Even though we had heard the service was extraordinary they surprised us as everybody in the large restaurant was very welcoming, saluting you and trying to help you as best they could. You can order half size dishes and thereby get to try more different ingredients that you boil in two different hot pots. One hot and one not so... More

staff is reall nice. price is higher than other hotpot restaurant. average 100RMB per person sometimes, you need to wait for a long time .

This was the closest we could could get other then street dumplings and food. Fun experience. Really great place with several locations. You can choose your food to cook in boiling broths with several spices, sauces which I was instructed to mix all together. Inexpensive. Really fun.

Been to Haidilao several times and have never been disappointed. They do Chinese style hot pot at a great price with really good service. Order the special noodles (forgot what they were called) and a staff will come around and start stretching out and swinging noodles around your table before finally tossing them into your pot. It get's crowded almost... More

If your are a foreigner looking for a typical middle class fun Chinese dinner, run don't walk to Hai Di Lao Hotpot. Spectacular menu, fun atmosphere and great staff. My favorite #1 Chinese restaurant, by far.

Hai Di Lao is a great Sichuan Spicy Hotpot Restaurant. And unlike many other restaurants in Shanghai, you get great service too. They even brought me a plastic case to put over my phone to protect it. The Hot Pot is superb. There are many base soups to choose from. And there is a huge selection of food items and... More

Great place to go with friends on a cold winter's day... fresh meat, and great atmosphere. pro - great service - they also do home delivery/setup - clean - sauce bar con -long wait time - not easy to make appointments

Been going to the Hai Di Lao chain of restaurants ever since I arrived in Shanghai in 2011. This particular one is the where I frequent the most. I've taken family members, friends, clients and even locals and they all loved it! Expect to wait at least an hour on busy nights, but the good thing is in the seating... More

As a westerner, i can say that Hao-di-Lao fully lived up to the expectation, Entering the establishment you definitely feel that you enter a place where "cool locals" would go, vs other horrible "expat places". The decorations and colors are very cool, you really feel you are in a hip Asian place, and the waitors dont even speak a word... More