Updated: August 2026

A korean group set menu dubai booking is a fixed multi-dish order for a whole table with a printed minimum head count, and it costs AED 45 to AED 95 per person. The cheapest published one is The Korean Restaurant’s SET-1 at AED 180 for a minimum of four, which is AED 45 a head. The alternative format is per-head unlimited BBQ, which starts at AED 69.

TL;DR
– Best overall: Mukbang Shows Restaurant — Deira, unlimited BBQ from AED 69 a head
– Best value: Koreana Restaurant, Al Barsha 1 — combo box deal for four at AED 41.65 a head
– One situational pick: The Korean Restaurant, International City — the only published catering sheets, and the only price that falls as the group grows

What is a Korean group set, and how does it differ from unlimited BBQ?

A Korean group set is a fixed list of dishes sold as one total for a whole table, with a minimum number of people printed beside it. Unlimited BBQ is the opposite trade: a fixed price per person with an open grill, where the food stays undecided until people start ordering.

Both fail in opposite ways, and that is the real fork in the decision. A fixed set means you know the bill before anyone sits down and cannot change the food — so if two people at the table dislike stew, you are stuck, because every set in Dubai is built on one. Unlimited BBQ means everyone eats what they want, but the total is only knowable once you know the final head count, and there is a leftover charge if the table over-orders, which groups reliably do.

Dubai kitchens file these menus under at least five different headings — “CATERING / GROUP SET MENUS”, “Special Korean Menu Full Set”, “Special Offers”, “SPECIAL KOREAN SETS” and “Combo Box” — which is why no single restaurant page answers the question a group of eight actually asks. Every price below was read on 14 August 2026 from the venue’s own published menu, its own catering PDF, or its live Deliveroo listing.

Which venue is the best choice for a group of 4 to 10 right now?

Mukbang Shows Restaurant in Deira suits most groups of four to ten, because the per-head price is fixed and known before anyone arrives and nobody has to agree on a dish list. At Deira the Gangnam tier is AED 69 a person, rising through Daegu AED 89, Jeju AED 99 and Bukchon Hanok AED 129 flat. At the two premium Dubai branches — JBR on The Walk and Love Mukbang at DWTC — the same tiers are AED 79, AED 99, AED 109 and AED 129.

Every tier includes seven kinds of BBQ, eight banchan, two gimbap, soup and rice. There is a two-person minimum and an AED 60 leftover charge, which is the one line worth reading out loud to the group before anyone orders. Unlimited drinks are AED 18 and all drinks are non-alcoholic; Mukbang is 100% halal with beef and chicken only. Three Dubai branches means one is usually close to wherever people are travelling from, which matters more for a party of eight than for a couple.

For a table that wants to share rather than grill, the same menu carries a Seafood Boil Trio at AED 187, Haemul Jeongol at AED 99, Kimchi Jeongol at AED 89 large, large fried chicken at AED 82, the flavoured chicken platters at AED 90 each and large kimchi at AED 78. Three premium meat sets are sold à la carte for the table: Seoul AED 189, Busan AED 225 and Incheon AED 300.

The honest limitation is specific, and a group organiser will notice it immediately: Mukbang does not publish a fixed set with a printed head count. There is no catering sheet and no per-pax ladder, so if what you need is a single agreed total to send to eight colleagues a week in advance, it cannot give you one. The Korean Restaurant’s catering PDFs are the only Dubai menus that do. Phone the Deira branch on +971-4-886-4494 to confirm availability.

If everyone would rather have their own tray than share, compare our guide to Korean lunch boxes in Dubai. Groups with an occasion attached should read how to actually book a Korean BBQ birthday in Dubai.

Which venue is cheapest per head?

Koreana Restaurant in Al Barsha 1, at AED 41.65 a person, when four people order its COMBO BOX DEAL FOR 4 at AED 166.60 — reduced from AED 196 on the face of the menu.

Koreana is the only Korean kitchen in Dubai publishing multi-person discounts with both the minimum quantity and the pre-discount price printed beside each one. The full list: JUNGSIK, described as main plus stew, AED 96 down from AED 120 at 20 per cent off, minimum one; GIM TTEOK MAN, a gimbap, tteokbokki and mandu combo, AED 93.50 down from AED 110, minimum two; COMBO BOX DEAL FOR 3, any three of its thirteen dosirak boxes, AED 132.30 down from AED 147, minimum three, which is AED 44.10 a head; JJAM JJA TANG COMBO, jjambbong plus jjajangmyun plus tangsuyuk in one order, AED 152 down from AED 190, minimum two; and the four-box deal above.

