The SOJU Menu (Update 2025)

Welcome to The SOJU, your new go-to spot for authentic Korean culinary experiences in Reading. Nestled in Kings Walk, this restaurant offers an enticing menu that promises delectable flavors and generous portions at healthy prices. Customers rave about the lunch deals, which include favorites like tofu bibimbap and vegan ramyun, both packed with fresh ingredients.

The spirit of Korean BBQ comes alive here, with dishes featuring high-quality meats such as lamb chops and beef, complemented by halal options. Dining here is not just about food; it's a cultural experience. Patrons appreciate the friendly service and the warm atmosphere, ideal for families or friends wanting to share a meal.
Highlights:

  • Korean BBQ that excels in taste and quality.
  • Quick service with a personal touch.
  • Wide variety, including delicious options for vegetarians.

Visit The SOJU for a truly satisfying dining adventure!

Dumplings / Mandoo

Vegetable / Yachae

Contains soybean curd - 6pcs

$£5.75

Chicken / Dak Gogi

Non-Halal chicken - 5pcs

$£5.95

Beef Boolgogi / So Boolgogi

Non-Halal beef - 4pcs

$£5.95

Kimchi / Gimchee

$£7.55

Seafood Mix & Spring Onions / Haemool Pa

$£7.95

Pancake / Jeon

Kimchi Stir-Fried / Gimchee Bokgeum

Tofu / Dooboo - 7pcs

$£9.95

Tofu & Pork / Dooboo Samgyubsal

$£10.95

Glass Noodle Roll / Gimmari

Deep fried Glass Noodle Roll - 5pcs

$£5.95

King Prawn / Saewoo

Lightly battered King Prawn served with chili mayo and vinegary soy sauce - 5pcs

$£9.15

Sweet Corn Cheese / Con Cheese

Sweet corn with mozzarella cheese melts

$£6.45

Sweet Spicy Rice Cake / Ddeokbokgi

Rice and fish cakes with vegetables simmered in a sizzling spicy sauce. Cheese / Chise: Mozzarella Cheese melts. Dumplings / Goon Mandoo: Deep fried vegetable dumplings - 3pcs. Glass Noodle Roll / Gimmari: Deep fried Glass Noodle Roll - 3pcs

$£7.95

Deep Fried / Tuigim

Sweet Sour / Tangsoo

Vegetable Dumplings / Yachae Mandoo - 8pcs

$£8.25

Pork / Dweji Gogi - 11pcs

$£8.95

Squid / Ohjinguh - 11pcs

$£8.95

Vegetable Dumplings / Yachae Mandoo - 8pcs

$£8.25

Chicken / Dak Gogi - 11pcs

$£8.95

King Prawn / Saewoo - 9pcs

$£8.95

Sweet Spicy / Gangjeong

Soup / Gook

Egg / Gyeran Gook

Eggs, mixed vegetables, kelp stock soup

$£2.95

Seaweed / Miyeok Gook

Eggs, mixed vegetables, kelp stock soup

$£3.25

Soybean Paste / Dwenjang Gook

Soybean Paste stock based soup with vegetables and tofu

$£3.45

Vegetable Dumplings / Yachae Mandoo

Contains soybean curd - 3pcs

$£3.45

Chicken Dumplings / Dak Mandoo

Non-Halal chicken - 3pcs

$£3.75

Dumpling / Mandoo Gook

Home-Made Kimchi / Gimchee

Cabbage Kimchi / Baechoo Gimchee

$£3.25

Radish Kimchi / Kkakdoogi

$£3.25

Cucumber Kimchi / Oiee Gimchee

$£3.25

Assorted Kimchi / Modeum Gimchee

Cabbage, Cucumber, Radish Kimchi

$£5.95

Sliced Pickled Radish / Moochae Namool

$£2.85

Bean Sprouts / Sookjoo Namool

$£2.85

Spinach / Sigeumchee Namool

$£2.85

Courgette / Hobakmoochim Namool

$£2.85

Toasted Seaweed (Laver) / Gooeun Gim

$£2.85

Sliced Spring Onions / Pajeori

$£2.85

Sliced Pickled Onions / Yangpajeori

$£2.85

Assorted Vegetables / Modeum Namool

Pickled radish, Bean sprouts, Spinach & Courgette

$£5.95

Lightly Seasoned or Pickled Vegetables / Namool

Vegetables / Yachae

Lettuce / Sangchoo

$£3.45

Sliced Garlics & Green Chilies / Maneul & Gochoo

$£1.95

Lettuce Basket / Ssam

Lettuce, Cucumber, Carrot, Garlics and Chillies

$£5.95

Chicken Thigh (Skin/Boneless) / Dak Galbi

$£7.95

Beef Boolgogi / So Boolgogi

$£8.15

Lamb Chop / Yang Galbi

$£11.95

Beef Short Rib (Bone) / L.A. Galbi

$£9.75

Beef Short Rib (Boneless) / Pyeon Galbi

$£9.95

Squid / Maeun Ojingeoh (S)

