The Garden Kitchen
더가든키친 Deo Gadeun Kichin The name is simply English for 'the garden kitchen' — it is the buffet restaurant of The Riverside Hotel in Sinsa.
Buffet · Seocho-gu, 잠원동
Compiled from 16 blog posts read in fullSources →
A buffet on the ground floor of The Riverside Hotel near exit 5 of Sinsa Station. In 2026 posts an adult pays 68,000 won at weekday lunch and 93,000 won at weekday dinner and weekends; three posts got a discount by booking on Naver. Sashimi and sushi, whole-tuna carving, LA galbi, marinated crab, made-to-order pasta and gelato come up again and again, and wine and draft beer are included at dinner and weekends. Eleven posts received a cheese-grilled lobster at the table. We read 30 posts from December 2024 to October 2026, 17 of them from people who ate here; we set aside 9 about the hotel's other restaurants and wedding halls.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 서초구 강남대로107길 6, 1동 1층 (잠원동, 더리버사이드호텔 )6 Gangnam-daero 107-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩61,200 – ₩120,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaStatus In business
When it opens
Of 8 posts: 3 wrote Weekdays 11:30–21:30, 3 wrote Saturday 11:30–21:30, 2 wrote Sunday 11:30–21:00.
| Weekdays | 11:30–21:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 11:30–21:30 | 2 of 8 posts |
| Saturday | 11:30–21:30 | |
| Sunday | 11:30–21:00 | 2 of 8 posts |
| Break | Weekdays 14:30–18:00 | 4 of 7 posts |
| Break | Saturday 16:00–17:00 | 2 of 7 posts |
| Break | Weekends 16:00–17:00 | 2 of 7 posts |
Rows without a count: 3 of 8 posts.
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
- A line forms before opening. Four posts waited: arriving at 16:30 for a 17:00 Saturday seating and finding people already there, a queue before 18:00 on a Sunday, a long line at 11:20 on Christmas Day, and queuing from 19:10 for a 19:30 Christmas booking until doors opened around 19:20. Three posts describe a waiting area, with benches and wide seats with bolster cushions.
- Seatings last two hours; weekend lunch and dinner each run in two rounds (Saturday dinner round one is 17:00-19:00). Two posts mention the limit, and one found two hours shorter than expected.
- Groups of eight or more get a private room. Five posts saw or used one, including a family of eight in a room for up to sixteen and a grandparents' birthday party. Two posts found the main hall noisy: hectic at a regular table with children, and crowded even at weekday lunch.
- Drivers hand the car to valet parking (5,000 won). Three posts drove and used it. Two posts from weekend dinners in September 2026 describe a valet line, one guessing it took 20 minutes. Three posts came by subway and found Sinsa Station close.
3 more
- Many stations cook to order. Seven posts mention it; for pasta or gnocchi you order and return 5 to 10 minutes later. Noodles such as pho, jjajangmyeon and naengmyeon are also made on the spot.
- Drinks are included. Ten posts mention wine and seven beer: red and white wine with draft beer at dinner and weekends, sparkling wine at weekday lunch. One post found the drinks bar by the entrance a long walk from their table.
- Mostly family occasions: five posts came with family for birthdays and a 60th, four with friends, two as couples and one as a work dinner. Six posts were repeat visits.
What 16 bloggers said
pyeongil jeonyeok jumal buffet
Returning customer
We read all 16 in full. The most common claims are “Returning customer” (6) and “Had to wait” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Wine served 10 of 16 posts
- Takes reservations 9 of 16 posts
- Cooked to order 7 of 16 posts
- Beer served 7 of 16 posts
- Private room 5 of 16 posts
- Waiting area 3 of 16 posts
- Discount offered 3 of 16 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 16 posts
- Valet parking 3 of 16 posts
- Time limit on the table 2 of 16 posts
- High chairs 2 of 16 posts
- Seasonal decorations 1 of 16 posts
- Coffee served 1 of 16 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
3 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 3 of 16 posts |
|---|
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 5 of 16 posts
- With a friend 4 of 16 posts
- Came by car 3 of 16 posts
- Date 2 of 16 posts
- Came with children 1 of 16 posts
- Group visit 1 of 16 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 1 (of 16 posts read) |
|---|
Only one post describes the floor: you climb stairs from the ground-floor lobby to the buffet, so it is not in a basement. Nobody said whether there is a lift.
