My mom and I came here for dinner because we're both huge seafood lovers, and we left completely stuffed. What stood out to me was the way you pick your food. Instead of ordering from a menu, you walk around and grab everything you want before bringing it back to your table. It almost feels like grocery shopping, except everything ends up in your hotpot. It made the experience a lot more interactive and fun. The seafood selection was definitely the highlight. They had fresh lobster, crab, oysters, plus a good variety of sushi, sashimi, and rolls that you can order via QR code. We probably made way too many trips because there was so much we wanted to try. The ingredients tasted fresh, the sizes of the seafood was decent as well, and it was nice being able to choose exactly what we wanted instead of waiting for plates to come out. We didn't picking any meat as our sole focus of the night was the lobsters and oysters... abalone for me. The restaurant was clean, the staff were friendly, and they were quick to clear empty plates without making us feel rushed. Even though it got busier as the night went on, everything stayed well stocked and organized. For around $60 per person (+$2 more on weekends), I think it's a good value considering the amount and variety of seafood that's included. If you're someone who loves lobster, crab, and hotpot, you'll definitely get your money's worth. I'd come back again, especially if I was craving seafood or celebrating a special occasion with family. read more

I've never had a restaurant repeatedly send a child (boss's son, looks to be 10 years old) to interrupt our meal before. Throughout our dinner, the young boy kept coming to our table and kept asking if we wanted rice and then repeatedly telling us to "go pay now" while glaring at us even though we were still finishing up our food that was on our table. At first we thought he was joking, so we laughed it off but he kept coming back. When we asked if his mother had told him to do this, he said yes. We asked to speak to the owner, but instead we called a server over because she was nearby and she simply told us he was just a kid, he doesn't mean anything and that the boss wouldn't say these things. Even after that, when we were already at the cash register, he still glared at us and pointed at me and said "you pay" in Mandarin. A child would not randomly go up to paying customers and say these things if they didn't hear it from an adult. It was extremely uncomfortable knowing that the owner involved her young son to come speak to us in such a disgusting manner. To make matters worse, the food was inadequate, seafood was not fresh, $59.99 plus tax per person and there's a mandatory 12% gratuity tip that I didn't even want to pay due to how badly we were treated as first time customers. We won't be returning. read more

A little bit of confusion when coming into this spot. Didn't really know where the staff was so we can check in for our reservation. Once we caught our attention of the staff, we were able to do a walk-through of how it works, as you have to select your food to cook in the fridges. Everything flavour wise was OK. We did the premium as we wanted to eat lobster and crab. I will say that lobster tails were fine but crab and claws of the lobster were just more difficult to eat and noticed that most of the ones I got were not the freshest I guess just had a weird taste to it. I mean, I probably would go with a more simpler broth cause I was getting really sick of the mushroom broth with the lobster, but I can definitely see how you can spend lots of time here drinking and eating. We definitely ate the premium price worth in lobster that day. read more

Gourmet Tribe - Hot Pot Near Me - Markham, Ontario

I visited Gourmet Tribe on a Saturday evening for a 6pm reservation. The restaurant was only a 1/3 full when we sat down but by 6:30pm, it was packed. Definitely make a reservation before you go. They have all their hot pot food in fridges and you get small carts to push around and fill with food. The soup base and sushi you order from the QR code at your table. What sets Gourmet Tribe apart from other hot pot restaurants is the seafood. There is sushi - no red tuna but the other sushi seemed fresh! There is abalone, oysters, crab legs and lobster tail. Unfortunately, we found the crab legs not to be very fresh. My only other issue is that there wasn't a large variety of veggies - in terms of leafy greens, they only had lettuce. There is a sauce bar, complimentary juices, icy jelly and ice cream for desert. For $61.99, the price point is quite high. If the crab leg quality could be improved, I would return more frequently. read more

