the dolar shop hot pot restaurant 豆捞坊 - 1909 dining precinct

fresh and highqualitymeats and seafood. highly recommend the marbled wagyu. seafood is very fresh and sweet too.
the service is prompt and friendly. the charge for the condiments actually includes fruits and soft serve ice cream cones too!!!
the only downside is the price. 😝 we spent more than $60 per pax but thequalityjustifies it.ericson chow

this place is nice with premium wagyu meat and also the kurobuta pork😍 they provide highqualityseafood as well! the hotpot soup base is also good and for those that don't want to share their pot this is ideal! the interior design is so fancy with very comfortable chairs😁

the service is really attentive but i didn't like the way in which they kept moving our food to dishes when we had a few pieces left. it felt like we had to hurry to eat even though there is a 2hr eating window.

however, it is a an extremely pricey for hotpot. we ordered quite a bit because the group had large eaters. so if you're group has people who eat a lot i wouldn't recommend this place. this place also doesn't have a large variety of balls and meat except for the premium beef.

also you would need to arrive early to get a table. my friend arrived at 5.30 to get notified that there would be around an hour wait😱 luckily we had to get some things so that helped reduce our waiting time but it did become a 1hr 15min wait.

i would probably come back to eat on a special occasion but not anytime soon.

heads up: it can be a bit of a wait. if you’re hangry and want food asap this is not the place to be 😂

but if you manage to have the patience and want to give the popular place a try then there’s free snacks, fruit and plum drink at the front while waiting. win-win in my opinion 👏🏻

the service here is great. everyone is so friendly, from helping us make their signature sauce to bringing us ice cream. yes there is ice cream at the end (plus fruits but ice cream first haha)!

their sauce bar is of standard selection with about 10 different kinds of sauces, eg. beef sauce, bean curd sauce, sesame sauce, peanut sauce etc. personally, i think this is the perfect amount of selection as you can mix-and-match the sauces (all them possibilities). as mentioned, they have a signature sauce - dolar shop soy sauce - with a seafood taste. i find it a bit too sweet and tend to opt for my own concoction instead though.

the meat is fresh. we ordered the wagyu-lamb platter, which turned out to be too much for two girls 😂. i also like how they allow for half sized dishes for people who want to try different things. their signature shrimp pate is not a must-try as i could taste frozen shrimps being used - but again i’m very picky with seafood so 🤷🏻‍♀️

now to the broths: we each got a combination broth - mild spicy broth + tomato, and mild spicy broth + mushroom. i find the tomato broth not having as much depth as i would’ve liked. same goes for the mushroom broth. but living up to their names, tomato broth has a distinct tomato taste, mushroom broth with mushroom. they’ll be much better if more bones were used in the process of making the broths. don’t let the mild spicy broth deceive you as it is not mild at all 🙃 so go light with your spice order friends.. my friend even saw someone eating ice cream and their hot pot at the same time 😂😂

i admit their prices are not the cheapest but the service, ambience and meatqualitymakes up for it. go have a try if you can!

p/s: turns out i was too busy eating and forgot to take decent photos..

this will be our go-to hot pot place if we crave hot pot in the future. their ingredients are fresh and with a good range ofqualityselections, their service attentive, seating area is clean and comfortable, and what we love the most was their amazing broth - the golden broth are flavorful and super delicious! recommended items: wagyu, fresh fish (for hotpot, not for sashimi), and prawn paste. the seafood platter seemed to miss some ingredients (crabs?), but overallqualityis good!

this is the second time i have been there. really great and attentive service and lovely food. the recommended shrimp paste was fresh and well marinated. you can taste thequalityof the wagyu slices. i loved the chicken broth soup.

thank you to our server, billy, we had a wonderful night :)

9/10

you can definitely taste thequalityso everything is worth a try here but the specific items i believe are a must get are:

