Blue Sakura Shabu All You Can Eat

Blue Sakura Shabu All You Can Eat is a lively hot pot spot in Allston offering an AYCE experience with a wide selection of meats, seafood, vegetables, and sides. It’s a popular choice for group dinners, especially with friends or classmates looking for a filling meal. The space is modern and energetic, with individual burners built into each table for a more personal hot pot experience. It can get busy during dinner hours and weekends, but the atmosphere adds to the fun, social feel of the meal. Service is generally attentive, with staff bringing out orders steadily and checking in to swap out broths or refill items when needed. The menu offers a good variety of thinly sliced beef, pork, chicken, seafood, and classic hot pot additions like fish balls, tofu, mushrooms, and leafy greens. T

We really enjoy the food there, but on several occasions our order did not come out. We waited for over 10 minutes and eventually had to ask the server. This has happened a few times, where the food we ordered simply didn’t arrive. We also noticed that the two staff members working that day—a woman and a man—seemed unhappy. The woman placed the food on our table in a way that felt a bit abrupt, and the man at the counter did not acknowledge us. We think you should improve the service and also make sure the food comes out as the customer requests

Reasonable prices with a great selection of soup broths and dipping sauces. The ingredients are high quality and delicious. I will definitely be back!

Unfortunately, our experience was so unpleasant. Apparently, it's an "all you can eat" restaurant, but not literally, because the older Chinese man acts so badly when he sees your table full of food. Our orders never arrived complete, the sauce bar was so disorganized and dirty, and the older Chinese man treats the waitresses so rudely. It's so uncomfortable having him constantly supervising your food. He also doesn't speak English; when we asked him something, his attitude was exactly what we expected: terrible. He yells at his employees. It was truly a waste of time and money. The soup had way too much large peppercorns, the appetizers were okay, the meat tasted very old, and the vegetables weren't clean or fresh. We visit this place often and have never had such a bad experience before.

I normally take more photos but I was extremely hungry and forgot to, mb team. I highly recommend you get reservations by calling in there is not a lot of room in this establishment. The selection is amazing compared to a lot of other shabu shabu or hotspot places. You order on an iPad and the food starts appearing at your table. There is a 20% gratuity for groups which is very fair and nothing crazy. I recommend you get the premium and make sure to finish with ice cream before the timer ends ⏲️ ‼️.