Bali Hai Seafood Market

Went in for early dinner just as they opened with a party of 7 on a Friday., we were promptly seated and drink orders taken. Place has a large set of aquariums that are well maintained and clean looking. Variety of fishes, mollusks, and shellfish available. We ordered a couple different crab dishes, some mussels, calamari, wok fried pork, and some mixed vegetables. The service was friendly and attentive. The food was good. The prices are a little higher. The crab dishes I'd pass on next time, as the chili crab version is more tomato taste and the buttered egg was mostly mushy, and as expected the crabs were more work than worth it. The mussels, calamari and pork dishes were all good. Overm nice clean experience m, a bit pricey, but worth the splurge.

Good experience, atmosphere and attentive staff eating here on a weekday night. Family enjoyed the food a lot. Compared to (SG) type of pricing, it was rather worth it . Recommended for groups who are in the area.

Mass amount of fresh live seafood in tanks for customers to choose from. Upon arrival to Penang, we went to this restaurant because it was a 5 minute walk from our hotel. Food was amazingly fresh. Because there were only 2 of us, we couldn't order more. Dishes ordered were seasoned well, cooked just right and delicious.

This is a one of the restaurants in Penang which serve live seafood. The live seafood (including fishes, mantis prawns, lobsters, clams, etc) are nicely displayed in glass tanks which you can see the seafood are very fresh and clean. The seating hall is not air-conditioned but provided with cooling fans. There are some air conditioned rooms which have a minimum charge for spending. The cooking style is more close to the HK or Guangdong ways, which is good for live seafood. We ordered the wild Marble Goby fish, Green Lobster, Mantis prawns, big blood clams (from Sabah) and a vegetable and fired noodles. The steamed fish was very good. The lobster was slightly overcooked, the Mantis prawns were good. The big blood clams were very fresh and good. No foul muddy smell. The fired vegetable and noodles were good. Staff are friendly and foods were served quickly. Overall, it is a good seafood restaurant in town.

Great restaurant for live fish, lobster, crayfish, crabs, king crabs and mussels. A must for anyone who likes fresh fish. Great service! Make sure to try the "chili crab" and order small breads (Mantao) to dip in the sauce. I have never seen a place/restaurant with so many live king crabs! The sight of the many aquariums is breathtaking

Amazing selection of seafood, everything is well-seasoned and so so fresh. Price point is a bit high, but I guess it’s worth the quality. Service is good, too. Hope the restaurant gives the toilet a good renovation given the price of the food.

The food taste so good. Especially the tomyum soup, so comfort to have it. The salted egg prawn looks so tempting and fish have a good taste it have sour and sweet taste, so balance. 很好吃😍👍🏻

Super fresh seafood and great flavors! Loved the variety and everything was cooked perfectly. Will definitely be back

Typical seafood restaurant, the seafood tank water keeps it very clean, which means seafood is safe to eat, seafood is fresh, the cooking technique is just average, and the service is also just ok. The Prices are not worth and the problem is they don't tell you how much the total cost of what you pick. They didn't weigh the seafood in front of you to prove how much you need to pay. That means they can charge you whenever they say. (Beware)of how they charge you if you want to try this Michelin-star restaurant. They charge the garlic that we didn't ask for RM $24, The Menu also did not say they will charge garlic to cook . Live Mantis Prawn XL 0.250K 624 kg RM $314 .

The food is not cheap but pretty good. We ordered 4 giant mantis shrimps, 8 big clams, two crabs, and a veggie. One thing I didn't like is the pos waiter w/ the ugly cheap tattoo on his forearm. I wasn't even don't ordering and he leaves. I asked him to come back and he gives us attitude. He was extremely rude. I was literally about to beat his @$$. Anyways. The total came out to around $245 usd

This is a tourist hangout - let's just get it out there. It's cheesy in a touristy way - thatch roofs, big tanks of live seafood, open air to the ocean. We walked in at 7pm with 10 people and we got a table right away - there are tons of huge round tables! But it's done in a great way - it's lively, there are fans blowing, it feels like you are in the tropics. It's clean, and such fresh seafood would cost you a fortune in Singapore or HK or any major city in Asia. But at Bali Hai, we ordered live local snapper, live huge prawns, scallops, squid - we ate like kings and it cost $25 USD a person. Service is efficient, but not necessarily the friendliest (but few place in Asia excel in customer service, I'm used to it by now). It's right by the ocean, and so it's really nice to walk back to your apt/hotel after dinner.

I've seen the concept at a few restaurants in southern China. The fresh seafood is laid out for perusal, and you can pick the ones you want along with cooking style. We came in a group of 7 for dinner and got 7 dishes. Fried rice, stir fried eggplant, sautéed okra were pretty normal. Fried calamari was a little lacking in flavor, as was the fried snapper. We also got the giant prawns and a lobster. I had not had good lobster previously but the lobster was cooked very well and was very tender. Overall good ambience and decoration but food was about average for the price. I think our bill came out to ~2400rm but we also had many drinks.

Sunday night visit about 7.30pm with table for 10. Seated quickly with friendly staff. Great for bringing friends and family because of display tanks and presentation. We had fried rice (35) fried noodles (35) fried fresh water prawns (120) bean curd and shrimps in clay pot (45) whole fried fish (150) mixed vegetables (100), chili crab (240) , salted egg coated fried crab (240), fried squid (88), water (.80), wet naps (.40) and lots of left overs. They will sell you more than you need so slow down. Tipping is automatic 5 percent. Reasonable. Good food but priced above, for the a b market. I wouldn't order chili crab again as I've had better.