Really great service and casual, bubbly ambiance. But the food just didn't hit for me. I don't understand the shared pots because we were constantly stealing each other's food and leaving over each other to access a different broth flavor. The vegetable variety just wasn't there for me, and was expensive and in paltry portions though great presentation. The pork broth was blank and the MILD spicy beef tallow broth numbs your mouth and makes your sweat - not in a fun way. Very limited sauce bar. Definitely won't be coming back and will revert to Spring Shabu. read more

I came for the lunch AYCE which now runs Monday-Sunday 11:30-4:30. It's such a good deal and a variety of meats, veg, and tofu. You can order multiple rounds of food and the sauce bar is included. If you like spicy know that this place runs very spicy. We went with the mild spicy and it was perfect. Their bone broth is also great. Their meat portions are generous and definitely get the beef. When we arrived we joined the waitlist but was quickly seated. It's a very nice family friendly place read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

Ehhh. I was expecting great things from all the reviews. The service was very sweet and attentive, nice dining room, super clean. However, Compared the Allston 'Spring Shabu Shabu' this was distantly below. I think biggest disappointment was the sauces that all seemed canned, I cannot imagine any were made fresh. Not likely to return read more

They have buffet. The basic set is like $30, with more premium ingredients, it'll be $10 more. They say their broth is more spicy than other restaurants so we got the mild. But the mild is very mild to us. The mushroom broth smells very good. When the meat was first served, they don't look too appetizing. But the taste is pretty good. The spicy marinated beef is super spicy. The shrimp paste is pretty good. Their hand pulled noodles are really hand pulled as they did it right before they were served. They have plenty of tables on Saturday noon time. read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

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The place is small, but the food and service is good. I was about to get the medium level of spicy beef tallow broth, but the waiter insisted that I get mild instead. I listened to him and I am very thankful because I don't think I would be alive eating the medium level LOL. It's spicier and I think tastier than my favorite: Happy Lamb. They even have the same sauce ingredients, so I didn't have any issue making my go-to sauce. The regular bone broth is good too and you can definitely taste the bone flavor. The meat is good quality, but veggies and noodles selection can be bigger. If they were AYCE all day, I would come all the time. I loved the mango shaved snow. The whipped cream was sweet and the Bugles chips add the surprise element of saltiness. I would love to come again during AYCE hours. read more

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The service here is great and I love that they have a coat rack and protectors to keep the hot pot smells out of our jackets. Beware that the sauce bar costs extra per person. Caution on the spice as well; they're not playing around. The bone broth and the premium spicy broth are both really good, but the spicy one was definitely spicy. We got the medium, but we might try the mild next time. The snowflake short rib, the napa cabbage, the meatballs, and beef tongue were all super delicious. I highly recommend it! read more

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This was my first hot pot experience! We came in pretty late on a Sunday night, and were given a table immediately. Overall, I would say this was a good experience - of what we ordered, I enjoyed everything. However, I wish we were given a bit more guidance on how much to order. We both left a bit hungry - but didn't order more because it seemed they were cleaning up for the night. However, definitely interested to try again and try more variety! read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

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The all-you-can-eat hotpot during weekday lunch for $30 is a good deal, though the a-la-carte orderings at other hours can get pricey. Soup base choice is nice. The ingredients are fresh. Seatings are comfortable. Service is ok. I'll go back for more. read more

Huge shout out to the most awesome waiter -A Tan ( hope I got his name right... Omg I'm getting old,can't remember his name right now!). Service here is great, very attentive. A Tan even went out of his way to help me with an unusual request even though I was not assigned to him. So if you stop by and are lucky enough to get seated in his section, you'll get great service that's typically not found in Chinese restaurants ( sad but true). Now onto the food. I had the bone broth with tofu combo and bunch of vegetables. Everything tasted great. You can make your own sauce at the sauce bar. I was in the mood for vegetable soup, so this hotpot definitely hit the spot. Overall, a great dinner. The only con of this place is that it's quite expensive. I spent over $50 for just 1 person read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Bone broth with veggies and tofu. The broth is good. Veggies are veggies lol - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

