I recently visited Haidilao to try their Premium Lunch Your Way Sets, which offer a good value for enjoying a variety of hot pot ingredients. The customizable lunch sets are available for one to four people, with choices of soup bases, proteins, vegetables, appetizers and drinks.
Haidilao Lunch Set Menu and Prices
The Premium Lunch Your Way menu offers four combo sizes, with different quantities of selections depending on the number of diners.
Lunch Set for One: $34.95
- 1 soup base selection
- 2 protein portions
- 5 small bowl dish selections
- 1 appetizer
- 1 drink
Lunch Set for Two: $69.90
- 2 soup base selections
- 4 protein portions
- 10 small bowl dish selections
- 2 appetizers
- 2 drinks
Lunch Set for Three: $105.85
- 3 soup base selections
- 6 protein portions
- 15 small bowl dish selections
- 3 appetizers
- 3 drinks
Lunch Set for Four: $139.80
- 4 soup base selections
- 8 protein portions
- 20 small bowl dish selections
- 4 appetizers
- 4 drinks
What Can You Choose for the Haidilao Lunch Sets?
The ordering menu features five soup bases, 13 protein options, 20 small bowl dishes, eight appetizers and seven drinks.
Soup Bases: 12 Options
The hot pot can be divided into four compartments, allowing diners to choose different broths or use water in some sections.
The menu options are:
- Tomato Soup Base
- Mushroom Soup Base
- Spicy Soup Base With Sediment
- Pork Bone Soup Base
- Sukiyaki Soup Base
- Guizhou Authentic Flavored Red Sour Soup Base
- Golden Broth Fish Maw Chicken Hotpot, additional $2.95
- Spicy Beef Tallow Soup Base
- Black Pepper Pork Tripe and Chicken Soup Base
- Spicy Soup Base with Milk
- Laksa Hot Pot
- Water Only, with wolfberries and dates
Most soup bases were shown without an additional charge as part of the lunch combo. The Golden Broth Fish Maw Chicken Hotpot was listed with a $2.95 surcharge.
The Seafood Steamer Pot was also available as a separate cooking compartment, allowing seafood to be steamed rather than cooked in broth.
Proteins: 13 Options
The protein category includes beef, lamb, chicken, fish and seafood.
The menu options are:
- AAA Sirloin Beef
- Signature Beef Aorta Slices
- Flat Iron Steak (Lean)
- Boneless Basa Fish
- Prime Boneless Beef Ribs
- Beef Omasum
- Fresh-cut Angus Ribeye Beef
- Fine Marbled Beef (High Marbling)
- Sliced Lamb Shoulder
- Signature Shrimp Paste
- Haidilao Flavored Beef
- Beef Tongue
- Signature Marinated Chicken
Most of the protein options shown were included without an additional charge. Prime Boneless Beef Ribs had a $9.95 surcharge per portion.
Small Bowl Dishes: 20 Options
The small bowl category includes vegetables, mushrooms, tofu products, seafood, processed meats and starches.
The menu options are:
- Firm Tofu
- Rice Cake
- 8-Second Bean Curd Skin
- Sweet Corn
- Lettuce
- Chinese Cabbage
- Spinach
- Konjac Noodles
- Potato Slices
- Tofu Puff
- Kombu Seedling
- Fortune Gold Bag
- Sliced Bean Curd
- Winter Melon Slices
- Fried Bean Curd Roll
- Luncheon Meat
- Scallops
- Imitation Crab Sticks
- Enoki Mushroom
- Huo Guo Sargassum
All 20 small bowl options were shown at $0 within the lunch combo. Depending on the ingredient, selections were offered as a portion, small portion or half portion.
Appetizers: 8 Options
The appetizer category includes rice, fried snacks, dumplings and a sweet soup.
The menu options are:
- Steamed White Rice
- Crispy Potato Puffs
- Corn Pancake
- Crispy Coconut Milk Rolls
- Chive Dumplings
- Crispy Yunnan Fermented Tofu
- Iced Tangyuan in Rice Wine
- Crispy Fried Chicken Cartilage
All eight appetizers were shown without an additional charge. The Corn Pancake was marked sold out during our visit.
