Happy Lamb Hot Pot offers a spacious, clean all you can eat experience with a wide buffet of ingredients and a bright, calm atmosphere on the second floor near the Chinatown intersection in Montreal. The broth options include tomato and hot and sour, and many guests find the meal tasty, with friendly staff and quick service, and prices that feel reasonable for families or groups. While the buffet is well stocked and replenished quickly, a few labels can be confusing and the broth seasoning can be uneven or less bold than hoped, and there is a desire for more vegetarian options beyond the chicken broth base. The venue works well for casual meals, dates, or larger gatherings, with a large sauce bar and lots of variety, though accessibility at the entrance and a few safety concerns have been noted by some. Overall, Happy Lamb Hot Pot is a popular Montreal option with fresh ingredients, generous portions and consistent quality that keeps diners returning.
I love coming back here, it reminds me of my years in China. I always order the ying yang broth because you can try two of the traditional flavours without compromise. The ingredients & meats have a good variety, just wish they added lotus root to their menu (although maybe I just dust see it). This place has a great sauce bar & a good small of breads. I recommend
Update September 2023: they renovated the restaurant with open buffet bar now, which is great!! Food are very fresh & staff is friendly, efficient.
Reconfirm the best buffet hotpot in town!!
A+
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Update after reopen from pandemic:
Still the best lamb hot pot in town. If you're into hotpot & value the broth & lamb: Happy Lamb is your go-to hot pot spot. The service is fast & the waiters/waitresses are friendly. The food is served as ordered.
They have the most quality lamb over here! Sliced thin, dipped in hot pot & then dipped in the mixed sauce: Taste delicious! For the soup, you get the choice between spicy & non spicy. Food options include many choices such as seafood (fish, squid, octopus, shrimps, mussels, fish balls, etc.), Spinach, mushrooms (king trumpet mushrooms, needle mushrooms..), beef, pork, tofu, fried tofu.. I'm drooling writing this review. Love the place. You will like it you don't mind the smell of lamb!
Sep 16, 2023
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2023 Update: It keeps getting better. You can get your own food now & the selection is 10/10 super fresh.
Autumn 2021 Update: It keeps getting better! Service is so friendly, the manager remembers our requests for spoons & a waitress (Nicky?) is super efficient & friendly. 100% recommended!
2021 Update: it's even better now! Customer service is 10/10, a waitress noticed I was vegetarian & gave me the right broth refill.
Incredible hotpot & fresh ingredients. Really good service!
La nourriture est sans plus tout comme le service.
Je m'attendais à quelque chose de meilleur mais c'était quand même correct même si au niveau des choix des plats, le serveur aurait dû nous donner plus de précisions sur les prix & le détail des soupes fondues.
This restaurant is authentic asian buffet style fondue, the fondue is really good especially the spicy soup (which, however, is very! spicy).
The rest of the buffet kinda sucks (cheap dessert & flattenend soda), but the main menu is good enough that I fully recommend this restaurant
food wasnt bad. its like shabu shabu but the soup here has a different flavor & i loved it! the service wasnt bad & i enjoyed everything on my plate. my partner ordered a spicy soup & it was just as lovely as mine! we will probably visit the place again when the weather gets cooler.
Concernant le repas, je ne commenterai pas car c'est selon les goûts, pour ma part je n'ai pas aimé, bien que le concept fut intéressant, mes mes amis ont apprécié le repas malgré cela je ne recommande absolument pas ce restaurant. Petite mise en situation justifiant cela :
Nous sommes arrivé vers 20h00, à l'entrée une jeune dame nous précise d'entrée de jeu qu'ils ferment les cuisines dans 40 minutes, temps que nous avions pour commander, rappelons que le restaurant ferme à 22H30, en l'occurrence le Lundi.
Nous ne connaissions absolument pas le concept, aucune explication donnée & ce n'est pas faute d'avoir tenté de demander. Nous arrivons tant bien que mal à commander, le repas commence, 30 minutes plus tard en plein milieu de notre repas, la "gentille" jeune dame de l'accueil nous dit, je cite : "je vais fermer la caisse il faudrait payer!" ... Quel plaisir d'entendre cela, notamment quand on vient fêter l'anniversaire d'un ami! A la suite les serveurs ont commencé à nettoyer les tables, passer la serpillière, éteindre la musique, une ambiance merveilleuse.
Le fait de devoir demander sans cesse à boire fut énormément agaçant, & pourtant il n'y avait pas foule.
Mais ce n'est pas tout, non, 30 minutes plus tard un serveur vient à notre table & nous dit "nous fermons dans 5 minutes" il était 21H50... fermeture qui, je le rappelle, est à 22H30 .... Enfin pour clôturer cette superbe soirée, aucune indication en ce qui concerne les desserts, en gros débrouillez-vous! Dessert en conserve, pas superbe mais pas surprenant.
En conclusion, quel bel accueil, agréable, charmant & j'en passe (j'espère que l'ironie fut visible).
Au passage petite pensée pour le couple qui n'avait pas fini son repas mais qui s'est vu indiquer la sortie.
Bonne découverte!
