COBAB cocina coreana — Restaurant in Barcelona

This place is a shame. The story of dinner was funny. As a south Asian who was living in Korea, I chose this place for a birthday dinner. For feeling not so well, we asked the waiter if the food can be less spicy, he refused without asking the kitchen. But luckily he refused, coz the food was so so ; lacking of the flavor. We had to ask for salt coz the food has no taste. Now here comes the funny part. Then we had a super tiny size cake ( smaller than a hand palm, not big one or even a normal size one) for birthday to share, so we asked if the waiter can give us some small spoons. He said each person will be charged for 1€ for the spoon. Gag… first of all, we had order a reasonable portion of food ( like around 18-20 € each)..second of all, we were not asking them to do a lot stuffs like a lot good restaurants would do ( help to put the cake in the refrigerator, giving knife, plates etc). All we asked was some small spoons, not even normal big spoon. Lmao. And they refused and even wanted to charge for this. Omg. Any kind of shame is that? It was such a shame that I even could not find a word to describe, how greedy is that. It’s not a good service for customers who spent money to celebrate a special day. This place can refuse a basic request from customers for not wanting wash some small spoons after customers pay the money for the food and service. Anyway, it’s just a story to tell and laugh between friends, coz I never ever seen any restaurant...

As soon as I arrived, I had to wait (it could be because the restaurant is popular and I didn't know, but the store actually didn't look that busy). They asked me to get out and wait outside. The food taste was 2/5. Although many other reviews said it was delicious, it's possible that only the dishes I ordered were not tasty. The army stew and bibimbap were really bad (it had a localized taste, so it was far from the flavor of army stew in Korea, the red soup was bland, and the bibimbap seasoning was closer to ketchup. Although the plating of the army stew looked pretty, it was disappointing). The owner was kind, and other staff members were also friendly.

*When I asked for more side dishes, they brought them after a long time and charged extra when i was paying my bill at the end, which was very confusing (this seems unacceptable).

They should have notified me in advance or written it on the menu (was it written there?).

The interior was clean, and the decor was nice, but I don't plan to visit again with friends during my time living in Barcelona.

The dishes served as side dishes were delicious. 가자마자 예약 없이는 기다려야 한다 하여 바깥에서 기다림 (물론 인기가 많은 식당인데 내가 몰라서 그랬을 수도 있음)

밖에 나가있으라고 함

음식 맛은 2/5 다른 리뷰 보니 맛있었다는 견해가 많으니 내가 주문한 음식만 맛없던 걸수도 있음 부대찌개, 비빔밥은 정말 맛없었음 (현지화 된 느낌이라 매운 맛이나 한국에서의 부대찌개 맛과는 거리가 멀음 밍밍한 색깔 붉은 국, 비빔밥 양념은 케찹에 가까운 맛, 부대찌개 재료도 플레이팅은 예쁘게 되어 있으나 부실하기 그지없었음)

사장님은 친절하심 다른 직원들도 친절하심

*반찬 더 먹고 싶다고 말했더니 한참 있다 갖다 주시더니 추가 요금을 받는 건 매우 당황스러움 (이건 좀 아닌듯 합니다.)

미리 고지를 해주던가, 메뉴판에 적어 놓던지요 (혹시 적혀있었나요?)

내부는 청결하고 인테리어는 좋으나 바르셀로나 거주 동안 지인들과 다시 방문은 안 할 예정

반찬으로 나오는 음식들은 맛있었음

어쨌거나 마지막에 결제하면서 매우 불쾌한 경험이였음 (다른 리뷰 보면 비슷하게 추가 charge 한 경우 있다고 합니다. 이 부분은 개선이 필요할 듯. 추가 요금을 요구 한 것에 문제가 있는 것이 아니라, 아무 말도 안하고 나중에 계산할 때 돈 내놓느라는...

I highly recommend this restaurant. This Korean restaurant serves food that tastes similar to what you would eat in Korea, but is also accessible to those without Korean food experience. We offer a variety of menu options, including special options such as spicy or vegetarian. In particular, there is also a table cooking menu that you can experience in Korea. The price of the food is very reasonable considering the taste and portion. Tables are also available for larger groups. The owner and staff are very friendly and can communicate in Catalan, Spanish,...