La Seine
라세느 Raseneu La Seine is French for the river Seine; one post says the buffet takes its name from the river that runs through Paris.
Western · Jung-gu, 소공동
Compiled from 13 blog posts read in fullSources →
A hotel buffet on the first floor of the main tower at The Grand Lotte Seoul (formerly Lotte Hotel Seoul), 30 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu. Chefs plate lamb rack, lobster, king crab, snow crab and sushi at live stations; in 2026 weekday lunch is 178,000 won and dinner, weekends and holidays 203,000 won, with two-hour sittings on Friday nights and weekends. We read 30 posts from 5 December 2025 to 21 October 2026: 10 were about the Jamsil branch or other outlets in the hotel and were set aside, 7 were guides by people who had not eaten here, and 13 describe a visit. One post says weekend prices rose from 198,000 to 203,000 won in January 2026.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 을지로 30, 1층 (소공동, 호텔롯데 )30 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩89,000 – ₩225,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaStatus In business
When it opens
Of 4 posts: 4 wrote Daily 06:30–21:30.
| Daily | 06:30–21:30 | 4 of 4 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
- Nine of the 13 visit posts say a bottle of sparkling water and a welcome drink arrive when you sit down — usually a choice of red wine, highball or lemonade; one Christmas 2025 diner got champagne, a July lunch diner white wine or beer.
- Few paid full price: eight posts used a discount — 50% birthday-month weekday lunch at 89,000 won (two posts), 30% for a native-Korean given name, 20% for electric-car owners, 15% for military, 10% via Naver booking, 5% via CatchTable or advance booking. The birthday rate covers only the birthday person.
- Even with reservations, a line forms before each sitting: four posts describe it — crowds at 4:45 for a 5 pm Christmas sitting, a queue from 7:15 for a 7:30 holiday dinner, staff checking names and handing out numbered tickets. One group of twelve said they got in without much wait.
- There are private rooms: three posts were seated in one — a seventieth-birthday family in the Durian room, a party of twelve, and a couple at Christmas in the Olive room. One post says the rooms are named after fruit.
3 more
- Two-hour sittings are enforced: two posts mention it — one felt rushed by staff checking the time at a weekend lunch, the other found two hours enough.
- Two posts say it is a short walk from Euljiro 1-ga station; one explains it is to the right inside the hotel, next to the bakery.
- Two posts drove: one had four hours of free parking registered with the meal, the other used valet, which they say costs 30,000 won unless your card covers it. Several posts copy a '4 hours free' info line, which we did not count.
What 13 bloggers said
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Friendly staff
We read all 13 in full. The most common claims are “Expensive” (6) and “Had to wait” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Complimentary tea or drink 9 of 13 posts
- Discount offered 8 of 13 posts
- Takes reservations 8 of 13 posts
- Private room 3 of 13 posts
- Coffee served 3 of 13 posts
- Large windows 3 of 13 posts
- Time limit on the table 2 of 13 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 13 posts
- Wine served 2 of 13 posts
- Valet parking 1 of 13 posts
- Beer served 1 of 13 posts
- Waiting area 1 of 13 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 2 of 13 posts |
|---|
Who came, and with whom
- Date 4 of 13 posts
- Family visit 3 of 13 posts
- With a friend 2 of 13 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 13 posts
- Came by car 1 of 13 posts
- Came with children 1 of 13 posts
- Group visit 1 of 13 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
2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No visit post describes the floor from experience; 'main tower, 1st floor' appears only in addresses and copied info.
We don't know about steps or wheelchair and stroller access — no one wrote about it, which is not the same as saying there are barriers.
One post only praised the restroom lighting; we don't know whether it is inside the restaurant or separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · 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 themselves3 of 13 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way10 of 13 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 20 posts we gathered, 7 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.
| 2026-10-19 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 4 posts in one day |
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 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 11 |
What we do not know
- Opening hours come only from copied timetables, which four posts give identically (breakfast from 6:30, last dinner sitting ending 21:30); a December 2025 post listed breakfast from 7:00. No post mentions closing days.
- Prices change by date and promotion: Christmas dinner 2025 was 225,000 won, and one post says the birthday discount is not offered in December. One post relays that king crab is not served at weekday lunch, so the spread may differ by sitting.
- Reservations: 02-317-7171. One post says bookings open at 8 am on the 1st of the previous month; another got a seat by phone after Naver bookings were full.
- Many posts are about the Jamsil branch at Lotte Hotel World, which has different prices and birthday terms and, several say, no birthday cake or photo; we excluded them from every count here.
Sources (13)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 더그랜드롯데 서울 라세느 후기 2026-10-19 · 오늘의 솔직 후기 노트
- 더그랜드롯데 서울 라세느, 소공동 호텔 뷔페 주말 점심 1부 (2025년 9.... 2026-10-19 · 먹유니의 돼지런한 생활
- 서울 중구 명동 더그랜드 롯데 호텔 뷔페 라세느 평일 디너 후기(+청.... 2026-10-19 · 다채로운 log생활 '다쳰롭게'
- 롯데호텔 서울 라세느 뷔페 디너 후기｜가격부터 음식 종류까지 솔.... 2026-10-19 · ⭐️서니융 블로그⭐️
- 더그랜드롯데 호텔 라세느 뷔페 후기｜생일 기념 주말 디너 할인 솔.... 2026-10-18 · 핫플 기록하는 중 ✏️
- 롯데호텔 뷔페 더그랜드롯데 서울 라세느 생일 혜택 예약 및 동반할.... 2026-10-18 · TASTY NOTE♪
- 10월 18일 일상 2026-10-18 · TORI · via Daum
- 서울 더그랜드롯데 라세느 뷔페 2026-10-18 · 이리저리 이것저것
- 서울호텔뷔페 라센느 을지로 주말 저녁 12명 단체 모임 내돈내산 후기 2026-10-17 · 뭔가 좀 해보려고 하는사람 · via Daum
- 서울 호텔 뷔페 추천 더그랜드롯데 서울 라세느 룸 주말디너 칠순잔.... 2026-10-17 · 먹고 키우고 여행하는 네 식구의 행복한 일상 이야기
- 롯데호텔 라세느 평일 런치 생일 50% 할인 예약 가격 혼밥 후기 2026-10-15 · 오늘의 온도 · via Daum
- [서울] 🎄크리스마스 호텔뷔페 데이트 추천/ 롯데호텔서울 라세느 디너1부 후기 (라세느 예약 할인 꿀팁) 2025-12-27 · My log ˶♡ · via Daum
- 연말 크리스마스 뷔페 롯데호텔 라세느 디너 할인 후기 2025-12-05 · 박오잉씨의잡블
Of 316 candidate posts we opened 70 and kept 13 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.