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Really like this Hot Pot. All-You-Can-Eat style with great prices for lunch! You make your own sauce. The Mala soup is very very spicy. They have more unique meat products like Beef Tripe, etc. Would Recommend read more

FINALLY went here after walking by it so many times and seeing all of my friends go to it. Hmmmmm ... so many thoughts. I really wanted to LOVE it and have it be my new favorite hot pot place because everyone else seems to rave about it, but my experience really didn't fulfill this destiny. I still really liked it ... but I can't say it's my favorite or that I am in love with it. First, I found it excruciatingly overpriced. What is $100 at another hot pot place was almost $200 here. For me, it just wasn't worth the extra cost. I eat a lot of veggies and simple beef, which is basic at every hot pot place, so for me ... why pay like almost double??? I will say, however, is that they have a lot of exotic meats and offerings. I'm thinking that this may be the reason people love this place so much. Unfortunately, I pass on those items. Second, the quality control of this place really could use some work. They appear to have a more upscale, sophisticated vibe, in order to have a higher price point. They have the exotic meats and offerings, as well as coat covers for your coat. All nice ... but PLEASE have clean dishes and utensils!!! There were many dishes at the "sauce" and "side dish" bar that were not 100% clean. Still had dried food on them. Had to search for a bowl that was clean. Then ... a glass and a utensil at our table were also not clean. Our waiter brought us a clean glass, but he brought us the wrong utensil replacement. We had to ask for a new utensil again, which appeared to annoy him. Kind of off-putting. I Lastly, some things I really loved about this place were its mushroom broth and its hand pulled noodles. Both items were very tasty and stood out when compared to other hot pot places. Those things will help me come back to this place one day to try it again and hopefully have a better experience. I know this review is atypical from other patron's ... I just feel that the cost of this place did not outweigh the benefits. read more

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Great experience! No waiting line, kind staffs, food fresh, pot yummy, dessert great! Great spot to hang out on a rainy night read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Mango Shaved Snowflake - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

I think this is one of the best hot pot restaurants in Boston. I came here with some friends on a Saturday night. For drinks, they do have some cocktails and frozen margaritas including Pina Colada and Strawberry Daiquiri. The daiquiris were good, but didn't have that much alcohol. However, my friend got a green mixed drink that was mostly alcohol. For the hot pot broth, we ordered half mala and half beef bone. Be warned that the mala is extremely spicy! They have a sauce station where they have a large variety of different sauces and condiments including soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame sauce, chili oil, barbecue sauce, vinegar, garlic, peanut, cilantro, and green onions. On top of the sauce station they also have oranges, peanuts, and tomatoes. Their hotpot menu is huge and includes a lot of interesting items such as pig brain, beef omasum, duck blood, and goose intestines. Besides hotpot, the menu also has dishes that the kitchen can prepare. For the hot pot, I loved what we ordered which was the short rib, high choice beef, lamb shoulder, quail egg, fishball, mussels, and enoki mushroom. We also ordered the lobster tail, but at $12 for one, we were very disappointed that it was frozen. I would also recommend getting the hand pull noodle because a server will come out and do a little show as they prepare the noodle for you. We got the crispy fried milk for dessert which was delicious and came with a sweet dipping sauce. read more

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I walked by this place all the time and finally got a group together to go! The service here is above and beyond. Not only do they give you bibs for the hotpot, someone also brought me a hair tie to pull my hair back The food was good--spicier than I expected, but super satisfying. It's family style, unlike the individualized hot pot at spring and the like. Overall a great experience and would recommend! The sauce bar is extra, but with the other stuff like fruit and etc I feel like it's worth the splurge. read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Meatballs - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

The food was delicious and fresh! Great service. Would definitely recommend. Quiet area with ample parking. read more

LaMei Hot Pot - The finished product. Steak and shrimp base - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

We really enjoyed this hotpot place but it's definitely on the expensive side! The quality of the beef and lamb was excellent. I'd skip the marinated spicy beef next time though. We tried two broths: bone broth and spicy beef tallow broth. They were both very flavorful. I was surprised by how spicy even the mild spicy broth was! Their sauce bar had a good range of options and was clean. And included some bonus fruit! Service was friendly. We were celebrating a big birthday and appreciated the small dessert at the end! Overall, would love to come again but probably for a special occasion :) read more