1) exquisite silver soup
2) premium selected wagyu beef platter - (if you go with a bigger party then get individual plates of each of the meats in the platter)
- hand sliced m7+ wagyu boneless chuck ribs
- grand cru m6+ boneless chuck ribs
- wagyu tongue
3) fish roe balls
4) sweet potato parpadelle
5) durian pancake

came here for the lunch special. thequalityof the meat is the best i've had in sydney. the lunch deal is real good value too. definitely coming back here again for dinner.

it's my 1st time try hot pot, and i'm very impress with the foodqualityand their services. since the 1st step into the restaurant till when i step out, the staff was very polite and helpful. they really make sure you know how to order, what they're serving, and how to enjoy the food to the fullest. they really make sure you have a great time. i recommend, and i will go back again for sure.

great place to go for hotpot. the foodqualitywas good and we enjoyed having our own individual hot pots. great for family dinners and the staff were attentive.

an upmarket hot pot restaurant with exceptionalqualityingredients. they offer a selection ofqualitywagyu beef, kurobuta pork, live seafood, abalone & handmade shrimp pate etc. it’s a refined hot pot dining experience. 🙂

service was top notch with helpful & friendly staff. they will give you a quick tour if you are a first timer. the sauce bar has a wide range of sauces for you to mix & match. next to that was a snack bar with garden salad, kimchi, roasted peanuts & cut fruits. to me nothing was appealing, (garden salad with hot pot?? 🤔) since they are an upmarket restaurant where they serve live seafood & premium wagyu beef and all that, i think they should do better than that. 🙄

food was tasty & delivered quickly, great service & great ambiance. however i think it was a bit overpriced. you have to pay for your own broth (from $12.90) & sauce ($5 per person). the portions of the meat were relatively small for the price. i suppose you pay for the overall experience as well. for me this restaurant is an one off visit. 😏

the foodqualityis excellent with every bite of freshness and wholesome taste, staff are all courteous and helpful, a good spread of dish variety and sauces/condiments.

overall, a very satisfying experience. will definitely be back again.

wish that dolar shop will debut in auckland one day.

the best broth ever. an individual hotpot for each of us, no more argument for sharing which soup. liked it :) fairly high-end restaurant with highqualitycustomer service. tips: always double check the order bill with what you have ordered, i went there for twice and they keep missing something for my order.

actual rating: 4.5/5

presentation andqualityof food was very impressive. each person had their own hotpot which they could choose a broth and add ingredients to their liking. there was also a “sauce bar” and unlimited ice cream at the end of your meal.

my only fault would be that we had a strand of of hair on our meat platter but the staff attended to us promptly.

also, it would be helpful if the menu stated how many serves a “whole” or a “half” portion of various ingredients fed.

the dolar shop is one of my favourite premium hotpot places in sydney. the price is definitely on the more expensive side (probably works out to be $100pp) but it is definitely worth it for the service andqualityof food. super impressed with the highqualitybeef and seafood on their menu

there is also unlimited free matcha and vanilla ice cream for dessert!!! 

would definitely re-visit. for all you hotpot lovers, the dolar shop is a must experience!

level 3 of market city underwent a complete rehaul a while back and has been transformed into the 1909 dining precinct, which now includes dolar shop. it's a hot pot restaurant i've definitely heard good things about, so i had to find out why.

the first 30 seconds really get to say a lot about how much they value their customers here. i was shown to my table and given a brief intro into how hot pot works (if you're not aware already), and a quick background about the restaurant itself. on the way you can see everything being prepared fresh and get your first look at their extensive sauce bar.

most people know communal hot pots, but dolar shop are well known for their single serve pots. this means you can tailor the broth to your personal liking. there's a number of different spice levels to choose from, as well as others including pork bone, spare rib, mushroom, or tomato and oxtail.

now the meat and seafood is where dolar shop shines. everything is of the highestqualitywith cuts including m9+ premium wagyu beef, and fresh seafood from the live tanks outside.

the whole venue screams premium and that's apparent in every aspect of our evening. from our attentive server, thequalityof food, the interior, and the incredible flavours from everything on our table! they can also cater for anyone from single diners all the way up to events with 40+ people.

to date this is my favourite chinese hot pot in sydney and i strongly encourage anyone to see that for themselves.