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Konoba Babarin

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😠 Terrible place - don't waste your time and money. The food tastes bad but almost the same price as the rest of the tavernas. Staff don't speak enough English to explain what ingredients are in the dishes. We got stuffed peppers with potatoes and the potatoes were cold. The waiting time for the order... People often mention good, nice, service, great, friendly, time, price, dishes, staff, wine,


Address

Poljana Tina Ujevica 2, 21000, Split, Croatia

Website

bookyour.smokvina.hr

Contact

+385 95 532 3700

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.70 (381 reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (15) nice (13) service (12) great (9) friendly (9) time (8) price (8) dishes (8) staff (8) wine (8)
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  • 1/5 Krzysztof P. 2 years ago on Google • 642 reviews
    Terrible place - don't waste your time and money. The food tastes bad but almost the same price as the rest of the tavernas. Staff don't speak enough English to explain what ingredients are in the dishes. We got stuffed peppers with potatoes and the potatoes were cold. The waiting time for the ordered dishes is very long - about an hour - and the staff does not inform about it. White wine is terrible - the worst I have ever drunk. I do not recommend this place. It's possible to pay by card but terminal is not portable.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Matej F. 2 years ago on Google • 62 reviews
    Terrible place, don’t waste your time here. Rude staff, super small and overpriced portions. They forgot all of our side dishes and three people got their food and the fourth person waited for 20 minutes to get theirs. The calamari still had some sand in it. After we finished eating, we waited another 15 minutes to get our table cleaned and it was not busy at all. Do not come here! There was a guy wishing us a good luck before we came here and now I know why.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Anela G. 4 years ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Dissapointing! Had breakfast there - probably the worst club sandwich i ever had. One spice of ham, half slice of bacon and burned egg - and all that for 50 kunas. Shame, cause its such a cute place. I would give it 1 but the staff was nice.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mirko K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good food, realistic price, nice and kind waitress! (Original) Dobra hrana, realna cijena, simpatična i ljubazna konobarica!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Ecevit D. 2 years ago on Google • 118 reviews
    Nice Name for a Restaurant! The food was OK (4 Stars), Service was bad (sorry), they forgot our starter (the octopus salad was really good) as well as the ordered bread. The paying procedure was very slow (probably an inexperienced waiter). Sorry, but I can’t recommend, despite the good food!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tom D. 2 years ago on Google • 117 reviews
    Top place!! The price quality level here is excellent. Perfectly located close to the center, yet with parking possibilities. You can enjoy a table outside on the terrace or inside the beautiful veranda. The owner Mišel is a very graceful host. Both for fish and meat lovers. I tried breakfast, lunch and dinner and it never disappointed me.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Raul A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Expensive bad food I ordered lemonade as a drink, after a few minutes they said there was no lemonade. I asked if there was juice. It has been said that there is orange juice and apple juice. I ordered orange juice, I got apple juice. The 140 kuna (€ 20) leg of lamb was a joke. The menu clearly said "Potatoes", I got the leg with about 10 sloppy fries. When I asked, they said there were no potatoes, only French fries. And that for 20 euros. (Original) Teures schlechtes Essen Ich habe als Getränk Limonade bestellt, nach ein paar Minuten wurde gesagt, dass es keine Limonade gibt. Ich habe gefragt , ob es Saft gibt. Es wurde gesagt, dass es Orangensaft und Apfelsaft gibt. Ich habe Orangensaft bestellt, ich habe Apfelsaft bekommen. Die 140 Kuna (20€) teure Lamm-Keule war ein Witz. In der Karte stand eindeutig "Potatoes" , ich habe die Keule mit ungefähr 10 labbrigen Pommes bekommen . Auf meine Nachfrage wurde gesagt, es gäbe keine Kartoffeln, nur Pommes. Und das für 20 Euro.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ivona C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful ambience, relaxed and beautiful place, great food, a large selection of wine by the glass, all praise (Original) Predivan ambijent,opušteno i predivno mjesto,hrana odlična,veliki izbor vina na čaše,sve pohvale
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Josip P. 3 years ago on Google
    Had the few meals here. Great food. Because it is fresh and also well prepared. Last time I had a risotto with vegetables and my partner had the sea shells. Very good!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Zoran �. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Pleasant ambience, great owners, but slow service. (Original) Ugodan ambijent, odlični vlasnici, ali sporo posluživanje.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Luis H. 3 years ago on Google
    Bad experience. Too small dishes. I had the Mussels Spaghetti and I think some of the mussels weren't the freshest, hoping not getting sick b.c. of that. All of it swam in fat. My girlfriend had chicken with "potatoes". The potatoes were just fries and the whole dish came without any sauce. When we asked the first time for sauce the waitress just gave us salt and pepper. In the next try she got what we were looking for. Unluckily I have to give one star so all stars for the waitress, she was very polite and nice all the time and unfortunately no stars for the dishes. Better keep your hands off this restaurant!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rashid A. 3 years ago on Google
    The food is really bad the chicken is not real chicken I don’t recommend people to go eat there not even cats can eat that food I give The food I ordered to a cat and she didn’t even eat it. So it’s not recommended and the owner of the restaurant is really bad person with a bad attitude.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 RUBEN ALFARO B. 3 years ago on Google
    Im really dissapointed with this restaurant... It seems professional but the waitress forgot our good... and we didnt receive any compensation...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Common Man E. 3 years ago on Google • 225 reviews
    This place is absolutely amazing. We went with the beef medallions and homemade gnocchi's as well as the pulled pork burrito. Both dishes were unreal. The burrito was on another level.

