Gilpost · Gangnam-gu, Yeoksam-dong
Western
AC Kitchen
AC 키친 AC Kichin AC Kitchen is the all-day dining room of the AC Hotel by Marriott Seoul Gangnam — AC is the hotel brand's name and kitchen is simply the English word.
Compiled from 23 blog posts read in fullSources →
AC Kitchen is the buffet restaurant on the second floor of the AC Hotel by Marriott Seoul Gangnam, a short walk from exit 4 of Yeoksam Station. Weekday lunch (11:30-14:00) is a steak-and-seafood buffet at 95,000 won per adult, without lobster; weekday dinner and weekend/holiday lunch is the unlimited-lobster buffet at 150,000 won. Draft beer and wine are included at every sitting, and mid-meal the staff bring a noodle dish such as udon or tantanmen to each table. We read 30 posts dated 7 December 2025 to 20 October 2026. Twenty-three record an actual meal; two Christmas-cake pickups and two hotel-stay or information posts only describe the place and were not counted. Three posts about the 21st-floor rooftop bar or the hotel itself were set aside as not about this restaurant.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로25길 10, 지상2층 (역삼동)10 Teheran-ro 25-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩59,000 – ₩350,000
- From the station4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 483 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 13 posts: 8 wrote Daily 18:00–21:00, 7 wrote Weekends 12:00–14:30, 4 wrote Weekdays 11:30–14:00.
| Daily | 18:00–21:00 | 8 of 13 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 12:00–14:30 | 7 of 13 posts |
| Weekdays | 11:30–14:00 | 4 of 13 posts |
| Break | Weekdays 10:00–11:30 | 2 of 4 posts |
| Break | Weekends 10:00–12:00 | 2 of 4 posts |
| Closed | None | 2 of 2 posts |
4 other values
| Open | Daily | 06:30–10:00 4 of 13 posts last seen 2026-10 |
|---|---|---|
| Open | Daily | 06:30–21:00 3 of 13 posts last seen 2026-09 |
| Break | Weekdays | 14:00–18:00 2 of 4 posts last seen 2026-08 |
| Break | Weekends | 14:30–18:00 2 of 4 posts last seen 2026-08 |
The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.
What sets it apart
- Drinks cost nothing extra: 17 of the 23 meal posts say they drank, or could drink, wine. Red, white and sparkling stand out in bottles, each labelled with sweetness and body notes. A sign limits each guest to two glasses, but writers say there is no limit on refills.
- Fourteen posts mention draft beer. From July 2026 writers list three self-serve taps — Budweiser, Sangsang Pale Ale and Mocha Stout; one early-June post saw only two, Budweiser and Hand and Malt. Non-alcoholic beer and canned soft drinks are also out.
- Seven posts say they booked ahead. Naver booking takes 10% off the adult price, and one writer who booked was shown straight to a set table without waiting. Another notes that window seats are not guaranteed by booking — they go to whoever arrives first.
- Five posts say they paid a discounted price: 50% for the birthday guest plus 10% for companions (one writer took her mother for her birthday this way), 50% for hotel guests (75,000 won for dinner), and 10% for Naver bookings.
2 more
- Opinions split on size: four posts call it roomy, four call it small or 'cosier than expected', and two say it is small but well laid out without settling either way. Read together, it is smaller than the big hotel buffets and less crowded for it.
- Five posts mention the floor-to-ceiling windows and daylight, though others warn that the view is of neighbouring office buildings.
What 23 bloggers said
Mujehan Raepseuteo Sipudeu Bwipe
Juicy
We read all 23 in full. The most common claims are “Juicy” (4) and “Quiet” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Roomy | yes 4 · no 4 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Wine served 17 of 23 posts
- Beer served 14 of 23 posts
- Takes reservations 7 of 23 posts
- Large windows 5 of 23 posts
- Discount offered 5 of 23 posts
- Reachable by transit 4 of 23 posts
- Second floor 3 of 23 posts
- Lift to the floor 2 of 23 posts
- Cooked to order saying it is not 2 of 23 posts
- Review event 2 of 23 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 23 posts
- Takeout 1 of 23 posts
- Private room 1 of 23 posts
- Valet parking 1 of 23 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 1 of 23 posts |
|---|
One post describes using the valet: hand the car over at the entrance, pay 5,000 won after the meal, and it is brought to the door. Rates such as '5,000 won for the first 180 minutes, then 1,000 won per 10 minutes' are mostly copied notices, and one post says the first three hours are free, so check the terms.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 4 of 23 posts
- Family visit 3 of 23 posts
- Group visit 3 of 23 posts
- With a friend 2 of 23 posts
- Came by car 1 of 23 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
4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 3 of 23 posts |
|---|---|
| Lift to the floor | 2 of 23 posts |
Nobody wrote about steps at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. Posts do say you take the lobby elevator up to the second floor. This means we don't know, not that access is lacking.
Nobody described the restroom from experience. 'Separate men's and women's toilets' appears only in copied listing data, which we did not count.
No one mentioned: In a basement · 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 disclosing payment1 of 23 posts
- Someone else paid1 of 23 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves8 of 23 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way13 of 23 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 27 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
What we do not know
- Two posts say the meat is not cooked to order — it is roasted ahead and kept warm, and one found it lukewarm and dried out. Several others note that a server carves the joints in front of you on request.
