Dinner at the food court in Lotte Mart, Seoul station
During our trip to Seoul, we decided to head to Seoul station, after visiting the National folk museum of Korea, to have dinner and to do some grocery shopping (aka large snacks and drinks haul) at Lotte Mart. While we walked around, we discovered a food court in the Lotte Mart. This is really convenient, as we didn't have to walk too much.
At the very back, there is also a Lotteria burger place. So, if you don't want to eat Korean food, you can get something there and still be able to sit together at the same table.
How to order:
- First look at the large picture menu on the wall on the left of the food court and decide on what you want to eat. Your first choice might be sold out, so also, pick a second and third choice, just to be on the safe side. If you have pen and paper, you can write down the numbers of the dishes that you want to order, or you can also just snap a picture of the dish with your mobile phone (with number and name of the dish clearly visible) and just show the lady at the counter on the right what you want to eat. After paying at that counter, you will receive food tickets for the things that you ordered and you can take a seat at one of the many tables at the food court.
There are 4 different categories with each their own counter to pick up your food: 가츠 (1. Gatsu, brown color), 명가 면옥 (2. Famous noodles, green color), 골든 라이스 (3. Golden Rice, purple color), and 명가 소반 (4. Famous soban (=small Korean food serving table), red color). You will see your number on the food ticket show up underneath the category that your dish belongs to.
While you wait, you can get metal cups out of the refrigerator to fill up with water at the water dispenser next to it.
I originally wanted to get 2-7 Sweet and sour pork + Noodles with black soybean sauce set, but it was sold out. So, I got my second choice, 3-1 Bacon kimchi fried rice (¥8,000). It came with a side of pickled radish, a bean sprout soup, and a small coleslaw.
After breaking the sunny side up apart, I mixed it with the fried rice. I really liked the dish, as it had a very strong bacon flavor and a spicy kimchi flavor, which wasn't too much for me to handle.
Someone else ordered the 2-10 Clams noodle soup (¥7,000), which came with spicy radish cubes. The soup is a bit bland, so you can add some of the sauce in the small dish next to it, to get more flavor. The knife cut noodles (in Korean: kalguksu) were slightly chewy and there were many small clams underneath. We also got 2-11 Four king sized dumplings (¥5,000) to share, one for each. The dumplings were soft and similar to the ones we had at Kwangjang market.
Two others both ordered the 4-4 Hot stone pot bibimbap with octopus (¥8,500 each). It came with a variety of side dishes and a bean sprout soup. You are supposed to mix everything up, but I have to warn you that this dish is very spicy. So, you might want to scoop some of the red sauce off or wash some of the red sauce off the octopus with some water or soup.
After finishing the meals, go to the sink next to the water dispenser to dispose of the food waste and return the tray and empty dishes to the specific counter that you got the food from.
At the very back, there is also a Lotteria burger place. So, if you don't want to eat Korean food, you can get something there and still be able to sit together at the same table.
How to order:
- First look at the large picture menu on the wall on the left of the food court and decide on what you want to eat. Your first choice might be sold out, so also, pick a second and third choice, just to be on the safe side. If you have pen and paper, you can write down the numbers of the dishes that you want to order, or you can also just snap a picture of the dish with your mobile phone (with number and name of the dish clearly visible) and just show the lady at the counter on the right what you want to eat. After paying at that counter, you will receive food tickets for the things that you ordered and you can take a seat at one of the many tables at the food court.
There are 4 different categories with each their own counter to pick up your food: 가츠 (1. Gatsu, brown color), 명가 면옥 (2. Famous noodles, green color), 골든 라이스 (3. Golden Rice, purple color), and 명가 소반 (4. Famous soban (=small Korean food serving table), red color). You will see your number on the food ticket show up underneath the category that your dish belongs to.
While you wait, you can get metal cups out of the refrigerator to fill up with water at the water dispenser next to it.
I originally wanted to get 2-7 Sweet and sour pork + Noodles with black soybean sauce set, but it was sold out. So, I got my second choice, 3-1 Bacon kimchi fried rice (¥8,000). It came with a side of pickled radish, a bean sprout soup, and a small coleslaw.
After breaking the sunny side up apart, I mixed it with the fried rice. I really liked the dish, as it had a very strong bacon flavor and a spicy kimchi flavor, which wasn't too much for me to handle.
Someone else ordered the 2-10 Clams noodle soup (¥7,000), which came with spicy radish cubes. The soup is a bit bland, so you can add some of the sauce in the small dish next to it, to get more flavor. The knife cut noodles (in Korean: kalguksu) were slightly chewy and there were many small clams underneath. We also got 2-11 Four king sized dumplings (¥5,000) to share, one for each. The dumplings were soft and similar to the ones we had at Kwangjang market.
Two others both ordered the 4-4 Hot stone pot bibimbap with octopus (¥8,500 each). It came with a variety of side dishes and a bean sprout soup. You are supposed to mix everything up, but I have to warn you that this dish is very spicy. So, you might want to scoop some of the red sauce off or wash some of the red sauce off the octopus with some water or soup.
After finishing the meals, go to the sink next to the water dispenser to dispose of the food waste and return the tray and empty dishes to the specific counter that you got the food from.
