On The Bab (Covent Garden)

• Served in a metal bowl and topped off with a slice of cheese
• That was my first encounter with On The Bab
• Now they opened their second restaurant in Covent Garden with great new additions to their menu
• The industrial interior is as warm and welcoming as the Shoreditch one with its marble surfaces
• Makes the whole eating experience much more relaxing as you don't have to cuddle with your seat neighbour
• On The Bab has even intensified it's focus on anju food usually eaten with alcohol by offering quite a few more cocktails and drinks
• My favourite dish was the Fried Chicken with Spring Onions
• The spring onions were marinated in this awesome sweet and tangy sauce that had a hint of spice due to the chilli flakes
• The chicken itself was a little drier than the usual Soy Garlic Fried Chicken I get
• This texture actually blended incredibly well with the spring onions
• Number 2 for me was the On The Roll with fried chicken
• Rice wrapped in seaweed in a roll with seasoned vegetables
• Though filled with fried chicken and topped off with fried shallots it was a mix of soft and crunchy and full of flavour
• You get a platter with rice rolled up in seaweed next to your chosen meat
• The beauty of it is the fact that you can eat the rice roll together with all the sides or separately
• The bulgogi we ordered with it was tender and well marinated
• While the anchovies were chewy and sweet (probably not something for everyone
• The seaweed salad was refreshing
• Tangy and crunchy and went incredibly well with the fried chicken
• What I liked about the salads was also the fact that they come in cute little glass jars
• On The Bab did not disappoint and even impressed with their new dishes
• On The Bab is a special place for me
• I first visited it (with my now best foodie buddy V
• We started by perusing the menu with a sweet Cherry Blossom Cocktail
• Seaweed Salad with citrus dressing
• The Fried Chicken On The Roll was definitely my favourite dish of the evening something similar to gimbap
• The Spring Onion Fried Chicken was a drier version of one of my favourite dishes at OTB
• The Korimari came with a tender well marinated side of bulgogi beef and vegetables
• The simplistic way of eating this is definitely one for Summer
• Refreshing salads were thoughtful sides to the mains
• Potato Salad was a little bland
• The Seaweed Salad was the better of the two though
• With a tangy citrus dressing that paired well with the stringy vegetable
• I think they'd be pretty good if you were drinking more than you were eating
• Course when you love a restaurant so much there is always the chance that you may not enjoy a new menu
• On The Bab is one of my favourite restaurants in London
• My views and words are my own I truly love this food
• Korean cuisine is something of a comfort food for me I'm not sure why exactly
• So that probably has something to do with it as well
• Having visited the original On The Bab on Old Street on its opening night I was keen to visit its new Covent Garden site which opened last month
• On The Bab serves modern Korean dishes along with a mix of classic dishes in a modern open kitchen environment with K Pop tunes providing a chilled out backdrop
• Their first branch is near Old Street station which is somewhere that I do not go often
• So when I heard they were opening a new branch at Covent Garden I knew I had to go
• Korean Muffin with Quail Egg and Bacon Bulgogi Beef Noodle Salad Yangyum Fried Chicken in Sweet Spicy Sauce OTB serves Korean street food along with few classics dishes
• We started of with a nibble of Korean take on a muffin
• Similar to a waffle but with a filling inside
• Crispy outside and a soft centre with the yolk oozing out
• Very moreish with the sweet tangy sauce
• My wish is only if there was more of it
• The broth is light with a slight tang to it which made the whole dish refreshing with tender pieces of beef and the noodles has a bouncy texture
• The Yangyum Chicken were my favourites
• More the Sweet Spicy than the Garlic Mayo but it was something different
• The Korean Style Burrito is essentially a kimbap
• I still don't think that warrented them completely ignoring me for the 5 minutes I was stood waiting to ask for a table
• We ordered chicken dumplings (they were seriously incredible)
• I would go back (if there was no queue) because the food was good and well priced but the service left a lot to be desired
• While On the Bab's food is hardly top notch or cheap
• It was indeed very comforting with some lovely signature Korean tastes in its cooking
• Not the best service in the world but that is to be expected in most Oriental fast food restaurants in London
• Their yongnam chicken was awesome too