Good was delicious, and authentic. We also enjoyed the desserts, especially the shaved ice. Service was fast read more

Came on a snowy Monday evening and there was no wait. Perfect weather for hot pot. They have a rack along the wall where you can hang your coat inside a bag and zip it up so it won't smell after. The fried milk was very crunchy and not too sweet even if dipping in the condensed milk. The Udon is plentiful and enough for 2. The fish balls with fish roe inside were small but still tasty. The beef and lamb pieces were smaller than other places but the quality is also better than some others. We also got chicken gizzard (not pictured). Only issue I have with this is, it was raw and covered in spice seasoning. Once you put it in the pot to cook, the seasoning comes off and mixes into the broth. So now the broth doesn't taste the same. If you want sauce (even soy sauce), they charge $3 per person. I don't know anyone that doesn't need sauce to eat hot pot so don't have a choice. Their sauce bar (get your own) has most of the necessary sauces needed. read more

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Nice standard hotpot place, the soup base and meat were good. The sauce bar had a small selection of fruits as well for when we were waiting for food to come out. Also gave us these fashionable bibs that kept us tidy! read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

Tried this place the other day and it was sooo good! It's a bit pricy because you have to order the items individually but the quality was so good. We ordered half portions on a lot of the meats and they give a lot. It's comparably to a full portion at other hotpot places. The ambiance is nice and good for casual or special occasion. Our server was also really sweet despite it being busy. My friend asked me to go back already read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Half portion of meats, full portion of mussels, broth-bone broth and mild spicy - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

LaMei is an amazing hot pot gem in the middle of Allston's bustling Asian food scene. We went on Thursday night around 5:30 PM and the restaurant had no wait. Fast forward an hour into our meal, and the place was packed. We opted for the bone broth and mushroom broth for our two soup bases. We ordered the plate of ribeye, veggie platter, mushroom fungus, hand pulled noodles, and instant ramen noodles. The restaurant does charge for sauce per person so beware before going too crazy. The meat was absolutely melt in your mouth amazing. The veggies were crisp and fresh. They even hand pulled the noodles table side prior to placing in the broth. For dessert we had the bing fen, which was garnished with gogi berries, watermelon, and haw flakes. Great food! read more

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Solid Hot Pot place in Brookline, we called at around 4pm and made a reservation for 5:45pm on a Friday. Service was pretty good, we didn't have to wait extremely long for anything. The food and soup base was good quality for the price. We didn't get to sit in the main room but there was a smaller room on the side that had music videos playing and you can karaoke. They also have a bar right at the front for you to grab drinks while you're waiting for a table. read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

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Glad we ventured into Brookline and tried LaMei. Very good variety of exotic and fresh ingredients for hot pot. Had the tri- flavors broths they were so tasty! Bonus w/ the the sauce bar. How do you know I love fermented tofu beancurd sauce? Service was excellent, the waitress asked why I insisted she removed the duck web when it was still full, I said I didn't like it because I wasn't used to the taste, not because it wasn't fresh. Later on, she took it off the bill! That was so kind of her, I wasn't asking for any refund or expected anything. We had another waitress stretching the hand pull noodles at the table. The gal meticulously pulled the noodles until the chewiness, thickness, and softness of that noodles were perfect. I ate every single piece of that hand drawn noodles. LOL. It was sooooo good, better than any hand drawn noodles in Boston that I have been to so far. One thing they could improve on is the fish paste, it lacks the bouncy texture of good fish paste, this is probably more of a technique thing. :) We really enjoyed our time and the fresh ingredients here so I'm looking forward to bring my parents next weekend! read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

We went on a Saturday night at 6pm and it was packed! Wait time was 1.5 hrs. They text you when your table is ready and you can check your line in the queue. Service was ok but it was busy so they were a bit slow taking out order and giving us our check. Food came quickly and was good. Extra charge per person if you want the dipping sauce bar. Food was good. A tad on the pricey side. I think Id enjoy it more if it wasnt so crowded. Would go again. Spicy soup base is spicey and with lots of chili peppers! read more

