Tom During our first night at Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel & Spa, we decided to check out the seafood buffet dinner at Coral Restaurant. At 590k VND per person (or ~$32 SGD), a seafood buffet was relatively affordable. We hope this review would give you a better idea of the buffet dinner at Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel and help you decide on whether you’d try it out during your stay as well…
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Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel Coral Restaurant Buffet Menu
While checking in, we were able to check out the buffet menu at Coral Restaurant this evening. As Kate was not aware that there was a second page, she initially thought that the seafood buffet would be kinda meh…
On page 1, there were
Appetizers
– Lotus stem with prawn salad
– Shredded chicken and banana blossom salad
– Green salad
– Herring fish salad roll
– Salad bar with dressings
Snack Food
– Seafood spring roll
– Beef croquets
– Panko fried fish cake
Sushi Corner
– Prawn Tempura Maki Roll
– Crab stick maki roll
– Spicy tuna maki roll
– Seared beef maki roll
– Tuna Nigiri
– Mushroom Nigiri
– Salmon Nigiri
Dimsum Station
– Seafood Harkao
– Chicken Siew Mai
Soup with Condiments
– Seafood Chowder
– Scallop and shredded seaweed soup
Hot Dishes
– Wok fried chicken with cashew nut
– Baked potato
– Stew beef and beans
– Steamed grouper fish in soy sauce
– Seafood fried rice
– Stir-fried noodle with beef
– Banh mi (small)
Carving Station
– Roasted Beef Top Blade Muscle
– Crispy Pork Belly
– Chicken Satay
– Pork Satay
– Grilled vegetable
After scanning through page 1 of the seafood dinner menu at Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel, we thought that the “seafood dinner” was not really “seafood-ish”. But I recalled that there was a page 2 of the menu. This was when we found the seafood section!
Live Cooking Station
– Squid
– Local mackerel
– Baramundi Fillet
– Lethrinidae Fish
– Red snapper fish
– Local yellowtail fish
– Local mussel
– Local scallop
– Oyster
– Sea Urchin
– Tiger Prawn
From the Chef’s Hand
– Stir Fried Green Mussel
– Stir Fried Chicken
– Stir Fried Razor Clam
– Stir Fried Beef
– Mix Vegetables Condiments
Desserts and Fruits
– Watermelon
– Rose Apple
– Guava
– Jack Fruit
– Log Cake
– Flan Cake
– Eclair
– Almond Panna Cotta Longan Dessert
– Red Velvet
– Opera Cake
– Coconut Tart
– Thai Style Sweet Soup
Juice Station
– Watermelon and Passion Fruit Juice
With confirmation of the seafood available, the dinner was starting to look like a treat this evening…
Inside Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel Coral Restaurant Buffet Dinner
First, let us check out the ambience inside Coral Restaurant Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel
The entire buffet is placed outside the restaurant. Inside though, it is air-conditioned and where we chose to sit because outdoors, at dusk is when the mosquitoes strike. Even while seated inside, we had a couple of stings. So while the outdoor seats (which we were first showed to) seems enticing, trust us, choose indoors. The other great thing about the seafood dinner buffet at Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel & Spa is that there’s a live Filipino band!
The Filipino band was an absolute blast. They actually started singing at about 5:30pm when the sun is about to set, facing the sunset and when the dusk came, they turned around and faced the restaurant, serenading the diners this evening. On top of the excellent vocals and wide repertoire of songs, they were also able to take song dedications – to the delight of some fellow guests this evening. 😊
What’s Available at Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel Coral Restaurant Buffet Dinner
There were several things that we like about the buffet dinner at Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel. Firstly, there was a huge variety that caters to all taste buds. There were something for the kids, for the western and asian taste buds as well as the desserts for everyone! Secondly, the live seafood was actually pretty good. At first there seemed to be a queue but the charcoal fire was hot enough to quickly cook the batches of seafood. 1 hour in and there was no longer a queue for the live BBQ. Thirdly, still on the live seafood – there was so many choices that ranged from scallops to oysters and mussels to whole fish! Our favourite was definitely the Tiger Prawns which were so fresh and succulent. To our surprise, they were all topped up frequently as well – making this a value-for-money dinner buffet!
What We Had at Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel Coral Restaurant Buffet Dinner
It now leaves us now to share what we had for dinner this evening at Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel & Spa’s seafood buffet!
Our absolute favourite this evening was definitely the Tiger Prawns. So good that we went for quite a few rounds of it. Succulent and sweet – just like how fresh Tiger Prawns ought to taste like. We also enjoyed the other grilled items such as oysters and scallops where the chef would add seasoning and spring onions to heighten the flavours. On the other hand, we thought that there were a couple of things to improve on. Firstly, perhaps the sushi options should be kept indoors where the a/c is. The raw sushi placed outdoors doesn’t bode well as the temperatures are much higher. Also, there’s no coffee/tea that goes with the dessert. Therefore, we spent 45k VND and 49k VND respectively for black and white Vietnamese coffee.
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All in all, it was a great dinner and we really enjoyed the live seafood section that were grilled relatively quick with ingredients topped up frequently. The Filipino band also heightened the entire atmosphere with good rendition of songs – some of which were relatively new hits as well. If you’re thinking of enjoying a great seafood buffet in Phu Quoc, the dinner at Seashells Phu Quoc Hotel & Spa is definitely an option that you should check out.
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