• Senior and junior execs who are absolutely heaven sent for helping the rest of us get by
• I think we've got some of the best in the batch and I am proud to be able to call them my colleagues
• Chosen ground for play was On the Bab on Wellington Street
• I've not really had much Korean food before so wasn't entirely sure what to expect but this cheap eat is a real winner in my book
• You'll struggle to get anything as good for this kind of price in Covent Garden we were seriously impressed
• The food itself is extremely flavorsome
• We ordered two main dishes and a side to share and were delighted at what we ordered
• The Korean paella in particular was delicious full of flavour and the egg was cooked to perfection
• We'd been talking via Twitter for ages so it felt only right that we meet in 'real life' for some food and I quickly discovered we are basically like the same person
• Stir fried bulgogi beef with rice noodle
• 5.5 gbpsmall portion with sweet spicy sauce
• On the Bab is a real gem in this area
• I was meeting the lovely Lauren from Elle Bloggs (I mean with a name as wonderful as that I just knew I was in for a treat
• Here at Yummy feed there is a serious love of everything Korean &ndash
• I was ecstatic and I ventured down and walked the long 30 seconds to their Shoreditch branch and then again to their Covent Garden branch with the tall one and a couple of friends
• The atmosphere is great they have great decor and the playlist they have seem to showcase the best of K Pop
• The star of the show is the yangyum chicken
• Our second favourite dish are the buns aka on the buns
• A quick couple of snacks with my sis to keep us locked up til dinner
• The bimbimbap with bulgogi beef was amazing and the spicy pork buns were to die
• Try the plum juice with honey and lemon
• Your drinks Plum Punch and Korean Plum Tea are a nice change to the usual soft drinks
• On The Bab (Covent Garden) is always being recommended by friends and was all over social media
• We ordered both the roll and bun with a small side
• The orange sauce matches really well with the food and the fry chicken and beef goes well with the bun and roll
• On The Bab is a Korean restaurant in central London
• On The Bab is another one of those annoying restaurants
• The bulgogi beef was so good it&rsquo
• The people next to us were eating bbang &ndash
• Steamed buns filled with meat (or mixed vegetables) and our waitress also recommended yangyum chicken &ndash
• Korean style fried chicken in batter with crushed peanuts
• The prawn bun was okay individually the ingredients were good especially the prawn but the bun overall was very dry
• S Korean food scene was skewed towards the traditional
• The authentic dingy little eateries on St Giles Street or if you were diehard enough
• On the Bab rides this trend and is arguably one of the most successful
• Kimchi had the right level of spice and kick and service was prompt and polite
• We ordered the tteokbokki which unfortunately wasn't chewy enough (but the fish cake that came with it was really good)
• Items we ordered were quite messy
• On the Bab is a casual Korean eatery that houses multiple locations throughout London
• I'm consistently impressed with the quality of food for the price point
• This iteration is accompanied with fish cakes and various vegetables
• The Gochujang is incredibly present and in your face
• Mushroom Bun (8/10) The bun is lighter than most that I've come across
• The mushroom is generously meaty and bursts with juices as you bite into it
• The batter is light and crisp
• Prawn Patty Bun (8/10) The contents of the prawn patty are prawn prawn prawn with little filler
• The batter on the prawn patty is just thin enough to provide a textural contrast while also not eating like a grease bomb at all
• The batter is again and importantly second to what it encompasses
• On the bab is one of my favorite and most frequented casual eateries
• It's a great place to go after the theatre as there are quite a few near by
• On the Bab is a fool proof ticket
• First time coming here and I was wondering pleasantly surprised how filling the Korean Fried Chicken was
• We went for the 12 piece and that was pretty filling
• Very busy on a Sunday afternoon staff not very efficient on Table management and were not as polite as they should with customers who had to wait every restaurant has its day
• Back to the food kimchi was fantastic bibimbap very average and the beef buns were passé
• Tbh I was a little disappointed with On The Bab (Covent Garden)
• Rice rolls was falling apart
• I was later told their fried chicken is really good
• So maybe that is their true selling point

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