special pot 虾吃瞎涮

best dry hotpoti have ever had in nz! lovely family restaurant and lovely owner. friendly pricing as well. will definitely be back.

excellent price point for the quality of hotpotyou’re getting. they let you choose and customise what you want in your dish, this is fantastic if you’re a picky eater like myself. i definitely see myself making more visits here :)

best dry hotpotthat i’ve ever had in akl. food was very fresh and medium spicy level was just great for me. it’s so tasty and the owners were super friendly and accommodating.

this place is my absolute favourite!!!! malapotis my go to. you can choose your own ingredients and then choose the spice level, i get both very spicy and not spicy at all it just depends on how i’m feeling. the dumplings are also really yummy! staff there are very friendly too

if you're looking for a budget, delicious food joint to go where being fancy is not a priority, in eden terrace, specialpotwould top the list by a margin. it's super delicious and ultra cheap. the portions are huge and in an area surrounded by fancy as places, this restaurant stands high and unchallenged as a good food-good price restaurant.

you have the option to choose mild medium or hot spiciness. you can also opt to not have sichuan pepper (花椒) in your hot pot, which normally numbs your tongue and lip. nice selection of meat and veges to add into your hotpottoo. very reasonably priced too.

the best spicy drypotin auckland, in my opinion! located on upper symonds street, almost hidden away is the most flavourful little restaurant called spicy pot.

my friend and i came after a gym session (don’t judge me) as the weather is getting cold and we were craving something warm. the kind lady was super friendly and makes you feel like you’ve know her all your life.

they have a good selection of ingredients you can choose from and only $3/100g! i chose medium spice which was perfect, and the portions are so good for the price.

love the drypothere, spicy and tasty, full of flavour which really good for midnight starve time. my husband always go buy take away after gym, so we can eat this at home when kids sleep！

well priced and tasty drypotrestaurant.

the place looks more hygienic than other places, looks like a family run business and are very friendly.

great for takeaway too as a late night snack after gym.

service: 5/5
presentation: 4/5
environment: 4/5
food quality: 5/5
food quantity: 5/5
price per person: $15-$25

been meaning to try this place for a while and finally got the chance recently!

there was a decent selection of ingredients in the chiller. we got the malapot(dry), and personally i loved it with bean curd and tripe. it didn’t look the most appetising but the presentation of the dumplings was really cute! the mala tasted pretty authentic and it smelled mouth watering even while they were cooking it. it was really delicious and has that satisfying numbing feeling. you can choose your spice level so don’t be worried if you can’t handle spicy food that well. i recommend getting it hot though.

the staff were really friendly and attentive, i think it's run by an elderly couple? they have decent english so it's not difficult to communicate. it wasn’t busy when we visited so it came very fast, definitely under 10 minutes. 

their price is $3 per 100g, and for the bowl below it cost $20. we also got some pork / chives / prawn dumplings which were $8 for 15. overall $28 for 2 people and we were super full! i’m definitely keen to visit again, and probably will try their mala tang next time.
- an update to this review, i've been back here 5 times since and i've had a great experience every time. i do have to say i didn't like the mala tang (soup) as much as the mala pot. it was a little salty and had too much chicken flavour in my opinion. i have stuck to the malapotand dumplings mainly and it's always a good time. this place has become one of my go-to places recently.

be careful, it's addictive!
i literally come here every week for their malatang/malapot, and it's much cheaper than the hotpotplace under imax in the city.

malapotis bomb! been going there nearly three times a week to satisfy my craving for spicy food! it’s customisable so you could choose whatever you like from the chiller.

friendly staffs, good food and reasonably priced! where else should i go? :)

tip: you could ask for non-spicy if you can’t take the spiciness.

i found the specialpotof this restaurant in pakuranga saturday night market. my friends and i like it very much. the taste of specialpotis soooo... authentic. yesterday, i took some friends to try it and they both like it too.

just ate lunch here and were really impressed!

the staff were smiley, welcoming and helpful. and they gave us some good recommendations on what was good. the produce was all really fresh and the meats and tofu were all really clean and well presented. we had the mala tang (spicy soup) which was good, a mix of mala spice and a nutty sesame sauce.

maybe the best part is the price! it's done by weight ($3 per 100g). we spent about $25 for two people and were both really full by the end. this was much cheaper than other ma la places (a place on dominion road set us back almost double for the same amount of food).

the restaurant is fairly small and is simple, but really clean and tidy.

we lived in china for a couple of years and loved eating malatang while there, this reminded us so much of being there. we'll definitely return to try the malapotsoon!

i love the flavour ! definitely will recommend to my friends! meat and vegs are fresh. the spicypotisn't like the one i ate in dominion rd. this one is much much better.