the very underwhelming experiences I’ve encountered on my quest.
The store décor, environment and service were all very nice but a restaurant just can’t be rated any higher if their food is not at least mediocre and unfortunately this one it just below that line. Out of all the meats we order, only one was someone acceptable but that was the selection on the «premium meats» section which costs $ 34 per order.
Just to be safe we also order pork belly because you can’t really go wrong with pork but somehow the pork ended up very underwhelming as well very hard and dry tasting. Overall we spend approximately $ 100 between two people which we could’ve spent at any other high end restaurant with much more satisfying results.
I also most feel bad for writing this review because their staff was truly wonderful but be warned the food is quite disappointing.

My meal took about 45 minutes too long. Food was slow to arrive. Quite tasty. Came in on a Friday night at five and thought I’d grab a quick bite before going home to my My houseful of sickies. Who were only eating soup. Horrified to see the Family next to me letting their less than two-​year-​old watch really loud cartoon on a device. so incredibly obnoxious. Then it was a good 20 to 30 min after I finished eating before I saw my waitress. I waved her down and then a good 10 minutes before she asked what I needed. She seemed to stop at everybody else’s table across the restaurant before she finally came to me. On top of that the grill next to me was broken and a repair man arrived and proceeded to fix it. I mean it’s a Friday night! Was he just late getting there? Or was they worried about losing the extra money from having a grill not working? I wanted to try this place again with a group of people and try the barbecue and the shabu shabu but it’s quite expensive $ 25 for some entrées. This was such a disappointing experience bad timing on my part, I’m gonna look for somewhere else.

Nice ambience, food quality was average, but being a Korean with the standard set at my own mother’s cooking, perhaps you would like it more.
My main problem was with the service.
We ordered a bbq set, and when we inquired whether or not it came with rice, they said no. (Which is ridiculous.) So we ordered a bowl of rice. (Equally ridiculous.) Then, they came with two, telling us oh, rice comes with the side order you had with the set.
Then the bbqing process. Imagine this. The server came up to the left side of the table, to bbq the meat. Now on the table was from left to right, our raw bbq items, including chicken and pork, then our side dishes, and then this bbq portable burner (why not use the one inside the table? Not sure.) So the waiter tries to help us bbq, and in the process gets raw pork and chicken marinades into our side dishes. Anyone with common sense would simply lift the plate to the grill.
Oh and if you know what neng myun tastes like, don’t get it here. Worst neng myun I have ever had. Tasted like they dropped some soap into it.
Oh, and I came here with my fiancée. Much regret.
P. s. It was cold. All our bbq and rice cooled off.

Not bad but very expensive. Ended up being $ 30+ per person with a noodles and meat. Interior was nice. Service was friendly but slow. Food was okay. Portions were a bit on the small size. Overall, okay, but for the price, there are better options elsewhere. 3.5 stars.

Service: ⁴⁄₅ stars, pretty good service. Slightly understaffed but nonetheless a good job for the servers!
Facilities: ³⁄₅ stars, table was slightly sticky and it was not as good as it should be. Bathroom is located upstairs around the corner so it was a bit of a travel. Bathroom could have been cleaner (men’s).
Paying: ¹⁄₅ stars. Bill came out to 146.40, paid in American cash 110.69 since it was a not the same currency, but it is a correct conversion. (My card was working the entire time) Manager said we must pay 146.40 in American dollars if it is in cash. We added the additional 36 dollars or so. Which is like… An additional 25% on the bill, not to even mention the tip.
Moral of story, make sure you pay in either Canadian dollars or have a functional card, no clue why mine started to suddenly decline.
Ps. Check in soda no longer in effect!
Edit: they charged us the original price after we paid in cash. Be very careful guys!

Pleasantly surprised by this restaurant! I’ve drove passed the restaurant many times and was curious about the place, but never got to try until very recently. The food was solid and prices were very reasonable. I saw that they had awesome looking lunch sets available but I was there for dinner so I didn’t have a chance to try yet. The restaurant is huge, a lot bigger than I thought it would be from the outside and the staff was very friendly. I would definitely return!

Pretty good korean BBQ. Our server was super friendly. Could tell he wanted to party with us. Restaurant was able to accommodate our party of 11 in one area. We asked for extra mushrooms and was told ‘maybe not because the chef was in a bad mood.’ Never heard that one before! Nevertheless we got our extra mushrooms despite the chef’s bad day. Overall a good experience. They don’t serve pitchers of beer and their fans/​vents above the grills don’t really work — one star off!

Super friendly and fast service. Went on a Friday night and was promptly seated. Got food within 10 of ordering. BBQ Set, Seafood Pancake and Kimchi Pancake.
Will visit again.

