Sanchon Korean Temple Cooking 산촌 사찰음식전문점

That was the Korean culinary experience we have been waiting for. amazing atmosphere and wonderful eating. so glad we came!

I'm giving this 5 stars not exactly for the food, but mostly for the whole experience. When I visited you would be greeted by someone at the door, and led inside to the meal room where you'd sit on the floors (from the most recent reviews, it seems this is not the case anymore) and you would be served an totally different meal from what us westerners are used to. So many small fishes that come in a sequence and are placed in the table in a very nice and presentable way. The food itself was OK, some small plates were very nice and tasty, some were to slimy for me, and there was a couple of greens that I remember saying this is way too wild, tastes like the woods which was interesting. They also served me a Pine Wine (which I didn't even knot was a thing until that moment) that was also quite nice. Overall it was a very very nice experience that I would recommend everyone to do at least once in a lifetime.

If you can eat at only one place in Seoul , you should definitely come eat here! I was cautious based on past reviews, but before being seated I asked the owner if everything could be made vegan for me, and he reassured me everything was okay for me to eat, and there was also the full menu listed at the table to add reassurance. Everyone was so friendly! The server walked me through the menu, and the food was INCREDIBLE! I've never had so much delicious food at once! If you love the fresh vegetable side of veganism vs the faux meat side, THIS is the experience for you! It was also the only place where I was able to have Nurungji (scorched rice), which was awesome to experience. Absolutely wonderful, 10/10!

My non-vegan friends accompanied me to an incredible Buddhist temple food experience and loved it!! The atmosphere was amazing and the waiter explained each dish to us.

Though some reviews say this place is no longer good, my experience was great and the restaurant was full of local people on that day. Nothing to complain about. The food was decent and interesting.