Bambada

Solid seafood place near Coquitlam Centre.

Parking is available in the lot in front of the building.

The place looks nice and modern. Comfortable cushy chairs, and wooden trim.

Staff are friendly but understaffed. Once the place filled up they were swamped.

Signature steamed seafood pot - definitely on the pricey side, but they don't skimp out. Special mention for the presentation. Plenty of goodies including an entire lobster, half a large octopus (tenticle/arm half), snails, oysters, scallops, prawns, and fish balls among others. Basically everything without fish. Served in a large tray (the ones seen at banquet buffets), and everything cooked in broth. This was enough to probably feed 4-5 adults (assuming average appetites). So pretty.

Deep fried squid with fries - honestly this dish was meh. Basically exactly what it sounds like. Squid is tempura style. Nothing special. I'd skip this one.

Bossam (pork belly wraps) - served with tofu and spicy kimchi and some vegetable (kelp?) as well. They don't really give enough wraps compared to the pork slices. Decent portion size. My friends and I gobbled this up.

This place also serves makgeolli (Korean rice wine) for a very reasonable price. Goes well with the food.

Overall my friends and I left happy. Wouldn't mind coming back at some point to try some other dishes. Recommended.

It was so good. It's far from my home but it was worth for 3.5 hrs drive. Why we don't have this in Seattle area.
Food was amazing and service was great. Will come back soon.

Korean seafood restaurant - Bambada. It's near Coquitlam Center, across from M Cafe for those who are familiar with that area.

They specialize in seafood, we ordered a small seafood pot ($50), the whole pot was packed with seafood, the broth is amazing. Service is attentive and friendly.

It's not very noticeable from outside, as it has tinted windows. But once you go in, is actually very bright and clean. Highly recommend!

My spouse and I recently ventured to a Korean soup establishment in Coquitlam. We were eager to sample their renowned seafood soup and clam fried rice. Upon entering, we were impressed by the contemporary ambience of the restaurant, which created a pleasant dining experience for us both. Below are our impressions of the dishes we ordered.

S1 - on the menu 3.5/5: The seafood soup: It exceeded our expectations with its rich, flavorful broth and generous servings of different shellfish. There were a couple of aspects that I was not satisfied with. Firstly, the shellfish, particularly mussels and clams, hadn't been thoroughly cleaned as there was some gritty texture in a few of them. Secondly, when the soup cooled down and needed to be reheated by the server, it became very concentrated and overly salty towards the end. One suggestion for improvement would be for the restaurant to offer udon noodles as a side order option. This could help balance out the bold flavours of the soup.

S3 - on the menu 4.5/5: the clam fried rice. It was an outstanding dish for us and it pair well with the seafood soup. The flavour and aroma of the clam with fried rice added more flavour and texture towards the dish. The combination of the seafood soup and the clam fried rice was a culinary delight.

Seafood steamed egg - 4/5: it is delicious however it tasted like other Korean restaurant's steamed eggs. I will try it if you never tried it before but I will order other dishes next time when I returned to the restaurant.

Fried oyster and fries 5/5 - I was pleasantly surprised by how delicious this dish was. The fries were expertly seasoned and truly outstanding. The oysters were cooked perfectly and they had a crispy exterior with a tender, flavorful center. It was simply outstanding.

Overall experience was amazing and we will come back again.

Wow, the food here is amazing. This restaurant is located on the South side of Barnet Highway. The parking lot is rather small, but there is usually a spot available. Be mindful that this place is only open for dinner. Once inside, you are seated promptly. The place is clean and the service is very good. We tried the clam bibimbap, steamed egg, and the seafood ramen. They were all very delicious, and more importantly, tasted lite. Other seafood restaurants seem to saturate their food in oil or butter or MSG, but not this place. They really bring out the natural flavors of their fresh seafood. I definitely want to try some of their other dishes in the future.

Not your usual Korean resto!

It's mostly seafood based vs meat based. The seafood pot is their best seller and definitely why you go to Bambada. They have a small (what we ordered for two people) and a large. Even when we went back with four people, we still ordered the small so we could order a bunch of other things.

The clam bibimbap is huge and we packed most of it to go haha. It's tasty and comes with seafood to wrap and eat. The seaweed wasn't the flavoured kind. Kinda wished it was flavoured.

The fried oysters were super tasty and the fries were costco level crispy iykyk.

Service is awesome. They're friendly and check in on you often.

Full of locals having dinner or catching up over drinks.

5 minute drive from Coquitlam Centre and lots of parking.

We came at around 7:30PM and there was no wait. We got the clam bibimbap ($30.00), wing and fries ($20.00) and cheese potato pancake ($21.00). We thought the food was okay. Nothing amazing. The clam bibimbap felt under-seasoned. Lots of clams but needs a bit more spice. The wings and fries were crispy but not juicy enough. The cheese potato pancake okonomoyaki didn't stick together well and was hard to serve. Overall the food was mediocre. Not worth the drive out to Coquitlam. The price wasn't too expensive and the portions are quite large. The service is pretty fast

Solid spot for a variety of Korean dishes! The clam bibimbap caught my eye and we're so glad we came by to try it. The amount of clams they gave was so generous!!! Also one note that it is a cold dish. Service was very friendly and ambiance was cute with very private booth seating/also open layout tables.

Saw postings on Instagram and thought they don't serve the traditional dishes. Came here on Family Day with a reservation and got seated right away.

S1. Bambada Signature Steamed Seafood Pot (Big Box) $135: it's a rectangular chafing dish with a variety of seafood - clams and mussels mostly, abalone, scallops, shrimp, welk, squid, and a crab. This was recommended to us 6 but it was way too much. I think this size can feed 10-12. The seafood tasted fresh just boiled without much spices to it. But soup has all the flavours from the seafood that were boiled in it. It would have been better with a dipping sauce. We had so much leftovers so brought it home to add vermicelli and it was soooo good.

S3. Clam Bibimbap $30: this is my first time having bibimbap this way. Its served with nori so you can wrap it yourself. It's interesting and good.

S7. Bossam $42: a unique way of wrapping pork belly using round pickled radish rather than served with pickled napa cabbage leaves. Very good!

D1. Deep Fried Oyster and Fries $12/5pcs: a lighter flavor compared to western style fried oysters. Not bad at all.

E5. Corn Cheese $10: a simple mix of corn and mozzarella cheese served on a sizzling plate. Cheese doesn't have a distinct flavour but the sweetness of corn stands out.

Bill came to about $230 for 6, quite reasonable considering the amount of seafood we had and brought home. My take: some dishes stand out, but unfortunately the big box of seafood did not and this is what we came for.

The clam bibimbap was the best dish of the night! Super fresh clams, and loved that it came in such a huge portion along with seaweed (we made little tacos with seaweed being the shell, and the clam bibimbap as the inside).

Also tried their seafood mulhoe and that was awesome! They had iced broth chunks in there which made the seafood super refreshing and flavourful, and it was PACKED with seafood (squid and fish)!

Service was amazing, and I think that it'd be a great place to come with friends and to share a few dishes together!!