Came here with a small group for hot pot. Overall the taste of the food is excellent, the service and atmosphere are a bit chaotic.

I thought I had booked for 5 people, but it turned out I had booked for 2. I called the restaurant about 30 minutes before our reservation letting them know and they said they could accommodate. I also let them know we would be around 10 minutes late, and they said that it was okay, just that we had a 90 minute time limit from our reservation time. I appreciated their accommodation for our mistake, especially since they are so busy.

When we got there, it was 5 minutes past our reservation time, and the table was not ready. Since we were being squeezed in no problem with waiting. We got seated after 20-25 minutes. Once seated it took sometime for the waiter to arrive, but he was helpful in explaining the hotpot menu. We ordered drinks and crab Rangoon to start. The crab Rangoon was delicious!

Then we ordered our hotpot a la carte. They have so many options and the waiter also explained how to enhance the soup with the sauces. It took a while to get everything, but it all came out on a tray. One thing they don’t make room to place it on the table, someone from our group had to get up and place the plates from the tray on the table so everyone could get their food.

Once we finally got all our food and settled in, the hostess let us know that our time was up and we had to go. I was confused cause we just got the food after being seated late and she was basically asking us to pack up. If they were unable to accommodate our group I would have rather just been told no, instead of being asked to leave the second we got our food. Regardless, we told her we would finish as fast as we could…

We ate our meal and as the waiter said the sauces added on truly elevate the dish. Everything was tasty and we were able to cook the meats, seafood and veggies to our liking. There’s definitely a lot that comes with the meat orders, and we had PLENTY.

Overall I truly enjoyed the meal and was satisfied, despite the mix up I appreciate their accommodation I just wish they would have been more realistic with us. It was jarring. The waiter was great and explaining everything. I’m not sure how I feel about the experience, having to basically cook and serve ourselves it seems like a lot for the price…but the taste was superb!