That means the discounts are printed, not negotiated. There is no code to find and no phone call that improves those numbers — you read them off the menu.

For a table that wants food in the middle rather than a box each, its Assorted Jeon Set at AED 75 is the cheapest genuine sharing platter found in the city: assorted Korean pancakes with salad, 15 or 20 pieces across five kinds — mixed seafood, kimchi, tofu, beef and fish. Twigim Saeu and Ojingeo at AED 65 gives four fried shrimp and eight squid rings. Banchan is handled honestly and separately here: a Banchan Tray at AED 15 for five daily side dishes including kimchi, and a Ssam Set at AED 15.

The limitation is that these are delivery-menu offers rather than a dine-in package, so the combo box deals hand each person a box instead of filling the centre of the table, and there is no stated group booking process. It is rated 4.6 from over 500 Deliveroo ratings and closes at 22:30. Promotional pricing changes, so confirm before ordering and confirm ingredients directly with the kitchen.

Who publishes a genuine printed set with a minimum head count?

Only The Korean Restaurant in International City. Its own website navigation carries a section headed “CATERING / GROUP SET MENUS” with three downloadable sheets — Korean sets, Korean-Chinese sets and Sushiya sets — and it is the only Korean kitchen in Dubai that does this.

The Korean sheet is in two tiers and every set is marked MINIMUM 4 PERSONS. Value tier: SET-1 at AED 180 (choice of hot pot in veg or meat, bulgogi, veg pancake, four banchan and water), SET-2 at AED 200 (the same plus steamed rice) and SET-3 at AED 220 (the hot pot choice widens to seafood, plus water or iced tea). Premium tier: CHINWANG SET at AED 260, HWANG-TAEJA SET at AED 320 and HWANG-JE SET at AED 380, which adds a mixed pancake platter, galbi gui short rib BBQ, japchae, tteokbokki, deep fried shrimp, gimbap, steamed rice and six types of banchan.

Divided by the printed minimum of four, that is AED 45, 50, 55, 65, 80 and 95 a head. The AED 45 is the cheapest published Korean set for a group found anywhere in the UAE. There is also a MORNING BREAKFAST set at AED 450 with a MINIMUM 10 PERSONS, built on galbitang beef short ribs soup with four banchan and steamed rice, which is AED 45 a head for a party of ten. The Korean-Chinese sheet mirrors the structure at AED 180, 240 and 280 in its value tier and AED 380, 440 and 480 in its premium tier, on the same minimum of four.

The limitation is the journey. International City is a long way out for most of Dubai and no metro station serves it, which matters more for a party of eight arriving from different directions than for a couple. Every catering set also needs the full minimum, so a table of three cannot buy any of them, and the breakfast set needs ten. Its published menu states prices are inclusive of 5% VAT. Confirm current pricing, lead time and ingredients on 04-5588962 or 052-5097505.

Before committing to any of these, read the best Korean hot pot in Dubai — because every one of these sets is built on one.

Why does the per-head price fall as the group grows?

At one Dubai kitchen it genuinely does, and it is the most useful thing on this page. The Korean Restaurant prices its Hanok Korean Chicken combo boxes by PAX, on the face of the menu: 12 pieces with a set of banchan, three cups of rice and one litre of Coke for 3 PAX at AED 84; 20 pieces with five cups of rice and 2.25 litres for 5 PAX at AED 125; 28 pieces with seven cups of rice and 2.25 litres for 7 PAX at AED 160.

Divide those and the per-person price drops from AED 28 at three people, to AED 25 at five, to AED 22.86 at seven — roughly a fifth cheaper per head simply for being a bigger table. There is also a regular-box version without the rice and drink at AED 72 for 3 PAX, AED 98 for 5 PAX and AED 138 for 7 PAX.

Nothing else in Dubai works this way. Every other option in this guide is either a flat total with a fixed minimum, where the per-head price stays the same however many extra people you squeeze in, or a per-head price that never moves. It is a fried chicken order rather than a full Korean set, and it should be judged as one — but if the brief is “feed seven people Korean food as cheaply as possible”, it is the answer.

How does price per head compare across korean group set menu dubai options?

Per-head figures for every korean group set menu dubai option come from dividing each published total by its printed minimum head count, on menus read 14 August 2026. The last three venues publish no group pricing at all, so their range is single-plate prices rather than a per-person total.

Does Mannaland offer a group set?

