Restaurant Mukja propose une sélection rigoureuse de plats coréens traditionnels articulée autour de la cuisson sur table. Les clients saisissent eux-mêmes leurs viandes marinées et leurs protéines savoureuses, garantissant un contrôle total sur la cuisson et la texture de chaque bouchée. La carte met en avant divers bouillons et ragoûts robustes offrant une base nutritive et réconfortante à l'expérience culinaire. Des assortiments de banchan fermentés accompagnent les grillades, apportant une acidité et un piquant essentiels pour contrebalancer la richesse des saveurs grillées. L'agencement intérieur privilégie une efficacité fonctionnelle, permettant aux groupes de se rassembler autour des stations de cuisson haute intensité. Cette approche culinaire souligne la qualité brute des ingrédients et la nature interactive de la préparation. Chaque composante reflète un engagement envers les techniques authentiques de la gastronomie coréenne.
Restaurant Mukja est largement reconnu comme l'une des meilleures destinations pour la cuisine coréenne authentique à Montréal, souvent salué pour ses portions généreuses, ses plats savoureux et ses prix raisonnables. La clientèle souligne régulièrement la qualité des accompagnements offerts et la variété du menu, avec des recommandations fréquentes pour le poulet frit, le bibimbap et les ragoûts. Bien que l'atmosphère soit généralement décrite comme accueillante et agréable, le succès du restaurant peut entraîner une forte affluence, causant parfois de l'attente et une ambiance animée. Si le service est majoritairement qualifié de sympathique et attentionné, certaines expériences ont noté des variations dans la rapidité du service lors des heures de pointe, et bien que la grande majorité des convives apprécient la qualité culinaire, une minorité a trouvé certains plats moins convaincants. Dans l'ensemble, beaucoup d'habitués considèrent cet établissement comme une référence offrant une expérience constante et un excellent rapport qualité-prix.
I've been wanting to go to their store for a long time. I went to eat with my friends yesterday. It's really delicious 😋 The attitude of the two waitresses is super good. It's just that I saw a lot of ants at the door of the toilet, but because it's summer, I think it's better to be normal. I ordered BIBIMPAB DOLSOT. It was really delicious (& I almost didn't finish it). She will also give you a few side dishes (4) + 1 soup + 2 desserts (because I finally finished it & asked them where the dessert was, & then the waitresse asked me if I wanted to take it out because she saw that we were ready to pay the bill. So the attitude is really super good!) But his side dishes are not the same, so it depends on what you ordered.
This is one of the nicest restaurants we have ever been to. The staff were incredibly friendly & welcoming, especially to my two young daughters. They generously offered many complimentary dishes because my daughter loved their soup & side dishes. Food tastes very good.
The service was outstanding & far exceeded our expectations, especially considering the very reasonable price. Parking in NDG was also easy & convenient.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful experience. We will definitely be coming back again & again!
Mukja used to be our favorite family-run restaurant, known for serving authentic Korean dishes that are hard to find at other Korean restaurants in Montreal. Sadly, after returning today, we were very disappointed.
The menu has changed significantly, but we decided to give it a try anyway-& regretted it. The soybean beef soup was bland, tasting like nothing more than water & soybean paste, with none of the rich flavor you would expect from a proper beef broth.
The seafood pancake was even worse. It was badly overcooked, the batter was far too thick, & it looked more like a pizza than a Korean pancake. To make matters worse, the middle of the pancake was burned, & it seemed like it was intentionally hidden under the soy sauce bowl. We only discovered it when we lifted the bowl.
When we brought this to the staff's attention, there was no apology or concern shown. We ended up leaving without finishing our food, yet still paid full price.
We were told the chef changed in February 2026, & unfortunately, the quality & authenticity of the food seem to have changed as well. It's really sad to see what was once our favorite restaurant lose what made it special. Sadly, we will not be coming back :(
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Recently went back & I have to say every suggestion mentioned below has been done & then some. It was a much different / better experience & I was pleasantly surprised.
Is this the downfall of Mukja???
I've visited this restaurant several times & have always enjoyed it, but our most recent visit was an absolute disaster. The service was amateur, unprofessional, & completely chaotic, easily the worst we've ever experienced anywhere-& it was painful to watch.
It took almost 20 minutes before we had to chase someone down to take our order, & people who arrived after us were served first. We had to flag down a waiter just to place an order, as if we were begging for attention.
We ordered a full meal with soup, banchans, main dish, & dessert. After 30 more agonizing minutes, we had to specifically ask for our soup because no one even planned to serve it.
Throughout the meal, we had to constantly chase our waiter for everything-water, condiments, clearing dishes. Staff walked past tables piled with empty plates as if they didn't exist. It was humiliating.
