An overhead spread of WATDA Korean dishes

Our menu

You deserve a wholesome Korean meal

All-in-one mains served with banchan, $14 lunch express bowls, and a little something from the bar.

All day

Wholesome Korean

Every main includes banchan — kimchi, seaweed salad, pickled radish, garlic-chive pancake, seasoned quail egg & miso soup.

Spicy Gochu Pork

Spicy Gochu Pork 고추제육

$31

Pork scotch marinated in our secret gochujang, seared and torched over the griddle with cabbage & onions. Comes with DIY rice balls.

df opt
The Big Katsu

The Big Katsu

$29

Our famous chicken katsu — panko-crumbed chicken fillets deep-fried to perfection. Served with katsu sauce and sesame seed mortar.

bestseller
Gochujang Chicken Stew

Gochujang Chicken Stew 닭볶음탕

$30

Gochujang-marinated boneless chicken, potatoes, rice cake & onion braised in house-blend spices, topped with garlic chives. A hearty stew perfect for Auckland's winter.

df opt
Nembi Bulgogi

Nembi Bulgogi

$31

Bulgogi-marinated beef, shitake mushrooms, cabbage, onions & tofu in a heart-warming nembi pot. Topped with spring onions & a sesame drizzle.

df opt gf opt
Seafood Rice Pot

Seafood Rice Pot

$31

Prawns, teriyaki-glazed eel, tobiko and shitake mushrooms in a sizzling hot stone bowl with garlic chives, sesame oil, butter & tenkasu. Best mixed all up for a flavour-packed bite.

gf opt df opt
Dolsot Bibimbap

Dolsot Bibimbap

$29

Seasonal vegetables over rice in a hot stone bowl, topped with a sunny-side egg & sesame oil, served with house-made chilli paste. Add tofu, spicy pork or chicken +$5.

vegetarian gf opt vegan opt
Tofu Galbi

Tofu Galbi 두부갈비

$29

Back by popular demand — our galbi seasoning better than ever. Fried tofu drizzled & tossed over the griddle with seasonal vegetables, topped with spring onions.

df opt vegetarian opt vegan opt

Lunch only

$14 Lunch Express

Any bowl, same price
  • Chicken Katsu Bowl

    Chicken katsu drizzled with mayonnaise & katsu sauce.

  • Curry Bowl

    Chicken katsu or crumbed prawns with house curry, pickled ginger & corn.

  • KFC Bowl

    Korean fried chicken — simple, crispy, addictive.

  • Spicy Grilled Pork Bowl

    Gochujang-marinated pork scotch, grilled & torched. (df opt)

  • Teriyaki Tofu Bowl

    Deep-fried tofu glazed with teriyaki, topped with tenkasu. (vege, vegan opt)

  • Miso Chicken Katsu Bowl

    Crispy chicken katsu with house-made miso sauce.

  • Mega Prawn Udon Soup

    Crumbed prawns & fish cakes in a spicy udon broth, topped with tenkasu & spring onion.

Make it a combo

Bowl + Soft drink $18 Bowl + Beer $23 Bowl + Mocktail $23 Bowl + Wine $26

Add-ons & extra banchan

The bar list

Wines

  • Oyster Bay Pinot Noir $14 / 48

    Marlborough, NZ · 13.5% — dark cherry & plum, silky finish.

  • Spy Valley Pinot Gris $14 / 48

    Marlborough, NZ · 14% — stone fruit & florals, crisp dry finish.

Beer

  • Cass Korean Lager $10

    Korea · 4.5% ABV

  • Garage Project Fugazi

    Hoppy session ale · 2.2% ABV

Cocktails

  • Dokdo Tide $18

    Blue curaçao, green apple, lemon, mint.

  • Dirty Peaches n Cream $18

    Kahlúa, peach schnapps, cream.

Mocktails

  • Watermelon Cola $12

    Cola, watermelon & lemon.

  • Cocopear $12

    Coconut, mint, lime, crushed pear & tonic.

Soft Drinks

  • Coke · Coke Zero · Sprite $5
  • Karma Organic Juice $5

Menu changes seasonally — ask our team about today's banchan and specials.