We've been to Cori before and gave it a chance again last night.. However, their food is just really off. The first time we ate there we had the Japchae which was terribly inedible. There was probably a 2:1 ratio of vegetables to noodles. Like I thought I ordered a stir fried veggy dish with noodle garnish.. It was very bland, and the veggies were raw. They served us mostly the white hard part of the cabbage which was very tough. We also tried their Jjangmeon, and it tasted very bitter. We tried the squid and veggies on hot plate (forgot the full name of the dish) and I didn't like it also. It was bland, just spicy. No flavor or anything. That night we also ordered their Korean fried chicken. It was probably the only dish that we liked. It wasn't the best, but wasn't bad. So last night we ordered it again, the Yangnyeom Chicken, but to my dismay, it didn't taste as good. The batter/breading for the chicken was thick but not crispy and almost tasted like deep fried pancake batter cooked in old frying oil.. if that makes sense. And the sauce..was horrible. Sorry to say that but it really was. Really thick..sweet and spicy sauce that didn't even blend well. Also, their chicken pieces were extremely, awkwardly large. To some, it's a plus because they get big pieces but the chicken meat was tougher. The size of the pieces seemed to be from a small turkey, I don't know anymore. I really didn't like my experience with Cori. Such a waste of money. I do not recommend this restaurant and we are never coming back again.
Toppest Kek
Ordered the korokke and cheese tteokbokki for delivery and it came pretty fast. The portions overall were pretty sizeable for what I paid. The korokkes had great flavour and the outside was still crisp even an hour after it delivered. The cheese tteokbokki, while well seasoned, felt a bit undercooked and the cheese was barely melted. Seems like this place is hit or miss in terms of dishes, so stick to what other people recommend. There's definitely better places to go in London for Korean food, but this place is still solid.
Stephanie Wang
Great portion! Really like the packaging for bone soup, so convenient. Also got very Large FREE fired fries. Will definitely go back to try others:)
Tina Yu
Great food. I mean, we ordered pork bone soup. The only thing disturbing is, we didn’t notice that AC was a standing style and just right behind the seats, so went it’s on feels waired.
george gibson
We both got soup but when it came the broth was basically hot water, no texture or flavour. It came so boiling hot that when it finally cooled down enough to eat, the meat and noodles where overcooked, the broth cooking it. We got spring rolls that where fine and the service was ok, as when we didn't eat the soup we didn't have to pay for it. Overall stay away from soup, the people next to us eating the fried chicken or bibimbap looked better
Daniel L
Great food and nice service! we had the half crispy Yangnyeom chicken and curry chicken katsu and they were both fantastic. Nice portion. chicken so crispy and juicy, loved the flavors. Highly recommend!
Lillian Yu
Got the fried chicken with spicy sauce, it wasn’t too bad but definitely the worst Korean fried chicken I’ve had. Honestly it’s not really like Korean fried chicken, the batter is really thick and the sauce didn’t coat all the chicken well. Flavor wasn’t bad but overall I’ve had much better Korean fried chicken
Julia B.
Server was rude, entire barbecue section of the menu was unavailable on a Saturday, sweet and sour chicken was bland, dry, and had frozen vegetables, servers left the restaurant to smoke midway through and the smell travelled all the way through the restaurant. There was dirt on the water pitcher lids. Food was 2.5/5 and service was a 1.8/5
katie facey
Went with a friend because our favorite place was closed and this place has been always good but out of the way. Must have been an off day hopefully. Only kimchi as side dish nothing else the food was very very slow coming out and service was slow even though we were the only ones there. My kimchi stew was on the bland watered down side and in a glass bowl instead of stone hot bowl like what has always been used in the past. May avoid going in the future is this quality stays the samw
Sali Lam
It is my first time eating in Cori restaurant and I highly recommend that YOU have to go! It’s the cutest little spot with amazing food. The fried chicken is to die for. JUST SOOOOOO GREAT!!!! The service we received was so amazing and we will definitely be back again. They made us feel welcomed and gave us an amazing experience.
It’s a great experience to order Korean food here. The fried chicken is very welcoming and delicious here. Also amazing soon tofu stew, fried rice cake and side dishes. Staffs are extremely knowledgeable and make great recommendations.
Fluffans
DO NOT ORDER SOUP FROM HERE-unfortunately i didnt see the other reviews when i placed an order from here on uber, but clearly this restaurant does not care about delivery/customer experience. I ordered soup for valentines day along with other food and what arrived was a literal bag of soup, all the other food was ruined and mixed in with soggy napkins and straws. I called them about it trying to get this fixed, and they literally hung up on me. Look at the other reviews and listen, they do not care about the packing or helping sort out their mistakes.
Domino W
Good quality food! Love the kimchi fried rice, so yummy:) ?
Sophia w
Great portion! Really like the packaging for bone soup, so convenient. Also got very Large FREE fired fries. Will definitely go back to try others:)
Adia Arthur
Good food, could be better quality, I found a hair in my tteokbokki once. They are always closed on Ubereats, Skipthedishes and DoorDash several hours before their actual closing time. They also cancel orders and then close the restaurant on delivery apps pretty often with no explanation? As I’m typing they are currently closed on Doordash but open on Ubereats and Skipthedishes. Very weird.