- Few posts talk about the staff: one found the servers offering udon friendly; another found the counter staff curt but the server clearing plates kind — that writer says she will not return.
- No post describes queuing; one writer who had booked was seated without waiting. Another arrived at the 18:00 weekday-dinner opening and found it already busy with reservations. We don't know how long a walk-in waits.
- Opening hours agree across many posts: breakfast 06:30-10:00, weekday lunch 11:30-14:00, weekend and holiday lunch 12:00-14:30, dinner daily 18:00-21:00 — mostly copied from the restaurant's own listing. The stated morning break varies between 10:00-11:30 and 10:00-12:00. Two posts say it opens every day.
- Prices are identical in every post from June to October 2026: weekday lunch 95,000 won per adult and 50,000 per child; dinner and weekend lunch 150,000 and 80,000, tax included. Writers broadly agree it is a lot for one meal — one says it is hard to call it a bargain at 150,000 won, but the free drinks, lamb and desserts make it reasonable — and they advise going with a discount. In July and August there was a 50% children's promotion.
- Bookings are taken through Naver, CatchTable or by phone (02-2050-6034); six posts give the same number.
- Four August 2026 posts carry the same 'Summer Kids Festa' and Chuseok to-go copy without saying whether they were sponsored; one June post states it was given a meal voucher. Eight posts say the writer paid.
Sources (23)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- AC키친 강남 런치 뷔페, 과연 돈값 할 만큼 음식 구성 알찰까?AC 호텔 바이 메리어트 내돈내산(주차, 예약) 2026-10-20 · 잔잔함이 머무는 자리 · via Daum
- [AC 메리어트 호텔 뷔페] AC키친 솔직후기 | 엄마 생일 50% 할인으로 다.... 2026-10-19 · 희망이나라
- 취향은 쉬는 법이 없다｜역삼 AC 호텔·르와조, 평택 다운언더와 산.... 2026-10-19 · LIMATLAS
- 75000원으로 즐긴 서울 강남 메리어트 호텔 뷔페 - 랍스터 주류 무제.... 2026-10-15 · 온더로드
- 강남 호텔 뷔페 추천 AC 메리어트 서울 강남 AC키친 런치 내돈내산 후.... 2026-10-13 · 로사의 체크인트립
- [강남/역삼] 랍스터와 주류 무제한인 가성비 끝판왕 뷔페, AC 호텔 강.... 2026-10-11 · 여의도 직장인의 허덕이는 삶
- 저 아직도 대학생입니다 2026-10-05 · In to In · via Daum
- [역삼 호텔뷔페] AC호텔 강남 AC키친 내돈내산 솔직후기 (+랍스터/주.... 2026-10-02 · 찐맛집만 — 솔직후기
- 역삼역 AC키친 랍스터 디너 뷔페 후기 가격 메뉴 할인 총정리 2026-10-02 · Lena’s Blog
- 강남 호텔뷔페 AC키친 주말 런치 랍스터 와인 무제한 가족 생일 식사 2026-10-02 · 가둥이, 어딜가둥? · via Daum
- 메리어트 호텔뷔페 강남 AC키친 / 판교 모모카페 2026-09-29 · 나의 로망스❤️
- 뷔페맛집 AC호텔 바이 메리어트 서울 강남 AC키친 2026-09-28 · 우리동네 사는 이야기
- AC호텔 바이 메리어트 강남 후기｜플래티넘 멤버 조식 사우나 라운.... 2026-09-28 · 에이미의 아름다운 날들
- [강남 호텔뷔페] AC 호텔 바이 메리어트 서울 강남 AC 치킨 평일 런치 .... 2026-09-25 · 토리일지
- 강남호텔뷔페 추천 AC호텔 바이메리어트 서울강남(랍스타,와인무제.... 2026-08-24 · 캐롤의 리뷰로그
- 강남호텔뷔페 AC키친 디너! AC호텔바이메리어트서울강남 2026-08-23 · 하하하_일상이 여행이다
- 역삼동맛집 AC키친 랍스터 와인 무제한으로 유명한 호텔뷔페 2026-08-15 · 백수로운 지은생활 (ϋ)
- AC호텔바이메리어트서울강남 AC 키친: 무제한 주류로 더 즐거운 랍스.... 2026-08-13 · 세상구경
- 서울 랍스터 뷔페 AC호텔 바이 메리어트 서울 강남 디너 할인 예약 2026-07-16 · 여행 인플루언서 아랑✈️
- 강남호텔뷔페, ac호텔 ac키친 10만원대 서울호텔뷔페 디너 추천 후기 2026-07-10 · 나의 일상과 타인의 일상 그 사이에서
- 강남호텔뷔페 랍스터 와인 주류 무제한 AC호텔바이메리어트서울강.... 2026-07-06 · 젠타의 "너 맛집맞아?"
- AC 호텔 바이 메리어트 서울 강남 AC 키친 무제한 랍스터 씨푸드 뷔페.... 2026-06-25 · 꼬등어의 취향
- [서울강남구맛집/역삼동맛집/역삼역맛집]AC 호텔 바이 메리어트 서.... 2026-06-03 · 금군의 미각은 나의 힘
Of 349 candidate posts we opened 66 and kept 23 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.