$£8.25

King Prawns / Daeha

$£9.95

Salmon / Yeonuh

$£9.95

Sweet Soy Sauce / Ganjang Yangnyum

Chili Spicy Sauce / Gochoojang Yangnyum

Chicken Thigh (Skin/Boneless) / Maeun Dak Galbi

$£7.95

Lamb Chop / Yang Galbi

$£11.95

Pork Belly / Maeun Samgyubsal

$£7.95

Squid / Maeun Ojingeoh

$£8.25

King Prawns / Daeha

$£9.95

Chicken Thigh (Skin/Boneless) / Dwenjang Dak Galbi

$£8.25

Pork Belly / Dwenjang Samgyupsal

$£8.95

Salmon / Yeonuh

$£9.95

Soybean Paste Sauce / Dwenjang Yangnyum

Sauce-Less / Saeng Gogi

Beef Jacobs Ladder / Galbisal

$£9.45

Beef Ribeye Steak / Deungsim

$£11.95

Ox Tongue / So Hyeo

$£9.75

Pork Belly / Samgyupsal

$£7.75

King Prawns / Daeha

$£9.95

Beef Only / So Gogi Modeum

Ribeye, Beef Boolgogi, Ox Tongue, Short Rib & L.A. Galbi

$£32.95

All the Meat / Gogi Modeum

Beef Boolgogi, Spicy Pork Belly, Spicy Chicken, Pyoen Galbi, Lamb Chop

$£32.95

Halal Special / Halal Modeum

Beef Boolgogi, Spicy Chicken, Sweet Soy Chicken, Lamb Chop

$£37.95

Seafood / Haemool Modeum

King Prawn, Salmon, Squid, Mussel, Scallop

$£32.95

Surf and Turf / Yookhaegong Modeum

Beef Boolgogi, Spicy Pork, Spicy Chicken, King Prawn, Scallop

$£39.95

Vegetables Only / Yachae Modeum

Potato, Courgette, Sweet Potato, Onion, Mushroom

$£9.95

Assorted Barbecue / Gooiee Modeum

Bibimbap in Hot Stone Pot / Dolsot Bibimbap

Pork Boolgogi / Dweji Boolgogi

$£8.75

Chicken Boolgogi / Dak Boolgogi

$£8.75

Beef Boolgogi / So Boolgogi

$£8.95

Salmon / Yeonuh

$£9.45

Seafood / Haemool

$£9.25

Vegetable / Yachae

$£7.95

Tofu / Dooboo

$£8.95

Egg / Gyeran

$£6.25

Kimchi / Gimchee

$£7.95

Seafood Mix & Egg / Haemool

$£8.25

Stir-Fried Rice / Bokgeumbap

Stir Fried on Pan / Bokgeum

Vegetable / Yachae

$£7.45

Tofu / Dooboo

$£8.75

Squid / Ojinguh

$£8.95

Pork / Dweji Gogi

$£8.95

Chicken / Dak Gogi

$£8.75

Beef Boolgogi / So Boolgogi

$£8.95

Steamed Rice / Bap

Plain pressure steamed short grain sticky rice

$£3.00

Steamed Rice / Bap

Thick Noodle / Woodong

Vegetable / Yachae

$£8.55

Tofu / Dooboo

$£8.95

Chicken / Dak Gogi

$£8.95

Beef Boolgogi / So Boolgogi

$£9.45

Seafood / Haemool

$£9.25

Vegetable / Yachae

$£7.95

Tofu / Dooboo

$£8.45

Chicken Boolgogi / Dak Gogi

$£8.45

Beef Boolgogi / So Boolgogi

$£8.95

Seafood / Haemool

$£9.15

Glass Noodle / Japchae

Ramyun Noodle / Bool Ramyeon

Vegetable / Yachae (Vegan)

$£8.55

Tofu / Dooboo (Vegan)

$£9.25

Chicken Boolgogi / Dak Gogi

$£9.25

Beef Boolgogi / So Boolgogi

$£9.95

Pork Boolgogi / Dweji Boolgogi

$£9.25

Cold Soup Noodle / Mool Nengmyun

$£9.25

Spicy Cold Noodle / Bibim Nengmyun

$£9.25

Cold Noodle / Nengmyun

Cooked on Pot / Jjigae

Kimchi Soup / Gimchee Jjigae

Pork in a rich hot pot of spicy kimchi, and tofu

$£8.25

Short Beef Rib Soup / Galbitang

A delicate soup made from short beef ribs with radish and glass noodles

$£9.25

Spicy Beef Soup / Yookgaejang

Beef brisket, egg and mushrooms with glass noodles in a spiced red chili broth

$£8.95

Soybean Paste Soup / Dwenjang Jjigae

A very traditional soybean paste soup with tofu, vegetables added with Jerusalem artichoke for health benefit

