Shuyu 蜀渔 Fish&Hot Pot — Restaurant in Dobroești

Great food! So, so good. We had a hotpot, super fun experience! Lovely staff, super helpful and friendly, but sometimes a bit hard to talk to (I suggest using a translation service, I could communicate much easier with the waiter this way). Payment with card is available. Truly a hidden gem of the area.

Prices are a bit on the high side, but the quality does match the price: very tasty and huge portions! A small noodle portion was enough for 2-3 people, and the big rice one could have easily fed 10 (we were only 4, one of us a child, so we had to take the remaining rice home). So unless there's a lot of you, order small portions. We had some incredibly amazing desserts (nr 501 in the menu, soft fried dough with sweet condensed milk as a dipping sauce) that I really wish to find the name of!

There is also a dipping sauce station (for meats) that you can create your own mix. I asked our waiter what her favourite mix is: sesame sauce, oyster sauce, sliced onions and a sauce I couldn't identify (oily with some sort of powder seasoning, similar to that of Mi Goreng instant noodles). I also added sesame seeds and a bit of garlic. Delicious! Went amazingly with the sliced shabu shabu (hot pot) beef.

Highly recommended. Had a lovely time and good food. I think they also have tables outside in the back, but I...

Hotpot/shabu-shabu whatever you wanna call it in China/Japan/South Korea, we've all got it and it's delicious!

The minus(-)/downside: A bit pricey for your average person, but if you consider the high-quality, super healthy ingredients it's a value. Definitely not for everyone and not a place to go to everyday...most likely to celebrate with friends and family or if you're a tourist. Don't expect to go and stretch your dollar/leu here.

The plus(+)/upside: If you've ever lived in an Asian country, this place will teleport you to your mini-vacation for a good 2-3 hours. Every detail feels authentic from the kitschy music to the awkward silences and pauses that make you feel you're going to miscommunicate and create embarrassing faux pas. But it's all in good fun. Then we can all go back to the reality of Bucharest driving and traffic.

My chances are low that I'll find another place to match this experience in Europe and impossible for there to be another one in Romania. Truly a special place and I hope to be back there...

I recommend this restaurant to anyone who would like to try something new: very friendly staff, most of them do not speak english or romanian, but we managed portions for the hotpot meats and veggies are huge, so try not to overorder things; if this still happens, you can take the rest home so nothing is wasted menu is a little tricky - only online - and it's in chinese or english, however the chinese one is more reliable somehow the dessert portions are very large the noodles and rice options come in small and large.. the large one is for 2 people at least if you do not like spicy food, make sure you do not order the spicy hotpots; their normal level of spicy is extremely spicy for the average Romanian location is a little bit far from your "normal" location of restaurant, but they have a large parking lot in front, which is very convenient very good location for a large crowd, they can accommodate groups of 10 or more as they have intimate rooms with one big rotating...