FLAVORS
플레이버즈 Peulleibeojeu Flavors is simply the English word for tastes; it is the name of the all-day buffet restaurant inside JW Marriott Hotel Seoul.
Buffet · Seocho-gu, 반포동
Compiled from 18 blog posts read in fullSources →
The buffet restaurant inside JW Marriott Hotel Seoul in Banpo. The registry says third floor, but every visitor wrote second floor. Its draws are grilled lobster, snow crab, lamb rack and LA-style short ribs, with pasta, sashimi and pho made at live stations; coffee and tea are ordered at the table. Posts from August 2026 on give 209,000 won for weekday dinner and weekends, 179,000 won for weekday lunch and 89,000 won for breakfast. We read 30 posts from 23 December 2025 to 17 October 2026: 19 record an actual meal, 6 only describe the place and 5 were about other venues. One post recalls the pre-renewal 'The Cafe'.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 서초구 신반포로 176, 3층 (반포동, JW메리어트호텔서울)176 Sinbanpo-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩80,000 – ₩224,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 995 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 6 posts: 5 wrote Weekdays 06:30–21:00, 3 wrote Saturday 06:30–22:00, 3 wrote Sunday 06:30–21:00.
| Weekdays | 06:30–21:00 | 5 of 6 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 06:30–22:00 | |
| Sunday | 06:30–21:00 | |
| Break | Weekdays 10:00–12:00 | 3 of 4 posts |
Rows without a count: 3 of 6 posts.
1 other values
| Break | Weekdays | 14:30–18:00 3 of 4 posts last seen 2026-10 |
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Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Staff come up often. Six posts call them attentive, and four describe the floor manager coming to the table to crack their snow crab. One couple got a candle and a rose cake when they mentioned a birthday. One post notes he drops by often, which people who dislike small talk may find tiring. Four posts say he appeared on a TV show in July 2026; they only retell the broadcast, so we did not count them.
- Coffee and tea are ordered at the table rather than fetched: twelve posts say staff bring them over. Six say drinks can be taken away in a cup on the way out. Juice and cola are at a self-serve bar, one post says.
- Five posts say the lamb had no gamey smell; none said it did.
- Five posts say each adult gets one glass of wine (red, white or alcohol-free sparkling). One group brought its own bottle and paid corkage; the 80,000-won figure in that post is copied information.
1 more
- Three posts sat by the window (one requested it by phone; one saw Banpo's lights at night), while one says the room is not laid out for a view, so three to one. Three posts mention wide spacing between tables.
What 18 bloggers said
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Friendly staff
We read all 18 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (6) and “No gamey smell” (5).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Coffee served 12 of 18 posts
- Takeout 6 of 18 posts
- Wine served 5 of 18 posts
- Takes reservations 5 of 18 posts
- Large windows 3 of 18 posts
- Cooked to order 4 of 18 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 18 posts
- Lift to the floor 3 of 18 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 3 of 18 posts
- High ceiling 1 of 18 posts
- Parking capacity 1 of 18 posts
- Discount offered 1 of 18 posts
- Time limit on the table 1 of 18 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
5 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 5 of 18 posts |
|---|
Four posts drove and five parked in the basement garage on the Shinsegae side. One says there was plenty of space; another found it full on a weekday and went down to B4. Posts disagree on which garage is validated: one says Central City is not, another says to enter via Central City and that the Famille Station side is not. The '5 hours free' figure appears often but is mostly copied.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 18 posts
- Came by car 4 of 18 posts
- With a friend 4 of 18 posts
- Family visit 3 of 18 posts
- Came with children 1 of 18 posts
- Group visit 1 of 18 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 3 (of 18 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Lift to the floor | 3 of 18 posts |
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 18 posts read) |
It is not underground: three posts went up to the hotel's second floor, by lift or escalator. One post says a passage beside the Bulgari shop on the department store's second floor leads into the hotel.
No one wrote about steps at the entrance or wheelchair or pram access; that means unknown, not absent. Three posts reached the second floor by lift or escalator.
Only one post covers toilets: they are just outside the restaurant's front desk, in the hotel, and clean. Gender separation and accessible toilets are unknown.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves10 of 18 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way8 of 18 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 24 posts we gathered, 6 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
| 2026-07-07 | 3 posts in one day |
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We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 8 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Noise splits one to one: a weekday-dinner visitor found it calm, another found it lively and crowded.
- Only one post mentions waiting: on 31 December 2025 people lined up 5-10 minutes before the first lunch seating. Others booked and walked in on time. We do not know whether there is usually a queue.
- Three posts say from experience it connects directly to Express Bus Terminal station; they give different exit numbers (3 and 7).
