Auntie Kim's Korean Restaurant

Been to this place twice, once with friends and once with the bf. I havent been a fan of korean food till recently (either its the korean craze or it was just an acquired taste) 

The place had nice decorations that gave out a nice ambience, the only downside was that the tables were rather close together. However, it smelt of barbecue meat once you entered and it made you hungry. 

The service staff were rather quick in their service in the afternoons but a little slow in the evenings probably due to the dinner crowd. However, they were responsive in refilling the side dishes that you would always get in korean restaurants. The filled your cups with the rice tea immediately and refilled them quickly

The two times i went, the dishes i ordered were: samgyeopsal (pork belly), kimchi stew, kimchi fried rice, ddeokbokki (rice cake). Of course, we were provided with side dishes and also fresh vegetables to be eaten together with the samgyeopsal (for someone who picks out veggies in my meal, veggies were fresh and not bitter) 

The samgyeopsal was amazing. I loved the slightly burnt taste and it was not too fatty or oily. Kimchi stew and kimchi fried rice was quite spicy and would not be advised for people like me who can not take much spicy food. Ddeokbokki was also yummy and not too spicy with a little tomato taste and there was veggies and i think fish cake in it too. The rice cake was not too chewy and hard but rather soft. 

In addition, the time when i visited with my friends was my friend's birthday and we had icecream there, the staff automatically got us some bowls without being asked.

All in all, i enjoyed my experience there and i will be coming back to this place often 

Was here for lunch on a weekday on Monday. Very quiet during lunch time.

We ordered the Pork bulgogi, pancake, Ginseng chicken soup and glass noodles.

Everything was not too bad, except the pork bulgogi was a great disappointment. Wasn't tasty at all.

The Ginseng Chicken soup, is light yet flavourful, it's unlike the Chinese-style in which the herbal taste is rather dense.

We like the appetizers alot!

Would like to try its BBQ next time.

A nice and pleasant family restaurant. Food is of fresh quality and taste is good. Place can get quite noisy during dinner time, though. So, not a place for dating couples. Considering the taste and quantity, price is very reasonable. The service staff are also friendly.

Just went over to try out this restaurant as me and my boyfriend wanted to have some Korean food. Didn't hold high hopes as I see quite a number of negatives reviews but still decided to try out as its rather accessible and near for us.

We ordered Bulgogi(Chicken), Bbq item traditional style beef ribs(something along this line) and rice cakes to share with 2 bowls of rice

I don't know how to comment on the side dishes as it was my first time eating korean food and I don't really like to eat kimchi but their eggplant tasted good and doesn't even taste like eggplants.

The bulgogi chicken was alright, quite a big portion and not very spicy. The bbq beef was nice, in the menu it was said to have some special sauce. Both me and my bf felt the sauce was really nice, beef was quite tender. Personally, i am never really interested in beef as i'm afraid of the raw taste but it turned out good. I finished every slice of beef that I picked with my chopsticks.

Btw, their dessert store that used to be nearby had shifted over to Novena square 2. So we decided to try out their dessert but we couldn't understand and read Korean words on the menu for dessert. So we asked the waitress for help. Found out that there was rice cakes and some ginger tea. Ordered the rice cakes, a box with 6 dumpling-sized(red bean) and around 10 mini ones(with black sesame and sth i forgot). I preferred the red bean ones. Very full after eating that.

The waitress was nice. She gave us 2 cups of ginger tea to try for free knowing it was our first time there and first time trying korean food. The ginger tea tasted alright, alittle like some flower tea but towards the end, alittle spicy.

Overall, quite pleased with the food, the service and place. Will return again.

Check out the review here at http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.com/2010/05/auntie-kims-korean-restaurant.html

I was curious to try this restaurant because it always seems to be a full-house.

1) Korean Side Dishes: They were quite dismal, so we didn't order refills although they were free.