Our favourite spot was packed so we tried this following the reviews. For the most part, reviews are consistent. Our tea was served lukewarm as was much of the food. BBQ meats were smaller portions. Kimchi and red bean paste (orange color?) tastier elsewhere. Service was friendly. Older décor.

The nicest service I’ve experienced at a Korean restaurant! The owner came by to say hello and give us an additional sampler plate. They had not problem accommodating a last minute reservation and we got ice cream on the house. Amazing!
My friends from out of town had a great experience. The food was a 3.5 though but we only tried bibimbop and the beef short ribs. I’d go back for another round :)

Came here for family day with my family and the food was good. Although the food took long to come out, the restaurant didn’t have much customers, that was the only negative thing that I can say about this visit. There was 7 of us and we ate a dinner menu for 5 and it was just perfect. I wish they gave more of those yummy appetizers Korean restaurants usually gives; Kim chi, the potato in brown sweet syrup, the seaweed salad and more. I will come back for sure!

Seoul lunch combo — $ 15/​person for shared 14 dishes.
Come hungry. Totally worth it if you are in the mood for a feast at lunch. We could not finish all our dishes and when I looked around at other tables, neither could a lot of the other tables. The food was tasty and service was attentive. The booths were spacious and the restaurant is clean.
Free parking in the rear of the restaurant. I will be back.

I will start by saying that I havent been to many Korean places, and I know most of them are in the West End… but, if you are looking for decent Korean food, without having to venturing into downtown, this is the place!
I have been there a few times, most recently with my family and there were 6 of us. We ordered a combo for 5 people, plus an extra cut of meat. The staff were extremely attentive, and also allowed us to substitute some meat due to dietary restrictions. This combo came with a whole array of appetizers ranging from delicious seafood pancake, to the potato noodles, to various types of salads, seafood tofu soup, Even though combo was for 5 people, the staff made sure we had 6 portions of everything so none of us felt left out, all without us asking, or charging extra.
When all of the meats arrived and the BBQ started, the attentiveness did not drop. I figured they would come and change our grill once a out halfway through. The amazing staff (i think there were 3 people on the floor) came and changed our grills 4 times! They were so attentive that when my brother looked back to check the score of the hockey game on the tv, they came over and asked if we needed something. It was a Monday night, and the restaurant wasn’t too busy, so I don’t know what the service would be like on busier nights, but for us, it was wonderful.
Overall, the food was delicious, large portions and variety, and excellent service.

Solid 3.5 stars, more so b/​c compared to the rest of the DT Korean restos, this is the most comfortable, cozier, and huge, with more private booths too, along the side.
Personally, I like the centre tables, more ppl watching and better ambience.
Good service and speak much better English too.
The chap chae or glass noodles are pretty good but then again, I think they’re all pretty good.
Nice décor, it’s not a place to go in your rags, imho.

Mediocre food, okay service, had hair in my food so I got a new one but that had hair in it too. I see no reason to come back.

Been coming here for a while. Authentic Korean food is hard to find without going downtown.
I’ll write about the dinner I had. We ordered a BBQ set for 2 people $ 50 total. Which included side dishes, bean sprout and noodle salad, japchae, seafood pancake, spicy tofu soup and porridge. Along with that came a bunch of meat.
The quality of the food was good, and the service was great too!

First time here with my friends. Ordered the lunch set menu. Ok portions. Everyone can have a bite of everything. It is truly Korean food, run and cooked by Korean. I would love to eat here again and try their BBQ, it seems they have some good variety of choices of meat in the menu. For drink, they have my favourite alcohol, Makkoli, especially the brand, the traditional rice wine. Taste lovely. The set up inside the restaurant really gave me the feeling of being Korea. Highly recommended!

Well. it had been awhile, so figured that it was time to try this place once again
Went for lunch. and discovered that they have a new menu, which didn’t state it as an ayce
It was pretty busy, which is always a good sign
Food was hot, tasty, and authentic korean. much better presentation and taste than before
Service was prompt, friendly, and welcoming
If you are a fan of authentic korean, give it a shot
The new menu is much better
I’ll be back

*THREE AND A HALF STARS*
YUM. Spicy
Their kimchi, made in-​house, was quite remarkable.
Lovely set up. They can accommodate all sizes of groups. I’d love to bring a large group of friends here for a shared meal with all the fixings and all the wonderful variety of dishes available. It is in group settings that places like this shine, as it gives you an opportunity to sample from a much larger selection of dishes than with a small group. And the shared company is always a treat.
For our visit it was myself and my daughter who loves all things Korean. We were impressed and well taken care of.