Qiao Lin is a great hot pot restaurant to go to in the Boston area! When we arrived we were promptly met by the host Mike. He was great in giving us a wait time, updating us and answering any questions we had. The service overall was attentive and the quality of the food was great! We will definitely be coming back.
Calvin Ma
Our host Michael was incredibly attentive, especially since it was my first time at Qiao Lin. Although the weekend waitlist was a bit long, we were seated in about 20 minutes. While we waited, Mike took the time to walk us through the menu and even let us pre-order, so our food was ready shortly after we sat down.
We went with the golden chicken broth, which was delicious, and their sauce bar offered a wide variety of options.
Jiangnan Zhu
I had a very disappointing experience at Qiao Lin Hotpot in Boston. The front desk service was extremely poor. The receptionist looked at me with a condescending attitude and showed no initiative to assist. Even though there were clearly empty tables available, we were still made to wait without explanation. This lack of basic courtesy and hospitality left a very negative impression. I hope the management takes steps to improve their customer service, especially at the front. one more, The front even didn't give us the water🙃
Abby Guan
Fresh food,free appetizer, fruit and dessert…good price, O will definitely come back. And staffs are pretty friendly.
Wendi Yuan
faie experience，last time i came was during Jan，but this time felt unsatisfied. Serving size shrinks，and the ac is leaking water on my head. definitely need to repair this first for customers.
Eileen Mac
There’s a reason why this place always has a long wait list, the food is great and the broths are def worth it. The wait times can be a bit much sometimes but it is very much worth it!
Jing Shi
food is great, wait time can be long if not planned appropriatly, can be pricy depends on the order
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stéphane Puchois
An extremely friendly welcome even though, as French neophytes, we had absolutely no understanding of how the menu and the operating procedure worked. Very pleasant servers and excellent dishes, very spicy but perfectly executed. 10/10 and not very expensive for Boston ☑️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Quin
Oh this hot pot place was really good. Music not really appropriate for little kids but food was good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yiming Wang
Inattentive staff, reservation time filled by other guests, arrived 20 min early waited 40 min staff wouldn't see us in.
Very bad table arrangement. Even if I have the reservation, I still can’t find a place to sit and eat. The reception lady can’t do well on her job just simply kept the customer waiting.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Marshall Tsien
definitely revisiting
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mung Bean Soup
Davran Arkin
Came here for dinner today, food was good. And our server Yan was AMAZING!!! She was really friendly and lovely! Her service made our dine in experience even better. Yan deserves a promotion!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nick S
Qiao Lin hotpot is a newer hot pot restaurant located in Allston, outside of Packard's Corner but still closeby. The interior is very modern, with large glass windows and white countertops, with a mix of Asian inspired decor throughout the place. The wait for the restaurant was quite long, but we were seated quickly due to our party being located there.
The service was fast and efficient. They explained everything well and even offered suggestions of what to get.
There is a robust saucebar at this location, as well as fruits and other appetizer soups available for free at said sauce bar. The selection of meats and vegetables is vast. Although this place isn't AYCE, the portions for the price were decent, and we were full after finishing our meal. I'd highly recommend the 1 meter beef, as the meat cooked very quickly and went well with the broths. We got the tomato, herbal chicken, and lvl 1 spicy Chongqing broth, which had a bit of numbness in it that may be offputting to those not used to Mala spices or Sichuan peppers.
Overall a great experience and would highly recommend checking out.
Qiao Lin is a great hot pot restaurant to go to in the Boston area! When we arrived we were promptly met by the host Mike. He was great in giving us a wait time, updating us and answering any questions we had. The service overall was attentive and the quality of the food was great! We will definitely be coming back.
Our host Michael was incredibly attentive, especially since it was my first time at Qiao Lin. Although the weekend waitlist was a bit long, we were seated in about 20 minutes. While we waited, Mike took the time to walk us through the menu and even let us pre-order, so our food was ready shortly after we sat down.
We went with the golden chicken broth, which was delicious, and their sauce bar offered a wide variety of options.
I had a very disappointing experience at Qiao Lin Hotpot in Boston. The front desk service was extremely poor. The receptionist looked at me with a condescending attitude and showed no initiative to assist. Even though there were clearly empty tables available, we were still made to wait without explanation. This lack of basic courtesy and hospitality left a very negative impression. I hope the management takes steps to improve their customer service, especially at the front.
one more, The front even didn't give us the water🙃
Fresh food,free appetizer, fruit and dessert…good price, O will definitely come back. And staffs are pretty friendly.
faie experience，last time i came was during Jan，but this time felt unsatisfied. Serving size shrinks，and the ac is leaking water on my head. definitely need to repair this first for customers.
There’s a reason why this place always has a long wait list, the food is great and the broths are def worth it. The wait times can be a bit much sometimes but it is very much worth it!
food is great, wait time can be long if not planned appropriatly, can be pricy depends on the order
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
An extremely friendly welcome even though, as French neophytes, we had absolutely no understanding of how the menu and the operating procedure worked. Very pleasant servers and excellent dishes, very spicy but perfectly executed. 10/10 and not very expensive for Boston ☑️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Oh this hot pot place was really good. Music not really appropriate for little kids but food was good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Inattentive staff, reservation time filled by other guests, arrived 20 min early waited 40 min staff wouldn't see us in.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Very bad table arrangement. Even if I have the reservation, I still can’t find a place to sit and eat. The reception lady can’t do well on her job just simply kept the customer waiting.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
definitely revisiting
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mung Bean Soup
Came here for dinner today, food was good. And our server Yan was AMAZING!!! She was really friendly and lovely! Her service made our dine in experience even better. Yan deserves a promotion!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Qiao Lin hotpot is a newer hot pot restaurant located in Allston, outside of Packard's Corner but still closeby. The interior is very modern, with large glass windows and white countertops, with a mix of Asian inspired decor throughout the place. The wait for the restaurant was quite long, but we were seated quickly due to our party being located there.
The service was fast and efficient. They explained everything well and even offered suggestions of what to get.
There is a robust saucebar at this location, as well as fruits and other appetizer soups available for free at said sauce bar. The selection of meats and vegetables is vast. Although this place isn't AYCE, the portions for the price were decent, and we were full after finishing our meal. I'd highly recommend the 1 meter beef, as the meat cooked very quickly and went well with the broths. We got the tomato, herbal chicken, and lvl 1 spicy Chongqing broth, which had a bit of numbness in it that may be offputting to those not used to Mala spices or Sichuan peppers.
Overall a great experience and would highly recommend checking out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Its really bad
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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