Hippocampus Bar and Restaurant
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Hours
Sun
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Mon
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tue
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wed
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thu
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Fri
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sat
7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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CUISINES
Bar
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night, Drinks
features
Does this restaurant accept reservations?
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About
Beachfront bar and restaurant with romantic candle-lit tables directly on the beach, or relax and take it easy in our comfy bean bags in the sand! Our menu is small with a focus on quality of ingredients and cooking methods. We pride ourselves on our quality control and our taste! The bar features music on Saturdays, and has a special happy hour with buy 1 get 1 free cocktails ranging from Mojito to Whiskey Sour.
CUISINES
Bar
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night, Drinks
FEATURES
Outdoor Seating, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Waterfront
Contribute
4.0
95 reviews
Excellent
43
Very good
33
Average
12
Poor
3
Terrible
4
Alya H
Metro Manila32 contributions
Oct 2021 • none
Hippocampus is the best place to stay if you're diving with Devocean next door (which you should). Rooms are clean and airocnditioning is nice and cold for hot afternoons. If you have big luggage and bad knees, insist on a ground floor room, though, as for some strange reason the stairs for the second-floor standard rooms are irregularly constructed and hard to climb. Still, a great deal, and a quiet cocoon to sleep in after lunch and early morning dives in Monad Shoal. Then it's time to step out for dinner, although some nights, there's a fabulous barbecue going on just outside.
Written October 23, 2021
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Steven S
Pattaya782 contributions
Feb 2023 • none
Comfortable enough seating on the sand. Service staff were very efficient. Mango shakes are good albeit pricey, they were cheaper on Boracay. I had chicken parmigiana for dinner which was very tasty.
Can't beat having a meal and /or drink sitting at a table right on the beach.
Written March 14, 2023
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Tec_Steve
Winchester6 contributions
Jan 2020 • couples
We stayed on Malaspascua for a week and came here most nights. Chef Glen and Jason the manager are very friendly and entertaining. The food is great at a good price and it's in a great location on the beach. I would highly recommend it.
Written January 20, 2020
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hipporesort
Hi,
Thank you so much for your awesome comments! We're glad you enjoyed our yummy food and conversing with our friendly staff.
Written February 25, 2020
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MarilliM
Austria398 contributions
Nov 2023 • couples
We were here for dinner and live music, the live music was great!
The dinner was ok but the service was so slow! Took a lot of time until we ordered and then much more time until we finally got our food…
Nice location!
Written November 25, 2023
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Bruce R
Sayward11 contributions
Aug 2019 • none
Great Staff, Great drinks, On the beach with live music, dancing and much merriment. Best place I know to meet new friends
Written February 23, 2020
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hipporesort
Hello,
Thank you so much! We're so glad you enjoyed your time here with us, especially our live music nights!
Written February 25, 2020
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aneta_ch
London196 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
Great spot on the beach with comfortable beach bags to chill in the evening.
Large and varied menu means you can always find something you fancy, and the service is very quick.
Written February 23, 2020
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hipporesort
Hi there,
Thank you for your nice comments! Come back and join us again for more relaxing fun times and good food.
Written February 25, 2020
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jeremysmithphotograp
Cambridge215 contributions
Feb 2020 • none
Tasty cocktails and a proper GnT. Decent enough Chardonnay but could do with a Sauvignon blanc. Can't remember the rest.
Written February 9, 2020
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hipporesort
Hello,
So glad you enjoyed happy hour here with us, especially our Gin Tonics!
Written February 25, 2020
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Michelle M
Qingdao93 contributions
Dec 2019 • family
First time I stopped her was because of the “fresh brewed coffee” sign. It was string just how I like it. We came back to eat and ordered the B.E.L.T, hippo hamburger with bacon, curry cutter chicken, & green curry. It was all delicious but be warned the curry is supper spicy. I love spicy food but this was actually too spicy.
Written December 20, 2019
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hipporesort
Hi there,
Thank you so much for joining us for dinner! We glad you enjoyed the food here, our apologies for the super spicy curry, I've spoken to the chef about it and we both agreed the heat could be reduced. This change has already been implemented and thank you for mentioning it in your nice comments. We hope to see you again soon!
Written January 13, 2020
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Musette Da Cruz
3 contributions
Oct 2019 • none
Excellent value for money. Great food! Best place on the island for Live Music on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Written November 27, 2019
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hipporesort
Hi!!
We hope all is well with you and it was really great having you here! Thank you for your nice comments, come back and see us soon.
Written November 28, 2019
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Russ B
Long Clawson77 contributions
Nov 2019 • couples
Ate here last night. Great location on the beach & nice lighting. Food was plentiful & tasty. Service quick from very friendly staff. Live band added to the lovely atmosphere. Recommended.
Written November 3, 2019
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hipporesort
Hi there,
We're happy you enjoyed your time here and thank you for you comments! Come back and join us again for more good times.
