Potasia Hotpot — Restaurant in Town of Oyster Bay

First time at a hotpot, and I was impressed! Let's start with the atmosphere. The restaurant is nicely decorated, has a cozy feel, and was pretty clean for the most part. This could be a date spot for sure, but by no means do you have to dress up. The service was very good. We were seated right away, and a waitress got us started with our orders. We had a couple of questions that were answered right away. There was an older couple who had a ton of questions, and the waitress literally walked them through everything. Even took them to the back to show them the sauces and extras. They were all polite, and I really can't rave enough about them. Now for the main event, THE FOOD! Ordering was simple, check the boxes you want, and that's it. Any mistakes can be fixed since the waitress goes over it with you. We opted for a large, 2 soup bowl. It was tremendous in size. We actually didn't finish it. We picked the mushroom broth and the pork leg broth. The mushroom one was light but strong and had mushrooms already cooking in it. The pork was a rich creamy white with some type of sweet fruit and corn in it. For mix in stuff, we went with a combo 1 just because it was easy. All 4 meats had strong flavor profiles, but the beef and pork belly tasted similar when cooked. The veggies and fungus cooked up very well, and the lettuce held so much broth flavor. The noodles were a pain in the butt to cook, and that's the only thing I don't think I'll order again. We did order the spicy beef tripe for an appetizer, and it was fantastic. The texture was good, not too chewy. And the flavor was so strong. Highly recommended as long as you don't mind what it is. Overall, it was a wonderful experience and I'll come back. Next time, I'll try a smaller...

What a beautiful restaurant!

Looking for a restaurant for a decent meal together? I recommend Potasia. Great ambiance, friendly staff, last and foremost, amazing food.

The restaurant has its own theme for the interior decor as well as the plating and utensils. I love restaurants that do this. It's just so much in sync and pleasing to the eye.

8 adults and 1 infant in our party, to celebrate a birthday.

Advisory: BE CAREFUL on selecting spiciness of the soup. It's quite spicy! Like Sichuan spicy. Mild is decent. Medium can be pretty spicy.

Recommendation: Exploding beef balls Shrimp paste A choy White flour noodles

I also want to say that all ingredients were placed on top of cabbage lettuce, we cleared the plates like we've been starving for days. We asked for the menu around 3 or so times. One waiter thought we were done and turned off one of our hotpot and one of the family member was confused why his pot wasn't boiling. Lol.

I know I'll sound weird, but shout out to the restaurant owner who decided to have 100% handsoap in the soap container. Hands smell fresh and.. I mean, I just appreciate every little detail in this business.

We ate and drank until satisfied and bill came out to ~$500 ($63/person). It's a little more expensive than most, but it's appropriate for the ambiance and...

Been wanting to get to this place for months. With covid going on it delayed it a bit longer. All the employees adhered to the covid precautions and seating was kept to every other table, much more than 6 feet needed to comply with regulations.

You pick your broth, I chose the extra spicy which was very tasty but probably too spicy in retrospect. Ironically, while it was spicy to the tongue/mouth, it was more your inadvertent inhalation of some of the spice that makes you cough terribly. Coughing + covid makes for some suspicious looks.

Next you pick your dipping sauce, then your meats/sides. They have predetermined combos you can choose which are better values if you like what is included. Or you can choose a la carte. The meats are sliced super thin but this makes for very quick cooking. Everything seemed high quality, clean and was very tasty.

Do make reservations especially if covid is still around and make sure you have atleast 2 hours of time as this is not a quick meal, but more an experience.

We definitely enjoyed the food and experience and will return in the...