- Prices have risen. A December 2025 post says weekday dinner was normally 199,000 won (224,000 over the holidays), and a June 2026 breakfast cost 80,000 won. Six posts from August 2026 give 209,000 won for weekday dinner and weekends and 89,000 won for breakfast; one 1 August 2026 post shows a different 168,000/194,000-won table. Three posts call it expensive, one saying it was not worth 300,000 won for two. Many paid with card vouchers or Naver booking discounts, so what people actually paid varies.
- Six visitor posts give hours, all copied from official listings: weekdays 06:30-21:00 with breaks 10:00-12:00 and 14:30-18:00 (all six agree), Saturdays to 22:00 (three posts). Three give Sunday dinner ending at 21:00, one at 22:00. Weekend lunch and dinner run in two 2-hour seatings. No post mentions a closing day.
- Seven posts give 02-6282-6268 for phone bookings; two others list 02-6282-6730 and 02-6282-6732 for enquiries. Five posts say they booked ahead, via Naver or Catchtable.
- Sashimi and sushi divide opinion: one post says they melted in the mouth, while others found them disappointing for a hotel dinner, less carefully made than the rest, or not especially fresh.
- Four posts from 6-7 July 2026 retell a TV feature in the same template (price table, booking tips, FAQ), and one summarises a YouTube video; none records a visit, so we did not count them. No post disclosed sponsorship; ten say they paid themselves.
Sources (18)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- JW메리어트 FLAVORS 호텔 뷔페_플레이버즈 2026-10-17 · 먱먱이
- JW메리어트 서울 호텔 뷔페 플레이버즈 주말 런치 내돈 내산 솔직 후.... 2026-10-03 · MIHO
- [서울 호텔 뷔페] JW 메리어트 호텔 서울 플레이버즈 디너 후기✨ 주.... 2026-09-29 · longlongforever님의 블로그
- 서울 반포 I 서울에서 가장 비싼 호텔 뷔페 JW 메리어트 호텔 서울 플.... 2026-09-24 · 유네집 | 리빙•육아•패션 기록
- JW 메리어트 서울 더 카페 (The Cafe) 주말 디너 2부 후기 (현 플레이버즈) 2026-09-22 · 하니모하니 · via Daum
- 서울 5성급 호텔 추천 2탄｜안다즈 강남, 비스타 워커힐, JW 메리어트 서울 호캉스 직접 숙박 후기... 2026-09-20 · SONDAY- · via Daum
- JW 메리어트 호텔 서울 뷔페 플레이버즈 평일 디너 후기 2026-09-02 · 청소년상담사 꾸리링은 지금, 육아 공부중!
- [서울 3대 호텔 뷔페] JW 메리어트 서울 플레이버즈 완전체 친구 모임 🍽️ (할인 팁, 예약방법, 메뉴 상세... 2026-08-24 · 스콘하운드 · via Daum
- [서울맛집] JW 메리어트 호텔 서울 플레이버즈 | 주말 디너 후기! 무.... 2026-08-14 · 공간
- 신한 메리어트 본보이 카드 조식 숙제 ️ JW 메리어트 서울 '플레이.... 2026-08-13 · 리뉴스마일
- JW메리어트호텔 플레이버즈 내돈내산 2026-08-13 · my blog_
- JW메리어트 호텔 서울 플레이버즈 조식 이용후기 2026-08-11 · 호시탐탐
- 임신 31주차: JW 메리어트호텔 서울 플레이버즈 주말 런치, 임형철 지배인님 추천 메뉴👍 2026-08-11 · To Love & Dream · via Daum
- [내돈내산] JW 메리어트 서울 뷔페 플레이버즈 솔직 후기 / 주차 / 할.... 2026-08-05 · 일상도우미 오늘뭐했서영
- [내돈내산] 통장 눈감아... JW 메리어트 플레이버즈 뷔페 솔직후기 (데이트 성공 확률 99%) 2026-08-01 · 리뷰하는 환미남 블로그 · via Daum
- JW메리어트 호텔 _ 플레이버즈 주말 디너 후기, 신라호텔 더파크뷰 비교 2026-02-03 · 30대 최고막내 쥬니 · via Daum
- JW 메리어트 플레이버즈 뷔페 ｜가격 영업시간 주력메뉴 총정리 2026-01-28 · 이팔청춘 해피모드 Sseul:D
- JW 메리어트 서울 뷔페 플레이버즈 디너 후기 추천 (메뉴, 분위기, 주차, 예약) 2025-12-23 · 도리와 부리 · via Daum
Of 404 candidate posts we opened 64 and kept 18 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.