Shabu Shabu - Essen

A slight misnomer as it is named after a japanese hotpot dish. though this restaurant offers hot pot - and it might be their specialty (?) - the bulk of the menu offerings are sichuan chinese. they offer things that would be really hard to find in germany, if not most of europe ... intestines, duck tongue, etc... and spiced to an electric tingling level courtesy of the sichuan peppers that not many can tolerate or appreciate.the decor - theres none. literally. walls are absolutely barren. and the bathroom situation isnt that clean. it wont win any awards for ambience.ignore the 1* reviews here. if people are looking for horrible generic pan-asian 5 euro "noodle" place that sprouts all over europe... they wont like it. for the adventurous palates who seek something exotic... this is absolutely it.

I was there last time with a friend and he refuses to go again because he hates the food there. I was thinking to give it a try again so I go alone. Then they said I have to pay 5 Euro extra for being ALONE. But I do not see any big sign nor any clear regulation that they are against SINGLE person.It is very rude and that girl who told me that see me with disguise look. I can not be more pissed. I would never go there again. And right, my friend said why should I give a bad restaurant a second chance. I regret that I did not listen to him.

In Holland we are a regular Shabu Shabu visitor. In Germany, we enjoyed a different meal: a hot pot. Cooking your own food in a steamy broth. Nice and fresh, no doubt. But it was not something special or amazing. Service could be faster, more...efficient

A slight misnomer as it is named after a japanese hotpot dish. though this restaurant offers hot pot and it might be their specialty the bulk of the menu offerings are sichuan chinese. they offer things that would be really hard to...find in germany, if not most of europe ... intestines, duck tongue, etc... and spiced to an electric tingling level courtesy of the sichuan peppers that not many can tolerate or appreciate. the decor theres none. literally. walls are absolutely barren. and the bathroom situation isnt that clean. it wont win any awards for ambience. ignore the reviews here. if people are looking for horrible generic pan-asian euro noodle place that sprouts all over europe... they wont like it. for the adventurous palates who seek something exotic... this is absolutely it.

I went here with a big group for dinner and the meal was very nice, the chinese hot pot was tasty and their broths were very good. The staff doesn't speak almost any english, what makes communication very difficult for non-german speakers. The restaurant was...very quiet and well located in city center.