Soban - Korean Dining — Restaurant in Stuttgart

I came here recently with my partner. We took a chance despite the rating being a 3.8 at the time. We got dumplings to share, bimbimbap and a seafood pancake. The dumplings didn't seem homemade. We were given the dumplings in their dish, my partner had chopsticks for their dish, and I had a fork and knife. We didn't get any small plates to eat the appetizer on (other tables appeared to receive plates). We had difficulty flagging down the waitstaff to get plates or another pair of chopsticks (it was very difficult to eat them with a fork without ripping the dumpling), we ended up with one person eating over the dish and the other eating over nothing and trying not to make a mess.

The banchan was surprising, the middle pickle element had three small pieces (see photo), we were very taken aback by the amount. It tasted ok.

The bimbimbap wasn't very flavorful but was ok enough to be edible. The seafood pancake (a dish that I have enjoyed at many other restaurants) felt doughy and was difficult to eat.

We were there on a very hot day and the restaurant was not well ventilated. We were a bit uncomfortable with the heat so partway through we asked to get the check and take the leftovers. I guess they only have those very small paper boxes (and maybe they were running out of the boxes?), because for each meal they packaged up less than half of what we had. The seafood pancake was just shoved into the box. We both had upset stomachs afterward. It was sad to spend 50 eur on such a disappointing meal, but at least now we know to never come...

My friend and I came here specifically to try their fried chicken, but unfortunately, they don’t serve it on this Saturday. So instead, we ordered the tteokbokki, kimchi pancake, bibimbap, and squid rice. Sadly, none of the dishes matched our expectations or taste preferences.

The staff didn’t inform us beforehand that the fish cakes in the tteokbokki were missing due to transportation issues. Although they added more tteokbokki to compensate, the portion was still very small. We ended up returning the dish (thanks to the staff for understanding).

The clam in kimchi pancake had a very unpleasant clam taste — quite fishy and off-putting. The rest of the dish and the sauce were okay. My friend thought the bibimbap was very mediocre — the rice lacked fragrance, and the crispy elements weren’t crispy at all. Just not enjoyable.

As for my squid rice, it was a total disaster. The menu showed crispy squid rings on rice, but what I got were stiff squid strips. To make matters worse, after eating, both my friend and I experienced allergic reactions — my arm and their lower back started itching and swelling.

Other than the complimentary kimchi before the meal and two soft drinks, I would not recommend this place at all. Very...

i just want to share my experience in this restaurant me and my husband go there to celebrate my birthday i was i expecting to have a great time it was weekdays we wait in the line for half a hour just to get some table but thats ok we came there around 7:59 pm and they give us some table after half hour then we order the Man du, Bi bimbap and some Chicken but after 10 mins the man du was served couple of minutes The bi bimbap came and we waited for more than 20 more mins for the chicken but it didn’t came but there was another new guest who just came after we order but it end up that he get all of his order but us there is no chicken came then when the time we follow up our order they said they can do it but we cannot eat it there because they will close soon i mean its not our fault but they didn’t care about us i try to talk to the manager but they don’t want to talk to me i feel so disappointed in there service. They are my favourite Korean restaurant but in this case i feel so sad on how poor there...