  • 4/5 Jamie C. 4 years ago on Google • 108 reviews
    Fish stew was very nice and exactly what we wanted after a flight. Did need more seasoning however. The prawn risotto tasted great, but the portion was a bit small and only had small frozen prawns instead of any larger fresh ones. Friendly waiter who got on well with the guests.

  • 4/5 Chris M. 5 years ago on Google • 92 reviews
    Excellent food, friendly staff, gourmet restaurant. We were given a table quickly but service can be a little slow and we had to flag he waiter down to ask about our drinks - I think they just grab random tables and forget which tables they are responsible for since it wasn’t just us who they forgot about. Hostess and waiter were very friendly and helpful. Food was to five stars. They lose a point for 30 minute drink wait. The pictures don’t do the food justice. Go if you’re looking to have a nice long dinner but if you’re in a hurry, I wouldn’t recommend.

  • 4/5 Davies M. 2 years ago on Google • 68 reviews
    Stopped for a late lunch, the waiter was nice and friendly, he pointed out there was a set menu for a cheaper price and told me the options. I went for the fish soup, octopus and desert for 100kn. It was all very nice, sort of home cooking style, which I fancied. I knocked a star off cause I didn't think the glass of white wine was good and it wasn't chilled.

  • 5/5 Charlotte G. 4 years ago on Google • 45 reviews
    Lovely meal. Showed up for a late dinner and had excellent and accommodating service. My sister and I are celiac and the even waiter got one of his colleagues to go out to the market to buy us gluten free bread. Many delicious options for gluten free and non gluten free diners.

  • 5/5 Joachim S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great food, great service. The boys love their job! (Original) Super Essen, super Service. Die Jungs lieben ihren Job!

  • 4/5 Charlotte W. 2 years ago on Google
    Food was very tasty. Limited choice of dishes (about 6) when we were there, not listing prices (seafood pasta turned out at around €20 a dish). Service was okay but not great, we didn't feel very welcome at first and our plates were not cleared away for a long time despite being the only customers at that point (waitress was busy smoking a few meters away from us). Other than that she was nice. Cash only!

  • 1/5 Gortxi G. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The worst place of our entire trip in Croatia. The friendly but not attentive staff, we had to ask them for the wine because they had served us dinner without it. Then dinner left much to be desired: the oily and cold grilled vegetables, the raw and oily potatoes, the dried and small sea bass and the chicken salad is saved by being very simple. Even the bread was dry, it seemed cut from the day before. And the expensive price for the zero quality of the menu. When losing a local red wine they chose as not the most expensive of the menu to finish the job. Total we weren't going back ... (Original) El peor sitio de todo nuestro viaje en Croacia. El personal amable pero poco atento, tuvimos que pedirles el vino porque nos habian servido la cena sin él. Luego la cena dejó mucho que desear: los vegetales a la parrilla aceitosos y frios, las patatas crudas y aceitosas, la lubina reseca y pequeña y la ensalada de pollo se salva por ser muy simple. Hasta el pan estaba seco, parecía cortado del día anterior. Y el precio carisimo para la nula calidad del menú. Al perdirles un vino rojo local escogieron como no el más caro de la carta para rematar la faena. Total no íbamos a volver...

  • 5/5 Matic Z. 4 years ago on Google
    Romantic place

  • 5/5 José María Brey B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good place to eat, exquisite food, and very good attention (Original) Muy buen lugar para comer, la comida exquisita, y la atención muy buena

  • 5/5 anđela de micheli v. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious food! I recommend to everyone who wants to taste traditional and daily dalmatian food.

  • 3/5 Jakub K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Moderate prices for Split. Unfortunately, the portions are small, it is difficult to eat one dish. When it comes to dishes, it can be different. Tasteless octopus gulaz, badly seasoned, spaghetti carbonara without the addition of parmesan (or any other cheese !!!), while baked fish or pasta with seafood is a plus. (Original) Ceny jak na Split umiarkowane. Porcje niestety małe, ciężko jest się jednym daniem najeść. Jeżeli chodzi o potrawy, to z nimi bywa różnie. Gulaz z osmiornic bez smaku, fatalnie doprawiony, spaghetti carbonara bez dodatku parmezanu (czy jakiego kolwiek innego sera!!!), natomiast pieczona ryba, bądź makaron z owocami morza oceniam na plus.

