Beijing Cooking Pot

"It was much busier than we had expected on a mid week lunch time and we were under the impression it was a quick diner. In fact this was a beautifully decorated restaurant with a very slow vibe, which we needed at the time. As I waited to be seated I ordered but sadly there was no mapo tofu on the day, so we’ll be returning for that. When we had both arrived we sat and our spring rolls were brought out. These were delicious and crispy, very good value too for the price as you got quite a few even though they were small. Our bowls were huge when they arrived, we spent our time slowly going through them, replenishing, hydrating. The bustling and busy restaurant allowed you to have a private conversation and allowed you to engage with the good vibes. I learnt my lesson (my girlfriend took the least spicy one citing it being my mistake) upon getting the spiciest Sichuan option but we will certainly come back again."

"We had a decent late lunch for two last weekend. The spicy sliced beef cooking pot was refreshing, we ordered medium level of spicy but probably should try the more spicy option next time since the medium one still tasted too mild. The cooking pot came with rice as side dish, you can add rice for free if a bowl of it was not enough. I recommend the fried squids for appetizer, it had properly seasoned batter and the squids were perfect, not chewy at all."

"Sitting in the rain eating spicy delicious broth. What could be better. Really good value. You could easily split one between two with an extra order of rice. I was thinking it would be packed with noodles and cabbage because they are cheap but it was packed with seafood, meat, and fish cake!! It is spicy. Service was excellent. Only complaint is squid was a little over cooked."

"Delicious food. So tasty and flavorful. I had the fish noodles with sweet potato noodles. You scan a QR code to order and are able to choose the level of spice you’d like. I’d recommend at least a 2. Cash is preferred here."

"As an Asian, I was really happy to find an authentic Chinese restaurant like this in Bristol city. Food was yummy and stayed true to what proper Chinese food should taste like. Pricing is very reasonable as well given the generous portion and taste. Card is accepted although there is a 5% discount for using cash. Highly recommended, just make sure to get there before peak meal times as restaurant gets packed very quickly due to limited seating."