When dessert finally arrived, it was dropped on top of our dirty dishes because no one had cleared the table (even though when we were asked if we were ready for dessert the waiter walked away with empty hands leaving the dishes there & bringing the dessert instead....so weird)
Orders are scribbled on blue sticky notes in total chaos, with zero system, zero coordination, & zero professionalism.
Even with a full house, they were still taking delivery orders, leaving staff running around like chickens with their heads cut off, accomplishing nothing. They also looked extremely frazzled & miserable - arguably so.
Everyone at this restaurant waiting 45-60 minutes for their food. Everyone kept looking at each other confused at the chaotic setting. Every table seemed frustrated-some nearly left, others were waving their hands like schoolchildren begging for attention. It was beyond embarrassing; it was a masterclass in bad service.
There was no structure, no professionalism, & no basic customer care. Not once did a server check if we were okay or needed anything-they were in constant motion but achieving nothing.
Suggestions for improvement:
Service: Implement a real system. Assign one person to takeout, two people for tables. Take orders immediately, serve soups & banchans first, clear dishes without being asked, & check on guests proactively. This is basic restaurant management, not optional.
Décor: Comfortable seating, softer lighting, & some wall decorations would go a long way. The current bare, harsh environment only makes the chaos feel worse.
The food may still be good, but no one will remember the food with service this atrocious. As it stands, this place is headed for disaster if changes aren't made immediately. I love this restaurant & plan to return in a month to see if anything improves-hopefully this review can turn into a positive one. But right now, this experience was painful, humiliating, & completely unacceptable.
Amazing food, everything was honestly delicious. It was our 3rd time & we thought everything tasted even better than the first 2 times. The menu concept has changed for the better as you get a soup, sides & a dessert with the main dish you order. The service & staff was very helpful & friendly! 10/10
Pretty good korean restaurants. Menu has options that are pretty typical from a korean restaurants, rice dishes, soups, noodles. They are very generous with their side dishes. Highly recommend. Price seems to have increase a bit after their reopening however. Sadly not the most affordable korean restraurant that I've tried
We were happy to have been seated right away when we came on a Sunday night at around 18:00. This small restaurant got full not long after & a line was already forming. The service was professional & quite efficient but they weren't really friendly or really welcoming. The food itself was delicious. I really enjoyed the different combinations of flavours in each dishes & I also enjoyed the squishy texture of the rice cakes. The soup was bursting with flavours as well & the sweet & sour pork was flavorful too. The sauce they made accompanied the fried pork so well. The light crispness with the tender meat was just great. We ordered the small portion of the pork & it was surprisingly large which was amazing as well.
Overall terrible restaurant. Heard a lot of great things about this place so we went & tried it out. First of all it took the two waitresses around 5 minutes to seat us. After being seated we ordered the Jaeyuk & the Gamjatang. We received the Jaeyuk first, without any rice & the waitress told us the rice would be out in a minute (how am I supposed to eat?). We also needed to ask for the side dishes as the waitress forgot them… Then the soup followed (still no rice). When we finally tried the food we were extremely dissatisfied. The Jaeyuk is some random pork pieces bathing in oil & is straight up sugar. The gamjatang was ok but our meat was cold (inside the soup !!!), when we told our waitress she took our soup back to the kitchen & came back with it after reheating it (mind you we took the meat out to eat it, so we were left with boiling broth but still cold meat ?), also there was 1 singular potato in there. Side dishes were mid nothing incredible.
We left without finishing the food & when we paid we still paid full price, no compensation or anything to try to make it up to us (what usually happens when something is wrong with the food in a restaurant).
Anyways, I would not recommend the restaurant at all, terrible korean food & service. (i also checked the other customers & no one finished their dish)
We decided to eat here with my husband because we were craving Korean food, but unfortunately, we didn't enjoy it. It was overhyped. The soup was good but overly salty. The bibimbap was unappetizing, bland, slightly cold, & the lettuce didn't complement the dish at all. It was also too greasy for my taste.
The service was okay, but it took about 30 minutes for the food to arrive. If you're looking for authentic Korean food, I'd recommend Soopong on Queen Mary-you won't go wrong there.
Nous avons testé ce restaurant de cuisine coréenne, mais l'expérience a été plutôt décevante. Les plats manquaient globalement de saveur. Le poulet était très huileux & fade, ce qui masquait complètement le goût. La soupe était également pauvre en épices. Le chicken fried, pourtant annoncé comme une spécialité du chef, était sec & sans intérêt au niveau du goût. Le seul plat qui sortait du lot était le tteokbokki.
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We tried this Korean restaurant, but the experience was rather disappointing. Overall, the dishes lacked flavor. The chicken was very greasy & bland, which completely masked any taste. The soup was also lacking in spices. The fried chicken, despite being presented as a chef's specialty, was dry & uninteresting in terms of flavor. The only dish that stood out was the tteokbokki.
