Lau by Kolben

Absolutely delicious. I'm very glad I happened upon this place! The broths are amazing, the meats are fantastic, and the sides are great. I strongly recommend this place for anyone seeking an authentic hot pot experience.

10/10 hot pot!! I love this quaint place. The decor is super cute. Besides that, the food is good too! I highly recommend the rieu cua soup. The thai clams were delicious as well. The clams may be small, but the broth was so flavorful. The prices for their snails were good prices too! Our server was sweet & attentive. Bonus points for the free desserts in the fridge!

First time going to an AYCE lau restaurant. The atmosphere of the restaurant was really cool. They tried to make it as if you are in Vietnam. The food was decent and I enjoyed the tom yum broth I ordered. There’s also a fridge with che (Vietnamese dessert) that was a nice surprise. I’d say I’ve had better hot pot experiences elsewhere, but I liked the Vietnamese flavors and ingredients they had here.

We ate at its soft opening, not sure what would change after that. They have combinations to choose from, or you can build yourself. We ordered 3 different soup bases: miso, Tom yum, Singapore curry. The 3 flavors are all very good, Tom yum is sweet and sour, Singapore curry is spicy but very creamy! It's a pity that the portion size is very small, not worthy of the price. But their soup bases are really good and the service is good!

This was my family and I’s favorite lau place in Arlington. We loved the broth flavors, variety of meats, seafood, and veggies. We also enjoyed the variety of desserts/fruits they had at the end of our meal. We continued to go back regularly… BUT tonight will be the LAST time we come back. The quality of the meats, veggies, and even the noodles have gone down drastically!!! Some of the broth options were OUT. There were little options to choose from to add into our lau. One of the sauces smelled bad as if it was old. We were appalled by the quality of the food. My sister started feeling unwell once she got home. We are so disappointed in the quality and lack of options. PLUS, the dessert smelled old. We had to tell them! For the price we’re paying… it should be better…