Soy-marinated crab set after a Forest Resom spa, Jecheon: Deulbabae

(Partly sponsored with a discount voucher, partly paid myself)

For our overnight trip we headed to Resom in Jecheon! We'd just finished the spa and — lucky timing — I had a discount coupon on my membership app, so we went and had a really tasty soy crab set. Yum!

Where is Deulbabae in Forest Resom, and what are its hours?

📍 3rd floor, Forest Club, Forest Resom, 365 Geumbong-ro, Baegun-myeon, Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea

⏰ Daily 11:00–21:00 / Weekday break time 15:00–17:00

This is the restaurant — it's on the 3rd floor of the Forest building.

The break time ended at 5pm, so we timed our arrival right after finishing the spa~~

What's on Deulbabae's self-serve bar?

The self-serve bar has small plates, disposable gloves, and more — just grab what you need.

There's also basic banchan (side dishes), so just help yourself comfortably 🤤

They even have popcorn and a coffee machine, so dessert's covered too ^__^

Deulbabae menu and set meal prices

Let's take a look at the menu!

Set menu (minimum order of 2 people)

• Sandeomi Green Onion Bulgogi Set (per person): ₩28,000
• Chammat-itneun Bori Gulbi Set (per person): ₩30,000 (1 fish per 2 people)
• Haeseon Ganjang Gejang Set (per person): ₩30,000
• Bulbeombeok Jeyuk (soy or spicy) Set (per person): ₩25,000
• Grilled Mackerel Set (per person): ₩23,000 (1 fish per 2 people)

Deulbabae Family Menu

• [4-person set] Mansumugang Table: ₩190,000 (basic spread for 4 + king hairtail fish + bori gulbi + soy crab + jeon pancakes + grilled mackerel and more)
• [2-person set] Bomseol Table: ₩62,000 (basic spread for 2 + jeyuk bokkeum stir-fried pork + grilled mackerel + jeon pancakes)
• [2-person set] Healthy Table A: ₩69,000 (basic spread for 2 + bori gulbi + jeyuk bokkeum + jeon pancakes)
• [2-person set] Healthy Table B: ₩69,000 (basic spread for 2 + soy crab + jeyuk bokkeum + jeon pancakes)
• [2-person set] Nature Table: ₩74,000 (basic spread for 2 + bori gulbi + soy crab + jeon pancakes)
• [Extra person] Basic spread: ₩18,000

Deulbabae Additional Menu

• Chammat-itneun Bori Gulbi: ₩26,000
• Haeseon Ganjang Gejang: ₩24,000
• Bulbeombeok Jeyuk (soy or spicy): ₩19,000
• Extra-large King Hairtail: ₩69,000
• Eosagi Grilled Mackerel: ₩17,000
• Kids' Tteokgalbi: ₩13,000

So that's the lineup — we went back and forth between the soy crab set and the bori gulbi set, and landed on the soy crab~~!

Every side dish on the Deulbabae spread

After a short wait, the full spread arrived — ta-da! I shot it in 16:9 to fit it all in. It was so generous ~~~ seriously a table-groaning hanjeongsik (Korean set meal) spread 🥺 Let's look at the banchan one by one.

Braised kodari (dried pollock) as a basic banchan?! 🥺 It was sweet and spicy and so good. I overheard the next table talking too — "Mmm, the kodari's good!" haha. Guess everyone's taste buds agree (?)

There's japchae (stir-fried glass noodles) / fried sweet pumpkin / fried mushrooms / mu-saengchae (spicy radish salad) / some pickle I couldn't name. Personally the fried sweet pumpkin and that pickle in the bottom right were amazing 🥺 The japchae wasn't warm though, which nearly made me cry ㅜ The flavor itself was good... but still.

There's also deodeok-muchim (seasoned deodeok root), braised lotus root, braised potatoes, and kimchi jeon (kimchi pancake) — all four of these were amazing 🥺 I even got a refill of the braised potatoes ^^

There's also cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew), but for my taste it was a bit sour(?) — not really my style.

They also serve sotbap (pot rice) 🤤

How was the soy-marinated crab, Deulbabae's main dish?

Ah, let's take a look at the main dish — the soy crab. I ate it so happily 🤤

Packed with meat and not fishy at all 🥰 The soy sauce itself wasn't very salty either, so slurping it down with rice was absolutely delicious ~~

We finished off with sungnyung (scorched rice tea) — though with that much rice left in it, calling it "tea" might be a stretch ^^

Dishes cleared ;; anyway, it was such a delicious meal. If you're looking for a good Korean restaurant in Jecheon, stop by Deulbabae!

Wrapping up with a shot of Resom's gorgeous mountain ridge view ~~