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This place is a great hotpot location in Brookline. But be forewarned their level of spice is at another level. My wife and I went for the half half hot pot and the spicy side we asked for it to be mild. It was still super spicy even to my wife's standard and she can tolerate good spice. The ingredients are fresh. And they have a sauce bar but to be honest the broths were so flavorful you do not need any additional sauces to dip in. Recommend to get the hand pulled noodles. It's a nice show and get a milk based drink. You will need it for the spicy broth. read more

We came around 3pm. The place wasn't to busy. Staff was friendly and helpful. The guide us through the picture menu and suggested some item to order. We got the ribeye Slices, beef & lamb combo , boneless short rib for meats. Also ordered fried bean curd, shrimp , mushroom Combo and veggies combo. I suggest the 3 taste favor for broth ( herbal Broth,Chinese Butter, Tomato Soup) . Everything that came out had a nice presentation. The quality of everything was fresh and decent. Overall, it's a nice time but pricy because you get charged for everything. read more

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First time doing the Hot Pot experience and Lamei knocked it out of the park. Warm, inviting environment filled with attentive and professional staff Our waiter, Tai, was magnificent. Explained everything clearly and with enthusiasm - he even made me his special, secret condiment sauce combination Food was fresh, flavorful and visually appealing I really enjoyed The spicy cold noodles and steamed dumpling appetizers and I've had many different types of each. They were unique with tasty flavors and amazing sauce. (they could have been a 6) We had the assorted greens, assorted mushrooms, chicken, beef and shrimp to add to the pot with two different bases going- DELICIOUS Food was light - we had just the right amount Priced correctly - great value We'll be back read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Hot Pot in action!!! - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

The hand-pulled noodles are what you want here; they are stretched right at your table by the staff and have great texture. The rest of the hotpot offerings are mediocre. Their mild-level spicy broth actually has a decent amount of heat so beware, especially if you dare to try their extremely spicy broth. read more

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I originally came here for the hand pulled noodles, but I ended up ordering a bunch of items to try! Everything was very fresh and their broth was different from other hot pot places in Boston, love it! Be careful with the Chinese butter broth, it can be very spicy! They also have a self serve sauce bar with cut up fruits! Love that there were so many options to choose from! Parking: street parking read more

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Hidden gem. Best hot pot I have found outside of Boston. Prices are reasonable and food is extremely fresh. Staff are courteous, informative and attentive. Ample parking. They also have hotpot at the bar which is pretty cool. A few things to note--- mala broth at regular spice is so hot my lips went numb and my nose tan. So if you not up for super spicy get the mild. And they have the hand spun noodles table side in providence: read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Need I say more--- such a fun, fresh and tasty dinner! - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

Disclaimer: Although this is a hot pot restaurant, we did not order hot pot. But still was a good experience! We ordered a couple of rounds of their cold dishes - specifically, their beef tongue and spicy chicken. And it was great! These dishes pair really well with a bowl of warm rice and were also more reasonable price-wise compared to some of the other pre-cooked options they had. The waiters were also super nice. They also give you a little plastic apron to protect your clothing in case you accidentally splash on yourself lol. The overall venue is also super cute! The most aesthetic Chinese restaurant I've been to. Everything from their wall art and business cards to their menu was beautifully designed. A good option if you're feeling Chinese, even if you're not specifically looking for hot pot! read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

Delicious hot pot. Great attentive service. Lamb and baby bok choy. Great drink selection. Worth a stop here if you are in Boston! read more

LaMei Hot Pot - Great sauce bar - Chinese Near Me - Brookline, Massachusetts

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Went there for dinner. I can't believe you charge for the sauce bar for a hot pot place. There were 6 of us and tacking on an extra $18 for sauce is just appalling. Do you expect people to bring their own sauce? Or not use any sauce while eating hot pot? I sincerely hope you rethink how you charge for soy sauce (which was empty and no one was checking the sauces). I might let it go if you charged each table the $3 fee for sauce but you should not charge each person. The sauce bar was just sauce, some edamame and garlic/cilantro/green onions. Place was crammed (you can barely navigate between the tables) and you feel like you've been steamed with hot pot sauce after you leave. Overpriced for the quality and quantity of the food and overall experience was disappointing. read more