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LaMei Hot Pot

Restaurant Chinese restaurant Chinese takeaway Hot pot restaurant

One of the Top rated Chinese restaurants in Brookline


Address

230 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446

Website

www.lameihotpot.com

Contact

(617) 505-3153

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (289 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Monday: 11:30 AM to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:30 AM to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:30 AM to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 11:30 AM to 10 PM
  • Friday: 11:30 AM to 10:30 PM
  • Saturday: 11:30 AM to 10:30 PM
  • Sunday: 11:30 AM to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: sauce (9) spicy (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 4/5 wendy c. 1 year ago on Google
    Came on a snowy Monday evening and there was no wait. Perfect weather for hot pot. They have a rack along the wall where you can hang your coat inside a bag and zip it up so it won't smell after. Great service, everyone was very attentive and friendly. The fried milk was very crunchy and not too sweet even if dipping in the condensed milk. The Udon is plentiful and enough for 2. The fish balls with fish roe inside were small but still tasty. The beef and lamb pieces were smaller than other places but the quality is also better than some others. We also got chicken gizzard (not pictured). Only issue I have with this is, it was raw and covered in spice seasoning. Once you put it in the pot to cook, the seasoning comes off and mixes into the broth. So now the broth doesn't taste the same. If you want sauce (even soy sauce), they charge $3 per person. I don't know anyone that doesn't need sauce to eat hot pot so don't have a choice. Their sauce bar (get your own) has most of the necessary sauces needed.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Shardul T. 1 year ago on Google
    It’s an extremely tasty hot pot that you’ll find difficult to stop eating! I loved their condiments counter: it has everything from chili oil to peanut sauce. I also loved their menu which has a lot of variety for hot pot additions. One suggestion though is to give a little flexible to customers for ordering whatever they want. We were a group of 9 and wanted to go with drinks first - the server told us that’s not possible and we should order a hotpot first. Secondly, the coat hanging area can get quickly congested in winters, maybe you guys should try to address that and expand it somewhere else (since it in the path for customers and servers). I loved all the food here and so did all other 8 folks in my group. There’s parking outside the restaurant on street which makes it convenient if you get one. I highly recommend this hotpot place for anyone looking for it! :)
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hugo L. 8 months ago on Google
    If you like hot pot or haven't tied yet, come to this place. Close to Coolidge corner station. You first prepare your sauce from the buffet and later your desserts. We had a 2 broths mild and non spicy. Mild was very spicy for us 🥵. Very tasty and delicious, try boiling different meats or vegetables. Fun activity and a good meal. We spent About $30 / each for four.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Clever N. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff were helpful with suggestions and very patient as well. There's many delicious classic hot pot options. The spice and broth is very tastefully done, not just flat flavor. Food came pretty quickly, and the atmosphere is perfect hot pot atmosphere. The bathrooms were very nice as well.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Pack 50 Milk S. 1 year ago on Google
    To be very honest, this is the most authentic Mala Hotpot in Boston. Their flavor is as close as mainland China Mala.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Naomi O. 5 months ago on Google
    Absolutely amazing experience. Had so much fun trying new things and was really impressed and excited to see things you don’t usually find like frog legs and pork brain which we tried and loved. It was our first time there and the servers all were super attentive and so inviting. They checked how we liked everything and showed us how to cook items we were unfamiliar with. We were overwhelmed at the sauce bar with so many options and one of the servers noticed us struggling and asked if we would like help. After we said yes, she made a sauce for us that she said was her favorite and it was delicious. Loved how spicy the extra spicy broth was and they also added more broth base and water a few times after a lot of the soup was evaporated. Overall, will recommend to everyone I know and I’m very excited to come back.

  • 5/5 Patricia S. 5 months ago on Google
    I love hot pot in general, but this place has a great selection and fresh ingredients. I was happy with their sauce bar, and couldn't stop eating the sesame rolls. Our waitress was extremely pleasant and helpful.

  • 5/5 shinlin L. 1 year ago on Google
    The employees are all very professional and friendly. Their hot pot soup is purely authentic, delicious, not only spicy but most importantly flavorful! you can choose the lowest spicy level. You should definitely try it out.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Comfort food
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as women-owned

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