Korean Japanese Buffets Brisbane - Jong Ga and Kohya - Fortitude Valley

I wont hesitate to giving Kohya a negative review. I went here with some friends and they have a policy that if 1 person gets the buffet you all have to. It was $50 each, the food was yech and we orded multiple serves of the curry as it was the safest and you had to order your food as you went, as a non raw fish eater too there wasnt much on the menu thats worth $50 of eating. It also says its Japanese but it mostly seemed Korean including soju. I ordered the Bi bim bap on the buffet menu and it came out cold, the girl insisted it was meant to be like that even though its on the alacarte menu in the hot stone bowl. I am Korean and its my favourite dish and i made her heat it up. The meat that you ordered to cook on your bbq came in very small serves as obviously they didnt want to waste it but that meant ordering it, waiting for it to come then find it wasnt enough and ordering and waiting again... then finally cooking it. Service wasn't great either, we asked for water twice and still received none and plate clearing was slow.

After much contemplation we decided to try Jong Ga which is a Korean/Japanese buffet. Its was $26 and it was a self serving buffet. There was sushi, miso, salad, side dishes (kim chi, seawead, beans, sweet potatoes etc), tempura tofu and veggies, dumpling, Jap Chae (noodles), fried rice, fried meat dishes and many other hot dishes. Then of course a range of meats and seafood raw and sliced for the bbq and ice chai tea. The service lacked when it came to ordering drinks but they were really good at making sure the bbq plate was changed and the bbq was cooking hot or cool enough. Definate value for money and way more choices and higher quality tasting food. They also have a la carte and your group does not have to be exclusively buffet eaters.

 Photo to come as Ill definately be back

 Kohya

Tel: 07 3252 3275
Shop 4, 624 Ann St.,
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006 Australia

food: 3/10 raw fish eaters: 5.5/10 service: 4/10

Jong Ga

316 St Pauls Tce, Fortitude Valley
Phone 07 3252 3559
food: 7.5/10 service 6.5/10