Gourmet Tribe - Hot Pot Near Me - Markham, Ontario

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Went back a week later and tried the tom yum soup base this time. It's decent. There are other places that have it better but its certainly not bad. Experience is the same as before so please see prior reviews for more context. What I would add is that they consistently don't give everything you order for sushi via the app. I've noticed this a few times over the few times I've been here. Today they had Dungeness crab as well and it was better than the lobster option. Similar problem in that the meat was a bit compromised as it was clearly previously frozen. The lobster is getting to the point where I don't eat much of it since its so mushy its off putting. Beef, pork belly, and lamb is solid and we get tons of these. Was super buys. Due to low price point it does attract a lot of value hunting diners. Be aware that you won't see the typical chinese hot pot clientele here. read more

This is our favourite place for a nice seafood hotpot! They offer over 100 ingredients and we absolutely loved their endless lobsters, crabs and other seafood choices. The individual hotpot is such a good idea so you can pick the soup base that you prefer. They also have veggies, sushi and different cuts and we got to try the A5 wagyu birthday cake which you can get for Free if it's your birthday month and when you dine in with 2 or more adults. The restaurant is spacious offering more tables at the back and it is located in a plaza and has ample parking spots. Their staff are friendly and helpful. read more

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First time visiting this restaurant for all you can eat hot pot lunch with my family. When I first walked in I thought I walked into the wrong place because it looked like a store at the front. You would just have to keep walking in to see the tables. The food options were great but I was quite disappointed with their dessert options as it was very limited. I also like how you get your own pots and you choose your own soup base. However during our meal, one of our pots stopped working. The waitresses tried to fix it but wasn't successful so we had to change to another table. Overall, the service was great but they should work on improving their dessert options. read more

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**3.5 star** Came here for their lunch special at $23.99 pp and soup was included. There wasn't much variety but for the price I'd say it's okay. Dessert was very minimal with just jelly or ice cream (one per person). Upon entering, it's a supermarket and they have the seating in the back. The hostess explained the different menus and what was included. They have shopping carts for your food and everything was self serve. The food area for lunch can be quite cramped if everyone goes at once. I do appreciate the individual pots and the middle seats has coat storage. The restaurant is not tight but not that spacious either, but the lighting is nice. read more

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Came for the influencer reviews, extremely disappointed. Base was terrible to start and pot was very small, no crab was available, and the lobster texture was terrible, seemed like they were dead long before served. Nothing was fresh, all the usual hotpot things tasted wrong, maybe because of the soup base, very underwhelming. The drinks available were way too sweet, the only fruit was watermelon that was soggy and watery, not crisp or sweet. Servers were nice but a mandatory 12% tip. Was pretty empty so seated right away. The environment was clean, washrooms were nice. Overall not good because of the food. Edit: update the night after going for lunch, the lobster was spoiled, both my mom and I got headaches after eating there today. All food was extremely unfresh. Would give negative amount of stars for the food. All the influencers make it seem way better than it is. read more

Unique concept. You take a rolling cart around as if you are shopping for ingredients from a freezer almost the whole length of half the restaurant. Many options to choose from. But wasn't a fan of the additional foods you can choose to order off the online menu. Did not like the sushi here. I still prefer the traditional hot pot experiences but maybe that's just me. read more

Gourmet Tribe - Tomato broth and pork bone broth - Hot Pot Near Me - Markham, Ontario

This spot is the first of it's kind in the GTA. They have unlimited hotpot and sushi for just $59.99. this premium set includes Lobster, Dungeness Crab, Sashimi and Sushi. It's self serve and YOU get to shop for all the ingredients you want! There's also cheaper options available including their amazing lunch special. They have plenty of broths to choose from. I chose the spicy vegetable oil soup base. I'm a HUGE spice lover and I'm usually disappointed when I order spicy dishes. This broth delivered. My mouth was on fire with that tingling Sichuan heat. I love that the hotspots are personal sized. No more fighting over the ingredients!! My soup was so yummy. I also ordered some sushi and I was so incredibly full. I love the combination of both sushi and hotpot. Staffed were attentive and kept topping up our hotspots with water. read more

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Came here for the promo of having unlimited lobster, crabs and oysters. We paid extra since it was the weekend. It was definitely more packed than the amount of people they can have in the restaurant. The servers never came around. The dishes were never tidy. It felt like a hunger game whenever the lobsters come out. People make a run for it. Overall won't recommend this place. It's way too busy and it's not worth the hype. The place itself felt big, but it feels like they can't sit that many people. The place also doesn't feel structured. read more

