Seafood buffet restaurant trends

Not only a form of buffet, buffet restaurants are increasingly changing, renewing themselves, focusing on their own strengths, even having high-class services to create diverse choices for people and tourists when traveling in Ha Long, Quang Ninh.

Originating from the West, buffet is a self-service restaurant business model, meaning self-service or standing party. This is a form of eating by portion and paying in full, so diners can freely eat and drink the dishes they like on the menu. The common advantage of this business model is that the food is always displayed without having to order or wait for the dishes to be served. This is the first outstanding advantage. In addition, buffet has a variety of dishes, from appetizers to main courses, desserts... to help diners satisfy their preferences.

faf — Buffet business with a variety of dishes, especially seafood, is being focused on development by restaurants in Ha Long.

With its outstanding advantages, many tourists love buffets. Therefore, this model is growing stronger and stronger, becoming the preferred choice of tourists. In the tourist land of Ha Long, buffets appeared early and developed strongly in the last 5-7 years. Initially, it was buffet parties in 4-5 star luxury hotels, now buffets are increasingly widely developed and flourishing with many new restaurants, diversifying the menu. Each restaurant focuses on its own strengths, creating a competitive advantage, attracting tourists.

One of the new restaurants to welcome the 2023 summer tourist season is Sen Ha Thanh (Tuan Chau International Tourist Area) with nearly 200 attractive dishes from Asia, Europe, Chinese, Korean cuisine ... The characteristic of this chain brand from Hanoi is the traditional food counter with the strong flavor of the capital, such as: cold vermicelli with snails, hot rice rolls, vermicelli with bean curd and shrimp paste, West Lake shrimp cakes, vermicelli with chicken, fish cakes... The appetizers that are loved, highly appreciated and photographed by tourists as souvenirs are lobster and abalone soup.

One of the pioneering buffet restaurants with a strong seafood reputation that is mentioned by many locals and tourists is Sen A Dong (Ha Long Street, Bai Chay Tourist Area). Not only does it have a rich menu of dishes from Asia to Europe, the attractive preparation method is also a plus point to attract diners. The difference of Sen A Dong is that it focuses on the strengths of typical seafood in Ha Long such as shrimp, crab, fish, mantis shrimp... as well as diverse processing methods.

faf — Open space, beautiful view and convenient transportation are some of the plus points of Sen A Dong.

According to the assessment of travel agencies, the above buffet type is very suitable for small groups of 2-6 people. According to Mr. Tran Dang Anh, Director of Halotour Travel (Ha Long City), with the price maintained at 250,000-350,000/meal depending on the time, guests can enjoy a variety of delicious dishes, especially dozens of types of seafood. Many dishes suitable for many groups of guests from the elderly to children are an "all-in-one" choice that makes a reasonable stopover, especially for small group tourists.

To keep up with this trend, currently in Ha Long many buffet restaurants are constantly changing, renewing themselves, even investing elaborately in delicious dishes and seafood to gain advantages and win the hearts of tourists...

Typical of this trend and favored by tourists and locals is Iseafood seafood buffet - self-caught hotpot (Tropical food court, Ocean Park, Bai Chay). With a rich menu of 200 dishes, the buffet here exploits the strength of more than 100 seafood dishes, Asian - European dishes prepared deliciously, meticulously...

The most impressive point is that diners can choose from many species of fish caught in the Ha Long sea such as grouper, bream, bald bream, cowfish... along with other rich and fresh seafood. In particular, every Thursday night at the restaurant there is a seafood buffet with commercial ocean tuna, visitors can experience the processing of sashimi from ocean tuna, along with many attractive sashimi from salmon, grouper, shrimp, oysters...

Creating its own unique style, this restaurant also aims to provide customers with premium seafood options, such as dishes made from crab, abalone, lobster, Alaskan shrimp... which are prepared fresh and served at the table upon request.

In addition to high-class seafood, seafood buffet with ocean tuna is the unique feature to attract diners at Iseafood.

In addition to the food, the restaurants all show a unique architectural style that is the highlight that brings satisfaction to visitors. It is the design line that carries the cultural values of the local Vietnamese countryside in Sen A Dong, or the warm, luxurious beauty of Hanoi's Old Quarter at Sen Ha Thanh. Iseafood allows diners to explore the rustic, liberal beauty of Mediterranean architecture, with the advantage of a beautiful outdoor space, near the beach, where you can capture the beauty of Ha Long Bay before your eyes...

According to statistics, these are just 3 of more than a dozen buffet restaurants that have been operating and are constantly innovating to meet the diverse needs of tourists and residents. And above all, perhaps buffet is creating attraction, a new form and tourism product to explore the land through the culinary lens for tourists when coming to Ha Long, Quang Ninh.

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