Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar — Attraction in Hong Kong

NEVER AGAIN! This place victimizes tourists!

Our experience started with a casual stroll inside the market, where lots of live shellfish, crabs, lobsters, and fish are displayed in huge tanks. We were approached by a vendor who quickly let us know that she is a Filipino too in order to get our trust. She then brings us to a restaurant that she claims she knows the owner. We were told to buy the seafood we want and have them cooked at the restaurant for a fee. We went back to her stall in the market and asked her how much would seafood cost per kilo, but she dodges the question by telling us to choose the seafood we want before she can give the price. So we got some shrimps, 3 small lobsters, 1 fairly sized grouper, and some snails. These were weighed by another vendor, who did not use a modern scale but something that looks very primitive. To our shock we were charged HKD1,900 (PHP13,300)!

But the horror story does not end there. Cooking charge for the seafood we bought was HKD120 per person! For our group of six persons, that's already HKD720. Add to it six cups of white rice, and our total restaurant bill amounted to HKD1,000 (PHP7,000).

Paying HKD2,900 for a so-so meal definitely left a bad taste in our mouths. And the fact that a fellow Filipino took advantage of us added insult to injury.

For other Filipinos that can see this review, BUDOL ang lugar na ito!

I'll share actual pictures of the food we ordered so you can see...

Located less than 30 minutes from central Kowloon by taxi or MTR, this venue was an excellent way for us to enjoy the seaside atmosphere of Hong Kong, take in the harbor views with small fishing vessels and experience a seafood village.

We visited before lunch time and were rewarded with uncommon sights and sounds without the large crowds. There were lane ways lined with live seafood shops. The attraction was the large variety of fishes, shellfish and crustaceans swimming in shallow tanks.

There were restaurants and shops selling other traditional dried goods and handmade foodstuff. We also found a beach and park. There was also a small air-conditioned local market with seafood, meat, vegetable and fruit stalls at the entrance to the area.

We stayed for lunch and learnt from various seafood suppliers and restaurants that everyone uses a simple system for orders and payment. We decided on the seafood stall and confirmed the price of each item. It was recorded in a receipt.

The seafood was then cooked in a nearby restaurant which charged a base cooking fee per dish per person. Additional dishes were charged a separate cooking fee per person. We had 4 persons and 4 dishes. Thus we didn't need to pay for additional dishes.

The total price for lunch was still affordable and much less than what we paid in restaurants in the city. In addition, we enjoyed 4 dishes of...

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