Hot pot is one of my favorite choice of food. When we were in my home town. My auntie brought us to a high end restaurant.
It's rather a club than a restaurant. They only accept few bookings a day. Each booking has its own private room. The restaurant locates in the downtime with very spacious room. They also sell Chinese tea. I guess it's more for business. I could imagine businessman came here for private meeting while they eat. I was told, many big contracts were signed during dinner. Strange, but ok.
We sat around a big round table. Each of us was given a mini pot. You have to boil the food by yourself in your own pot. Because my uncle had his own seafood restaurant. None of these dishes were new to me. And to be honest, I didn't really care what they are, as I love all kinds of food. No food is bad for me so far. I have a big stomach and could eat a lot. While the adults were talking, I tried to fight with these food and ate as many as I could. Very delicious and satisfied.
I bet it was expensive, because each dish looked so delicate with beautiful presentation. I didn't understand why my aunt would want to bring us here instead of going to my uncle's restaurant. Anyway, I was just happy having great food, let the elder to worry about money. Shabu Shabu is awesome!