  • 5/5 Roko M. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent food and service

  • 5/5 John T. 4 years ago on Google
    Charming staff, excellent food and service good location.

  • 5/5 Richard T. 4 years ago on Google
    One of the best places in Split. Good food and pleasant staff.

  • 5/5 Joshua B. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious! Great truffle sauce. The service was very friendly and attentive. It was interesting for one and on extra wishes. (Original) Sehr lecker! Tolle Trüffelsoße. Die Bedienung war sehr freundlich und aufmerksam. Es wurde sich für einen interessiert und auf Extrawünsche eingegangen.

  • 5/5 Juli E. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicous and the service was amazing.

  • 5/5 Agus R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious seafood (Original) Deliciosos pescados y mariscos

  • 5/5 Mirk R. 4 years ago on Google
    A small menu but the food is made fresh and there are some very good Gluten Free options. It is inexpensive but the wine menu is where the restaurant makes its money, there are a couple of cheaper wines so don't fret! Enjoy. M

  • 3/5 Martin M. 3 years ago on Google
    Very nice waitress Vega. She tought us how to eat scampi. But for the price there was few of them. Fish with grilled vegetable was without flavour.

  • 5/5 Maja B. 3 years ago on Google
    We had a lovely dinner. The quality was excellent. The staff is very firendly. My friend had a Bday that day, so the waitress sang Summertime to her. It was the experience from heaven :) Higly recommended

  • 5/5 Anastasiia A. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious food and great wines. Very friendly stuff. Amazing experience.

  • 5/5 Andzia A. 4 years ago on Google
    Wonderful place, very nice service, menu in english, absolutely delisious food, near to the old town, so complete package :) every tourist will be happy

  • 5/5 Ivanna D. 3 years ago on Google
    Extremely delicious and fresh food, nice domestic wine and friendly host!

  • 1/5 Alek S. 3 years ago on Google
    Sadly, I didn’t took any photos, but shortly - big NO. Maybe it’s because of lack of tourists, covid, or anything else, but the food quality was really low. We ate already in at least five high rated restaurants, and it was always a symphony of taste. Stew, fish, fish soup, calmari... all well prepared, garnished and tasted great. In Konoba we ordered fish stew (120 kunas), seabass (150 kunas) and 2x kids stuff and drinks. We paid around 450 kunas. Seabass was tasteless - it wasn’t a fish, just a filet. First time during this trip. It surelly wasn’t grilled and soaked in fat. Fish stew was just a broth with a lot of potatos. And a fish tail. And it would be ok - but it tasted poorly. Kids meals are nothing to write about usually so just make right decisions.

  • 4/5 Frollein J. 5 years ago on Google
    Delicious food, very good wine and nice service.

  • 5/5 Eric E. 5 years ago on Google
    Love the food and setting, waiter was super friendly.

  • 5/5 vitalis fitness c. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious and inexpensive (Original) Lecker und preiswert

  • 3/5 Martin B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very friendly service and nice atmosphere. Price-performance ratio for the portions a bit too high, but the food was tasty. (Original) Sehr freundlicher Service und nettes Ambiente. Preis-Leistung für die Portionen leider etwas zu hoch, aber das Essen hat geschmeckt.

  • 5/5 Vlcgadimir P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) All five great ambiance hrans (Original) Sve pet odlican ambijent hrans

  • 1/5 Giovanni C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cleanliness leaves a lot to be desired the foods are good, but if cleanliness is missing it is a disaster (Original) La pulizia lascia molto a desiderare i cibi sono buoni ,ma se la pulizia manca è un disastro

  • 4/5 crank W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good food in downtown Split, daily specials are available (Original) Gutes Essen in der Innenstadt von Split, Tagesangebote stehen zur Verfügung

  • 1/5 Beatrice C. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Risotto not cooked, waiting, the boss wipes the table with brush, no respect distancing. Expensive for what was on the plate. Very very disappointing. (Original) Risotto pas cuit, de l'attente, le patron essuie la table avec balayette, aucun respect distanciation. Cher pour ce qui était dans l'assiette. Très très décevant.

  • 5/5 minel j. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Small price and very good simple dish but with a strong taste power. I recommend if you are in the area. (Original) Petit prix et très bon plat simple mais d'une forte puissance gustative. Je recommande si vous passez dans le coin.

  • 5/5 Tihomir K. 3 years ago on Google
    👌

  • 5/5 V V. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cozy and best breakfast place !!!) (Original) Уютное и лучшее место для завтрака!!!)

  • 5/5 Andrey D. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good quality for quite acceptable price, especially breakfast! Omelette was great and fresh local bread so enjoyable.

  • 5/5 Marian G. 3 years ago on Google
    Excellent

  • 4/5 Beeate H. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A little off the beaten path, good service and prices (Original) Etwas abseits vom Trubel, guter Service und Preise


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  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
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    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
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    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
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