Koreana is an authentic Korean Restaurant based in Manchester City Centre, delivering the best cuisine for the special occasions. Koreana is the first Korean restaurant outside of London. It opened in 1985, with Alex Kim and Hyun Kim. Hyun Kim has a long established experience from Korea where her parents ran a thriving banqueting resort and is supervising in the kitchen as head Chef.
For the past long years, we've been showing people that Korean food has a unique style and taste of its own. This is based on diverse combinations of ingredients like sesame, ginger, chilli, garlic and soy sauce to provide a wide range of fascinating flavours.
For the past long years, we've been showing people that Korean food has a unique style and taste of its own. This is based on diverse combinations of ingredients like sesame, ginger, chilli, garlic and soy sauce to provide a wide range of fascinating flavours.
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Jo Rogers
Jan 23, 2022
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Fisica Cat
Jan 01, 2022
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This is my second time visiting Koreana. The staff are professional and attentive. Everything is great. We ordered some BBQ dishes and they were perfectly seasoned. The BBQ also came with lettuce and a variety of sauces and pickled greens which complement them nicely. Every dish we have tried so far is amazing. And their homemade desserts are not to be missed. We always order their ice creams after a meal; they are refreshing and satisfying especially after a heavy BBQ dinner.
Service is great. We ordered assorted pickles and were given just one type. We thought it was strange so asked a waiter
Service is great. We ordered assorted pickles and were given just one type. We thought it was strange so asked a waiter
Tom Isaac
Dec 24, 2021
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Went here without a booking on a Thursday night after being turned away elsewhere, and I'm very glad we did.
Food was fantastic. Each starter and main that we ordered was left with a clean plate. Served timely with great help given to understand the menu.
Price wise, brilliant too. Very respectable, so we left a good tip as we would've gladly paid more for the quality of food.
Highly recommended.
Food was fantastic. Each starter and main that we ordered was left with a clean plate. Served timely with great help given to understand the menu.
Price wise, brilliant too. Very respectable, so we left a good tip as we would've gladly paid more for the quality of food.
Highly recommended.
Claire Chen
Nov 26, 2021
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Wonderful Korean restaurant tucked away just off Deansgate. You might not have known it was just around the corner from House of Fraser but you would definitely be missing out!
Staff were very friendly and attentive. The food came out quickly and everything was absolutely delicious!!
We got seafood pancake and Korean assorted salad to start, then for main we got the dolsot bibimbap set menu with beef bibimbap and dumplings, and the favourites set menu with chicken gang jung and spare ribs. Not a morsel left on the plates 😊
Would definitely come again! Fairly decent prices too.
Staff were very friendly and attentive. The food came out quickly and everything was absolutely delicious!!
We got seafood pancake and Korean assorted salad to start, then for main we got the dolsot bibimbap set menu with beef bibimbap and dumplings, and the favourites set menu with chicken gang jung and spare ribs. Not a morsel left on the plates 😊
Would definitely come again! Fairly decent prices too.
Olivia Wan
Oct 09, 2021
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Tim Woods
Sep 30, 2021
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T. Hanson
Aug 20, 2021
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Yunhao Sun
Jun 23, 2021
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Andrew Buck
Mar 21, 2021
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Lava Y.
Nov 01, 2020
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I came here twice so far, and love it both times. On my recent visit, due to covid it was totally empty which was sad to see, as it used to be so busy. But the food was amazing as always. I had beef bulgogi, lots of kimchi and banchan and it all tasted great. The food also came pretty quick as well, as the staff were friendly. I love Korean food and Koreana is my favourite Korean place in Manchester for authentic Korean food. The menu has lots of variety, portions are generous and the prices are very reasonable. You do need to order things like rice and banchan separately though, which is an upside
Andrew Y.
Mar 27, 2019
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Had not been to Koreana for awhile. Last time was about 18 months ago. I have been to Koreana a few times in today and I think I always go for the bibimbap. The last time I went the bibimbap was just OK. Lacked a bit - as I said in earlier review it needed more sauce. It was a touch bland.
This time had something different. Went for the BBQ set menu. For £14.90 you get a choice of Korean BBQ (Pork, beef or chicken) and a sharer dish - chicken skewers, prawn spring rolls, meat dumplings, spare ribs or kimchi pancake.
I went for the beef BBQ and the prawn spring rolls. It all comes cooked the
This time had something different. Went for the BBQ set menu. For £14.90 you get a choice of Korean BBQ (Pork, beef or chicken) and a sharer dish - chicken skewers, prawn spring rolls, meat dumplings, spare ribs or kimchi pancake.
I went for the beef BBQ and the prawn spring rolls. It all comes cooked the
Viola L.
Oct 05, 2017
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Nikki C.
Aug 03, 2016
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Was very impressed with the food and the service here! They have a business lunch which is perfect if you're on a tight schedule! Very reasonable prices and the portions are huge! I will be going here again for sure! They have take out offers too so if you work nearby definitely take advantage of their deals!
