This is a bit of a mixed review as some of the stuff was great and others not so. I would rate this place between 3-3.5 stars as follows:
Hot Pot (feuertop) - 4 stars
Dumpling - 2.5 stars
Szechwan Ma PO Tofu - 3.5 stars
Ambience - 3 stars
Service - 4 stars
Value for money - 3 stars
7 of us went here for dinner on the recommendation of a Chinese friend locally. Apparently she had heard good things about it and, being from the Szechwan province, we decided to give it a try. It has been open for about four months now. They pre ordered the hot pot for 6 (it is recommended that you preorder the day before) and, we chose one spicy and one normal hot pot.
The restaurant is located in an office building and is quite big. It can seat close to 80-100 people. They have outdoor seating in the summer. The staff are very polite and prompt. As they all spoke Mandarin, our Chinese friend decided to do all the talking. You can order a hot pot for a minimum of 2 and its €39 per person. The amount of food you get is huge and you won't need starters or desert, as all of it is included. We got lots of different meats and seafood, vegetables, tofu, meatballs and so on to cook in the broth. We also received many condiments to go with the food.
I of course, wanted the super spicy and one of our other friends was only glad to join me. I must admit it was not so spicy and I could have had it a lot hotter. The broth was nice but lacking a bit of seasoning. It would have been perfect with a bit more salt and a few more chillies :-)) there was a ton of food and we had no hope of finishing it. The dumplings that came as starters were pretty average and nothing special at all.
All in all a good experience. I would not rush back here but if someone said "let's go for hot pot", I would definitely come back. It's an odd location but not too far from the Poccistrasse U-Bahn station. I think I prefer the flavours at the Szechwan near us that opened up recently.
They do have an a la carte menu but if you don't like spicy food, you may not enjoy it as much. It is a Szechwan restaurant after all and, the Szechwan province is the culinary capital of China. Food on average, is spicier than southern China or Hong Kong. read more