Hot Pot Buffet

70 Beach St, Boston - 02111
90 reviews
Hot Pot Chinese
(617) 338-0808

This place has AYCE (all you can eat) hotpot and bbq. You can either choose one or both. Sometimes they have promotion for lobsters with a very good price. Their menu has lots of options to choose from. I enjoy both hotpot and bbq. I knew about this place since my first year of college and has been going here whenever the weather gets super cold.

The ingredients are very fresh, very delicious I like it very much

A great hotpot place to go if you just crave for hotpot. The food quality actually does vary a little from time to time! But the service is great and I normally don’t need to wait for too long to get a table!

My family has been to this place many times now, the food is decent depending on the day. The issue is the service is horrible every time we’ve been there. We have given the place many tries before, but each time we left being disappointed because of the service. They treat you like trash and as if being there was your privilege. My family always leaves big tips, but it’s hard to give tips to them with that type of service. I really hope they work on their services

It is so suck,because of convid they don't have lunch time which mean you have to spend 29.99 per person,and food over their was not that good. Beef taste fishy, with the egg. And other food taste bad too.me and my friend, didn't order very much over there. And both spend about (add up) 80$ you can get much more good food than over here

On the fence with this one. We've been wanting to try a hot pot buffet since we learned about it. We were also in the mood for seafood. We called on our way to this place (hour away) and asked if they had Crab legs , they said yes. We get there they say no. Then while making small talk at check out, the guy says they haven't bought them in awhile bc price went up. That was a huge disappointment. The experience however, was pretty cool. We each picked what type of soup/broth we wanted and then we picked however much food we wanted. We picked a lot of things... they wouldn't even fit on the table lol but what do we know, we're amateurs at this! Anyway all the food turned out really good. Seemed like we ate alot and nothing at the same time. They bring alot of meat which was my favorite and we left full. I think we got thirds and never was anyone rude and the service was definitely fast. There isn't too much of a variety though, it's strictly their culture. Lamb is available and it's good. We also had rib eye, sirloin, crab (whole rock crabs) , potatoes. I was so hungry that day I forgot pictures ?‍♀️

I would eat here everyday if I didn't live an hour away. Staff is super friendly and I love knowing exactly what I am eating. I have tons of allergies and have never had a problem here!

While I do love this place —I love taking friends and family here when they visit Boston and I always enjoy the food — I'm leaving a lower rating because of my most recent experience...NOTE: I guess my main takeaway is that if you're coming here, I highly recommend coming with a party of 4 or more people if you want to really *get what you pay for*/keep it economical. It is a great experience and they have delicious broths and food.****Now, about my recent visit here****~ MIXED MESSAGING ~On the first floor when you come in there's a dry erase board saying "please don't waste food" I think there was a note about supplies being low or something (shipping has been a growing problem globally ever since the pandemic, so I get it). It was just me and one other, a party of 2...I didn't think wasting food would be hard to avoid.I kept that in mind when checking off items on the menu, thinking I was being *conservative*. The last time I got hot pot (at a different place) I impulsively checked off everything that sounded good and wound up with an absurd bill to pay (only 2 people that time as well) and a lot leftovers to take home. I wasn't going to repeat that mistake this time (leftovers, fine, but $100+ bill for 2...for hot pot? Nah)So, we ordered *just exactly what we thought we'd eat* and to my surprise, because of the portions per serving of each item, we actually weren't able to eat ALL of it. Barely half altogether. I didn't feel guilty though because I was HAPPY to take the leftovers home, perfect for lunch the next day.Except they don't accommodate taking leftovers home — not even what you've already cooked in your pot. So, they're kind of setting you up TO waste food because...let's talk about their portions and how unreasonable the expectation of finishing everything you order is (for two people).~ [DO] YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR ~I wish their menu was more descriptive because the portions from one item to the next are REALLY inconsistent. For example, the amount of bok choy you get with one serving is insane compared to the amount of scallops you get in one serving (and they're "Japanese scallops" which are hella small, one serving gives you between 6–9 maybe...its really only enough for one person cus of how small they are, whereas the single serving of bok choy is enough for probably 4–5 people). Even among items in the same category (such as "meats") the servings are not equal. Compared to how many tiny scallops you get in one serving, you get far more slices of beef or pork (a whole plateful!)Prices per serving are not listed either, which may be because prices vary depending on vendor/supply/demand...but man, for ordering *conservatively* I was honestly shocked when I saw the bill — which, including tip, was around $90 ? dear lord. For how much food we were actually able to eat before feeling full...it wasn't $90 worth. I wouldn't even say it was $45 worth. And no, the pricing isn't similar to other traditional buffets where you pay a standard price for each person, because if that were true then a bill for 5 people would beThe total on the bill would have bothered me much less if we were ABLE TO TAKE LEFTOVERS HOME. Don't count on it. They tell me they "don't have take away boxes" which is puzzling considering I'm pretty sure I saw somewhere that they offer delivery or carry out?? So...what, do you have to cup your hands together when you pick up your carry out order? Do they deliver it to you in their hands?Sarcasm aside, they really need to reconsider that restriction if they're asking people to "not waste food." It's a pretty obvious solution to the waste issue — let your customers take their uneaten food home! It would also provide the benefit of your customers feeling like they truly got what they paid for. By not providing the option to take food home your business is perpetuating "waste" on BOTH ends — you are throwing perfectly good food

Terrible!!! No service at all!! Look at the seafood they bring without cleaning! And look at the those they serving me!! It stuck together.

Always a good time, love the spicy broth! And the chive dumplings are absolutely amazing, can't get enough of them.