Seoul Kimchi

Reviews

• Mary M.

  star star star star star 13 June 2026

  Absolutely delicious meal. We had the dumpling soup, bibimbap, kimchi stew and bulgogi. Kimchi tastes fresh. The owner is a lovely woman who is very kind to her customers. Highly recommend!

• Sammi O.

  star star star star star 2 June 2026

  my friend and i ordered take out during the lunch special hour & picked up right before they closed for break and they were nice to have made our order in such close in time!
  i got the bibimbap and my friend got the bulgogi which came in sturdy boxes! the portion size for the bibimbap was really big and was full of veggies and the egg! the bulgogi was mainly rice though but still good!

• Natalie W.

  star star star star star 30 May 2026

  I've been meaning to try Seoul Kimchi for ages but I'm rarely in this part of town. However it's actually a cheap cab ride from the city centre and well worth the effort.
  
  This is overall the best Korean food experience I've had in Manchester. For a start out unlike some other places you automatically get complimentary banchan - excellent kimchi and a delightful sweet soybean dish I hadn't tried before. The Korean seafood pancake was quite eggy but that texture actually worked well with the crispy spring onions and chewy squid. Fantastic spicy dip as well. The beef bibimbap was excellent (I notice another review says she preferred eatGoody's - to me they were around the same but I just take this moment to say the Manchester Uni is really blessed to have 2 excellent Korean joints, unlike anywhere else in the city!) and they leave the red chilli sauce with you so you can get the mix exactly to your taste. Prices are reasonable and while it wouldn't necessarily be an everyday lunch it's definitely somewhere you could afford fairly regularly.
  
  As other reviewers have noted this is very small place and although we got seats straight away, arriving before 12 on a Wednesday, I think arriving later you could well end up waiting. However I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this place which at the moment I would say is the top choice for anyone wanting to eat Korean food in Manchester.

• Paul B.

  star star star star star 27 May 2026

  TL;DR - Authentic Korean and Japanese food in an intimate setting - great stuff.
  
  Seoul Kimchi is a bit off the beaten track unless you are close to the University of Manchester and the Royal Manchester Infirmary, but it's well worth the trip. It's a small place but with plenty of seating squeezed in. There are menus on the table and you order your food at the counter.
  
  The menu is a mixture of Korean and Japanese dishes - I had a dumpling soup (which came bubbling in a hot stone bowl) and Sparky had bibimbap. We were also given a selection of sides including some delicious kimchi .We had green tea to drink, but you can also help yourself to unlimited and free barley water.
  
  Service was great, food was great and the prices were very reasonable. The crowd seemed to be mainly East Asian students and families, so I will assume that it was authentic cuisine but it was certainly delicious. They also sell snacks and treats you can take away with you.

• Mimi W.

  star star star star star 20 May 2026

  It is a very small restaurant with tasty food, although there are not many seats & sometimes you may have to wait for 20 mins. I have been many time. My favourite is their seafood pancake. It was so yummy, I ended up learning how to make one at home.
  
  I have tried their seafood soup, chicken soup & Bibimbap. The mixed rice wasn't as great as I expected because I've eaten mixed rice so many times in the place on the back of Sand Bar which was so delicious. The soups were very nice & usually served with rice. My friend ordered sweet & sour chicken here which was delicious.
  
  This is a cheapish Korean restaurant in Manchester compared to the ones in city centre. But not that cheap if you consider it as a take away. Nevertheless I always see this place full with Chinese, European & Asian customers.