Xiaolongkan Hot Pot

We hit the jackpot….
Well actually Hot Pot 😁 Me and my husband have recently moved to Madrid on 01/01/2024.
There are many different restaurants here and I’m looking forward to try them all.… After a few different Spanish restaurants I needed my Asian fix.
I was over the moon when I discovered Shoo Loong Kan or Xiǎo Lóng Kǎn (lit; Little Dragon Ridge) Hotpot.
Originally from Chongqing, made popular in Chengdu, Sichuan province. 🙌😁🙌 I had the pleasure of dining in Xiǎo Lóng Kǎn in Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Geneva and NOW, in Madrid.
From humble beginnings, Xiǎo Lóng Kǎn celebrates its 10th years in 2024, and achieved “opening 1,000 outlets worldwide by 2020”. The taste of the two different broths (mushroom and Sichuan spicy) are very authentic to what I have experienced in Chengdu.
We had fresh and delicious assortment of vegetables, mixed mushrooms, thin slices of Angus beef, another beef slices, cod fish slices, beef tripe, prawn balls, but the only let down was beef balls.
It was tough and chewy.
However, everything else was fantastic.
I’m just being honest in my review. We were served by Juan, and also later by Zǐ Qì (forgive if I mispronounced) aka Arne who both spoke English and was very helpful.
But later we had several servers with great personalities, helpfulness, kind and happy manner.
This friendly and helpful waitstaff was our highlight of the evening.
We could have light conversations, learning about each other and they were all very interesting.
Thank you for making the evening a great experience. Decor was also very welcoming.
I love the large entrance door with beautifully painted Ménshén (Door God/Gatekeepers) to welcome the guest.
Inside, it was spacious and lively with red lanterns fills the decor.
I felt like being back in Chengdu.
A+ for a great night, and we’ll be back 😋

I recently ate at Xiaolongkan Hot Pot and it was amazing! The food was extremely delicious - a great mix of traditional Chinese flavors that were perfectly balanced.
The atmosphere of the restaurant is cozy, lively, and inviting.
Service is also really great as staff are attentive and helpful.
Overall I would definitely give this place 5 stars out of 5!

The place is quite big with beautiful Chinese decorations.
All the tables and seats are comfortable.
The service was quite fast and helpful.
We ordered one big hot pot with 3 different flavors.
All the dishes were really fresh and the amount was quite good for the price.
There also has all you can eat fruits, you can pick it up by yourself.
We paid 23 euro per person, we were 5 persons.