After relocating to Seoul, I’ve sorely missed Chinese New Year celebrations – tossing yee sang, watching a lion dance performance, every possible thing decked out in red, even the ‘dong dong chang’ that accompanies all CNY songs(!). Although I wouldn’t go as far as to say that I missed the noise from the fire crackers going off through the nights.
So, it was a real treat when Four Points by Sheraton KLCC threw in a lion dance show at the preview of Sichuan Kitchen’s Premium Prosperity Hot Pot Set Menu. It brought back so many memories of my childhood, when visiting friends and family were a norm, as most threw open houses that had a lion dance performing (the lions bring good luck to the occupants, and who wouldn’t want that?!). Although the lions have come a long way since then – the lions at Four Points KLCC had lighting on them!
Prosperity Hot Pot Set Menu
Anyway, I digress. I’m here to write about the hot pot! Sichuan Kitchen’s Prosperity Hot Pot Set Menu features seafood items, along with meats, vegetables and a carbohydrate, with dessert capping off the set. You also get a pick of two soup bases from an option of five types.
Now, as the outlet is named Sichuan Kitchen, I was worried that I’d not be able to sample the offerings as I can’t take spicy food. However, for the soup options, only the Sichuan mala soup is spicy. The others (Sichuan premium abalone, coconut, truffle mushroom and tomato) aren’t spicy. I had the tomato soup and after the first taste, I was chugging it down. The soup was flavoursome and hearty. I simply love a good soup!
Slipper lobster, half-shell scallops, deep-sea tiger prawns and sliced tiger grouper made up the seafood offerings on the set menu. I only didn’t take to the grouper as it was too fishy for my taste. Although having said that, all the seafood was extremely fresh. For meats, there were sliced beef, Sang Sui chicken slice and homemade mix paste. The chicken was a bit tough but the beef was really tender.
The assorted mushroom platter was filled with all sorts of mushrooms, from enoki mushrooms to porcini mushrooms to shimeji mushrooms and more. I ate all of them up! The seasonal vegetable platter and rice vermicelli rounded up the hot pot set menu.
For sweet endings, there was the Mango Purée with Sago which was refreshing and just sweet enough.
How about a buffet instead?
The buffet was also open to us on that day, to show us what’s on offer. For cooked items, there’s a mini salad bar (which I did not partake in as the items were all spicy). There are also beverages on offer – herbal tea, jasmine green tea, and fruit punch. Just like any good spot that offers hot pot, there are a multitude of dipping sauces for you to pick from to accompany your meal. Lastly, of course there are desserts. My favourites were the Osmanthus Jelly and Peanut Mochi.
For the buffet, you can help yourself to multiple servings of ingredients – this is perfect for those who love hot pot! Hot pot is one of those meals where you can really rack up the bill as you keep ordering – trust me: I have a teen who can eat us out of house and home. So, to have unlimited servings at a set price is a wonderful idea!
I truly enjoyed my lunch at Sichuan Kitchen and I do think that hot pot is a great alternative to traditional sit-down set meals for Chinese New Year. At least for the hot pot option, everyone gets in on the cooking!
Both the Prosperity Hot Pot Set Menu and Hot Pot Buffet are available through 12 February 2025. For more information, check here.
Sichuan Kitchen also does an express lunch set which we also like!
We were invited by Four Points by Sheraton KLCC. As always, our opinions are honest and our own.
