Korean
Bonga Jangeo Seogwipo-jeom
본가장어 서귀포점 Bonga means 'the main house' and jangeo means freshwater eel; this is the Seogwipo branch of the Bonga Jangeo chain.
Compiled from 19 blog posts read in fullSources →
An eel-grill restaurant at 55 Cheonjeyeon-ro, near the Jungmun resort area in Seogwipo, opened on 5 May 2026. You choose a cleaned, packed freshwater eel by weight at the counter to the left of the entrance and pay up front (12,500 won per 100 g cleaned); it comes to the table par-grilled and staff finish it for you. A 3,000-won-per-person table charge is added. At lunch there is an eel rice set (18,000 won) and, since June 2026, an abalone porridge spread (25,000 won per person). We read 22 posts dated 13 May to 29 September 2026; 19 describe an actual visit. Three disclose sponsorship and one came through a giveaway.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address제주특별자치도 서귀포시 천제연로 55 (색달동)55 Cheonjeyeon-ro, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do
- Phone0507-1467-8072
- Typical spend₩3,000 – ₩30,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 396 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 14 posts: 7 wrote 10:30–22:00, 7 wrote Daily 10:30–22:00.
| No day given | 10:30–22:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 10:30–22:00 | |
| Last order | 21:00 | 10 of 10 posts |
Rows without a count: 7 of 14 posts.
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Staff grill the eel at your table from start to finish: 13 of the 19 visit posts say so, and 9 note that it first goes through a par-grill station by the counter. Posts mention being told to try the first bite with salt only, and being shown how to toast rice paper over the coals until it puffs up like a cracker. One family wrote that staff came back right on cue to grill the eel they had left aside.
- There are several private rooms: 14 visit posts mention them and two count five. They carry Jeju place names such as Baengnokdam, Udo and Seongsan. One post describes a TV and a clothes-steaming cabinet in the Baengnokdam VIP room (TVs in rooms come up in 3 posts), and one family booked by phone and got a room for up to ten. Posts describe the open floor as having high partitions and wide spacing.
- Instead of plain water, tables get yagwanmun herbal tea: 12 visit posts mention it, two saying plain water is offered too. Several posts describe free self-serve coffee, ice and fruit teas by the exit after the meal.
- No post found the eel fishy; 8 say explicitly that it wasn't, and 4 describe it as thick.
2 more
- The abalone porridge set is large: one post likened the pot to three or four servings and another took half of it home; 6 posts in all call portions big. On the other hand, one family of four found 1 kg of eel not quite enough.
- Family meals dominate: 10 visit posts went with family or parents, 5 brought children. One post saw high chairs and children's tableware first-hand, and two got the kids' meal free. Two posts were larger groups and one was a couple.
What 19 bloggers said
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Friendly staff
We read all 19 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (12) and “Clean” (9).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Private room 14 of 19 posts
- Staff cook it at your table 13 of 19 posts
- Complimentary tea or drink 12 of 19 posts
- Meat is pre-grilled before it reaches the table 9 of 19 posts
- Self-order screen 7 of 19 posts
- Takes reservations 5 of 19 posts
- Review event 4 of 19 posts
- Free refills 3 of 19 posts
- TV 3 of 19 posts
- Large windows 2 of 19 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 2 of 19 posts
- Takeout 1 of 19 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 19 posts
- Beer served 1 of 19 posts
- High chairs 1 of 19 posts
- Wine served 1 of 19 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
12 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 12 of 19 posts |
|---|
Parking is ample: of 16 posts that bring it up, 12 describe the lot first-hand as large, and the other 4 only copy 'parking available' from an info block. One post notes accessible parking bays.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 10 of 19 posts
- Came with children 5 of 19 posts
- Group visit 2 of 19 posts
- Date 1 of 19 posts
- Came by car 1 of 19 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
Instead of plain water, tables get yagwanmun herbal tea: 12 visit posts mention it, two saying plain water is offered too. Several posts describe free self-serve coffee, ice and fruit teas by the exit after the meal.
Getting inside
No post describes the floor level from experience; one only copies '1F' from an address line. This means nobody said, not that it isn't on the ground floor.
Nobody wrote about steps, a threshold, or entering with a wheelchair or stroller. One post mentions a wide entrance but says nothing about a step.