Drinks: 7 Options
The drink selections include soft drinks, tea and specialty bottled beverages.
The menu options are:
- Coca-Cola
- Sprite
- Diet Coke
- Lemon Oolong Tea
- Creamy Strawberry Coconut
- Creamy Matcha Coconut
- Rose & Lychee Sparkling Drink
Coca-Cola, Sprite and Diet Coke were shown at no additional charge. The specialty bottled drinks were listed with a $2.95 surcharge.
The menu allows diners to order multiple portions of the same ingredient rather than choosing something different for every selection. This works well for groups that prefer certain meats or vegetables.
Some selections carry an additional charge even when ordered as part of the lunch combo. The Lemon Oolong Tea and Rose & Lychee Sparkling Drink, for example, were each listed with a $2.95 surcharge.
Some soup bases, drinks and other selections have an additional charge, so the final price can be higher than the advertised starting price.
What We Ordered: Lunch Set for Three
We ordered the Premium Lunch Your Way Set for Three, which came to $113.70 after customization, compared with the advertised starting price of $105.85.
Soup Bases
We went with a four-compartment setup, including Golden Broth Fish Maw, Spicy Beef Tallow Soup Base, Pork Bone Soup Base and a Seafood Steamer Pot in the fourth compartment.
The Seafood Steamer Pot allowed us to steam seafood separately from the hot pot broths, while the divided setup gave us different ways to prepare our ingredients. The Golden Broth Fish Maw had an additional charge of $2.95.
Proteins
For our six protein portions, we ordered:
- Sliced Lamb Shoulder, three portions
- Signature Marinated Chicken, three portions
The lamb and chicken gave us two different meats to cook at the table. Both were tender after cooking in the hot pot.
Small Bowl Dishes
We chose a variety of vegetables, tofu products, seafood and starches to go with the meats and broths.
Our selections included:
- Firm Tofu
- Rice Cakes, three half portions
- Lettuce, two half portions
- Spinach, two portions
- Tofu Puffs, three small portions
- Winter Melon Slices, two small portions
- Scallops, one small portion
There was a good assortment of ingredients for the hot pot, from leafy greens and tofu to rice cakes and seafood. The vegetables cooked quickly in the broth, while the tofu puffs absorbed the flavours.
Appetizers
For appetizers, we selected:
- Crispy Coconut Milk Rolls
- Chive Dumplings
- Steamed White Rice, one half portion
The Crispy Coconut Milk Rolls had a crisp exterior, while the Chive Dumplings offered another option to enjoy alongside the hot pot.
Drinks
Our three drinks were:
- Diet Coke
- Lemon Oolong Tea
- Rose & Lychee Sparkling Drink
The Lemon Oolong Tea and Rose & Lychee Sparkling Drink were shown with additional charges of $2.95 each on the ordering screen.
Additional À La Carte Dishes
We also ordered several dishes outside the lunch set to add more variety to our meal. These included the Snakehead Fish Fillet ($10.95), Black and White Glutinous Rice Cakes ($6.95), Cilantro Beef Skewers ($7.95) and HaiDiLao Styled Noodle ($4.95).
We also added Self-Select Sauces ($4.99), which allowed us to prepare our own dipping sauces and enjoy the foods available at the sauce station.
How Much Was Our Haidilao Lunch?
Our three-person lunch set was listed at $113.70 after customization, compared with the advertised starting price of $105.85.
We also ordered several additional dishes, including the Snakehead Fish Fillet, Black and White Glutinous Rice Cakes, Cilantro Beef Skewers and HaiDiLao Styled Noodle.
The total was $149.50 plus tax and gratuity. The lunch sets offer a way to enjoy a variety of hot pot ingredients without choosing everything individually from the regular menu. However, it is worth checking the additional charges when selecting certain soup bases, drinks and other items.
Overall Experience
We enjoyed our lunch at Haidilao. Everything was delicious and hearty, with plenty of different ingredients to cook and share around the table. The customizable format worked well for our group of four, and ordering a few extra dishes gave us even more variety. The service was fantastic as usual, which is something we’ve consistently appreciated about dining at Haidilao.