BORI in Mannheim

It used to be a cozy place to eat with great service and food but not anymore. Management decided to increase the prices and force each visitor to order a drink or no service. I cannot support such business practices, sadly, I will not come back anymore.

Food was very good. Very nice service

With us you have to order a drink if you want to stay for dinner The staff was simply rude and unpleasant

Be sure to reserve! Great service that briefly shows the inexperienced Korean eater how to eat. Delicious!

There were three of us there and one of us didn't want to order anything to drink, whereupon we were told rather rudely that everyone had to drink something or we would have to leave. Then the same waitress refused to tell me how big the kimchipancake was. Just kept emphasizing that this was an appetizer, probably with the aim of me ordering something more expensive. Even after asking multiple questions, I was told “I can’t tell you that.” Food was good but wtf.

I will not explain much. It tastes healthy.

Small, cozy restaurant and very familiar! Food is super delicious!

Small but nice! We wanted to try something different and came across the BORI restaurant. It's really highly recommended, but I recommend calling and making a reservation. The food was beautifully prepared and incredibly tasty. The staff here also did a very good job. Very friendly and accommodating. We were asked at regular intervals whether everything was okay or whether we had any further wishes. You should expect an average of €30-40 per person. PS: The homemade drinks were also incredibly good.

Very cozy and authentically decorated Korean restaurant with excellent food, served by an extremely nice owner. My personal recommendation is the Korean fried chicken.

Super delicious food. Very nice staff who explain how to eat the food. The restaurant is very small, so reservations are highly recommended.

Always very good and very friendly.

Food looked tasty, bad service! Food from the menu was out - not an issue! But then refusing a simple change to another dish, completely unacceptable!

The best restaurant for Korean food in Mannheim. It is a small restaurant but the taste impresses everyone who visits it. I come very often and recommend it to all my friends.

Rarely have I had such good Korean fried chicken. The rest of the food was also delicious. Very nice hostess.

The restaurant is pretty ok look cute and comfortable , but be careful cuz she made a rule that’s is mandatory to order 1 drink by persons , she really insisted with that , I don’t this it’s truly legal to do that honestly , but I feel really disappointed about it , and have no choice , we have to order it , and it’s pretty expensive for just Korean food.

I was really looking forward to visiting this Korean restaurant, but unfortunately the experience was disappointing. When we wanted to eat as a couple, the waitress told us that each guest had to order a drink, otherwise we wouldn't be served. However, the drinks prices on the menu were very high and we actually only wanted to order a glass of water - but we were refused. The waitress insisted that this was a “house rule,” but I have never experienced such a rule in Germany. Such a forced order is not only inappropriate but also disrespectful to the guests. I hope the restaurant reconsiders this practice so that you can focus on the food instead of being forced into unnecessary expenses

The best Korean restaurant food I have ever come across! 🫶🏼 we had great authentic food everything was homemade and absolutely delicious! The vegetable Mandu 🥟 was so amazing ⭐️ and Tteok-bokki was perfect! Everything we had ordered was delivered at its best! Service was top-notch! She's a kind hearted lady she makes amazing homemade drinks! We love the home made lemonade!! I'd definitely recommend you to visit and try their curated menu! I also recommend you to buy homemade kimchi and some radish to your home as it's is better than the store ones it's very delicate with perfectly balanced flavour!

Very tasty & authentic Korean cuisine. The kimchi pancakes and the bibimbap with gochujang are absolutely amazing. Great atmosphere, nice, fast and attentive service. What more could you want?

Quite simply: very friendly, very tasty. We'll be back...

Friendly service, delicious Korean food.

Very tasty, very authentic, definitely top 5 of the best restaurants I have visited, just be careful, spicy actually means spicy here!

Small, fine restaurant. Very authentic. We enjoyed it excellently. We will definitely come back because we would like to try other dishes :)

Bad experience i don’t recommend.

The food is mediocre The women serving the food is a very disrespectful women i said i want my drink to come along with the food she said no either u get it first either u get out like that straight to my face and she said that to my mother when she asked if the soup is spicy or not She said if u dont like it spicy u can get out straight in the face again maybe cz she wearing hijab Anyways do not recommend

A great restaurant. Cozy atmosphere, outstanding dishes and fantastic food with fresh ingredients. I can only recommend it!

Tasty food, cozy atmosphere and great price for what you get. Loved the side drinks including the rice punch that I haven’t found anywhere else yet. Wish I had discovered this place sooner!