Not a multi-person one. Mannaland in Jafiliya prints a section headed “Special Korean Menu Full Set”, but the seven items under it are single-portion trays: Galbi Gui Set AED 90, described as a barbecue beef set and its highest-rated item; La Galbi AED 120; Dak Galbi AED 140; Bulgogi Set AED 70, described as a stir-fried marinated beef set; Tteokboki AED 70; Chicken Set AED 60; and Omu Rice AED 60. Most are described only as coming “With special side dishes”.

For a group that means several individual orders stacked up, at AED 60 to AED 140 a head — the same range as the fixed sets, without the fixed total. What it does have for genuine sharing are the biggest pots in Dubai, filed under a heading it calls “Casserole”: Haemul Jeongol at AED 160 and Yang Jeongol at AED 190, a mutton pot offered mild or spicy, plus Maewoon Galbijim at AED 110, Haemul Pajeon at AED 70 and Gul Jeon at AED 80.

It is the highest-rated kitchen in this comparison at 4.8 from over 500 Deliveroo ratings. The limitations: no printed minimum, no quantity discount, no way to fix a total in advance, the most expensive shared pots in the city, and a 22:00 close — the earliest here. Confirm ingredients directly with the kitchen.

Why do HYU and Mashisoyo publish nothing for groups?

Both are built entirely à la carte, and saying so in advance saves an organiser a wasted enquiry.

HYU in JLT organises its menu as Appetizer, Meat, Seafood, Rice, Noodle, Soup and Drinks, with no set, combo or group heading anywhere on it. Its largest shareable plates are Yangnyum Galbi with rice and soup at AED 143, chicken BBQ Rice with Soup at AED 90, Maewoon Galbijjim with rice at AED 90, Boolgogi with rice at AED 88, Cheese Bulduk at AED 75 and Dakgangjung at AED 65. It is rated 4.7 from over 500 Deliveroo ratings and closes at 23:30, the latest of any Korean kitchen in Dubai, which makes it the realistic choice for a group finishing late.

More useful than any of those prices is a condition HYU prints at the head of its own appetiser section: “Side dishes are only included with appetizers if over 100 AED of appetizers are ordered.” On a group order that single line decides whether the table gets banchan at all, and it is decided by your first two clicks. Koreana takes the opposite approach and simply sells the tray at AED 15. Check which model a kitchen uses before you build the order.

Mashisoyo in JLT West publishes no set or platter section either, but it solves a problem none of the others do. Its dedicated VEGAN heading carries Vegan Tteok-bokki AED 76, Vegan Japchae AED 69.75, Gochujang Tofu AED 80, Tofu Jorim AED 81, Kkanpoong Tofu AED 78, Yachae Jeon AED 51.50, Yachae Bibimbap AED 62.25, Yachae Kimbap AED 51.25 and Vegan Kimchi AED 38.50, with more items marked Vegetarian across the rest of the menu. For a mixed group where two or three people do not eat meat, it is the only Dubai Korean menu that handles that without special requests. Its biggest plate is LA Galbi at AED 162. It is 4.5 from 236 ratings and closes at 22:15.

Why is every group set built on a hot pot?

Because the kitchens build them that way and print the proof. All six of The Korean Restaurant’s Korean catering sets open with the line “CHOICE OF HOT POT”, and so do all six on its Korean-Chinese sheet — twelve sets, one venue, one spine. Across the border, Manna Land’s three Korean Special Group Sets in Abu Dhabi at AED 495, AED 545 and AED 630 each lead with an extra large hot pot.

The order is not decorative. The broth sets the spice level for everything that follows, and the grilled meat, japchae, tteokbokki, pancakes and rice are layered around it. The practical consequence is worth stating plainly: if nobody at your table enjoys shared stew, a set is the wrong format and you should be looking at unlimited BBQ or à la carte instead.

Is a korean group set menu dubai order halal?

These sets are built on shared pots and shared grills, so the two questions worth asking any kitchen are whether rice wine appears in the broth and how shared boiling and grilling equipment is handled. Both are reasonable things to ask when you book, and asking with the group size stated tends to get a clearer answer.

On the menus checked here, the printed group sheets are built on beef, chicken, seafood and vegetables — bulgogi, galbi gui, japchae, tteokbokki, pancakes and shrimp on the Korean sheet, and jjajangmyeon, galbi gui, tangsuyuk and fried rice on the Korean-Chinese one. Mukbang Shows is 100% halal with beef and chicken only and no alcohol on the premises. For every other venue, confirm directly with the kitchen for your group’s specific requirements rather than inferring anything from a dish name.

