Seoul Garden HOTPOT Review: Wallet-Friendly Korean Personal Hot Pot, Bibimbap And More

It’s no big secret, the number of Korean and hotpot restaurants and stalls in seemingly every hawker center and mall these days indicates just how much our sunny island loves these foods. Thankfully, there’s no need to decide between the two for your next meal, as Seoul Garden HOTPOT exists to bring you the best of both worlds, alongside a whole new spread of other beloved Korean dishes as part of their recent rebrand.

They’ve actually been around for the past 13 years, located in malls all over the island and serving value-for-money Korean dishes with an efficiency that doesn’t compromise on quality. Food at Seoul Garden HOTPOT Seoul Garden HOTPOT’s menu consists of three main categories: Soup & Stew, Rice & Japchae, and Hot Plate.

They as well have a range of banchan available, including three different Korean fried chicken choices on the menu such as the new. Improved Soy Garlic Fried Chicken ($7.90++/$9.90++) , which has juicy chicken wings coated in a thick honey-soy marinade. To start off, we got two mains from the Soup & Stew section, their individual hotpot and army stew, in their signature beef varieties.

The Kimchi Beef Hotpot ($16++) is Seoul Garden HOTPOT’s rendition of the ever popular kimchi stew. Featuring components such as shiitake mushrooms, sliced rice cakes, and slices of beef short plate stewed in the bubbling red broth, this hotpot produced an aroma that was simply divine.

Overall, it’s pretty clear why this was one of Seoul Garden HOTPOT’s signature items. My colleague was raving over the homely taste of this dish, declaring it his favourite of the dishes we tried here. Compared to the kimchi hotpot, the Beef Army Stew ($16++) boasts a far more robust. Thicker broth, helped along by the added egg cracked straight into the broth and a slice of cheese, making the stew creamier though notably less spicy.

With this dish, you as well get a separate bowl of Korean Ramyeon that is otherwise $2++ a la carte. Another dish we quite liked was the Bulgogi Chicken Bibimbap ($12) , which came with a small saucer of house-made gochujang on the side. The mix of components made for a rather filling meal, with tender and juicy chicken bits that were well-marinated.

Finally, we tried their signature Bulgogi Lamb ($17.90) , with a generous amount of lamb, onion, mushroom, cherry tomatoes, and tteokbokki sizzling on a hotplate. We as well got their popular Kimgaru Rice ($2) on the side for some added carbs.

We as well tried a second chicken dish, the Chicken Japchae ($13) , that had brown glass noodles tossed with red and green peppers, chicken, and shimeji mushroom. Finally, we tried their signature Bulgogi Lamb ($17.90) , with a generous amount of lamb, onion, mushroom, cherry tomatoes, and tteokbokki sizzling on a hotplate.

We as well got their popular Kimgaru Rice ($2) on the side for some added carbs. Ambience at Seoul Garden HOTPOT We paid a visit to their HarbourFront Centre outlet, which is located on the second floor.

The food was above my expectations and we were amazed by how affordable and tasty the food here was.