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The worst all you can eat kbbq I have ever been to. Do not waste your money here. Wish I could give 0 stars.Pricing: Above average compared to others …
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Came with 4 other guys, not the best korean bbq place in adl but it still filled me up well. Would have rated 2 stars due to the relatively smaller gr…
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First of all, I have to say that the food here is not too bad if you're new to Korean barbecue-style cuisine (and if you don't have the proper standar…
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Don Don Korean BBQ Buffet is open for Casual Dining. Don Don Korean BBQ Buffet serves BBQ and Korean dishes. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
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9 Reviews on “Don Don Korean BBQ Buffet”
First of all, I have to say that the food here is not too bad if you’re new to Korean barbecue-style cuisine (and if you don’t have the proper standard to compare the food to). As a Korean myself, the barbecue meats were sub-par at best, and the meals were kind of an embarrassment by the Korean standard. The side dishes (banchans) like the fish cake were very dry, which I assumed was because they were old and left out for too long. We also got the mashed potato, which tasted watered down. The portions of the side dishes are VERY small, which meant that we had to continuously order the same thing over and over again, which was annoying as the waitress kept forgetting our orders.But it wasn’t just the food that I had issues with. The biggest problem was the hygiene in this place, or the lack of. The owners obviously lack the basic common sense on what is clean and what isn’t. The tables were sticky when we sat down, and you could see little pieces of chilli flakes stuck to the table surface which was absolutely disgusting – and the same thing happened with the plates when we got the side dishes which obviously meant that the plates aren’t washed properly. The plates were also very oily and sticky at the bottom. Worst part – the waitress kept cleaning the grills with these wet baby wipes every five minutes or so with these disgusting tongs with burnt meat pieces stuck on them – and she would touch the meat with these tongs. Now, in Korea, they usually come in and change the grills with a new one when the old one gets too dirty but not here. It would take them up to five minutes each time which interrupted our meal times and wasted out 100 minute dining time.Also the furnitures were old and the chairs were all different – some of them were actually those $5 K-mart foldaway chairs which were really uncomfortable to sit in. We didn’t have any issues with the waitress, she was very nice and friendly. The cook from the kitchen however (he was a very large man wearing the white chef uniform), was extremely rude when he came out to help out in the restaurant floor. Every time he would slam down the dishes on to the table, which was happening to the other tables as well not just us. And I don’t think he spoke English because when we tried to order something from him he would just storm off, and he was frowning all the time.Overall, pretty terrible experience. Almost want to get other people to go check this place out and experience it themselves, because looking back it is hilarious how disgusting and unpleasant the experience has been (wasn’t too much fun when we were actually eating though).
After a little bit of a lifestyle change, we decided to go for a meat heavy experience on a chilly Friday night. Korean BBQ seemed to be a good option that fit the bill and was hearty enough for the weather. Don Don offered the all-you-can-eat style BBQ selection for around $37pp (weekend prices). This covers the banchan, barbecue meats, seafoods and stews/hotpots.We came in eager and ready to chow down on some Korean food, and the first few rounds satisfied us easily. The familiar and comforting taste of lightly seasoned, perfectly grilled meats is second to none. Among the meats we grilled were pork galbi, LA ribs, Wagyu short plate, teriyaki chicken and some bulgogi too. However, by the end of the 100 minute eating frenzy, we’d been pork-bellied out and our jaws hurt from munching on so much meat!There was also a beef bone stew, which was nice and warming, but didn’t really pack the umami complexity of a traditional Korean seollongtang. Of course, the establishment is known for K-BBQ so there is no real use in comparing the other dishes to the likes of other Korean a la carte restaurants in Adelaide.Given the price, we’re sure you can get your money’s worth by stuffing yourself to the point of postprandial angina. However, if you’re not looking for that sort of experience and want more of a dining feel, you may want to consider dinner elsewhere. If it’s K-BBQ, Don Don succeeds in delivering the experience it promises – unlimited meat and grill for 100 minutes – at a relatively high price.
It was pretty obvious this place was short on staff as on this Sunday night all you could see was staff frantically running from table to table to the kitchen etc, sometimes bumping into each other. One of our orders was chased up 3 times before it arrived. At that stage we had finished the food on the table and were just sitting and waiting…while the 100 minutes maximum sitting time was ticking. One staff member did apologise for the delay and explained it was because two of their staff were new and under training.Being a buffet joint (and almost $35 pp), I was also suprised to see that many of the items (some meat items, prawns, dessert) were excluded from the charge and you had to pay extra.The dishes themselves we not too bad though, some good variety.Would recommended you make a booking to avoid some waiting time.
Food was nice, not a lot of meat options, but lots of other entry options, really good that they have soup as part of their buffet. Really enjoy the quick service. Awkward about the self serve water, sometime the waters are all gone and they dont re fill it. Only two options for sauce which is sad. But over all great food, lots of flavours. Possibly one of my favourite places
Pros: The food was good, cleaned the hot plate regularly. Cons: repeatedly forgot the same order even though we repeated the order via different servers. Waited a very long time for our food. The place is great when there’s only two tables in there but any more than that, don’t expect service nor food.
the all-you-can-eat buffet is good! It’s way more enjoyable going with at least 3+ people so you get to try a lot more varieties. Live the tokiyaki balls from there!
It was my first time trying korean bbq so it just may not be my thing, but the staff werent great. So its an all you can eat for $30 per person but they dont tell you that its within an hour and a half and they charged extra because it was friday-sunday. The problem with the time limit was i could never get staffs attention so i sat there hungry most of the time. When you did, they were abrupt and ran off sometimes before you were done. They did have a lot to attend to considering its order as you go but they had a lot of staff to compensate (itd a small place) – so maybe they need even more? I feel the girls were just flustered mostly. I wasnt crazy on the food, theres two basic marinades so there isnt much variety and the meat is very fatty which is more a problem of personal preference than with the restaurants, i think its normal to have fatty meats at korean bbqBut yeah wasnt a great experience and left still hungry.