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White Tomato

Address 160-162 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC, Australia
Phone +61 3 9663 0370
Website whitetomato.simplybook.me/v2
Categories Korean Barbecue Restaurant
Rating 3.8 61 review
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White Tomato reviews

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Kym
14 March 2022 2:42

I’m not sure what the situation is, but we came in under the impression it was fully licensed, they delivered the food and drinks menu. Placed our order, only for the staff to come back and say, “we can’t serve alcohol”. Ok, bye bye.

user
03 February 2022 7:24

직원분들이 정말 친절하고
고기 맛도 맛있지만
사이드 메뉴 음식들이 특히 맛있습니다

All the staff were so welcoming and professional, the BBQ and stew was delicious. I loved all the banchan (side dishes) and sauces. Recommend 100%

Zypp
11 January 2022 11:18

I have walked past this place multiple times and finally decided to try it today and boy was that a great decision. The food was fantastic and the service was fast and the staff were very friendly.

Anna
28 August 2021 2:29

Korean BBQ didnot disappoint, and location is central, right in the city too but there were drops of water leaking from ceiling that hit the table and head few times! Apart from that we enjoyed our meals.

Blue
20 June 2021 17:04

Very Disappointing. The restaurant looks well set up and the food quality / quantity were fair for the price. But the gas bbq was nowhere near hot enough so the meat wouldn’t cook properly while the dipping sauces were minuscule in quantity (About a toothpaste cap of the tengnang/miso paste and half a thimble of the light soy based sauce). When I asked for more the non-Korean waiter poured straight soy sauce in the dish and didn’t appear to know what the difference between the sauces was. This looks like a place that was probably good once (or maybe we caught them on a bad day), but on our visit the students running the joint had no idea what they were doing and the results were very ordinary indeed.

Isaac
22 May 2021 6:34

Recommended by a friend. It is really average, service is rude and expressionless. Waiter trying to squeeze in every single dish on the table without being considerate. It is definitely overrated if this is not a understatement. Surprisingly the kfc is good, that's the only bonus.

Brendan
14 May 2021 19:53

Love white tomato. Their food is excellent and in particular the bbq. I would highly reccomend this to anyone who was looking to try Korean food for the first time or was looking for a fun, enjoyable and memorable experience.
Only thing I would advise people who have yet to experience Korean bbq is that if it is a busy night you may need to pay close attention to how your food is cooking as the staff may not be able to monitor it as closely as they would like.

Natasha
08 May 2021 7:21

Yea. Everything about this place. I love it. This is my go to when people come to Melbourne or I’m just looking for a really great dinner date. Love this place?

Vanessa
09 April 2021 6:01

Omg the best Korean food! Fantastic customer service and love the ambience in the restaurant. K-pop music in the background so cool ️

David
02 April 2021 9:25

When we approach the table to sit my wife accidentally knocked over the glass causing it to fall and break

Off course we apologised

When we ordered a bottle of wine we were refused by the waitress because apparently my wife was drunk

Make sure if you go there for dinner don’t break anything

miko
24 August 2020 6:10

The place is good and serve good food. But it will be great if the staff can help to cook instead of cooking by ourself. Even there’s not many customer and the staffs are free, they can offer themself to cook for us. Yet, their food still deserve a LIKE from us.

Sarinna
10 April 2020 2:53

Best BBQ ever.
We had a range of food and it was perfect.
Great experience with my siblings. We were satisfied with our food, the service and the atmosphere. I will be back shortly. Keep up the great service everyone.

Kay
01 April 2020 12:04

Expect for long food delivery time or non at all. They seems to forgot to do my order, while my two other mate got theirs. We chase it up half way and when we are leaving after 45 mins wait, the food still not ready even for take away. I received few sorrys but no compensation. From the waiter attitude it seems it is a fact that I have to accept and common practice. It was a really poor service.

Adrian
23 March 2020 1:26

Good food and nice friendly service while cooking. At the start they were a bit slow to take an order but otherwise a good place for Korean BBQ or chicken. The BBQ is a mesh grill type which I prefer over the plate type Koren BBQ's as it gives the meat a nice chat to it which tastes way better.

An O
16 February 2020 6:49

Can highly recommend the kimchi and cheese pancake! The portion sizes and quality are good here, and the staff are really friendly.

Thomas
16 October 2019 11:52

Food is fabulous, menu is great atmosphere is really good, but service is very disappointing. Takes forever to get the attention and considerable wait from order to delivery.

Maggie
15 September 2019 15:04

Fast service, good BBQ experience. Particularly really enjoyed the egg souffle like dish and calamari chips. Would go back again!

Gerard
02 August 2019 19:59

Great Korean restaurant - food was great, service was great and for the price, quantities were very generous.will return.

Nghe
27 July 2019 6:33

Really delicious food! The meat was amazing, there were lots of delicious sides and sauces which came with the order, and the service was very good. It's not cheap but you get what you pay for. Very fun and lively atmosphere.

Felicia
13 June 2019 19:48

Place was busy, they serve takeaways too. Some tables are placed on corners where it was cramped and hard for people to move. Food was pretty good, but my aunt found the meat cut was too thick for her to swallow. Pretty good for groups and price was reasonable. Recommend booking a table in advance to avoid disappointment as they get really packed during dinner time.

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