Ham Gi Pak Cafe

Reviews

• Andre D.

  star star star star star_border 14 July 2026

  As a relative novice to Korean food, I went because somebody I follow on twitter suggested it.
  
  Really nice, and the staff were very helpful in helping me choose. For one person, the portions are huge, but yum

• Nicola W.

  star star star star_border star_border 12 July 2026

  My friend recommended this little Korean cafe as it is like home cooked food. So we pop in to try it for a few small dishes before another event.
  
  Your can't missed the bright yellow shop front entrance, it is a small cafe style restaurant. Toilet is outside too.  We have  tried the japchae, kimchee Korean pancake,  and BBQ beef ribs .
  
  The rib is juicy and nice but it £9 , so more expensive than central london. And  I have tried better for the other two dishes.  So give it three stars this time. I will  review again if I try more dishes next time.

• Karl R.

  star star star star star 2 July 2026

  Been here many, many, many times. Lovely food. Dumplings, chicken wings, ground tofu and pork, sea food soup, and cold spicy noodles. In fact I can't think of anything I don't like here. Family love coming here.
  
  It was taken over by someone when the original owner retired but they didn't last very long. The original owner then helped the current owner get it back on its feet and what a welcome return they are. They do a very nice whole spicy fish (forget what it is called) but you can't ask for more at the price.

• William S.

  star star star star_border star_border 30 June 2026

  Ham Gi Pak Cafe is a small, very casual restaurant with about 15 seats in the entire place.  I wanted desparately to give Ham Gi Pak 4 stars, as some of the items were prepared superbly, but others fell flat.
  
  The chicken wings were the best fried chicken wings I've had in the UK and amongst the best Korean chicken wings ever.  Very thin layer of crisp, perfect spicy/sweet sauce and fantastic juicy flesh inside.  Just great
  
  Pa Jeon - best seafood pancake I've had in the UK.  Crisp without being overcooked; scallions weren't burnt.  Fantastic.
  
  Dukboki had good bite, though I thought the sauce could have been stronger.
  
  The bibimbop was the biggest disappointment.  The rice was still fluffy and did not have the charred crispy bottom.  The quantity of the ingredients wasn't terrific either.  The owner came by and actually apologized for the quality of this dish after we told her it wasn't very good.  
  
  The stew with sausages and pork was very good, but again I thought the flavor could have been a bit stronger.
  
  Overall, a good experience and a place I would try again.  Prices are fair and the service is good.  Most notably, the owner is very straightforward and honest.

• Jen R.

  star star star star_border star_border 25 June 2026

  I tried a bunch of items here and they ranged from ok to fantastic.  The best were the chicken wings, which were amazing, and I generally don't like wings that much.  These were perfectly cooked and perfectly flavored.  The skin was thin and crispy, not slimey at all, and the meat was juicy and delicious.  The flavor was a little bit sweet and a little spicy.  I'd come back just to get more wings.  The seafood paejon was also fantastic, really well done.  The size was good, there was a good dose of seafood throughout and it was cooked perfectly, not too greasy and no burnt spring onions.
  
  The dukboki was pretty good, though it could do with pieces of duk a little bit smaller so that you get a better sauce/duk ratio (I'm clearly a little obsessive about dukboki).
  
  The bibimbap was not great.  It was a little bland and the rice seemed overcooked.
  
  The sausage and noodle chigae was good.  This was the first time I've had this particular dish so I don't have much to compare it to, but the sausage had a nice flavor that permeated the broth.
  
  Cold spicy noodles were good but could have been a bit spicier.
  
  I would go here again.