- Sanchon 산촌
- Published on: August 6, 2009
- Last modified: March 21, 2018
- AmbienceEditor: 90%
- FoodEditor: 70%
- ServiceEditor: 70%
- ValueEditor: 40%
Review Summary:
Sanchon is legendary among vegetarians and for good reason. This restaurant serves Buddhist temple cuisine--what the monks eat. This means no meat and no artificial do-whatsees. They do stray from strict Buddhist codes by including garlic and some chili pepper in the dishes, but you can request the more authentic versions a day ahead. The interior, in the heart of touristy Insa-dong, transport the diner away from the city into a secluded forest temple. It's quiet here. The food is the point of controversy amongst diners. Either it's the most divine vegetarian dinner you've ever had or it's an hour of torture eating bowl of grass after bowl of grass. It depends on one's personal taste for green vegetables, of which there are plenty. If you do appreciate your greens, Sanchon switches on the volume with its natural rustic preparations with refined presentations. Nothing there is al a carte. There's a dinner set (39,600 won per person) and a lunch set (22,000 won per person). I suggest trying the lunch set to see if this is up your alley. Then go all out for the dinner, which includes a performance.
Cuisine: Vegetarian, Korean
Reservations: Optional
Suggested Items: Lunch set
Phone: 02.735.0312
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Although there have been several positive comments mentioned about this restaurant, my experience there was far from pleasant.
I visited it last Sunday and even though the food was palatable (it was very pricey too!), the service was beyond lacking. After several attempts of calling the attention of the waiters, I was kept waiting for a further 30 minutes by which time I had had enough. I was not even served the full course because no-one had the courtesy of ever coming to the table to see why I had called them in the first place.
And when I eventually decided to leave the restaurant, I was forced to wait even longer to pay! And the manager did not even bother to apologize after I politely lodged my complaint.
Definite pass on this place!