The Meating BBQ: Trendy foodies lose it over ‘epic’ new DIY noodle bar

A TikTok depicting Melbourne’s first do-it-yourself (DIY) Korean army stew has gone viral. 

The Meating BBQ Buffet is located in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD and offers a 1.5 hour all-you-can-eat buffet for $48pp.

The video was shared by ‘Eat with Hendri,’ a foodie who is ‘eating their way through Melbourne and Sydney.’ 

‘They have AYCE KBBQs and instant noodles all for one price,’ he wrote under the video.

The restaurant is a unique experience that customers cannot seem to make their minds up about. 

Many claim the authentic setting and rich Asian flavours are worth the cost, with others upset over time caps on seating and the expense.

‘This is such a cute concept,’ wrote one woman. ‘I would love to take my family there.’

‘Reminds me of home,’ wrote another.

‘I went there last week and it’s always crowded!’ warned one veteran. ‘Make a booking and prepare to be wowed.’

‘Great value and heaps of flavour. Fantastic service.’ 

A TikTok depicting Melbourne ‘s first do-it-yourself (DIY) Korean army stew has gone viral

But some commenters weren’t as impressed with the dish. 

‘Did you really just put baked beans in your soup?’ asked one woman. ‘Yuck.’

‘Why would I pay money to cook my own instant noodles? It’s ridiculous,’ said another.

‘It’s too expensive for just noodles … what a rip off,’ added a third. 

‘I don’t like the expensive price AND the time cap,’ wrote another.

‘That doesn’t look appetising at all.’ 

Customers have slammed the restaurant for expensive prices and time caps

The Meating BBQ is located in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD and offers a 1.5 hour all-you-can-eat buffet for $48pp

But that’s just one BBQ restaurant the popular foodie has shared experiences of. Hendri also visited another barbecue restaurant that’s taken the nation by storm with tasty skewers and automatic grills. 

The Melbourne foodie described ‘Grill King’ as a next level barbecue restaurant and says you can grill as many skewers as you want. 

The Melbourne CBD-based restaurant has diners coming from near and far just to try out the $2.50 freshly grilled menu items.  

A popular foodie has shared his experience at a barbecue restaurant that’s taken the nation by storm with tasty skewers and automatic grills

The restaurant features authentic Asian flavours throughout its skewers, soups, noodle dishes and more. 

Grill King also features tall drink towers for tables to fill up as they dine and the conveyor belt-styled grill allows numerous skewers to be cooked at once. 

Skewers start from as little as $2.50 each and come in a variety of flavours including meat, seafood, tofu and mushroom. 

Grill King is suitable for all, especially families as the automatic grill system allows for interaction and provides a theatrical element to a night out. 

Popular foodie, Hendri, says his top menu suggestions from his visit are the yabby tail chilli oil noodle, the Enoki rice noodle and the plum juice. 

Hendri shared his Grill King experience on TikTok and his video has since been viewed more than 280,000 times and received hundreds of comments. 

 ‘Yum! This place looks so good, will definitely be giving it a try when in Melbourne,’ a foodie commented

‘Yum! This place looks so good, will definitely be giving it a try when in Melbourne,’ a foodie commented. 

‘Omg I am drooling over those grilled skewers they look so tasty,’ a woman wrote. 

‘Wow my mouth is watering from this food… YUM,’ another wrote.