Angelo E.
Jul 23, 2016
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There's time when I crave Korean food so I get excited when I find a Korean restaurant especially in manchester. This place is tucked in a discrete street so it can be hard to find.
This place offers various Korean dishes. You can also have Korean BBQ if you feel like cooking your own meat.
I honestly can't tell you the name of the dishes my friend and I ordered, but I can say the flavours were decent. I wasn't overly blown away with the flavours. Their bibimbap was ok, I had better.
The staff were pretty responsive. It was kinda hard to communicate with some of them but luckily
This place offers various Korean dishes. You can also have Korean BBQ if you feel like cooking your own meat.
I honestly can't tell you the name of the dishes my friend and I ordered, but I can say the flavours were decent. I wasn't overly blown away with the flavours. Their bibimbap was ok, I had better.
The staff were pretty responsive. It was kinda hard to communicate with some of them but luckily
Natalie W.
Apr 30, 2016
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Korean has a nice environment inside and has Korean BBQ grills in the tables so you can fry your marinated meat yourself. They also do dolsot bibimbap with multiple different meats - the beef though was larger cooked pieces rather than the raw also mincemeat I normally get. I wasn't that impressed that they don't provide any banchan but the kimchi (for which there's a charge) was nice. The seafood pancake was far smaller than I've had elsewhere but that's actually good so you don't get too full before the BBQ. We got pork belly and duck, the latter of which had a particularly
Penny L.
Nov 24, 2015
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I was heartbroken when Baekdu closed at Shudehill... But BEHOLD I give you Koreana..
Unlike the clinical atmosphere of Baekdu, this is warm and inviting, especially when its pouring with rain outside.. The deep natural wood complimented the beautiful rich wooden furniture. This was broken up with Splashes of colour created by the artistic pictures of food and Shoji screens. They have really made the most out of their snug space.
We were greeted by a waitress who at first seated us at a small intimate table. A male waiter spotted us, and led us a to a cool large table with a grill in the middle
Unlike the clinical atmosphere of Baekdu, this is warm and inviting, especially when its pouring with rain outside.. The deep natural wood complimented the beautiful rich wooden furniture. This was broken up with Splashes of colour created by the artistic pictures of food and Shoji screens. They have really made the most out of their snug space.
We were greeted by a waitress who at first seated us at a small intimate table. A male waiter spotted us, and led us a to a cool large table with a grill in the middle
Claire P.
Nov 19, 2015
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People in my office have been raving about this place for a while now so I decided to join them this week when they popped in for lunch.
You can either call ahead and pre-order or you can just walk in, order and then sit and wait for your takeout. We opted for the latter because we weren't in any rush. The takeout lunch menu is fairly small, there's rice boxes and noodle boxes with the option to have spicy pork, chicken or vegetables. I was shocked at the prices, due to them being so low I was expecting a tiny portion or just average food, but I was pleasantly surprised when I tasted
You can either call ahead and pre-order or you can just walk in, order and then sit and wait for your takeout. We opted for the latter because we weren't in any rush. The takeout lunch menu is fairly small, there's rice boxes and noodle boxes with the option to have spicy pork, chicken or vegetables. I was shocked at the prices, due to them being so low I was expecting a tiny portion or just average food, but I was pleasantly surprised when I tasted
Alexander O.
Jul 28, 2015
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Dan F.
Jun 04, 2014
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This has followed the trend of several other Korean restaurants I have visited in the past.
Full of oriental customers it is usually a good sign of things to come. The food was excellent, but the service was absolutely awful.
I ordered a chicken dish with some noodles, which announced itself on the home laminated menu as "our most popular dish!" Why go against the trend? It was particularly good. I also tried some of my fiancées tofu dish that was also good.
Apple fritters for dessert, that although were small portions, were also tasty.
All of this being served by a waiter who huffed
Full of oriental customers it is usually a good sign of things to come. The food was excellent, but the service was absolutely awful.
I ordered a chicken dish with some noodles, which announced itself on the home laminated menu as "our most popular dish!" Why go against the trend? It was particularly good. I also tried some of my fiancées tofu dish that was also good.
Apple fritters for dessert, that although were small portions, were also tasty.
All of this being served by a waiter who huffed
Emma Louise M.
Nov 07, 2010
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Oh West King Street, you little trove of treasure you. There you are, tucked round the side of Kendal's (I repeat, KENDAL'S, not House of Fraser... I'll only end up calling it House of Frasier anyway due to my love of the Cranes), all unassuming and modest, when really you should be singing from the rooftops, #I have knick knacks, I have designer dresses, I have vintage engagement rings, snuff boxes, high class greasy spoons and Korean foooood!#
I worked in the same building (nay, at the same cluster of desks) for just under a year with a half Thai friend of mine, and he often scooted
I worked in the same building (nay, at the same cluster of desks) for just under a year with a half Thai friend of mine, and he often scooted
