Exuding the kind of tranquility you don’t usually expect from a hot pot restaurant, Eight Birds is a Japanese take on the DIY cooking experience. A number of set meals include your choice of meat or seafood – from chicken (RMB 148) to the fortuitously priced lobster (RMB 888) – as well as a standard selection of vegetables, sashimi, tea and dessert. With only a generic hot pot broth available, this place is set apart by its selection of dipping sauces. The prime shavings of beef (from RMB 98-880) combined well with the egg and soy sauce, while the frozen tofu (RMB 20) was better suited with the sesame sauce; and the radish tasted superb in the mashed garlic and shallot sauce. The quality of the ingredients cannot be faulted, especially the beef. Afterwards, the almond tofu dessert was perfect for cooling the mouth. Alarmingly attentive staff were there every step of the cooking process. Private Japanese-style washitsu rooms are also available. Simon Fowler
Verdict: Definitely a place for some hip hot pot action.
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