Round Pot is new hot pot restaurant on Alexandra Road in Richmond specializing in chicken & fish maw soup.
Chicken & Fish Maw Soup
Their chicken soup comes with half of a free-range chicken that has been stewed for 6 hours.
It also includes fish maw which if you’re unfamiliar are the swim bladders of the fish. They are a collagen-rich delicacy that is good for health.
They also add pumpkin to the soup for some sweetness as well as goji berries.
Menu
Their is a tablet at your table for you to submit your order. Their menu includes meat, seafood, vegetable, grains, snacks and more.
Our Experience
So what happens is that bring you the soup and it is brought to a boil at your table. Afterwards, the staff serve you the initial bowl of soup and cut up the chicken for you.
I thought the soup was really nice and nourishing. The chicken in the soup is a bit tough because it has been used for stewing but edible.
We also ordered crispy chicken skin with cumin which was good. We also got a free appetizer salad and we ordered smashed cucumbers, grass fed lamb slices; bamboo shoots; konjac shreds; and napa cabbage.
There are also condiments at your table to create a dipping sauce.
To finish off, you get a vanilla ice cream.
Our bill was just over $100 for 2 people plus tax and tip with the chicken soup being $38.99.
Interior
Their space is clean, comfortable and has some dividers between certain tables.
Final Thoughts
They can refill your hot pot with soup (not water!) at no extra charge. We packed up the rest of our soup to enjoy at home.
Reservations are recommended for peak meal times.
Overall a good experience and I would recommend giving them a try!
Round Pot 围炉花胶鸡火锅 is located at 8631 Alexandra Rd #120, Richmond, BC.