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Caffe bar Dujam

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One of the Most Reviewed Bistros in Split


Address

Obala Hrvatskog narodnog preporoda 5, 21000, Split, Croatia

Website

smokvina.hr

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.80 (538 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 8 am to 1 pm
  • Thursday: 8 am to 1 pm
  • Friday: 8 am to 2 pm
  • Saturday: (Epiphany), 8 am to 2 pm, Hours might differ
  • Sunday: 8 am to 1 pm
  • Monday: 8 am to 1 pm
  • Tuesday: 8 am to 1 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: waiter (17) service (11) small (9) dish (8) staff (8) restaurant (8) pasta (7) good (7) water (6) bill (6)
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  • 2/5 henry m. 1 year ago on Google
    We wandered in as we just needed somewhere to eat before we left, oh boy don’t be fooled by the prices. The chicken dish was anaemic and was extremely disappointing, the pasta dishes were unflavoured and full of water, void of taste and any kind of ingredients, and the calamari was just salty and dry. Not to mention the rude staff and lack of tap water, where the bottled water WAS €6!!! Don’t come here, you’ll just be disappointed. It’s not the vibe. ALSO, waiter encouraged us to leave a tip after all of this and made it clear it wasn’t included in the bill
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Heleene Rita M. 8 months ago on Google
    It was okay. We were ignored by the staff at first and waited for about 10 mins. One thing that did piss me off, was the fact that we couldn't split our bill at the end. We weren't told that we had to say that we were going to pay separately until we asked for the bills, plural. Please let the costumers know about this sort of thing. I really did dislike the fact that they were writing the orders in a phone-like-thingy. Made us uncomfortable. The food was fine, a bit overpriced but that was expected, considering the location. The water was 5€ though and that really was overly expensive.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Olle 0. 1 year ago on Google
    Bad food quality , I had the chickenbreast and it tasted uncooked. My friends had pasta and the portion was really small. When we said something about it the waiter said that we can not talk about portions in a restaurant. Bad staff I don’t recommend eating and drinking here!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 James B. 8 months ago on Google
    Avoid this place at all costs!! Initially, everything seemed fine, but it quickly turned into a nightmare. The waiter, a dismissive young man with very short dark hair, set a negative tone from the start. My girlfriend ordered pomodoro with gnocchi instead of tagliatelle, but the waiter ignored her request and brought the wrong dish. When we kindly pointed it out, he reacted angrily and punched a plant in frustration as he left. We discovered that other customers nearby also received terrible food and experienced the waiter's aggression. When the correct dish finally arrived, my girlfriend found it overpowering of passata and cheap-tasting. When we shared our dissatisfaction, the waiter said he was angry because everyone was sending back the pomodoro dish. The manager, instead of addressing the problem, made absurd remarks about my girlfriend's choice stating in summer you should only eat salad and claimed everyone has different tastes, as if that justified the poor quality. When the young waiter brought the bill in full and told us to pay now. We asked if anything was being done about the inedible meal and he had a meltdown, causing a scene and making us feel humiliated on our special anniversary. We were willing to pay if they showed remorse or offered any small compensation, but after the waiter's behavior, my girlfriend refused to pay for the uneaten meal. The ordeal continued as we endured another half hour of heated exchanges to get the bill. We left feeling uneasy and my girlfriend was concerned that the waiter might follow us out as he was pacing around the beach front. This was the most appalling and unprofessional service we have ever experienced. We felt disgusted and deeply disappointed that our anniversary celebration turned into a stressful and fearful experience. The waiter's unstable behavior should not be tolerated, and it seems there might be a personal connection between him and the management, which reflects poorly on the restaurant's reputation. If the restaurant values staying open it should strongly consider sacking the young man, the women where the only nice staff in the restaurant I felt bad for them. Avoid this restaurant if you value any degree of service or are looking for a nice meal.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 H 8 months ago on Google
