Impressed by the Prawn Farm Restaurant in Bohol

One of the highlights of my Bohol trip was discovering the Prawn Farm restaurant. It was not in my itinerary because I intended to eat at a different restaurant inside Island City Mall. But when I got there, I decided the menu was too cosmopolitan, and I was looking for something more local. I did not find the staff to be welcoming at that restaurant as well. So when I saw the Prawn Farm's menu located on the opposite side of the mall, I decided to eat there.

I ordered the small Seafood Bouillabaisse Soup and the chicken executive meal, fully expecting the portion sizes I am used to at restaurants in Manila. When the soup arrived, I thought they made a mistake and gave me the regular-sized bowl. I mean, in Manila, this would definitely not be considered small. I think the small bowl was good for at least 3 persons. And considering how much shrimp was in it, it was definitely cheap.

The size of the chicken, as well as the portion size of the noodles, was also surprising. The noodles had a lot of shrimp on them!

Later on, I found out that the executive meal even included dessert.

I left that restaurant feeling like I dined at a buffet, and it was only 520 pesos total! In Manila, this would easily cost at least one thousand pesos. The small plate of peanuts given at the start of the meal did not help, either.

Unfortunately, I was leaving for Cebu the next day, so there wasn't any more opportunity to dine there again.

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