[Westin Josun Seoul] Rubrica - A Salad Hotspot, But At This Price It Really Should Be Tastier.

Baek’s review ★★☆☆☆

Hello.

This is Baek’s Muksul-lang.

Since the closing date of the Club Josun membership is approaching, I visited Rubrica, the Western-style restaurant at The Westin Josun Seoul, for the first time in a while.

It wasn’t my first time in my life, and it was a place my wife and I visited about 20 months ago.

Back then, I gave it 4 stars.

Oh, and the post about how to use the free-night certificate from the Club Josun Gold membership at Grand Josun Jeju.

It got a lot of attention, so I’m including the link once as well.

The Westin Josun Seoul Rubrica

It is located across from Aria, the buffet at The Westin Josun Seoul, which many of you probably know.

If you have a Club Josun membership, you also get a 20% discount.

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Location: B1, 106 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul

Parking: Valet parking available.

Valet parking is available. However, as far as I know, only a few credit cards allow valet parking.

From what I know, premium credit cards with an annual fee of 2 million won are eligible... I used Club One.

Inside

I wasn’t originally planning to write a post about this place, so there aren’t many photos...

A clean interior. I didn’t know when I was younger, but now that I’m an adult, I can feel the unique color of the “WESTIN” brand in the interior design. Stone is used to decorate the main interior points, and the furniture is simple and clean in design.

Looking around a hotel’s interior is part of the fun, too. Haha

Sometimes that even makes you like a certain brand more...

Anyway, it does feel a bit dated, but it still has a fairly neat and clean atmosphere.

I took a rough shot of the Rubrica menu.

We were pretty hungry when we went, so we planned to order three dishes.

As mentioned earlier, if you have a Club Josun membership, you get a 10% discount, so if you think of it as being able to enjoy quality pasta in the high 300,000-won to 400,000-won range, it doesn’t seem like a bad option.

This time, we ordered differently from the dishes we had last time.

I always think this, but I really like the tablecloth embroidered with RUBRICA.

It has such a subtle classic feel.

The bread before the meal was delicious last time, and it was delicious this time too.

However... I wanted salted butter, but they told me Rubrica doesn’t serve it separately.

So they brought some from the neighboring Aria, but that turned out to be unsalted butter as well... haha

Anyway, the butter they serve with the bread is delicious too!

Root vegetable and seafood salad with lemon oil dressing (38,000 won -> 34,200 won)

My wife and I still remember being so impressed by the salad we had at Rubrica last time...

So we chose a salad first again as soon as we arrived!....

The lobster salad was delicious, but this time it wasn’t on the menu....

So we ordered the seafood salad with a large octopus in it (not visible in the photo)~

Really... The Westin Josun Seoul Rubrica is a first-class salad spot.

Each ingredient felt fresh as if it were alive, and I felt good the whole time I was eating. Haha

I think I’d order the salad again whenever I go there...

Spaghetti with butter cream sauce and sea urchin (52,000 won -> 46,800 won)

An absurdly pricey spaghetti.....

I thought hard before ordering this, but I was tempted by the “NEW” label on the menu and ended up ordering it.

For some reason, I wanted to eat sea urchin roe again...

Since it doesn’t look as pretty when mixed, here’s a shot before mixing!

Personally, I really didn’t think it was worth 50,000 won.

Of course, since this is a Western restaurant in a 5-star hotel buffet, I assume they use top-quality ingredients.

So it wasn’t bad... but it didn’t have any particularly special kick to it. It was disappointing ㅠㅠ

Prosciutto & arugula pizza (52,000 won -> 46,800 won)

After the pepperoni pizza I had last time, I ordered a different pizza this time.

The pepperoni pizza was tasty too, but the dough was a bit thick and too much...

First of all, it looks really beautiful!

The cheese baked to a perfect golden brown was impressive, and the colors of the arugula, cheese, and prosciutto go together really well.

How does it taste?

It was a bit bland. Just like the pepperoni pizza, the flavor wasn’t as intense as it looked.

Very~~ subjectively, I felt that although it was a 50,000-won pizza, it didn’t leave much of an impression...

We ate well again today.!!!

Conclusion

I’m not sure I’d come back again..

As expected for a place with this price point, it will probably come with high expectations.

It’s no surprise that the prices at a Western-style restaurant operating in a 5-star hotel are high. Of course, we did get a discount thanks to the Club Josun membership... but that too is part of the deal, I suppose.

When I visited last year, I gave it 4 stars, but my impression this time was quite... disappointing.

The price is one thing, but the food didn’t deliver much emotion despite the quality ingredients...

I think there are many places that use lesser ingredients but bring more delicious joy.

Taste: ★★★☆☆

Value for money: ★☆☆☆☆

Accessibility: ★★★☆☆

Facilities: ★★★★☆

Parking: Valet parking available.

I like Marriott-brand hotels. I really travel a lot, and I also like Josun Hotels.

That’s why I have so many posts about them and go often.

Among many establishments, Rubrica feels like a place that could do a little better.

I know it can’t match the kind of effort put in by Pierre Gagnaire next door, but at the very least it should make me think, “I’m glad I came here!”... which is a shame ㅠ

If there isn’t a great view, the food should be even more delicious.

Thank you for reading my own-money, own-eaten restaurant post again today,

I’ll keep trying to become a restaurant coordinator people always want to visit. :)

This was Baek, a dentist who dreams of being both an implant master and a gourmet.

Thank you.!!