The breakfast buffet at Oak Valley Resort in Wonju, Gangwon-do, is served at Forest, a restaurant on the lobby floor of Tower C in the Hills Village area of the resort. We ate there every morning of a three-night ski trip in February 2026, as a family of four. Breakfast costs 29,000 won for adults and 19,000 won for children. The spread is not huge, but there was enough Korean and Western food for a proper breakfast before skiing, and the kids ate well every day.
- Name: 오크밸리 리조트 조식 뷔페, 포레스트 (Oak Valley Resort breakfast buffet, Forest)
- Location: lobby floor, Tower C, Hills Village, Oak Valley Resort, 56 Oakvalley 2-gil, Jijeong-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do (강원 원주시 지정면 오크밸리2길 56) · Google Maps
- Hours: 07:30 to 10:30 (for the 2025–26 winter season, December 13 to February 22)
- Price: adults 29,000 won, children 19,000 won, free under 36 months, 10% off with a condo membership card or season pass (2025–26 winter season, when we went)
- Visited: three mornings in February 2026, my wife, our two kids and me
- What we paid: adult breakfast was included in our room package; we paid for the kids separately at 19,000 won each per morning
- My rating: 4.0 / 5
- Info checked: September 23, 2026
Breakfast on a ski trip
This was our family’s first trip to a ski resort, and we stayed at Oak Valley for three nights. We bought a room package that included breakfast for the adults, so we used the buffet every morning. The package breakfast works by text message: after you pay, the resort sends a message with a barcode, and you show it at the restaurant entrance. The package we bought did not include breakfast for the kids, so we paid for them at the door.
The one thing I wish we had known: breakfast starts at 7:30. We had assumed it opened at 7:00, and we had booked the kids’ ski lessons for the first slot at 9:00. That left us eating quickly every morning. If you have an early lesson, get to the restaurant right at opening.
The room
Forest looks like a typical resort breakfast room: white tables, gray chairs, a row of booths along one wall and big windows. Because of the ski lessons, we arrived right at 7:30 every day, and the room was almost empty. More people came in after 8. The upside of going early was that everything on the buffet was freshly put out and hot.
What is on the buffet
The buffet is a mix of Korean dishes and simple Western breakfast items. It is not a very long buffet, but it covers the basics. This is what was out on the mornings we went:
| Korean | Western and other |
|---|---|
| Bibimbap with a choice of seasoned vegetables | Scrambled eggs |
| Bulgogi (marinated beef) | Bacon and sausages |
| Smoked duck with lettuce for wraps | Sliced bread and a toaster |
| Tteokgalbi (grilled beef patties) | Waffles, butter and maple syrup |
| Fried rice | Lettuce, radicchio, cherry tomatoes and dressings |
| Tteokbokki | Boiled eggs |
| Beef and vegetable rice porridge | Buckwheat crepe rolls (memil jeonbyeong) |
| Beef and mushroom radish soup | Three kinds of cereal with milk |
| Side dishes: sweet black beans, salted squid, dried anchovies, laver | Coffee and juice |
Because a lot of families stay at Oak Valley, there are dishes clearly meant for small children, such as the beef and vegetable porridge and the mild radish soup. When our kids were toddlers, porridge or soup with rice was all they ate at resort breakfasts, so it was nice to see.
A few of the Korean items may be new to visitors. Tteokgalbi (떡갈비) is minced beef shaped into a patty and grilled, a little sweet, and an easy win with children. Memil jeonbyeong (메밀전병) is a thin buckwheat crepe rolled around a filling, often kimchi, and is a common dish in Gangwon-do. Ojingeo-jeot (오징어젓) is salted, spicy squid, eaten in small amounts with rice.
Drinks are self-service too: there is a counter with jugs of juice, paper cups and coffee near the end of the buffet.
What we ate
Our kids are in the lower grades of elementary school, and this trip was the first time they went around the buffet and filled their own plates. The room is not large, so it was easy for them to walk to the counter and back on their own, and there are plastic kids’ trays, so nothing breaks if a plate slips. Their favorites were the tteokgalbi and the fried rice, and after their main plate they had a little cereal as a snack.
My wife usually eats bread, salad and coffee at resort breakfasts, but with a day of skiing ahead she also made herself a small bowl of bibimbap, because some rice made more sense before a morning on the slopes. The food came out quickly, so dishes were refilled without waiting.
What we thought
Before the trip we had read reviews saying the buffet was small, so we were a little worried. In the end it was fine for breakfast: there is not a huge choice, but the food was good, it was clean, and for 29,000 won for an adult it felt reasonable for a resort. We were happy to eat there three mornings in a row. The main thing to plan around is the 7:30 opening if you have ski lessons. I am giving it 4.0 out of 5.
Other places from the same Oak Valley trip:
- Mannajeong, samgyeopsal and grilled mackerel
- Deulkkot Garden, jeyuk bokkeum and galbitang
- Ganhyeon Bakery, a bakery we found near the resort