Seasons Table/계절밥상

A bloomin' good buffet!

Seasons table is a buffet restaurant in the iPark mall at Yongsan Station. There are other branches but that is the one I went to.

Growing real plants in the restaurant. Ain't no plastic leaves here.

This is a healthier option than other buffets around the same price, such as Ashley or VIPS (22,000 for two hours) and they have lots of choices, and a good amount of pudding options!

Here is the meat section where you can get freshly cooked steak (cooked to different levels for your taste - just root around), prawns, samgyeopsal and other tasties.

The chef is taking a break to do some exercise, apparently. Unfortunately, the sweet potatoes aren't real and not on the menu.

Lots of salads here too, all made in front of your very eyes. They are also making rice wrapped in leaves, called ssambap 쌈밥 which is simple yet tasty. You can see the ssambap on the plate below, above the hummus looking thing and below the noodles.

Kitchens that you can see help you know what you are getting!

The croutons were not crispy like I've known them before, and instead chewy and sweet. Enjoyable but not exactly croutons.

The pancake station, just one part of a larger desert menu which also includes traditional Korean crackers, ice cream and a bingsu (shaved ice) area, which you can add toppings to.

I would replace my heart with one of these if I could, and my blood would be liquid sugary nutty honey.

If you are lucky, Mr. Ice Cream will come around and offer you a red bean ice cream. As you may know, I am a self confessed ice cream addict so I had to take one when it came around, even though I had just finished my first plate. Let's call it an ice cream intermission.

This is a parody of Korean ice cream men of the past.

How to get there: Yongsan station, follow the signs to the iPark mall and it is on the 7th floor. The Korean name is 계절밥상.

Overall, a wonder-mybellyisso-ful(l) buffet!

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P.S. ICE CREAM SANDWICH

Trevia Pizza

A good, doughy and scrumptious pizza!

Trevia Pizza is an Italian style pizza restaurant near Itaewon. There are lots of pizzas to choose from (vegetarian and carnivorous), as well as cheese boards, paninis and a yummy lasagne.

You might need to write your name in the book outside the restaurant, and then wait for a short while for a table. Once inside, grab a menu and when you are ready, order at the counter. You can pay an extra 500won for extra tomato sauce, too!

One pizza costs 5,000-7,000won and it comes in four slices. For two people, you would feel happy after eating two pizzas between you and pretty full after four shared. The lasagne is good but a little more expensive (13,000won) and the other options are all around this price range.

This is a self service restaurant, so you need to get your own cutlery, side dishes and water. 

Park yer bum 'ere.

Mushroom in the top, chorizo underneath.

Shrimpy on the left, beefy on the right.

It is well worth any journey you might incur (for me an hour) and definitely worth the wait outside - if you are fourth or fifth down the line you will have some time to explore the area.

Overall - a fan-topping-tastic pizzeria!

How to get there: Noksapyeong 녹사평역 exit 1. Cross the big road to your left (about three crossings) and then head left down the big road you just crossed. Trevia pizza is a little way down on the right. 녹사평역 

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