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| - My favourite hotpot restaurant right now. I've never been fan of AYCE restaurants, so this a la carte-style hotpot shop is the perfect place for me re: quantity and quality. And no time limit for dining, which is great.
I came here around 6pm on a Sunday evening. No reservation, and was quickly seated. We were a party of four.
ATMOSPHERE: One large dining room, dark interior furnishings but brightly lit and feels spacious. Very clean. Tables are tightly packed in - but side wooden tables with layered trays help to hold more food, when your table is covered with dishes and your personal hotpot.
SERVICE: Quick and courteous. They were very well-staffed on the Sunday night. We never had to ask for anything twice, and they were regularly refilling our mini pots with soup base (which was frequent as the soup would evaporate quickly).
PRICE: Not bad! $33.18 per person after tax and tip. (No drinks) Obviously, this is a la carte, so depending on how hungry you are...
FOOD: We were pleasantly surprised at the quality of everything. We had 3 students in our party - so we were on a budget. We skipped all the special items, but opted for all the handmade options, and general platters. Note: the platters are sized for 2 people. So keep that in mind for numbers.
The handmade fish ball platter was great. As was the mushroom platter (5 types of mushrooms) and meat platter (lamb, beef, pork - in thin and rolled slices). Great for sharing and quality was good.
The seafood platter had an assortment of items, but only two of each type of food: squid tentacles, surf clam, cuttle fish, squid, mussels, imitation crab meat, and shrimp (no oyster as some previous reviews). So again, if you're a party of 3 or more, make sure you order more than 1 platter!
Highly recommend the THICK rice noodle/vermicelli - it has a great texture and soaks up all the soup.
Fried taro and the white turnip are great veggie options for soaking in your soup and eating after you've cooked a few items.
The only non-hotpot item we got was the fried man tou (buns) with condensed milk, which was very tasty. Not typically eaten with hotpot, but my friend saw it on the menu and ordered it. We're glad she did!
TIP 1: Sauces - it's 0.49 per person but it's unlimited. (The menu's not clear and it was interpreted as 0.49 for EACH sauce) So don't be shy and ask for more.
TIP 2: Handy bibs available so you don't splash on yourself.
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