Authentic, delicious and good Korean cuisine. Be sure to make a reservation in the evening, as it is a small, fine restaurant with lovely furnishings.🎋🎏

Terrific! Will come here more often

not worth visiting: bad service, plain food

I could fool myself with the food! It's magical. The Korean charm of the restaurant gives the visit a special feeling. The boss is courteous and always in a good mood. The price is also reasonable.

Great service and delicious food!

Cute little place, tastyyy food and super nice waitress! We love going there, everything on their menu is good!

Nice little Korean restaurant. We felt very comfortable. The lady who served us tried very hard to explain the dishes. Highly recommended.

Why are you rude? We love the food you cook and want to visit but you make us feel so unwanted by the way you speak & by your reviews i can tell that you do it only to foreigners but you you are one yourself Also ofc it is absolutely your choice to filter but you do it on unfair basis because as a restaurant you should give service of food to people who pay and give reservations to ones who call on any next validity. if you want to be picky on people, please don’t term it as a restaurant, make a community, it’s a different business model. Then others won’t disturb. Nobody will come and eat at your place for free. Please be kind, I don’t think i did anything to deserve that behaviour 🙏

wow spicy more than Korea... oh my

Super tasty, exceptionally good food. If you want to try new taste experiences. Small restaurant and small menu, so it's better to reserve. So far everything has been really tasty and well seasoned, even the lemonades are very special.

My absolute favorite restaurant in Mannheim! If you're looking for soul food, you've come to the right place. Authentic Korean, great selection of dishes, super generous portions, quick service. Be sure to make a reservation, a small restaurant with bistro charm and Korean accents. You really can't go wrong with the selection of dishes. My favorites are Ddeokbokki (Korean spicy rice cakes) and Dak Galbi (chicken, sweet potato, cabbage and rice cake dish). All Mandus and the Sweet & Spicy Korean Fried Chicken are also highly recommended. Drink a Yuza and be refreshed! A 10/10 every time!

Delicious authentic Korean food. The staff was so nice and made sure I understood how to eat my dish the right way. I ordered Bi Bim Bap and it was so delicious 10/10. I would definitely return. It’s a cozy restaurant with great service.

Small restaurant but clean and delicious to myself who is real Korean. They use Korean traditional brass dishes and interior is simple but also Korean colors and beauty.

The attitude was super bad. The food was served very slowly. I only ordered soaked rice soup and tofu soup. I waited for half an hour and asked for forced tea. I didn't ask if I could add hot water - it's impossible. Having stayed in friendly Toronto for many years, this sentence is simply rude. extreme

It was the most delicious Korean restaurant I've been to in Europe!!!👍👍 The restaurant is so pretty, the atmosphere is nice, and they are so friendly that I couldn't not leave a review😆 Most Korean restaurants are sweet and salty, but this one had healthy food so I enjoyed it! thank you!!!

Very tasty and authentic! Nice little shop in the heart of Mannheim.

We took a taxi for 20 minutes to find out that payment was only in cash And before that, no one answered the phone It's very sad

The ribs are soft and glutinous, and the bong bong drink is very refreshing.

My German wife and I ordered bibimbap, dolsot bibimbap and sikhye, and enjoyed them. If I have a chance, I will come again! 👍

The food was super tasty 👌🏻 and the service was friendly. 👍🏻 The ambience was okay. But the toilet is too small. Shortcoming, no card payment possible.👎🏻

Service was rude, the woman got the order wrong twice never again

SO DELICIOUS FOOD Service was super nice and attentive! Would love to come back

Sehr gute Bedienung und Essen. Von aussen sieht das Lokal vielleicht nicht so appetitlich aus, aber sobald das Essen gekommen ist, mit einigen Beilagen, hat es mich total umgestimmt.

Small, very stylishly furnished restaurant, you feel very comfortable! Attentive and very nice service! Authentic food, super tasty, we are always thrilled! Best Korean in town, can only be recommended! Great parking/parking garage!

The restaurant is relatively small, but very cutely decorated. The service was very friendly and helped us with questions about individual dishes. The food was extremely good. We will eat there more often in the future. We were there on a Friday lunchtime so it wasn't that busy and we were able to eat there without a reservation

I cannot even beging to describe how delicious I think the food there is. The Tteokbokki and the Kimchi Jeon are my favorite and in combination they taste even better. The service is really friendly.

Simply a treat for the sense of taste!! I'm already looking forward to the next time!!

The food tastes excellent and is tastefully prepared. But unfortunately these portions don't really fill me up.

Currently favorite Korean in the Frankfurt/Mannheim area! The trip to Mannheim is definitely worth it. Nice service and delicious food. Small room but still very pleasant!

This place is the best Korean restaurant in Mannheim - NO Question !