No one said whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in. Two posts saw high chairs. We don't know, which is not the same as no.
Nobody mentioned where the toilets are or whether they are separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · 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 16 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way6 of 16 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 20 posts we gathered, 4 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
What we do not know
- All opening hours are copied listings: 11:30-21:30 with a 14:30-18:00 weekday break; Saturday's break is listed as 16:00-17:00, Sundays and holidays as 16:00-18:00 with a 21:00 close. No post gives a closing day. Nine posts booked through Naver; four give the phone number 02-6710-1133.
- Prices change with the season. 2026 posts give 68,000 won for weekday lunch and 93,000 won for dinner and weekends, while a December 2024 post copied 75,000 and 99,000 won, and 120,000 won on Dec 24-25. One post says prices rise in November and December. One September 2026 post copied 88,000 won for weekday dinner, apparently from an older table.
- Two non-visit posts are near-identical promotions by one photo studio for 80th-birthday shoots; they record no meal and are not counted. A wedding-hall post said it had heard the hotel will close for rebuilding late next year; that is hearsay and we do not rely on it.
Sources (16)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 서울 호텔 뷔페 할인! 신사 더리버사이드호텔 더가든키친 평일 런치.... 2026-10-20 · 그레이스의 복잡한 일상여행
- [더 리버사이드 호텔 더 가든키친] 가성비 최강! 더 리버사이드 호텔.... 2026-10-20 · 산다는건 다그런게 아니겠니
- 더 가든키친 뷔페 주말 디너 후기, 신사역 가족모임 생신파티 룸 추천 2026-10-19 · 크대디의 희귀식물 가드닝 & 테크 리뷰 · via Daum
- 리버사이드호텔 뷔페 더 가든키친 주말 디너 가격 할인 주차 후기 2026-10-16 · 얌꿍의 다이어리 · via Daum
- 서울 호텔 뷔페 더 리버사이드 호텔 더 가든 키친 2026-10-15 · 캠핑으로 떠나는 여행
- [내돈내산] 더 리버사이드 호텔 더 가든키친 뷔페 후기｜평일 런치 6.... 2026-10-15 · 오늘도 Bob
- 더 리버사이드 호텔 뷔페 더가든키친, 서울 칠순 뷔페 추천 2026-10-14 · 첼로그
- [서울 호텔 뷔페 추천] 더 리버사이드호텔 더가든키친 주말 뷔페 내돈내산 솔직 후기🍽️👩🍳 2026-10-06 · 쭝의 일상✨ 맛집 카페 · via Daum
- ⭐️9월 일상_늪 2026-10-01 · 노잼도시 대전에서 살아남기
- [서울뷔페/투어]인생 첫 더 리버사이드 호텔 뷔페 방문 후기와 꿀팁 2026-10-01 · MSG의 과자 지갑 · via Daum
- [주말 일상]리버사이드 호텔 뷔페 더 가든 키친 재방문 후기 2026-09-21 · 책과 함께 성장하는 일상 · via Daum
- 신사역 뷔페 더 리버사이드 호텔 뷔페 더가든키친 내돈내산 후기｜메뉴·가격·분위기 솔직 리뷰 2026-09-10 · 왕감자의 대모험 · via Daum
- 신사역 더가든키친 평일 디너 뷔페 후기｜내돈내산 추천메뉴 비추천메뉴 찐후기 2026-09-09 · 먹고 육아하는 빵미 · via Daum
- 크리스마스 데이트 추천 리버사이드 호텔 뷔페 더가든키친 내돈내.... 2025-12-27 · Hello, Clara!
- 신사 더리버사이드호텔 뷔페 더가든키친 크리스마스 내돈내산 후기 2025-01-05 · 좋아하는 것들 · via Daum
- 서울 크리스마스 식당 신사역 더리버사이드호텔 뷔페 호텔 크리스마스 케이크 송년회 단체 모임 2024-12-08 · 진주야 놀자 · via Daum
Of 475 candidate posts we opened 74 and kept 16 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.