we’ve been to eastwood really often recently, and 2 of them is due to a place called red lantern hot pot and bbq restaurant. the restaurant is located an easy walk away from the train station. it serves up the type of buffet i like best – self-serve!
once you enter the restaurant, you will be asked to select from a number of broths. i picked the hot and spicy broth whereas c picked the bone broth. in my opinion, definitely go for the hot and spicy if you can handle a bit of spice, it’s just that much more flavoursome! the broth is not delicious to drink at the start but once you start cooking meats in it, the meat will flavour the broth.
there is a massive selection of sauces available and you can concoct your favourite hot pot sauce by combining the sauces together. i cannot remember the exact combination i used (as it changes all the time) but definitely some soy, sesame oil, sa cha sauce and garlic. you can definitely google some great combinations and take the recipe with you when you visit.
the individual broth works a treat – you no longer have to wait for someone else to finish cooking before doing your own! i stuffed myself that day, and had everything ranging from beef, prawn, fish ball, tofu, gluten ball and vegetables. there was also some side dishes available such as dumplings and pancakes which i do recommend trying some. at the end of the hot pot session, be sure to pick up some ramen and cook them in the broth and make delicious soup ramen with the wonderfully flavoured broth!
service was good, food was good and the range of sauces was just amazing. best of all, it’s self serve so no more trying to get someone’s attention just to get some food.
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