Number 501-how delicious can food be? I'm sad now that I don't live in Mannheim ;-)

Zero stars…if it were possible Very impolite… We, a group of 5 people, wanted to share 4 dishes. Unfortunately, we were then informed that at least one MAIN DISH per person MUST be ordered in order to be allowed to eat there, which was very incomprehensible in my opinion. After all, we were the only guests at the time (4 p.m.). So we were FORCED to order more, we didn't decide to do that and had to leave... Card payment not possible either... Bit sweet Conclusion: unfriendly and dubious

Rediculous restaurant with absurd rules!!! The woman is not nice at all. She required to pay by cash in such a restaurant with an average over 20€ consumption. What's worse is that I have to order a drink before ordering food. So arrogant, so rediculous.

Small restaurant but really good. I was totally thrilled. Food was super delicious

Great Korean cuisine, very friendly and attentive service - for me the best Korean in Mannheim; Only cash payment possible

Very tasty and that’s what matters

Absoluut een aanrader. Heerlijk smakelijk bereide maaltijden voor een hele schappelijke prijs. Het is een klein restaurant met vriendelijke bediening.

The food is very tasty and seems authentic. The service is friendly and quick. Unfortunately the guest room is very narrow and rather uncomfortable. It's worth a visit just for the good food.

Very friendly staff who take great care of your physical well-being! Ddok Kuk HIGHLY recommended! 💕

The best Korean restaurant in Mannheim! The Bul Go Gi dishes were so good and the staff also very friendly.

My absolute favorite restaurant.

Very disappointed in how they treated Americans. I called to see if they accepted walk ins or if I needed to make a reservation. I do I courtesy check to make sure English is okay. Once I asked (it’s a habit) she said no very rudely and hung up. Just 15 mins prior to this happening, my friend called to verify that they were open this same lady’s English was just fine. This could have been an isolated incident but I engage with customers all of the time so it’s hard for me to understand the premise of this situation. Overall I would have loved to try the food as my grandmother is Korean but due to this mistreatment I will have to find another location to try.

I have to update my review here. I came here once 2 years ago and came back last week. The Restaurant has improved a lot, i‘m not sure if it‘s new chef or what, but the foods are obviously yummier than before. The lady there is so nice and friendly. I had Mandu and Tteokbokki as appetizers, all tasted amazing. The Tteokbokki reminds me a lot like the one i‘ve tasted in Korea, so in love. I had the Dwaeji Galbijjim as main course, really greaaat, so tender, perfectly seasoned. The Bulgogi was also very nice. I wish they served more variety of Banchan and also Kimchi then it‘ll be perfect. But i‘m more than happy to find this place since it‘s not that faraway from where i live, i‘ll make sure to come back soon. P.S. DON‘T FORGET TO BRING CASH!

This was my first time trying Korean food, and I couldn't have asked for a better introduction! The restaurant, run by a Korean family, provided an authentic dining experience that exceeded my expectations. As someone who has always been fascinated by Korean culture and cuisine, seeing these dishes in person was a dream come true. It was a delightful and eye-opening experience to taste Korean cuisine firsthand, rather than just seeing it on social media.

The food is really very good, beautifully prepared and all 3 starters, all 3 main courses and the drinks we had were very tasty. The service is also very friendly. There is a star deduction because we couldn't pay with a card and only found out when we were paying. They could have put a sign on the door or said so when we came in. If you're sitting right next to the door, it's a bit annoying when the door keeps opening, especially when it's cold outside. But in terms of taste, you can have a good time here.

Very nice place with a chill atmosphere. The food was delicious, it’s very similar to eating in Korea. The staff was very kind. I totally recommend the place!

A great restaurant. Small & fine. Very nicely simple furnishings at the same time very stylishly furnished with loving details. Food was very tasty and service was extremely attentive.

We were really excited about our food and the little appetizers that came with it were just great! Customer friendliness is very important here, when we asked what they could recommend to us, we received great advice. Happy to come back!

In my opinion the best and most authentic Korean restaurant in Mannheim. The many small banchan (side dishes) are a little different every time. They are always super tasty and I love that they allow you to try lots of different things.

Good Korean food in an intimate, nicely decorated space

Very tasty Korean restaurant. The Bori has the advantage that you can reserve a table here, which is recommended given the size of the restaurant. The ambience is very good and the food from the consistently authentic menu is absolutely recommended.

Very tasty food and friendly, discreet service that is happy to help if you have any questions. Food has been at the same high level for years! Always my pleasure. Be sure to reserve. Cash only.

Very small but really tasty Korean restaurant.

