Kalbi BBQ

Kai

4.0

It's a pretty large restaurant set upstairs in the Chinatown district. Only weird thing is you grill on parchment paper & keep replacing paper. They don't clear out grill. Taste is a little bit lowered by this.

We had the unlimited weekend menu
Bunch of sushi rolls & variety of deep fried appetizers & of course raw meats seafood veggies for grilling

4.0 stars is apt for this place. The food wasn't super high quality (what all you can eat place is?). But very solid fresh decent good quality. Some meat marinades were excellent, others so so. Sushi was also ok not super great. Standard quality not excellent or premium. Veggies for grill very good. Fish & seafood very good. Fried food not great. Skip that.

We had reservation for 24 . They gave us a almost private room. Service was very good generally. Table orders by QR codes sent to kitchen & brought out. While most items were included (no price listed). Some add ons like alcohol or other special sauces for example were extra with dollar amount at bottom.

Davide

4.0

They charge 1$ for lettuce, but the food is great for the price.

Jennie

5.0

This place was great. Great service, great food. Meet was fresh & great marinade. The basa fillet & sweet potato tempura were my faves. Lots of options & it was all good. My nephew's loved the fried calamari & fried scallops. We had the sweet buns as dessert & they were crispy outside fluffy inside. Yummm. We did not order any sushi but what we saw people getting looked divine & good portions, & the fish food so fresh.

To address the negative comments I have seen said:

NO a tip was not added to my bill by the staff automatically.
Price was for those saying expensive, it is all you can eat meat, veggies,sides, seafood & sushi. It was 44 per adult & 28 per kid. Only a few items you paid extra for like 2 of the desserts.
Also as for portion, I found them perfect. Small yes, but if you want more then when ordering instead of doing 1 portion do 2 or 3.

D

5.0

Cool robot servers, but the tables a bit too tight for them to be easy to access the trays. Food is fine for the price, but I wish the LA kalbi (beef short ribs) was seasoned more, as the kalbi sauce is closer to a gojujiang mixed down than a traditional marinade.

Either way, it's fine, & is what the locals probably expect from AYCE KBBQ.

Mademoiselle

3.0

We went on a Saturday night. It was $44 per adult & $29 per kid.
Unfortunately, many items were unavailable or required an extra charge, especially in the dessert section. That said, the food overall was unimpressive for the price.
The experience is quite basic, good for those who are new to Korean BBQ & don't know too well. For a similar price, places like Gyubee are way better in terms of quality & variety.
Reservation is required if you don't have to wait over an hour. They charge 15% for groups of 5 people & more.

Henry

1.0

While the food was alright, the service & billing practices make this price point unjustifiable (55$ with taxes & tipping).
I came with a group of friends to enjoy our night. Although our group size decreased last minute from 13 to 9, the restaurant was not prepared to host the original number regardless. The grill at our designated table was broken. Had our full party arrived together on time or not, we would have been unable to sit together as planned. The broken equipment was a failure on the restaurant's part, independent of our group's attendance.
I understand the restaurant was peak-busy, but the service speed did not reflect the price point. It took over 15 minutes (signaling staff + wait time) simply to get water refilled. They food waste policy that charges 1$ per leftover. We understand the need to charge for leftovers, but the staff delivered these warnings in a certain tone which made me personally feel uncomfortable. I don't know what my friends thought, but that was how I felt.
?The meat quality relies heavily on sauces rather than the cut itself. Be aware that unlike competitors (e.g., Haidilao), desserts like ice cream are not included & cost $3 extra which is surprising to me for the price of the whole All-you-can-eat.
There are two major concerns here regarding transparency of the billing:
?A mandatory 15% service charge was applied. However, this was calculated on the post-tax total, not the pre-tax subtotal. Standard consumer norms (& Bill 72 guidelines regarding transparency) generally dictate tipping on the pre-tax amount. Calculating it after tax artificially inflates the cost. It doesn't go against the law, but I feel scammed.
?When I paid in cash, I was refused a copy of the itemized receipt showing the tip breakdown. My friends who paid by card received one. Paying in cash does not exempt a business from providing a proper receipt for record-keeping.
I just hope that the restaurant revise the service & a little bit on the food. If these get improved, I would be happy to return.

Ann

1.0

Food is very poor first the beef has a taste of mussels which is weird, then it would taste like lamb when we never ordered lamb, also the takoyaki is under cook very disappointing, then the creme Brulee is not even a creme Brulee. Yeah not worth the price. Anyone who put 5 star in this never had a really good bbq.

Nicolas

4.0

The food is good & the service is quick. A bit pricey. Went twice & found no issues with the food.

Amari

4.0

Food tasted great , but the week days lunch menu options was a bit lacking for the price , in my opinion, but then its probably standard & on me for going there at that time. But overall its a nice BBQ place to go

Ling

3.0

We had 8 ppl , 4 adults , 4 kids with 1 baby, 4 years, 8 & 12 years old. Total cost $289. One young guy server spoke Mandarin & counted my 12 years old as adult, I argued he shouldn't counted as an adult price , he said if he eats more that will count as adult( I never heard about this from Ontario having lived in Ontario for more than 20 years ) . At end my son only ate some beef , just like a child portion , my daughter only ate some sushi . & our 4 years niece ( she is very small due to premature ) had baby portion meal , so should she counted as baby price according to this server ( price based on how much you eat ??) my opinion: $289 for 8 people ( especially we didn't eat much ) not worth at all . We left less than 1 hr ( they have 2 hr limit time ) my suggestion : go to downtown Montreal they better meal deal there .