Happy Hot Pot — Restaurant in City of Edinburgh

It was an overall decent experience but expect near zero communication from the waiters.

Side note: The pictures I have are unfortunately frames from the one video I recorded.

I’d give everything here a huge yes except the language barrier for non Korean speaking people.

There was no proper guide for how to navigate the restaurant down to the last detail - there was some printed paper on the table and some labels at the food stand but nothing on where to pick cutleries or what utensils you needed for this experience.

Personally I think all the essentials should be on each table I.e 1 of each for plates, chopsticks for each side of the table and the dipping spoon. My guest and I kept looking at other people’s tables for cues which felt quite uncomfortable.

There was no proper labelling of the dipping sauces either - for how much crowd you find in there I don’t think it helps to separate the label of the food item from the food itself. Perhaps some cultures would be familiar with the sauces but I literally had to be fixing a puzzle for what dipping sauce to go for etc.

Don’t bother calling to book a table. Several attempts to do so proved futile but we walked in, waited about 20 minutes and got a table.

All that hassle aside, their meats were so delicious - starter rib and the lean meats you had to cook. So so delicious.

Fish was bland but I guess could have worked with a different broth or sauce.

I also liked the buffet concept of it. All other hot pots I’ve been to were more fine dining.

Plan to spend 2 hours just eating too because there’s a lot to try.

Pretty sure my experience would be better next time now that I know my way around. Yes,...

Found this restaurant coincidentally and I would say it's a very good find. It is a typical Chinese hotpot style. The set up might not be obvious if it's your first time. Basically you order two base soup/broth and the ingredients are buffet style - you choose whatever you like from the food counter and cook in your broth. And you can mix your own sauce. The sauce table wasn't labelled so you might need to ask if unsure. It is roughly £20 per pax, drinks not included.

There are plenty of choices here which is crucial in good hotpot experience. Seafood are my favourite and they are fresh! You can find fish, prawns, clams, mussels and crabs. Normally I will put them into the broth first thing (especially clams) and leave it to cook. They will bring out the best umami in your broth later on. You will also find various beef tripes - might be weird to some people but the texture is very interesting, not something you can easily find anywhere - must try! There are also variety of vegetables and bites. And of course there are also meat slices (pork, lamb or beef) which is a must for hotpot. Grab some slices with your chopsticks and dip into the hot soup for few minutes to your liking. Then dip into your sauce and put the whole thing into your mouth. Voila, that's a masterpiece!

Overall, for what they are offering it is a fantastic value. Personally if it's just myself or just couple of friends looking for hotpot, I would go to a hotpot restaurant. Much more choices and hassle free. And this restaurant is a great...

We were not really happy with food offered there.

I’ve been to two other hotpot restaurants in Edinburgh, and considering the similar buffer price, I give two stars for its small selection of food, bad-quality seafood and meat, and not appetising broth.

All seafood and meat were frozen and not fresh at all, and very limited selection of seafood and meat. Remind you, the other two hotpot places in town offer fresh ingredients, such as beef, chicken, and razor clams, which are way more pricey than those provided here. Furthermore, many ready-made cold dishes were always empty and no staff were there to refill them.

Tables were extremely close to each other, and we had to squeeze ourselves carefully just to not to knock over dishes on other tables. The atmosphere made us not comfortable at all.

Normally in China I’d spend at least two hours at a hotpot place chatting with friends while enjoying food; here in this buffet we stayed less than one hour, partly because there’s not much to eat, partly because of the environment.

Would not recommend. You can get more authentic hotpot with better ingredients in town than...