    Waitress was mocking, not helpfull or service minded at all, coffee was foul (image: large coffee with cream and a fly for good meassure), drinks were expensive and mediocre, food supposedly good, but same dishes differed a lot in size. Don’t come here..
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Kyle S. 8 months ago on Google
    Terrible Experience! Avoid this Place! Man, our night at this restaurant was an absolute disaster! We had high hopes for a fun evening with friends after travelling from a far for our first night, but it turned into a total mess thanks to the waiter. This dude, with his short buzzed black hair and couldn't-care-less attitude, was a complete downer from the start. We tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but his lack of interest in serving us properly was pretty obvious. One of our buddies wanted to customize his order, asking for a substitution the guy gave us a death stare, mumbled angrily and shouted no you can’t. Like, seriously, where did all that aggression come from? We were served one drink the whole meal which isn’t good from our perspective or the business’s. Every time we tried to signal the young waiter he tutted and blatantly ignored us. When the food arrived it was a major letdown. Bland flavors and no wow factor whatsoever. We were seriously unimpressed. All came at different times and the waiter brought a couple of incorrect meals and ignored us when we told him. Our friends just accepted the wrong food as they didn’t want the drama and just wanted to leave so asked for the bill. The waiter shouted at us telling us to pay now at the end before we’d even had a chance to get our card out. Stay away from this place. The aggressive waiter, combined with the subpar food and terrible service, made it a night to forget. We really hope the management gets their act together because this kind of unprofessionalism doesn't fly in a decent restaurant.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 andrea t. 7 months ago on Google
    with two friends we came around midnight to have a shisha, very badly received and to inquire about prices (I had to ask another client) once installed we wanted to order a chicha (35€) in addition to that it was obligatory to take a drink per person what is the point? the waitress very unpleasant, not at all helpful, very long to get our order the waitresses spend more time laughing together in their corners than serving the customer in short, a bad experience, a waitress who looks bad and does not do her job well Bad place, bad people
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Ellie H. 8 months ago on Google
    Me and my friend came here for dinner, we were avoided the whole night by waiters. The young waiter was passive aggressive hurrying us whilst ordering. The food came with no cutlery and after ignoring us again I went to the kitchen to grab some. My friend didn’t touch her tomato pasta she said it tasted disgusting. The waiter noticed and just said he’d let the chef know. The bill came in full, no pasta taken off, no drinks taken off. We felt too intimidated to say anything so paid and left.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 tim 1 year ago on Google
    The food was good. It was nothing special but not bad either. The staff was really friendly and supportive when it started to rain. You're not doing anything wrong when choosing this restaurant.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Ben L. 1 year ago on Google
    Horrible service, given the wrong menu, said they don't serve tap water when other tables clearly had some, not given a spoon for a pasta dish, has an insect problem, not given a wipe after having to use our fingers for scampi, was cheeky enough to ask for a tip once we paid. Avoid.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Eliana B. 1 year ago on Google
    We were 4 people, we asked for drinks, to begin with, the waiter was not nice when taking our order, impatient even, and he made it even worse when at the end he "required" a tip, not acceptable. Like in many other European countries, in Croatia, tipping is not mandatory and in this case it was not in any way deserved. Very impolite service. In other places we did tip, NO PROBLEM
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Uta R. 3 years ago on Google
    I had the chicken and mushroom pasta which i ate because i was terribly hungry otherwise.. I think they switched cooking cream with a substitute cream and i was eating chicken and mushroom with sweet vanilla sauce 😂😂 I was happy about this picture tho and the wonderful view. Service was ok.

