ChunYuan Seafood Square

Top: China: Sanya: Downtown

Description

Huge outdoor restaurant square with over 400 tables belonging to over 40 different stalls. They open in the afternoon and become very busy in the evening when locals and tourists come here to eat the locally harvested seafood.

The food has to be purchased in the attached market because the stalls only prepare and clean it for you (for a small service fee) for the individual hot pots at your table. Individual stall owners are more than willing to accompany and help you choosing some quality seafood.

There are three ways to eat seafood. Dabianlu (hotpot boiled), fried or steamed. Most prefer the hotpot as it holds the original fresh flavor of the seafood better than the other two.

Very noisy and not very clean but very characteristic, tasty food and not expensive (if you can bargain... otherwise you risk to be ripped).

Only annoying part is the presence of many nagging individual sellers (constantly offering fruit, desserts..).

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Chunyuan Seafood Square Travel Reviews - Tony Wang, 6 July 2006; A dissatisfied customer - suggest change
No Prawns Today in Sanya - China Snippets, 8 December 2006; Describes the eating experience and gives directions how to go there - suggest change
Chun Yuan - Hainan.cc; Has photos description and prices, unfortunately only in chinese - suggest change

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Overall* pick one ***** Incredible. The best restaurant of this kind I have eaten at. **** Outstanding. *** Quite enjoyable. ** Decent. * Poor. Food pick one ***** Incredible. The best food of this kind I have tasted. **** Outstanding. A few details were not exactly to my liking. *** Quite enjoyable. One or two dishes lacked a bit in preparation or flavor. ** Decent. Some of the food was not to my liking, or average. * Poor. All of the food was poorly prepared. I did not enjoy any of it. Service pick one ***** Absolutely seamless. Every last detail was looked after. **** Courteous, prompt and friendly. Minor details could be improved. *** Pleasant. A few problems with service, but still a fine meal. ** Needs help. Inattentive / unhelpful staff made the meal unpleasant. * What service? Rude or ignored me altogether. Complaints were ignored. Ambiance pick one ***** Perfect. Unexpected extra touches delighted me. **** Atmosphere, setting, decor and cleanliness were exceptional; minor flaws. *** A pleasant atmosphere, but nothing unexpected; or there were some problems. ** Poorly done / not to my taste. * Where's the taste police / health inspector when you really need them?

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