If I were to summarise this place I would say: weird name, amazing food.
Freddie and I went here not really knowing what to expect, neither of us having had Korean style "buns" before and slightly dubious on the "flesh" front. We needn't have worried- this place I'd definitely go back to...although having said that, I haven't managed to yet. But I will!!
We had some prawn tempura and edamame beans to start- a classic starter which you'll always find in any Asian/Fusion place... be it Japanese, Korean, Thai...what are the origins of these dishes anyway?! Who cares, I'm not complaining. Both were really good, but what's worth talking about is the main event- the bunz.
Freddie proudly presenting his buns. Bun pun intended.
We got the crispy piglet belly and the crispy duck leg (notice a crispy theme here?!) and shared both. You order the fillings and then some buns- they recommend 2 per person, so we went with that. Although both piglet and duck were delicious, the piglet stole the show... and my heart. It was served with pickled apple and a mustard miso sauce and the flavours were incredible- I did not want my bun(s) to end.
The buns themselves were so soft and pillowy and were a perfect accompaniment to the "flesh". If money were no object and neither were calories I would have sampled a LOT of the fillings and gone to town. However, we were somewhat saving ourselves. In the classic nosey manner you adopt at restaurants I had been checking out what other people had ordered/generally people watching and we had seen people with these incredible looking fire pits... toasting marshmallows. Obviously we had to ask the waitress to "bring us whatever they were" (whilst pointing not very subtly).
It turned out that we were presented with something a little like this...
Basically you get to fat marshmallows on sticks, some biscuits to sandwich them with, and slices of green tea chocolate- which was way better than it sounds. You then toast them in the mysterious Asian looking fire bucket which is obviously the best part. They were delicious- and I'm not even a dessert person. A gimmick yes, but still- we thought it was worth it, and as the photo shows, clearly I was excited to dig in...
Me with freaky iPhone eyes staring at my s'more in a very creepy way
As seems to be a theme in my posts so far, this place isn't exactly cheap as chips- a main is about 17-20 pounds when you include the buns, but I would say worth it. You get enough food for your money, it is very tasty, and the concept is pretty unique if you haven't had the buns before. The people behind this place are the same as Bone Daddies so that has gone onto my constantly being updated "restaurants to go to" iPhone list. Stay tuned...
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