Written January 13, 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
CUMBIA29
45 contributions
Oct 2019 • family
This place has a great menu, plenty of local and international dishes. Prices are on the high end, but similar to close restaurants. The only downside is they try to scam you at the happy hour, advertising a 2x1 deal and rising the prices from standard hours.
Written October 23, 2019
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hipporesort
Hi there, thanks for the review about our yummy foods.
I would just like to be clear that we are not trying to scam anyone during happy hour - the happy hour menu lists happy hour prices, which you can choose to accept or not. It's your decision as a consumer if you want to order or not. Our standard prices of cocktails throughout the day are lower so that we can offer a fair price all day and not jack it up all day just so that we can keep that same price during happy hour.
Our happy hour prices are still ALOT cheaper than the standard prices of our cocktails - this is why we printed a separate menu only for happy hour. So that you can differentiate the prices. It's not a scam, we have just priced the cocktails accordingly. Most places overprice their cocktails so that they can sell 2 for 1 during happy hour, but then they end up being overpriced the rest of the day. Ours are fairly priced on the standard menu during the entire day and the price is adjusted for the happy hour menu to offer the 2 for 1.
Sorry if it is confusing, but we are not trying to scam anyone. We apologize for the confusion. Please come back and ask for a free cocktail of your choosing on us.
Thanks and see you next time,
Lee
Written October 24, 2019
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Eugenio G
88 contributions
Oct 2019 • friends
The food is great here, but they get your money with added charges and price inflation. The clearest example is the “Buy 1 get 1 free” happy hour, which has prices higher than regular drinks outside of happy hour, so the savings end up being quite small.
Written October 15, 2019
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hipporesort
Hi there! Thanks for coming by for happy hour. We are confused, and maybe you are confused about the pricing of the happy hour.
Here are the list and prices of our cocktails, regular priced vs happy hour priced which are available for buy 1 take 1:
MOJITO - Regular Price 175 php/ Happy Hour Price 220 php, but you get 2 of them so they are only 110 php each, a savings of 65 php per drink.
DAIQUIRI - Regular Price 150 php/Happy Hour Price 170 php, but you get 2 of them so they are only 85 php each, a savings of 65 php per drink
MARGARITA - Regular Price 165 php/Happy Hour Price 220 php, but you get 2 of them so they are only 110 php each, a savings of 55 php per drink
SOUTHSIDE - Regular Price 150 php/Happy Hour Price 160 php, but you get 2 of them so they are only 80 php each, a savings of 70 php per drink
TOM COLLINS - Regular Price 150 php/Happy Hour Price 200 php, but you get 2 of them so they are only 100 php each, a savings of 50 php per drink
As you can see, our happy hour drinks are considerably cheaper than our regular priced d rinks on our regular cocktail menu. The reason for the price difference is that we want our cocktails to be fairly priced all day long. Keeping them at a fair price means we cannot give the "buy 1 take 1" deal on that price, that is why we have dedicated menu for happy hour which shows the prices I listed above. Most other resorts keep their cocktail prices high all day long which is why they don't change during happy hour. We are trying to keep them low all day, and also during happy hour.
Hope you can understand - we are not trying to cheat anyone for happy hour. The menu clearly states, "Buy one Get one Free" and lists the cocktails and prices available for that deal. In addition to that we have discounts on our local beers, gin n tonics, and rum n cokes.
Come by next time and ask for Lee and I'll buy you a round on my bill to make up for the confusion.
Thanks and take care.
Written October 16, 2019
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moniquecover
Ho Chi Minh City150 contributions
Oct 2019 • friends
Hippocampus was our dinner stop after our first day of scuba certification. We ordered two chicken gyros with French fries and a Thai curry. Food was delicious and presented well. My favorite part was that they brought us water in recycled wine bottles! No plastic! We hope to return later this week for live music!
Written October 1, 2019
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hipporesort
Hello,
We're so happy that you enjoyed your time with us and thank you for your compliments on the food! We are always trying to find ways to reduce the amount of plastic being used and plastic bottles are a big problem. Thank you for noticing our efforts.
Written January 13, 2020
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Simon W
Uttoxeter14 contributions
Aug 2019 • none
Chatty ,happy staff always attentive good food and cold beer,don't forget the great location on the beach
Written August 18, 2019
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hipporesort
Thanks Simon!
Written September 24, 2019
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Diane B
Busselton183 contributions
Nice friendly bar right on the beach. One of the busier ones we found. Nice to sit outside at the tables on the sand but the flying ants and bugs from the trees were a bit too friendly! Food was great and the cocktails cheap, especially during happy hour. Definitely worth a visit.
Written July 8, 2019
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hipporesort
Hi there,
We are glad you enjoyed your time with us, especially our delicious cocktails! Thank you for your feedback. June and July are likely to have more flies than the rest of the year because it also the beginning of rainy season. We hope to see you again sometime!
Written August 5, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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