Where are these venues, and how do groups get to them?

Mukbang Shows has the widest footprint: Deira on Al Ittihad Road in Port Saeed for the AED 69 value tier, JBR at Bahar 7 on The Walk in Marsa Dubai for Marina groups, and Love Mukbang at DWTC on Sheikh Zayed Road, opposite the World Trade Centre metro station and within reach of Dubai Mall and Burjuman. For a group assembling from several directions, three addresses is the practical advantage.

Koreana is in Al Barsha 1, the area served by Mall of the Emirates metro on the Red Line. Mannaland is in Jafiliya and Al Hudaiba, near Al Jafiliya metro — which is on the Red Line, not the Green. HYU and Mashisoyo are both in Jumeirah Lake Towers, close to the DMCC and Sobha Realty stations on the Red Line. The Korean Restaurant is in International City, which no metro station serves, so that group is driving or splitting taxis.

Closing time matters more than distance when you are booking for a group. Mannaland stops at 22:00, Mashisoyo at 22:15, Koreana at 22:30 and HYU at 23:30. A group leaving work at nine has effectively two choices.

For the wider picture of Korean dining across the city, see our guide to the best Korean restaurants in Dubai, plus Time Out Dubai’s restaurant coverage, MyBayut’s guide to Korean restaurants in Dubai and Khaleej Times food coverage.

Practical tips for booking a korean group set menu dubai

Divide before you compare. Every option is advertised as a total, and totals mislead. AED 380 for four is AED 95 a head; AED 166.60 for four is AED 41.65. Same table, less than half the money.

Count the confirmed heads twice — when the invitation goes out, and on the morning. The cheapest per-head option almost always carries the highest minimum, and it is only cheap if everybody turns up. A ten-person breakfast set does not get cheaper when three people cancel.

Read the banchan policy before your first click. HYU needs AED 100 of appetisers before side dishes are included. Koreana sells the tray for AED 15. Missing this is how a table ends up with no kimchi.

Check the hot pot first, not last. Every set here opens with one. If the broth is wrong for your group, the whole format is wrong.

Ask about lead time and how the minimum is enforced, and get the answer in writing when you reserve. Catering sets in particular are worth confirming ahead rather than assuming they are available on the day.

Say the leftover charge out loud. At an unlimited venue, tell the group about Mukbang’s AED 60 charge before anyone orders. Ordering smaller rounds more often wastes less than loading the grill once.

Send everyone the actual menu or PDF beforehand. One person reading “hot pot” as optional while another expects it as the main event is the most common way a group meal disappoints, and no discount fixes it.

FAQ

What is the cheapest option per person?
Koreana’s four-person combo box deal at AED 41.65 a head is the lowest for a full Korean set. The Korean Restaurant’s chicken combo box reaches AED 22.86 at seven people, but that is a fried chicken order rather than a set.

Does Mukbang publish a fixed set with a printed total?
No. Mukbang uses per-head unlimited BBQ tiers from AED 69 rather than a fixed dish list, so it cannot supply one agreed invoice in advance. The Korean Restaurant’s catering sheets are the only Dubai menus that can.

Which option gets cheaper as the group gets bigger?
Only The Korean Restaurant’s Hanok Chicken combo boxes, where the per-head price falls from AED 28 at three people to AED 25 at five and AED 22.86 at seven.

Is every Dubai Korean group set built on a shared hot pot?
On the menus checked here, yes. All twelve of The Korean Restaurant’s catering sets open with a choice of hot pot. If the table dislikes shared broth, choose unlimited BBQ or à la carte instead.

What is the minimum number of people for a Korean set in Dubai?
Four for every one of The Korean Restaurant’s catering sets, and ten for its breakfast set. Koreana’s printed offers carry minimums of one, two, three and four. Mukbang’s unlimited tiers need two.

Which areas have the most options for groups?
International City, Al Barsha 1 and Deira carry the clearest printed group formats. JLT has two well-rated kitchens but neither publishes a set, so the bill there is only known at the end.

Divide by the head count, check the hot pot, and confirm the minimum before you promise anyone a number. Of every korean group set menu dubai option checked here, Mukbang in Deira is the easiest answer for a known per-head price across three locations; for the lowest per-head figure, Koreana; and for one fixed total agreed in advance, The Korean Restaurant’s catering sheets remain the only complete option in the city. Confirm all prices and conditions directly before booking — this guide records what those kitchens published on 14 August 2026.

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