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Soban Restaurant - Mannheim

Restaurant Meal takeaway Korean restaurant Eclectic restaurant Korean beef restaurant

😠 This place is absolutely cheap. Never in my life had been to a Korean place with a small side dish looks like this and not refillable (smh), on top of that we have two people on the table, they only give us a small bowl of rice even though we order 100 euro of foods. They charge extra just for an ex... People often mention time, great, dishes, Korean, friendly, nice,


Address

M7 11, 68161 Mannheim, Germany

Contact

+49 621 44581800

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (1K reviews)

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  • 1/5 Jason T. 5 months ago on Google • 21 reviews
    This place is absolutely cheap. Never in my life had been to a Korean place with a small side dish looks like this and not refillable (smh), on top of that we have two people on the table, they only give us a small bowl of rice even though we order 100 euro of foods. They charge extra just for an extra rice. This is unacceptably cheap, food are extremely small portion. I had been to this place twice, gave them the second chance after a year later due to convinent location. Nope, not fall into this trap anymore!!!!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MAI 1 year ago on Google • 306 reviews
    Love this place! Card payment is accepted. Quite warm inside during summer. Good service and delicious food! Try the seafood pancake!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chung 6 years ago on Google • 482 reviews
    This place deservedly gets crowded in the evenings, so to avoid disappointment, come early or make a reservation. Staff are very friendly Koreans and it comes across as an authentic place. FYI: They have 2 more shops in Heidelberg, but one of them serves mainly Korean fried chicken, which is heavenly.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fallout G. 2 years ago on Google
    I love going there with my friends (I'd like to call us "Stammkunden" - haha)! The food is excellent (authentic) and vegetarian friendly. One of the male waiters seems to be in a rush all the time, which is fine, but sometimes it feels a bit too rushed... But never mind that! They are still growing strong as a *new* big restaurant and have to find their managing style first. Again we love going there (and will continue to do so) & are eager to see where the road will take them. :)
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Giang H. N. 1 year ago on Google
    Service was bad: she grabbed the soup bowl with her fingers from the top, which was unhygienic, placed the bowl hastily on the table and some soup splashed out, didn’t say sorry or show any friendliness. For bibimbap the red sauce was not served. In general the food isn’t as good as it used to be before moving. We tried the new place 2-3 times already and the impression didn’t change. We will not come back.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Tony S. 9 months ago on Google • 98 reviews
    First time I ever ate Kimshe. It was delicious along with the other things we ordered. Chicken sweet and spicy and little chicken dumplings. The food was excellent.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Aldi Wijaya H. 3 years ago on Google
    Service was excellent regardless pandemic situation. They are customer friendly. Flavour was good. Such an authentic korean kitchen. Very nice packed for take away without affecting the taste. But they dont accept card payment :(
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Cyn D. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is very tasty! The waiters were very busy as it was quite full, so any waiting times for anything are absolutely fine :) The one thing though, it would have been great if they told us about any substitutes to the food as for example one dish had Enoki Mushrooms on the menu picture but it was actually champignons on the dish. Lots of people are super picky when it comes to mushroom specifically so a heads up would have been great 🥲
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Ai “VR Gaming” C. 2 years ago on Google
    the food is still good, but the service is underwhelming. The waiters are always late, you don't get appetizers when they are busy and sometimes they completely forget the dishes you ordered. Also if you order take away be aware of waiting time, since they forget to make your take out for the appointed time. I have the feeling that the staff is just not trained, after they moved their place.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Helena M. 2 years ago on Google
    They food was great! The spicy dishes were not too spicy for my taste. They also accept your request if you would like to have the dishes less spicy. The location is very nice! It was very crowded when we came on a Wednesday night, very glad we had a reservation!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ekaterina E. 8 months ago on Google • 148 reviews
    The service was fast and the food tasty. We enjoyed a lot that they offer such a variety of Korean food and noted that the restaurant is also popular with Koreans, who seemed to enjoy their meals a lot. They ordered multiple dishes that looked fantastic and seemed to go well together. As a newbie to Korean food, I would have enjoyed some recommendations of dishes that go well together and helped me to desire what to order.

  • 5/5 Petar B. 4 years ago on Google • 28 reviews
    Food is great and it is reasonably priced. Owners are Koreans and most of the customers during our stay were Asians, so food seems to be as authentic as it can get in Europe. There are plenty of Turkish restaurants and fast foods around, so this place is not really crowded. Don't let that fool you, food is still good. Deserts are nothing special.

  • 5/5 Sami A. 5 months ago on Google • 28 reviews
    Very nice place with great food - love the appetisers. Service is great friendly staff. Colourful ambience that gives a feel for Korea.

  • 3/5 Fenn R. 8 months ago on Google • 24 reviews
    They actually forgot to put seafood in my friend’s seafood noodle soup😅 Last time they forgot to put eggs in my naengmyeon. By the way different customers are treated differently. Don’t know if they really “forgot” to put important ingredients into our food.

  • 5/5 Filip S. 1 year ago on Google • 10 reviews
    We had the spicy korean fried chicken for two. While the food was especially good, additional side dishes such as rice would have been nice - it wasn't as filling as it could've been. They accept card payment which is also great!

  • 4/5 hyeonhee j. 1 year ago on Google
    I came to Mannheim by accident i.e stupid German train delay and had no expectation whatsoever with the food. Surprisingly this turned out to be a proper one! Things taste HOW IT’S SUPPOSED TO TASTE LIKE unlike many other Korean restaurants in Germany 😭

  • 4/5 Sophie Y. 1 year ago on Google
    Popular Korean restaurant in Mannheim. Therefore, it’s always crowded. The food is delicious with reasonable price. They only take cash and EC card.

  • 4/5 Michael S. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly, quick service. Food so-so (but I am not a huge fan of Korean food) and looks nice.

  • 5/5 Ashita 1 year ago on Google
    I've wanted to visit this restaurant for the longest time. In short: I recommend it! They accept card payment only, you can tip also via card. And the other reviews are true regarding the waiting time, but we waited for about 10mins top. I also think culturally Asians (I am south east Asian) are used to eating food, then talking for 10mins after, and leave the place happily. I noticed some people just sitting inside and talking for long while the queue was built up outside so in essence this process can be reduced if customers collectively decide to enjoy the food, pay and then weg 😅 I recommend the items 102 and Bulgogi Bibimbap 😍 Thanks for reading!

  • 5/5 Kats P. 1 year ago on Google
    If it wasn't for my husband, I would eat here everyday. its the best. the food is great, its hot, delicious and worth the wait. the wait staff is super attentive, very friendly and the service is fast.

  • 4/5 Shreeka S. 10 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    We were worried we'd have to wait for longer time but thankfully we only had to for about 5 minutes and we got a table. The restaurant was small but nice. I think the food came pretty quick after we'd ordered. I had ordered bibimbap menu 311 with a request to only include pork and not beef and it tasted amazing ( looked amazing too!) although I got full pretty quick. We also had ttoekboki which was okayish(liked the sauce though) and sikye which was a bit too sugary for me. Although the dishes are a bit pricey, I would love to visit again to try other dishes.

  • 4/5 Tobias G. 2 years ago on Google
    Very tasty food, not expensive while not cheap, either. The staff is friendly, but when it's busy they seem very overwhelmed. All in all, we'll definitely be coming back, especially when they start serving the chickens wings they are already serving in their other business in Heidelberg.

  • 5/5 Herjuno D. 2 years ago on Google
    Delicious and authentic in my opinion. Best korean food in town


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed inside
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid street parking
    • ✓️ Somewhat difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Assistive hearing loop
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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