2) Kim Chi: very flat

3) Yang Nyum Kalbi ($27), barbecued beef short ribs,  the only good dish of the 4 main dishes we ordered for dinner.

4) Dolji Bulgogi ($14.50), pork with a spicy Korean sauce, wasn't good at all. The pork was a disappointingly dry and a little powdery in texture, despite being doused in a spicy Kim Chi-based sauce. We didn't finish this.

5) Kim Chi Chigea ($14.50), kim chi stew with beancurd, traditionally served in a claypot to retain the heat. The kim chi fared better here than in the side dish, the steaming hot soup made the kim chi less flat.

Went with a Korean friend and we each ordered one dish. Prices are more than at food courts, but very reasonable for a restaurant. The appetizers, that come with everything, were tasty and varied. The man course, had a bi bim bap, was big and tasty. Didn't finish all and left very satisfied, as did my friend. Would definitely go back for a nice meal out. Service was also good, though on the quiet and polite side.

Saw a few newspapers posters and the place was filled with people when was there at about 7.30pm.

Not much variation on the menu though.

We decided to have a simple dinner.

1 meat (So Bulgogi) and 1 soup (DoIn Jang)

wanted to see how good the food is, before ordering another dish

(haha, a bad habit of mine.... haha)

the appetisters 6 types (non-refillable) are mere so so...

kim chi is not at all authentic

serving staff are too busy to refill our tea...

our rice and soup came, meat came more than 20mins later... by then everything else had turned cold cold

Bulgogi, a little too sweet for my liking...

Soup, nothing to shout about

with the korean wave in SG, we are spoiled for choice, will not visit auntie kim anytime soon, though it's only 10mins from my place

taken the food few weeks back. SO so lah...the usual lah. But is darn expensive.

My second foray into Korean food - a very late dinner at Auntie Kim's one weekday night. I've heard many good things about Auntie Kim's and since my last visit to Nul Bom was less then ideal, I thought it would be nice to explore new Korean places.

Located within a row of shophouses along Upper Thomson Road, Auntie Kim's interior is rather smallish and elegant with its dark wooden tables set against light coloured walls. Korean music lingers in the background and service is extended by waiters in black suits and waitresses in traditional Korean costumes.

I didn't find any of the side dishes particularly outstanding or lousy for that matter. There was the usual kimchi, beansprouts and anchovies which I'm beginning to feel that they taste almost the same everywhere. But as mentioned before in my entry on Nul Bom, I do appreciate the variety.

Yookgae Jang - Spicy Beef & Scallion Soup - This dish looked really really spicy with its intense reddish colour. However, that was just a facade. Even someone who can't really take spicy stuff, like me, could take it without so much as breaking out in sweat. I personally found the soup rather bland and the beef slices were a tad too tough and overcooked for my liking.

So Jungsik - Hotplate Beef - The beef was overcooked but still decently tender probably due to it being thinly sliced. I found it too sweet for my liking but maybe that's how Koreans eat it. I like the few strands of golden mushroom that came with it though, crunchy and breaking the monotony of just chewing through meat.

Dessert - This came complimentary and I honestly don't know whats in it. To me it was just a chilled drink which reeked strongly of Cinammon. Definitely not my idea of a sweet ending.

We paid about $35 for a rather filling dinner (thanks to the sides) but after having tried out Korean food for a second time, I still dont find myself taking to it. Is it just me or have I been ordering the wrong things or going to the wrong places?

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Tried this Korean restaurant in mid of 2007 coz of my craving for the Korean Ginseng soup. Can say that to date, I've not tried any real nice Ginseng soup that can be compared to the one I had in Korea. However, this place has the best soup I've tried so far (though it is still uncomparable to the Korea one). Ambience was great. Quiet place and crowd starts coming in at about 7pm. Even with the crowd, the place's quiet. Unlike in some restaurants where noise comes when crowd is there. Service was quite good. The waiters/waitresses were quite helpful though not very attentive. A bit pricey compared to the other Korean restaurants. But overall was ok.