Restaurant GIWA

Ying

4.0

This cute little restaurant has very Instagramy food: the dishes are placed in a very esthetic way, nice presentation. However I find the appetizers portion are too small for the price they charge. For example the scallop salad is 22$ for a very small amount...
The wait for the sotbap took forever. The Bol of rice came lukewarm & lacking flavor. The small dishes of banchan are ok. Out of the 3 kinds, we like the vegetarian the best. Rosemary gives a unique flavor to the rice. The fish & beef were kind of underwhelming/bland.
The star of tonight Show is the dessert!!!
We order perilla oil ice cream, it was perfect! It has a roasted nutty flavor. Who knew this can taste so good.
Also the brownie with dark chocolate mousse with maple ice cream was decadent!! (Although we didn't taste the gochuchang in the chocolate, but who cares?)
So conclusion: we would come back for the desserts.

Alex

5.0

The food was delicious, it is very nice to have a place like that where you can discover different things about Korean cuisine . The service was excellent . Wishing them a lot of success , they deserve it 👍🏽.

Megan

5.0

This restaurant just opened a few weeks ago & was intrigued by the menu. They serve more elevated Korean dishes with a twist. The menu is small but every dish was executed amazingly. We started off with their rendition on a gimbap & the beef tartare. Both were excellent & the texture of the fried seaweed was great! For mains we got the beef sotbap, fish sotbap & the haemul jang which was an assorted raw soy marinated seafood platter. All dishes were fresh & delicious. My fave being the beef sotbap. I really appreciated the attention to detail here as every side dish was tasty & well presented. To finish off the night we ordered desserts. DO NOT skip on the desserts because they were phenomenal! We got the gochuchang brownie & the pear, perilla & lime ginger sorbet/ice creams. There was so many different textures & flavours for all the desserts. The perilla ice cream was my fave! Never had tasted that flavour before & would recommend. Overall I really enjoyed this restaurant & will definitely be back. It's difficult to find restaurants at reasonable prices with high quality dishes & innovative ideas with almost flawless execution. GIWA definitely delivered!

Anna

5.0

Everything we had was 10/10! Delicious & unique flavors, beautiful presentation & excellent service. Can't wait to come back!

Valerie

5.0

Excellent restaurant! Tout était excellent!

Typh'n

5.0

Cuisine délicieuse, personnel au petit soin & qui parle français, Ambiance intime . Bref parfait !

Bbig

5.0

My wife & I recently visited Giwa, a newly opened Korean restaurant in Verdun, & we were truly impressed. A perfect blend of modern & traditional Korean elements.

The food was absolutely fantastic. Every dish we tried was thoughtfully prepared & beautifully presented. The flavors were authentic yet refined, & it was clear that high-quality ingredients were . We're already looking forward to going back & trying more dishes.

X

5.0

From the appetizers to the dessert, everything was made with care & were delicious. The gimbap was super crispy & delicate. The beef tartare was fun to eat with the fried nori. The sot-bap came with many side dishes & tasted healthy & comforting. The brownie had a hint of gochujang & was very special. The perilla oil ice cream tasted very unique.

The waiter was super nice & the service is quite fast.

Tina

5.0

This was our second visit to GIWA Restaurant. We had such an amazing meal last time that we made a reservation for 5 PM today.

Tonight, we enjoyed Yukhoe & Gimbap, along with the beef & fish sot-bap, all recommended by Chef Alex. The way the rice was mixed with the soy-marinated egg sauce was simply outstanding.

GIWA is quickly becoming our family's favorite restaurant!

Neil

5.0

Food was absolutely delicious. A refined take on rustic Korean dishes, with more modern starters. The main course reminded me of traditional Japanese food. Try the stuffed peppers