  • 2/5 Philippe D. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice location on the Riva and I am sure fine for a drink/coffee but the service is poor, food mediocre and portions small. Omelette tiny served with untoasted somewhat stale store-bought bread, no butter, no jam.

  • 1/5 Natalia B. 9 months ago on Google
    Very small portions, we went for a slice of pizza after eating there lol service was good though, nice view, nice atmosphere. The beef and burrata salada is not beef, it’s a type of salami

  • 1/5 Jonas A. 1 year ago on Google
    Only thing worse than the service was the drinks. A margarita with no lime, and snappy waiters, don’t ruin your day and go here.

  • 5/5 Erin W. 8 months ago on Google
    We found this delicious place on our first night here and have returned every night since! It’s wonderful, the food is very good, and the wait staff is very friendly!

  • 1/5 Joey 8 months ago on Google
    Don't eat here, the food is mediocre (ESPECIALLY for the price) and the staff is extremely rude. It took 30 minutes for them to even give us a menu and they refused to give us tap water. They have cool velour seats inside is the only saving grace.

  • 1/5 Suzanne L. 9 months ago on Google
    We made the mistake of eating here ... in our defense the menu sounded good and the price looked reasonable ....the service while not awful was definitely not what we have come to expect here....the food was really poor..... Dalmatian Tapas is what we ordered What we got was a sprinkling of wilted rocket, 6 black olives, 6 halved cherry tomatoes, 4 small pieces of dry chewy meat and 8 small thin triangles of cheese and a small plate of pita bread (the bread was nice) 18.50 Euro seems very expensive for food I would have fed to my chickens ,

  • 5/5 Dave R. 6 months ago on Google
    We had dinner and breakfast at Dujam and can say that the experience we had with both the food and service was excellent. Our experience is completely opposite to the reviews posted so far. Dinner was excellent. My Gnocchi Alfredo was fantastic the portion looked small with the deep dish but it wasn't. There was a lot of food in the plate. It tasted incredible as well best Gnocchi I've had in a while and I would go back for more if we were staying longer. My wife had pasta dish and she was extremely pleased with it also. We can highly recommend having dinner here. Our waiter was great. He had an excellent personality and did everything to.make our visit enjoyable. Pricing was excellent as well. Best prices on the promenade I would say. Breakfast was also incredible. Both dishes came with an orange 🍊 juice and coffee ☕️. I had the omlette with ham and cheese and my wife had the yogurt fruit and grains. My omlette was packed full of ham and cheese and also had a small salad and toast on the side. In comparison to the Omelette I had the previous day this was by far superior. My wife loved her yogurt and fruit bowl. The drinks were great and the waiter was excellent. I can highly recommend coming to Caffe Bar Dujam for both breakfast and dinner.

  • 2/5 Xandra D. 1 year ago on Google
    Great location, and you can see the quality of food was high. Unfortunately, it took us way too long for our food to be served and we just had mains. One dish was hot and the other cold. Service was a bit slow as well. Bathrooms were not up to par either.

  • 1/5 Lawrence H. 6 months ago on Google
    Disgusting treatment from the “manager” Tom. There were no signs stating a t-shirt should be worn on the premises. I needed to go into the restaurant an update my waitress to change an order and could not attract her attention so followed her inside. At this point the “manager” challenged me about wearing a top. I didn’t have a top, so I asked him to go and get her for me so I could update the order. He ignored me and muttered something in his home language. I said don’t ignore me if you do I’ll go there myself. He ignored me, so I walked down to the bar, at this point he got in my face aggressively. Disgusting behaviour

  • 5/5 Florencia R. 6 months ago on Google
    Great food and price in comparison with the other places near by. Service was super fast. We spent €30 for a pizza, salad and two soft drinks so quite decent price and food plates were big size.

  • 1/5 Tarja 6 months ago on Google
    Karmea kokemus. Saatiin valita itse pöytä, mutta emme saaneet kuitenkaan istua 4 henkilön pöytään, tarjoilija laittoi siihen varattu-lapun. Asiakkaita pöytään ei kuitenkaan tullut. Pasta-ateriat olivat ala-arvoisia. Vaikutti siltä, että ns. Dalmatian perinteinen pastakastike oli kaadettu suoraan säilykepurkista lautaselle. Huono palvelu. En suosittele.

  • 5/5 Amit S. 1 year ago on Google
    Best breakfast in Split! The staff is super friendly and kind, the breakfast is rich and tasty and the ingredients are great! You feel that there’s a thought behind everything. Highly recommended!


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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