Don Dae Bak (Downtown East) - 1 Pasir Ris Cl

Never come here for their buffet. Save your $35 and dine elsewhere!! There are multiple reasons to avoid this place even if you're not here for the buffet. 1. We made a reservation for 715pm, arrived at 710pm and was told that our table was being cleaned and will be ready soon. 5-10mins later, we saw that our table was fully cleaned and ready for us to be seated. However, we had to wait until 755pm to be seated. Despite having a long queue outside and no one entering for the past 30mins, there were actually multiple empty seats that were cleaned and ready but no staff was available to help the customers as they seemed overwhelmed and understaffed. 2. The ventilation is so bad that entire restaurant was so smoky. I'm surprised SCDF wasn't called in to evacuate the customers. I think I inhaled 5 cigarettes worth during my time there. 3. The buffet menu is extremely pathetic. You can only order 8 different cuts of meat and the sides you see in the photo. And you can only order 150g of brisket per person. (This is the cut I usually spam at buffets but it's limited here) You have to pay for everything else including rice, soup, and the other usual sides you get at a buffet. (Can you imagine having to pay for something as basic as rice or soup at a buffet?) Other buffets like Danji KBBQ and I'm Kim KBBQ offer so much more cuts of meat and sides at a cheaper price. Their meat was average but the spicy chicken and pork was not bad. 4. Service is extremely slow and terrible. I don't really blame the staff as I can see that they're overwhelmed and shorthanded. They have call buttons but don't bother using them as NO STAFF will attend to the call number. It is better to just physically call a staff that happened to walk by. We were served our first platter of meat 20mins after being seated BUT it came without any plates, tongs, chopsticks. We had to wait another 5mins trying to call a staff and get us some tongs. And after requesting for utensils, we had to wait another 5-10mins because the first staff we requested from forgot about it. There were multiple times when our orders get forgotten so we have to keep requesting until someone finally remembers it. Despite us ordering when we were only halfway done with our entire platter (which is 1 serving of every meat they had), we still end up with an empty table while waiting for our forgotten orders. Usual waiting time after ordering is about 15-20mins. 5. The plates and cups are not well cleaned. If you see from the photo, the cup I received had residue oil from the previous customer. Overall, extremely disappointed and did not leave the restaurant with a full stomach. Will not come back here again and I suggest you don't either.

We wanted to have buffet initially but you can only order 8 kind of meats with 6 小菜. So I had to bring my kid with me + I was still recovering from carsickness.. In the end my friends accommodated and ordered ala cart dishes. Soy wings - v crispy but not to our liking I think i would rather have it plain Kimchi Pan cake - pancake without any taste of kimchi? and too pricey Army stew - We overlooked that it’s for 3-4 pax - Love the soup - Too much for 3 women - Most worthy dish of the night * Complimentary 四碟小菜 & ice water • Overall I think it’s better to order their grill meats instead of other dishes. Haha. Will be back for their grilled food soon. N yes. Service is GOOD!

We went before the crowds, we opt for 2pax buffet plus 1 white rice total bill with service+gst charges was $85.69. Overall I would say not bad! Meat wise was quite a big portion which we only refill one time beef meat tat all. Lady boss was really friendly n staffs were attentive too. Place is clean. ? The only thing tat blink my eyes a little is the white rice which cost $3 a bowl. ?

The eatery just opened a week ago, and the operating hours are curtailed currently, from 5 pm to around 10 pm. They have ala carte dishes, but their popular course is actually the set, comprising various meats that go for $29 per adult. It includes sides such as kimchi, chapjae, and tougay. These are refillable, but we could not get the attention of staff. Soups, noodles and drinks etc are separate costs. Service started off good, as there were only two other tables occupied when we arrived. However, staff became harder to call as the place filled up. They do need to increase staff levels. Some of our order, like drinks and rice, never made it to our table at all. The meats took about 30 minutes to arrive, and you are given up to 90 minutes to dine. The meats were varied, and the sliced beef were marinated well and tasted good. The other that we liked was the pork, that tasted like satay after grilling. Some of the other meats, like the chicken and thicker cuts of pork, became rather dry after grilling. Not all the cuts were great, but I guess that is okay for the price. We loved the soft and fluffy eggs at the side of the pan as well. The extraction system is okay, and we did not have the overpowering smell of bbq on our clothes or hair when we were finished.

Great Service. We recd our order within 10mins but the kimchi pancake took a little longer. Also they changed the BBQ grill every 15mins or so.....we especially liked the thinly sliced beef brisket, beef bulgogi, pork belly (spicy and non-spicy, and the marinated chicken. The kimchi pancake was ok and a very good-sized portion. 90 mins limit for the BBQ buffet according to the menu. I wonder what happens when times up.....I think they'd just print and deliver the bill as a hint which is what happened to us....we were just about to leave at that time as we had already had our fill. There was a long line waiting outside when we left the restaurant and as I understand, there's always a long queue during the weekends. We will be back again to try the other dishes.

Had a really awesome dinner at DDB downtown east. Meats and vegetables were very fresh, loved every single bite. They use real charcoal here hence the grilled meats taste better than gas. Do note that there is a minimum of 2 persons for buffet and a minimum of x2 meat dishes if you order alacarte. Fat marbling on their beef were crazy!

A big fan since their first outlet at tanjong pagar! Congrats on the new outlet opening in the East and so happy is near my area! Had the buffet and food was so good! Please hire more service crew as business will be getting better and better!✨?

Went on a Saturday night around 9pm, not much crowd. 2pax buffet and a bowl of cheese top up for $5, total bill with GST was $88.40. The the Korean lady recommended to have all choices at 1st served. But was so much that we didn’t get any refills for small eaters like us. Free steam egg refills at the sides of the grill too. Grill was changed 3 times without requesting. Staffs came twice to ask if we require anything. Overall service and food are great!