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Haidilao is a high-end Chinese hot pot chain known for its unique dining experiences, including customizable soups, live food preparation shows, and complimentary services like manicures. Located at Box Hill, it offers a variety of menu items such as stuffed mushrooms, raw lamb, and preserved greens, along with an extensive dessert buffet. The restaurant is popular for its interactive dining experience and attracts customers who seek out secret codes for additional perks and freebies.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Haidilao Hot Pot in Box Hill, Australia offers an immersive dining experience with Sichuan-style hot pot served in a theme park-like setting. Patrons can customize their broth and choose from various ingredients such as mushrooms stuffed with shrimp paste, thin slices of lamb, and preserved greens gong cai. The restaurant also features interactive elements like live noodle-twirling performances and complimentary services including manicures. Diners wait for tables while enjoying free popcorn, and there is a dessert buffet with ice creams, tropical jellies, and pearls. Customers can find hidden menu hacks and freebies by searching online for specific code words.
Written for “Haidilao Restaurant Group” on 2026-10-08,
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Do you like your anaesthetising Sichuan soup served with a side of pulsating dance music?
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you → like → music
Perhaps you’d settle for a complimentary manicure?
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you → settle → manicure
Fasten your bib, because this billion dollar global hot pot chain is going for sensory overload on all fronts.
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The dessert buffet, loaded with ice-creams, tropical jellies and pearls, encourages more DIY.
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buffet → load → DIY
Dig around online for code words to unlock menu hacks and freebies, or settle for on-the-house popcorn while you wait for a sought-after table at this delightfully unpredictable hot pot theme park.
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you → dig → park
Good Food reviews are booked anonymously and paid independently.
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reviews → book → ?
A restaurant can’t pay for a review or inclusion in the Good Food Guide.
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restaurant → pay → Guide
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