Stocks were decent. They have sauces that you don't get elsewhere. There's also toppings you don't find elsewhere like pig brain. Lunch has quite a big selection of ingredients including & shrimp, squid, though the shrimp was not very fresh. Fried tofu roll was included too (somehow this is a premium ingredient at some places). read more

Can't make up your mind about what kind of food you want to eat? Check out Gourmet Tribe! You can have sushi AND hot pot! I think this type of place is pretty popular in Asia but this is the first I've seen in GTA. There are a couple unique things about Gourmet Tribe other than the fact they do hot pot and sushi. For both, you can do AYCE or a-la-carte. They have an AYCE hot pot menu and an AYCE hot pot + sushi menu at varying prices. Second unique thing is its setup. It's actually market-style! So you get up with your little cart and pick and choose your ingredients. Like an IKEA cafeteria. I had their AYCE hot pot. I thought the "pick-and-choose" aspect was a pretty fun activity. They had fresh ingredients and a good range as well between meat and seafood. They also had a variety of soup bases you could choose from. Their "market" is also split up into different freezers that hold the AYCE items and the "Premium" items. I took advantage of their birthday special a few months ago where they give you a "Wagyu" cake, or basically just a few thin slices of Wagyu on an ice block. Cute idea, didn't make much of a difference, but it got me to try it out! While I thought their Hot Pot was pretty decent, I'm actually more interested in their market aspect. I saw pretty luxe items like Foie Gras, Bone Marrow, and premium sashimi there. If I wanted to indulge at home, I'll know where to go! read more

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Located on John and Woodbine came here with my family and friends. We had 8 people on the table. Pros: - lots of selection - soup included in price and each person can have a soup - table seating was huge where we sat - pretty cool supermarket-like experience - all you can grab ice cream Cons: - when we came the wait to be seated was SO LONG. There was only one person before us. Took about 15mins to sit us down. Some confusion with the reservation, we booked through opentable via their website. Maybe they're not used to it yet?? - when we were seated we were told to wait so the hostess can tell us how everything works. Had to wait another over 10 mins but we had to call her out to come to our table (we were seated right beside the hostess - the sauce station was so dirty, no one's really looking after it - hardly any sauce bowls/soy sauce container for sushi, I guess they're not being washed on time - we got the premium AYCE, two people had bdays and we were only able to get one of the wagyu bday cake - wagyu beef tasted like regular beef - beef in the freezer were freezer burnt - their sushi options were good but the fish itself was not that good. Felt like I was eating gooey salmon for example - the lobster was too watery so when cooked it tasted too sandy-like - a lot of the food was honestly not good - our used plates were cleared twice only - we had to yell for the staff to get their attention Truthfully it was just so chaotic and not worth it right now. Not sure if it's because they don't have a good enough flow.. I would not come here again and do not recommend. read more

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Taking a hot pot experience to another level. I love the concept of market shopping experience where you walk up to the freezer and pick which food you want. At first it was overwhelming but as the more you walk back to grab your food again the more you get familiarized. There different sectors you find all the meats, seafoods sauces desserts and vegetables. Where food contamination is minimized and it stays fresh which makes Health Canada happy. Price level starts at /$40+ $10 for soup base, but if you opt for $62 this all includes soup base sushi crabs and lobsters. The beef is good tender and flavorful. Making your sauce is a bit challenging there are a lot of options but non what you really wanted. The frozen foods are well placed in the freezer however some of them are mislabeled where I ended up getting pork uterus. Dessert are limited unless you are have a sweet tooth I wouldn't recommend going to this place 1 fresh fruit option canned peaches and Neapolitan ice cream in 3 separate cups. The basic all you can eat will set you at $50 with $12 you will get sushi with is good but not the best and crabs and lobsters which are heavily salted that you can hardly take a second bite. Overall place looks very clean ample parking, price is on the higher side and I don't recommend paying another $12 to get sushi crabs and lobsters. It's been almost 6 hrs since dinner my lips are still dry and parched, i had only 2 peices of the lobsiand 1 piece of the crab that tasted so bitter because of too much salt. I can't say about the broth. Will probably try the $50 option next time read more