$£8.95

Soft Tofu Seafood Soup / Soondooboo Jjigae

Mixed seafood and soft tofu in a chili broth with an egg - Non-spicy available

$£8.45

Beef Boolgogi Soup / Ddookbaegi Boolgogi

Beef Boolgogi, vegetables and glass noodles

$£9.45

Beef Boolgogi Hotpot / Boolgogi Jeongol

Tofu, Beef Boolgogi, Glass noodle with Kelp Stock Broth

Pork Boolgogi Hotpot / Dweji Boolgogi Jeongol

Kimchi, Tofu, Pork Boolgogi with Kelp Stock Broth

Seafood Hotpot / Haemooltang

King Prawn, Mussel, Crab, Squid, Cod cheek, with Kelp Stock Broth

Army Stew / Boodae Jjigae

Kimchi, Tofu, Luncheon Meat, Beef Boolgogi, Ramyun noodles with Kelp Stock Broth

Hotpot / Jeongol

Toppings

Luncheon Meat / Spam

Tofu / Dooboo

Glass Noodle / Dang Myeon

Ramyun Noodle / Ra Myeon

Udong Noodle / Woodong Myeon

Beef Boolgogi / So Boolgogi

$£4.95

Pork Boolgogi / Dweji Boolgogi

$£4.35

Kimchi / Gimchee

$£3.95

Extra Meat and Kimchi

Soju & Fruit Soju / Soju

Premium 25.0% ABV

Classic 20.1% ABV

Fresh 17.8% ABV

Grape 13.0% ABV

Apple 12.0% ABV

Plum 13.0% ABV

Peach 3.0% ABV

Pineapple 3.0% ABV

Grape 2.5% ABV

Soju, Cocopalm, Tonic Water, Lemon

Watermelon 2.5% ABV

Soju, Soobak Soda, Tonic Water, Lemon

Sparkling Sweet & Fruity Soju / Esle TokTok

Traditional Wine / Gwasiljoo

Maehwasoo 14.0% ABV

made from green plum extract

Seoljoongmae 14.0% ABV

made from Korean green plum

Bokboonja 16.0% ABV

made from Korean black raspberry

Beksaejoo 13.0% ABV

made from herbs & ginseng

Insamjoo 19.0% ABV

made from Korean ginseng

Hite 4.3% ABV

Mango 2.5% ABV

Beer & Fruit Beer / Maekjoo

Rice Wine / Makgeoli

Original 6.0% ABV

Peach 3.0% ABV

Grape 4.0% ABV

Citron Honey / Yooja Cha

Green Plum / Maesil Cha

Grapefruit / Jamong Cha

Mix Coffee / Cuppymix

Fruit & Coffee

Savoury Tea

Barley / Bori

Green / Nok

Ginseng / Insam

Raisin Tree / Heotgae

Bong Bong / Grape Juice

Galbae / Pear Juice

Sac Sac / Orange Juice

Cocopalm / Peach Juice

Cocopalm / Grape Juice

Aloe / Aloe Vera

Fruit Juice with Bits

Soft Drinks

Ahchimhaetsal

Rice Milk

Mccol

Barley Coke

Cider

Lemonade

Milkis

Milky Soda

Sikhyae

Rice Punch

Soobak Soda

Watermelon

Coke / Cola

$£2.75

Diet Coke / Daieut Cola

$£2.25

Zero Coke / Jaero Cola

$£2.25

7up / Sebeunup

$£2.25

Fanta / Hwanta

$£2.25

Still Water / Saengsoo

$£3.95

Sparkling Water / Tansansoo

$£3.95

Soft Drinks & Water

Sparkling & Rose

Prosecco, Italy, Extra Dry 11.0% ABV

Champaign, France, Dry 12.0% ABV

Rose, France, Crisp and Dry 13.5% ABV

Pinot Grigio, Italy, Light Bodied 12.5% ABV

Rioja, Spain, Full Bodied 13.5% ABV

Cabernet Sauvignon, South Africa, Full Bodied 14.5% ABV

Malbec, Argentina, Full Bodied 13.5% ABV

Red

White

Chardonnay, France, Bold & Dry 13.0% ABV

Sauvignon Blanc, South Africa, Herbaceous 13.5% ABV

Chablis, France, Light & Zesty 12.5% ABV

Reisling, German, Light & Sweet 8.0% ABV