Last weekend we went out to celebrate our friend Alaina's 30th birthday.
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We tried a new restaurant in town called Simmer. It is a hot pot restaurant so the food is brought to the table raw and then it is cooked in broth.
The server brought us each a bun which was one of the best buns I have ever tasted. It looked like a simple sesame seed bun ...
But, it was a cinnamon bun!
We also got some garlic and some kind of pickled vegetable. The hubby and I shared a few pots of oolong tea.
Each person got their own little pot of broth and the hubby and I shared the dinner for two. We got a selection of meatballs, thinly sliced beef and chicken, an assortment of veggies and some rice noodles. We cooked the food in the simmering broth (only about 20 seconds), and then dipped it in the sauce we were given.
At the end of the meal the server brought out a creamy, refreshing dessert.
I was stuffed but I managed to eat a couple bites and really enjoyed it.
Things I love about this restaurant:
- The food is very reasonably priced
- The buns are ridiculously good, and I think they could sell them for people to take-home
- The meat is full of flavour and is fantastic in the broth
- The decor is gorgeous and the seats are really comfortable
- Each person gets their own pot
- I would prefer a different type of noodle than the rice noodles, as they got lost in the pot and it was difficult to fish them out ... they also didn't have much flavour
- I wish the broth was more flavourful (maybe with garlic or peppercorns or something that people could add to it themselves)
- I would have liked there to be at least 2 sauces instead of just the one
After dinner we went and sang our hearts out in a karaoke room. Soooo much fun!
Have you ever eaten at a hot pot restaurant?
Do you like karaoke? Have you sang in a private karaoke room?