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Fresh seafood and sushi on top of all the selections. Server took the time to explain the process and help us scan QR code for our order, great service! read more

This is probably just about the most unique hot pot place I've seen so far. Built around a marketplace concept, the entrance is basically a glorified meat and seafood section of a supermarket, which you actually could buy and take home...but when escorted to your table, a brief stop to pick a paddle representing the type of broth you want, and then at your table, grab a shopping cart and head back to the fridges to pick your goodies. I had the $59.99 seafood premium set which includes AYCE Lobster, Crab, Abalone, Whelk, Sushi in addition to the standard meats and balls. Everything was fresh and delicious, except I'd maybe pass on the sushi, which was mediocre and a distraction from the greatness of the pre-cracked lobster. Do grab a cracker for the crab, though as that's not pre-cracked. Within 2 hours you should be stuffed. Hot tip - if you come during your birth month and show your ID they'll make you an A5 Wagyu cake! read more

Gourmet Tribe - Hot Pot Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Gourmet Tribe opened initially as a seafood market but four days ago, they started serving hotpot, the dining area was nice and large tables that can hold 14 people per table. Everyone gets their individual pots and soup. The menu is divided into basic set Mon-Thurs adult $32.99 and child height under 1.4M $17.99 under 1.1M $3 Fri-Sun and holidays adult $34.99 The seafood premium set, the one that I ordered tonight since today is Saturday $67.98. Mon-Thurs the price is $65.99 the soup is another additional $9.99, I ordered the spicy soup, there was a huge butter in it. The chicken soup base is more expensive at $14.99 but I think the seafood one will go better with none spicy soup, because the seafood is so fresh, you don't want the spicy soup to over power the flavour. There is also the Australia & US Wagyu premium set and Japan wagyu premium set. The price you can see on the menu that I post on the photo. As for my seafood premium set, the tray of nine squares that contains geoduck, oysters, scallops, is a one time catch of the day. They call it blind box because it is catch of the day. Some items they taste like special clams but I am not sure what it is, tasted very good, but when I asked the waiter and waitress, they are not sure. Not all you can eat as it belongs to the special selected catch of the day. Those are so fresh that I think it's almost wasted putting in hotpot. Beside from the nine square tray, the scallop, squid, the bottom row on the blue box you can order AYCE for the seafood items. In terms of the all you can drink there is sparkling hawthorn drink, sparkling peach, lemon tea. Many different canned and bottle drinks to choose from. For the dessert, they didn't have the tangyuan in rice wine dessert today but the glutinous rice cake was so chewy and delicious not too sweet. Overall, good experience. read more

This was one of the best experiences I've had, so much different than your average hotpot place. I love the cute shopping cart experience and they had several different options - nice variety. I would definitely come back. The place was huge and super clean. We opted for the $59.99 including the all you could eat sushi. BEST UNAGI black dragon ever. Not too much rice which was perfect and it melted in your mouth. Sashimi was delicious tooo. The only thing that I did not like was the lobster and crab - it was realllly fishy even after cooking it in my spicy broth. I think next time, I will go for the cheaper option - it was super filling and lots of variety without the sushi. The service was good, we served ourselves but they kept coming to grab the empty trays and refill our water so quickly! Would definitely come again and skip the lobster and crab. read more

I really like the concept, pay a la cart for meats but veggies and noodles and tofu are all you can eat. There are literally aquariums so you know the seafood is fresh! BTW you can ask for rice and it's free. For dessert they had watermelon, melon and cantaloupe and some tasteless clear jelly (???) That you squirt brown sugar syrup on. They also had raisins and hawthorn flakes idk i didnt really understand so maybe someone more asian than me could explain. I got the Tom Yum broth and found it so so, tastes more like coconut red curry than the delicious Tom Yum broth from Ajisen Ramen that will live forever in my memories. Cost after tax and tip and everything was $95 for two people and we had plenty of leftovers to take home. read more

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The oysters are a good deal: $13/dozen!!! Don't order their sushi though, very fishy and overpriced. read more

