Bai Wei Lao Hotpot Buffet - Melbourne

It is so good place with familly especially for homemade shrimp ball and peking duck ，we definitely will be back！

A hot pot is perfect for a cold winters night and that’s exactly the kind of night it’ was when my partner and I met Jojo Armani and her partner for dinner. <br/ <br/ This restaurant is located along Dandenong Road next to offices so it’s a bit tricky to find. But once upstairs this restaurant is big, clean and the range of food is excellent.<br/ <br/ They have roast duck pancakes, spring rolls and other hot entrees including fish fingers lol<br/ <br/ The selection of meats for your hot pot is extensive, all fresh and good quality. <br/ <br/ For seafood lovers there were plenty of prawns, pippies, octopus, squid, fish paste, and other goodies.<br/ <br/ For the vegetarians and vegans there were 3 types of mushrooms, fungi, Chinese donuts, cabbage and other veggies.<br/ <br/ They also had hand made noodles that the waitress prepared at our table. Yummo! The condiments were extensive and plentiful.<br/ <br/ I tried a spicy hot pot and the medicine hot pot both of which were delicious. The only negative for me was that the floor was so sticky that my feet stuck to the floor. Hopefully they can use a different floor cleaner soon. <br/ <br/ Overall this place is worth a visit.

Cheap buffet with many choices. I like the fresh meat and vegetables here. But one minus point is for the soup. They dont have good soup flavours. The desserts are just okay, not the best : But I still want to come back... Staffs are nice !

One of the best hotpot places in Carnegie. They have a wide variety of cold dishes as well cooked savoury dishes. Some of the best picks from this place were:1. Roast duck (with pancake)2. Fish mince/paste3. Wide variety of sea food4. Spicy soup is fabulous5. Staff is very friendly and helpful6. The desserts are great too

Overall score: 17/25 or <br/ in 5 words: individual hotpot buffet in carnegie<br/ <br/ Taste I love that this place offers individual hot pots, so you can choose your own soups. I enjoyed my herbal vs spicy butter soup combination truly the best of both worlds. There are also cooked savoury dishes and desserts. As with most buffets, it’s good to allocate ur stomach space for the best dishes. These were my favourites:<br/ squid<br/ pork rolls<br/ prawn (not the freshest, but delicious in spicy soup)<br/ fish paste <br/ fish slices<br/ roast duck (they also provide pancakes)<br/ fried prawn sticks<br/ red bean pancake (savoury)<br/ jelly was average tasting and the lime ice cream was okay. I was also hoping for a wider range of tofu, fishballs and fishcakes. The desserts also didn't look too appetising. <br/ <br/ Ambience the restaurant is huge and very clean. You don’t smell of hotpot when you leave the place, which I appreciate. <br/ <br/ Price we thought it was a bit pricey at $39.9 per person. If you order wine, you would be looking at $50 per pax. I don’t think we were able to eat $40 worth of food, as much as we tried. 
 <br/ Presentation some dishes were better presented than others. And in a buffet, it really depends on how appetising something looks. i appreciate how clean the raw hotpot food selection was. <br/ <br/ Service the staff was constantly refilling our soup without being asked.