No post says whether the toilet is inside or separated by gender; 4 posts only note mouthwash, floss and sanitary products laid out there.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts disclosing payment3 of 19 posts
- Someone else paid1 of 19 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves5 of 19 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way10 of 19 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 21 posts we gathered, 2 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
What we do not know
- Only one post covers public transport: it says the Jungmun Tourist Complex Entrance bus stop is close and it was about a ten-minute walk from a nearby attraction. Everyone else drove.
- No post mentions waiting — which means nobody said, not that there is never a wait. Five posts booked ahead by Naver or phone, and two of them found the table already set on arrival.
- Few posts state what a meal costs. Two give 12,500 won per 100 g of cleaned eel, and one estimates 70,000–80,000 won for two. One found ordering more eel too expensive, another couldn't decide whether it was pricey. The eel soup is listed at 5,000 won in one post and 6,000 in two others.
- Fourteen posts give the same opening hours, 10:30–22:00 (last order 21:00 in 10 of them), but every one is copied from an info block. Lunch-menu hours differ: one May post says 10:30–14:00, two later posts say 11:00–15:00. Nobody mentions a mid-day break.
- Nine posts list the phone number as 0507-1467-8072, but one gives 064-738-8892 and another 0507-1354-8892. Posts say bookings work through both Naver and by phone.
- Extras changed over time. Posts from May 2026 describe an opening event — a free eel for writing a review, buy-one-get-one drinks, and free lotus onion kimchi with eel. From June on, a receipt review earned one side such as mochi tofu, and the onion kimchi became a separate order.
- Five posts come from a single blogger (one was discarded as being about another venue), and there are three disclosed-sponsorship posts plus one giveaway post. Many follow the same info block and running order — parking, eel counter, rooms, herbal tea, table grilling. We counted only what posts say they experienced.
Sources (19)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- 제주 중문 맛집 본가장어 서귀포점 아이랑 가족외식 장어구이 장어.... 2026-09-26 · 오산이다 이말이야
- • 제주 • 본가장어 서귀포점 _ 장어 말고 전복죽 한상 2026-09-24 · nineteenth
- 서귀포 중문장어 본가장어 제주 깔끔하게 즐기는 장어덮밥 2026-09-22 · 둑's 여행 기록
- 본가장어 제주 전복죽 맛집 솥에 끓여주는 한상차림 2026-09-19 · 갱년기라이더
- 외국인 여행블로거 이나가 제주 오자마자 또 갔다?! 본가장어 서귀포점 전복죽 한상 2026-08-12 · 외국인 여행 블로거 이나 · via Daum
- 제주도 서귀포 중문 복날 말복 보양식 가족 상견레 어르신 식당 추.... 2026-08-05 · 솔이의 핵심기억소✈️
- 본가장어 서귀포점 제주에서 느끼는 완벽한 장어한상의 감동 2026-07-21 · 갱년기라이더
- 서귀포장어 제주도장어 맛집: 본가장어 서귀포점 2026-07-11 · 완관을 씌우리_♡ · via Daum
- 서귀포맛집 본가장어, 중문에서 제대로 즐긴 제주도장어 맛집 2026-07-10 · 제주 토박이 부부의 맛있는 제주
- 서귀포맛집 추천, 제주도장어를 직접 구워주는 본가장어 서귀포점 2026-07-06 · 딸기랑 의 제주 이야기
- [국내여행 중문관광단지 제주맛집] 전복죽 시켰는데 상이 가득 찼어.... 2026-06-23 · 외국인 여행 블로거 이나
- 제주 서귀포 맛집 | 본가장어 - 진짜 맛있었던 곳 2026-06-20 · 블러리♥
- [국내여행 / 제주도] 중문 관광단지 장어구이 추천 : 외국인이 인정.... 2026-06-18 · 외국인 여행 블로거 이나
- 제주 아이랑 방문한 서귀포 장어맛집 본가장어 후기 2026-06-04 · 제주사는 밤규네
- 제주장어 제대로 즐기고 싶다면? 본가장어 서귀포점에서 찾은 인생 .... 2026-06-03 · 자체발광 블로그♡
- 제주도 중문 관광단지 맛집 추천 | 본가장어 서귀포점 2026-05-28 · 어제, 오늘, 그리고 내일
- 제주 서귀포 맛집<본가장어> 2026-05-20 · 웰컴 투
- 제주 중문맛집 추천 빵빵한 오픈이벤트 본가장어 내돈내산 2026-05-13 · sso의 다이어리
Of 334 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 19 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.