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Kaya
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Kaya is like a Soho Korean restaurant upgraded for a Mayfair clientele. Waitresses wear graceful embroidered gowns and even the cheapest house white wine is served from an ice bucket. The sleek dining room is a mock-up of a Korean gung(palace), with bottle-green roof tiles, painted beams and a wall of framed Korean objets d’art, including a gorgeous print of a deranged tiger. For an elegant dining experience, book the paper-screen banquet room at the back of the restaurant. The menu has plenty of barbecue and hotpot dishes, but we ordered the bossam – steamed pork, wrapped in cabbage leaves with sweet pickles, raw garlic, chilli and a pungent seafood sauce. It was an interesting combination of flavours but bettered by a dish of sweet-marinated beef ribs barbecued and wrapped in lettuce leaf parcels with ssam jang (fermented bean paste) and tangy shredded spring onion. A 15% service charge is included on the bill, but the attentive staff deserve every penny.
Time Out Eating & Drinking Guide 2009
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- 42 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, W1S 4JH
- Area: Mayfair
- Tel: 020 7499 0622/0633
- www.kayarestaurant.co.uk
- Category: Korean
- Travel: Green Park tube
- Times: Lunch served noon-3pm, dinner served 6-11pm Mon-Sat
- Price: Main courses £9-£20. Set lunch £10-£15
- Credit cards: AmEx, MC, V
- Services:
- Available for hire: Separate rooms for parties, seating 8 and 12
- Child facilities: Babies and children admitted
- Function room: Separate rooms for parties, seating 8 and 12
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I visisted there last week with my company partners.i like kaya out of many Korean restaurants.usually i have meat dish and japche which is korean sweet potato noodle whenever I go there, food is good but service is a bit uncomfortable to me because of poor explaination about food.but i strogly recommend you to have visit.
I went to this little restaurant last night. Very quiet for a Thursday but I arrived before 8. I thought the menu selection was a little limited but still enough to keep you contemplating for a while.
The standard kimchi side was a litlte soggy and tasted similar to the supermarket bought Kimchi from any oriental retailer.
I chose Bibimbap as my main as its usually a good dish for me to gauge and I love it. Must confess it was quite standard. although Korean food is usually for sharing I didn't really get the urge to share my tiny portions with my dining parter. The service was very good, However this is not suprising for anything Korean based. All and all I had a nice meal and an expected price for the location. I doubt I'd rush to go there again but it's certainly not on my avoid list.
The food is great, especially if you are wanting something different from your usual Chinese/far eastern food. Ask to try Korean specials and you wont be disappointed. The service was also very good.