Hen Hao Hen Hao, Lai Lai Lai No matter how hot it gets in Singapore, I always love me a good barbecue & hotpot buffet. Of course, good BBQ & hotpot buffets donโt come cheap, but at @haolaiwusg, theyโve struck an ideal balance between affordability & quality. Their BBQ & Hotpot buffet starts at $27.80++ from Mondays to Thursdays, and goes up to $29.80++ on weekends & public holidays.โ
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Although you do need to top up anywhere from between eight to fourteen dollars for either a single soup pot or a split soup pot, paying less than fifty dollars for ninety minutes of stuffing yourself silly is still quite a bargain. Besides, their Collagen Beauty Soup & Authentic Spicy Mala Soup ($7 each in a split pot) were incredibly delicious and I had no qualms paying for the sapid soups. The Collagen Beauty Soup was rich, thick and luscious from all the pork bone & chicken skin boiled into the broth, and had hearty herbal flavours as well. The Authentic Mala is everything a hothead could ever want: itโs spicy, numbing and savoury, ready to breathe fiery life into everything that is cooked in it.โ
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Speaking of things we could cook, oh boy! You are utterly spoiled for choice here at Hao Lai Wu. Choose from my personal favourites of spicy pork ribs, special marinated pork belly and yakiniku beef cubes to baby octopus, flower crab, bamboo clams, a whole load of veggies and the universal hotpot must-have: cheese tofu. If youโre in an adventurous mood, you can even get assorted innards such as pigโs liver & intestines, and beef tripe to channel your inner masterchef. They also have ready to eat braised meats as well, such as braised chicken feet, braised pigโs intestines & even braised pigโs trotter if you canโt wait for your grill & hotpot to get going.โ
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Here at Hao Lai Wu, you roll in hungry, and you roll out absolutely stuffed with your wallet still intact. I think Iโve just stumbled upon a hidden gem, my friends.โ
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Thank you for the invite and hopefully the first of many collabs @theprsalon, and ๅค่ฐขๅค่ฐข to @haolaiwusg for the insanely generous hospitality!