Haenyeo

Hidden gem in park slope! Amazing Korean food with a twist. Also a great place to come with a large crowd so you can share a bunch of different things!

Extremely good food alongside extremely small portions for quite expensive prices. HUGE expectations for this restaurant given all the awards.Additionally, quite disappointed with the service and realized that it was quite mid because we were a group of 8 and they charge 20% gratuity to any group over 6. For context, our waiter took our order after waiting 30 minutes and then never checked up on us once or asked us for additional drinks.The main component here though-- the food. This food was really really good. We ordered a decent amount but probably could've gotten more for all of us. Pajun pancake, dukobi fundido, kalbi jjim, uni bibimbap, and tofu. Japchae and bulgogi were also thrown on after our waiter recommended these dishes. I'd pass on them in the future. We finished the meal with beignets.Highlights: uni bibimbap and tofu. The bibimbap had a great balanced, umami flavor the paired very well with all the veggies. The fried tofu with mushrooms was also GREAT. They cooked it perfectly and seasoned it really well. Bulgogi, japchae, pajun pancake, kalbi jjim, and dukobi were all OK, but nothing that would blow your mind.Lastly and a quite unfortunately the beignets were fried for too long and weren't as fluffy as we were hoping. If price wasn't a factor the pure food gets 4.5/5Pricing was 2/5 as each dish was $15-$45Service of this place 3/5Overall: 3/5

For a highly awarded restaurant, I was disappointed. As other reviews mentioned, you are paying a lot for a little-- the portion sizes are shockingly small, like $16 for four wings. Our favorite was the wings, but we also ordered a seafood soup and uni bibimbap. The seafood soup was too fishy for my preference, and the bibimbap was just okay. I think the uni was easily masked by the other ingredients. The menu rotates frequently, and you can check online before you go. There may be a long wait, but we opted to sit at the bar since we were just a party of 2. We felt pressured to order drinks and rushed throughout the whole meal. With so many great restaurants nearby, and a great K-town that we can make a trip to, I don't know if I'll be back.

I've heard such great things about Haenyeo, but unfortunately it just didn't live up to the hype for me.With charging such ridiculously high prices for the portion size, I would expect the food and service to be immaculate. Instead, it was just....eh. Nothing really stood out to me in terms of flavor. Maybe, if anything, I would want the Schoolgirl cocktail (not pictured) again, but that's the only memorable food/drink item from this experience. Nothing was inherently bad about the food, I've just had more flavorful food in other Korean restaurants for a fraction of the price.The real reason for 3 stars is because throughout the entire service I felt rushed and unwanted as a customer. Upon walking in the host questioned us (myself + one other person) if we had a reservation. Looking around, the restaurant was empty aside from one other table. We would understand the importance of a reservation if the restaurant had significant wait times and was busy, but for a weeknight and not wanting to seat us without a reservation when there were countless empty tables..it definitely left a bad taste. After ultimately being seated, I thought the service was great - the waiter was attentive, checking up on us every few minutes. As dinner went on we realized that the attentiveness turned into being rushed, with the waiter approaching us every 5 minutes to ask if we were done eating (no, we hadn't even made a dent in our food yet.)We were not the only guests dining in the establishment - at this point, there were 3 other tables - none of which seemed to be rushed to the extent we were. It led us to even feel as if we couldn't ask where the bathroom was after paying because the staff wanted us out of the restaurant that bad. Maybe I'd consider coming back here if there was a significant change in customer service?

The venue has nice decor. The waitress really knew the menu which you don't always find these days. She was able to describe things and suggest things with confidence. The beignets were almost as good as the ones in NOLA. I would definitely come back.

Small portions at enlarged prices. Had to order two entrees, went with the duck and mackerel. Mackerel was delicious but presented more like an appetizer, duck was just way too small (possibly a split breast). Grilled oysters were excellent. Service was slow and messed up an entree even after reading them back.

Came here on a Friday night. Food was awesome and service was top notch. My favorite was the galbi jjim. The beef ribs were tender and flavorful. I'll definitely be back to try more dishes!

Nothing was amazing, and honestly could have used some more flavor. The kalbi kkochi was really in need of a sauce or something, and the rest of the dishes were not bad but not standout. For the price, I think this wasn't that worth it.The best dish of the night was the sesame creme brulee - strong sesame flavor and delicious custard

I heard really great things about Haenyeo so ultimately I was expecting a little more. The ambiance is super cozy inside and lit by candles so it's dark and intimate. We had a reservation at 615 and shared the japchae and the watercress salad as appetizers. I liked both of these dishes but I was disappointed by the entrees. My husband and I got the tofu bibimbop and tofu chigae and unfortunately both dishes were really bland. Thankfully they bought out a little plate of kimchi and two other plates of banchan. The kimchi saved the bibimbop by adding some flavor. I expected the chigae to be spicy because it explicitly says so but it was actually sour and not at all spicy, no kick no heat. You're paying for a more upscale dining and I'm not sure it was worth it.

Had a dinner here with my girlfriends and we had a wonderful time. This is a lovely Korean spot in Park Slope. We had made reservation, which I def recommendd because this place got packed! We were in the area a bit early so we hung out by the bar for some drinks until our table was ready. We each had the school girl cocktail which was good, tasted mostly of prosecco with a hint of lychee flavor, just kind of wished the lychee had a stronger flavor. The staff was so accomodating and nice. Loved the vibe and ambiance inside the restaurant. It was dimlit, very cozy and romantic.We started with some small plates to share. The watercress salad, was amazing. I'm actually not a fan of watercress, but the dressing was so good I couldn't stop eating the salad. I need the recipe for the dressing cuz wow it's so good. The scallion pancake and the Dukboki fundido were all delicous as well. For entrees, I ordered Kalbi jji, the meat was tender and it was very flavorful. My friends ordered the Bulgogi and the Maine uni bibimbop. I will say the entrees are not so big but between our entrees and appetizers we were stuffed. We all very much enjoyed our meals. The only thing to note is that it is a little bit on the pricer end, but it's totally worth for a nice dinner out. The food was amazing, and would definitely come back to try their other dishes.