It tastes so delicious there that the food made me happy the next day. For me they have the best (homemade 😍) kimchi there. There were 8 of us there and every single dish was great and came at the same time. Nobody had to wait for their food and everything was freshly prepared. I love this store. It's best to reserve in advance as the shop is quite small, which also makes the restaurant cozy. And if there is no more space, simply order and pick it up. The trip there is definitely worth it. I would give even more stars if it were possible. Anyone who gives this restaurant less than 4 stars can't be helped and would be better off eating their frozen pizza at home. Please remember to bring enough cash with you as card payments are not possible.

We received a very friendly welcome in the small, cozy shop. The food was fresh and very tasty. We briefly felt like we were in South Korea during our stay. The team was extremely nice and left nothing to be desired. We would be happy to come back.

Excellent Korean food and service! :)

Great little (!) restaurant. Great food and friendly service. Reservation recommended as there are only a few tables. The only drawback: with my 1.97m height, it often feels a bit tight.

Very tasty, the food was super fresh and the taste was like in Korea

The grilled chicken was quite tasty! It was also nice to have some free side dishes with the main course. Just be aware that they only accept cash payments there.

Fresh and good food with friendly service.

The food was really good, the service good too ....the women were very kind, explained how the dish was made. Small place , better call to reserve.

Small but nice - really delicious and well prepared food! Be sure to reserve and currently only pay in cash :)

Food was super delicious! Definitely come back!

The food at Bori is really tasty and very authentic. You can also order typical Korean drinks. The portion sizes are appropriate, everything is aesthetically prepared and served. I highly recommend it! 🥰 Reservations are recommended as there are few seats available.

Great restaurant, always happy. The best Korean restaurant in Mannheim😍😍

Ich wollte schon immer koreanisches Essen probieren, und beim Wochenendtrip letzten Samstag nutzte ich mit einer Freundin die Gelegenheit. Obwohl es sehr voll war im Bori, machte die Besitzerin es möglich, dass ich und meine Freundin dennoch einen Platz bekamen. Wir haben zwar etwas gewartet (wir wollten aber UNBEDINGT dieses Lokal ausprobieren) - und wir sind nicht enttäuscht worden! Und da wir einer der letzten Gäste des abends waren haben wir noch ein sehr nettes Gespräch mit der Besitzerin geführt. Dem Bori alles Gute weiterhin

There is delicious Korean food here. There were two of us there and we ordered the fried chicken and dwaeji galbi jjim. There was also Yuza and Korean grape juice to drink. Both were delicious and left us both very full. The restaurant is quite small, so we would recommend making a reservation in advance! It is often fully booked, especially on weekends.

Hier wird sehr lecker und authentisch gekocht. Nach dem ich kürzlich das Land mehrere Wochen bereist habe, kann ich sagen: das Essen schmeckt dort nicht besser ;)

Gemütlich und Essen hat super geschmeckt

Richtig lecker, sehr freundliche Bedienung und gemütliches Ambiente.

I simply love this place. The nicest people EVER🥰🥰🥰 and the food is a true work of art. BORI is a MUST when you in need for delicious korean homecooked food

Das Restaurant liegt ein bisschen abgelegen, ist aber den Weg definitiv Wert! Wir haben ohne Reservierung einen Platz bekommen, aber ich würde empfehlen vorher zu Reservieren, da nur begrenzt Plätze vorhanden sind. Parkplätze muss man sich in der Stadt oder in Parkhäusern in der Nähe suchen. + sehr netter Service + tolle Atmosphäre + Der koreanische Traubensaft und die Limonade mit Zimt und Ingwer waren super lecker und sehr interessant. + Kimchi nicht 🌶️ scharf sondern leicht pikant. +auch für Vegetarier genügend Auswahl und die Wahl zwischen Tofu oder Rindfleisch ist genial. +++ Das Essen ist wahnsinnig lecker und eine absolute Empfehlung. Frische Zutaten, authentische koreanische Küche und eine familiäre Atmosphäre als wäre man Zuhause im Wohnzimmer und würde auf das Essen warten. Das hat uns sehr gefallen und wir kommen definitiv wieder. Kartenzahlung ist nicht möglich also Bargeld mitbringen.

Das koreanische Essen war sehr lecker! Es gibt eine ausreichend große Auswahl an verschiedenen Gerichten mit leckeren Beilagen. Das Ambiente war sehr angenehm, jedoch aufgrund des kleinen Raumes etwas voll. Zusammenfassend sehr empfehlenswert und eine tolle Erfahrung mit einem sehr guten fried chicken!!

Einfach leckere koreanische Küche. Geschmackvolles Essen in kleinem Rahmen, toll.