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Amazing Hot Pot restaurant ever! This restaurant turns into a fish market, so I can keep enjoying it. read more

We decided to give this place a try after watching it on Youtube and it was recommended by a vlogger. When we got here, we were greeted by a hostess who walked us through on their policies. The place is humongous and is divided into two areas. Upon entering, you will see an assortment of refrigerators, which all contain packages of hot pot meat and sashimi arrangements. Beyond this area is the sauces station, which also has sauce dishes for you to take as well. After that is the dining area, which has hot pot cooking stations on its tables along with refrigerators that hold ingredients for the pots. She told us to look through the refrigerators and feel free to take what we like to bring over to our table to cook. After we checked out the fridge, we went to this table on the left to choose which broth we'd like for our hotpot. There were also a lot of vegetables and sides to choose from to add to our hotpot. Our server took our broth orders and brought them out for us. I love this type of hotpot where we all have our own pots and we can cook whatever we want instead of everyone eating the same thing. We got the following from the freezer: sliced beef rolls, fish roe lucky bag, fish maw, shrimp wonton, pork belly, eel, salmon sushi. Daughter got the sukiyaki broth, hubs got the wild mixed mushroom broth and I got the tom yum soup broth. The broths were all pretty good. We got to sample each other's broth. Everything we got from the freezer was pretty good but the fish maw was a bit tough after we boiled it, though. The salmon sushi was pretty good and fresh. Fish roe lucky bag was a pleasant surprise and delicious. All the vegetables were pretty fresh and good as well. We were full by the time we were done. I'm so glad that we got a chance to try this place. Service was quick and friendly. There's a 5% discount if you pay cash. Will definitely return and try other items on the menu. read more

Friends and I came here for dinner on a Saturday night. Around 7pm. We had to wait 15 mins, but the reason was not because they were full, but because they were very disorganized. The person who assigns the table is the same person who runs the cash register. Oh, this restaurant also has a fish market inside. So customers from the fish market line up with people waiting for a table. When we have our table, we were told they had 3 tiers. The Premium, with Seafood, and with Wagyu. We went for the premium as the prices for the other tiers seemed high for what is included. There are fridges in the "lobby" area and you pick your items from specific fridges depending on the tier selected. You're given a cart that matches your tier. After you pick your items, you go to the cashier to "check out" your items before returning to your table (hence adding more to the line). The soup selection is very good and the ingredients in the soup is plenty. The selections in the Premium tier are pretty basic. Other AYCE hot pot places offer more for less price. I guess this is how they encourage you to upgrade. Overall, if you like lineups, and pushing a cart around to get your food, this is great. This gimmicky idea of feeling the "freshness" from fridge to table is not worth the price. Not even on a weekday price. I give it 3 stars because the soup was good, the (limited) food options were acceptable, and the staff were helpful. read more

Getting AYCE requires you to go and get the food yourself (al individually packaged with price tags) from frozen food section and before you sit down, everything gets scanned. If you don't eat everything, they will charge you for any cartons you didn't eat. They don't emphasize this, but they will charge you for everything you don't eat. Buyer beware! Have eaten at AYCE for 30 years, and this has never happened before (in spite of printed claims you might see). Food was all right otherwise. read more

Fresh and good value - Highly recommend! Service is friendly and there'a large variety of meat and seafood to choose from. read more

Gourmet Tribe - Hot Pot Near Me - Markham, Ontario

Concept of the place is interesting where you basically go to the fridges and grab what you want and they scan it to your table or can order via the QR code if you don't want to talk to people. A bit confusing cause they had AYCE menus posted online and so we were under the impression it was until they said that the menu "expired." They do have a larger selections of seafood available if you're a huge fan of scallops, razor clams, and etc. read more

Seafood are fresh, drinks, vegetables n beef are decent. Though seats are a bit subpar, my knees keep hitting the hotpot under the table. I would give a 4/5 stars based on things I mentioned above. The reason I gave a bad rating is because one of my friends had an accident in the restaurant and it could be avoided. The shrimp was alive and it splashed boiling water all over. Server came and said this happened before and forgot to mention to us. Same thing happened later that night at another table. read more