We've been to Cori before and gave it a chance again last night.. However, their food is just really off. The first time we ate there we had the Japchae which was terribly inedible. There was probably a 2:1 ratio of vegetables to noodles. Like I thought I ordered a stir fried veggy dish with noodle garnish.. It was very bland, and the veggies were raw. They served us mostly the white hard part of the cabbage which was very tough. We also tried their Jjangmeon, and it tasted very bitter. We tried the squid and veggies on hot plate (forgot the full name of the dish) and I didn't like it also. It was bland, just spicy. No flavor or anything. That night we also ordered their Korean fried chicken. It was probably the only dish that we liked. It wasn't the best, but wasn't bad. So last night we ordered it again, the Yangnyeom Chicken, but to my dismay, it didn't taste as good. The batter/breading for the chicken was thick but not crispy and almost tasted like deep fried pancake batter cooked in old frying oil.. if that makes sense. And the sauce..was horrible. Sorry to say that but it really was. Really thick..sweet and spicy sauce that didn't even blend well. Also, their chicken pieces were extremely, awkwardly large. To some, it's a plus because they get big pieces but the chicken meat was tougher. The size of the pieces seemed to be from a small turkey, I don't know anymore. I really didn't like my experience with Cori. Such a waste of money. I do not recommend this restaurant and we are never coming back again.
Ordered the korokke and cheese tteokbokki for delivery and it came pretty fast. The portions overall were pretty sizeable for what I paid. The korokkes had great flavour and the outside was still crisp even an hour after it delivered. The cheese tteokbokki, while well seasoned, felt a bit undercooked and the cheese was barely melted. Seems like this place is hit or miss in terms of dishes, so stick to what other people recommend. There's definitely better places to go in London for Korean food, but this place is still solid.
Great portion! Really like the packaging for bone soup, so convenient. Also got very Large FREE fired fries. Will definitely go back to try others:)
Great food. I mean, we ordered pork bone soup. The only thing disturbing is, we didn’t notice that AC was a standing style and just right behind the seats, so went it’s on feels waired.
We both got soup but when it came the broth was basically hot water, no texture or flavour. It came so boiling hot that when it finally cooled down enough to eat, the meat and noodles where overcooked, the broth cooking it. We got spring rolls that where fine and the service was ok, as when we didn't eat the soup we didn't have to pay for it. Overall stay away from soup, the people next to us eating the fried chicken or bibimbap looked better
Great food and nice service! we had the half crispy Yangnyeom chicken and curry chicken katsu and they were both fantastic. Nice portion. chicken so crispy and juicy, loved the flavors. Highly recommend!
Got the fried chicken with spicy sauce, it wasn’t too bad but definitely the worst Korean fried chicken I’ve had. Honestly it’s not really like Korean fried chicken, the batter is really thick and the sauce didn’t coat all the chicken well. Flavor wasn’t bad but overall I’ve had much better Korean fried chicken
Server was rude, entire barbecue section of the menu was unavailable on a Saturday, sweet and sour chicken was bland, dry, and had frozen vegetables, servers left the restaurant to smoke midway through and the smell travelled all the way through the restaurant. There was dirt on the water pitcher lids. Food was 2.5/5 and service was a 1.8/5
Went with a friend because our favorite place was closed and this place has been always good but out of the way. Must have been an off day hopefully. Only kimchi as side dish nothing else the food was very very slow coming out and service was slow even though we were the only ones there. My kimchi stew was on the bland watered down side and in a glass bowl instead of stone hot bowl like what has always been used in the past. May avoid going in the future is this quality stays the samw
It is my first time eating in Cori restaurant and I highly recommend that YOU have to go! It’s the cutest little spot with amazing food. The fried chicken is to die for. JUST SOOOOOO GREAT!!!! The service we received was so amazing and we will definitely be back again. They made us feel welcomed and gave us an amazing experience.
Restaurantji Recommends
It’s a great experience to order Korean food here. The fried chicken is very welcoming and delicious here. Also amazing soon tofu stew, fried rice cake and side dishes. Staffs are extremely knowledgeable and make great recommendations.
DO NOT ORDER SOUP FROM HERE-unfortunately i didnt see the other reviews when i placed an order from here on uber, but clearly this restaurant does not care about delivery/customer experience. I ordered soup for valentines day along with other food and what arrived was a literal bag of soup, all the other food was ruined and mixed in with soggy napkins and straws. I called them about it trying to get this fixed, and they literally hung up on me. Look at the other reviews and listen, they do not care about the packing or helping sort out their mistakes.
Good quality food! Love the kimchi fried rice, so yummy:) ?
Great portion! Really like the packaging for bone soup, so convenient. Also got very Large FREE fired fries. Will definitely go back to try others:)
Good food, could be better quality, I found a hair in my tteokbokki once. They are always closed on Ubereats, Skipthedishes and DoorDash several hours before their actual closing time. They also cancel orders and then close the restaurant on delivery apps pretty often with no explanation? As I’m typing they are currently closed on Doordash but open on Ubereats and Skipthedishes. Very weird.