Chicken Hotpot Compass One Review: Excellent Hotpot in Northeast Singapore

Chicken Hotpot, also known as 鸡公煲 in Chinese is a franchise that originated from Shanghai, China. We have seen the 50% discount from Eatigo for a couple of times now and were finally able to give it a try. Unlike the conventional “hotpot” we know in Singapore, Chicken Hotpot is more of a claypot style dish with a twist – after finishing some of the hot pot, you can add broth to turn it into a mini steamboat. This, we’ve got to try…

There are five flavours of hotpot to choose from. This includes Chicken, Beef, Prawn, Fish & Chicken Pork Tripe…

This time, we ordered the signature Chicken Hotpot, 鸡公煲 ($19.80) as well as the Chicken Pork Tripe Hotpot 猪肚鸡煲 ($18.80) – both of which came with a 50% Eatigo discount. You can also approach the fridge at the front of Chicken Hotpot restaurant and pick out some ingredients that you’d like to go with your steamboat when you add broth to your hotpot at the 2nd part of meal…

Prices of the remaining hotpots at Chicken Hotpot are

Chicken Hot Pot (鸡公煲)

Tender chicken served on the bone in a pot of famous soup. Choose from three levels of spiciness and add as many fresh vegetables and additional meats as you wish. And keep eating, the more you eat, the more flavourful the experience. [Choice of Non-Spicy, Mild Spicy or Spicy]

Small: $19.80
Medium: $23.80
Large: $28.80

Scandalously Spicy Shrimp (香辣虾)

Fresh shrimp in a mightily hot soup. There are two choices of spice level for this dish, so test your commitment. Are you scandalously spicy? [Choice of Mild Spicy or Spicy]

Small: $20.80
Large: $30.80

Chicken Pork Tripe Hotpot (猪肚鸡煲)

Double boiled white pepper soup with generous servings of tender chicken and pork tripe.

Small: $18.80
Large: $26.80

Fish in a Pot (酸菜鱼)

Catch of the day (Snapper or Grouper) specially marinated and cut into fillet strips. Served in a simmered broth of preserved pickled vegetables.

Small: $21.80
Large: $30.80

Beef Behemoth (牛魔王)

Choice cuts of Ribeye beef and Beef Balls simmered in our special blend of spices. Served in a pot with seasonal greens. [Choice of Non-Spicy, Mild Spicy or Spicy]

Small: $19.80
Large: $28.80

Just like a normal steamboat venue, you’ll be able to pick out vegetables, mushrooms, meats, noodles, beancurd and more. Prices for the additional ingredients at Chicken Hotpot Compass One are shown here…

Prices of the Steamboat Ingredients are:

Yellow Plate – $2
White Plate – $3
Black Plate – $4
Basket – $6.80
Premium Plate – $6.80
Rice – $1.50
Snacks – $2

Prices of Drinks at Chicken Hotpot are:

Soft Drink – $3
Ice Lemon Tea – $2.80
Lime Juice – $2.80
Barley Juice – $2.80
Hot Drink – $2.30
Hot Yuzu – $2.80
Ice Yuzu – $2.80
Honey Lemon (Hot/Cold) – $2.80
Mineral Water – $1.80

This time, we chose the vegetables and mushrooms baskets. Unfortunately, these additional ingredients are not included in the Eatigo discount (told upfront to us by the staff) but did add sweetness and depth to our broth subsequently…

Before long, our hotpots arrived, boiling hot!

Our first impression of the dish was that it was chock full of fresh ingredients! The celery and onions were fresh, crisp and for the onion, sweet. Plus, there were so many pieces of chicken within as well – a very generous serving. As for the taste, it was fragrant and not too salty. Perfectly concocted to go pretty well with a fragrant bowl of rice.

Next, the Chicken Pork Tripe Hotpot (猪肚鸡煲)…

The soup was exactly how we imagined it to be. Flavourful, thick and with a nice little spiciness from the white pepper. Excellent stuff. As for the ingredients, the chicken was tender but the pork tripe was just a pass. The cut could have been thicker and the texture more tender. Especially after trying out the Pig Stomache Soup from Jason’s Nonya House in Penang just a couple of weeks before – it loss out a little. But the soup was great and there was a generous amount of ingredients as well.

After eating halfway through our hotpots, we added broth and our hotpots “magically” became steamboats…

Loved both styles of the hotpot and steamboat from Chicken Hotpot. Simply because the flavours and seasoning of both the Chicken Hotpot and Chicken Pork Tripe Hotpot were so good. The different style of eating towards the end, also allowed us to slowly cook our ingredients and enjoy conversations while our ingredients were brought to a boil. When the fuel for the hotpot went out, the staff was also prompt to change out the fuel for us. Twice they did during our meal.

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All in all, we had a terrific time at Chicken Hotpot Compass One. The flavours were excellent and the ingredients generous. A nice little touch of adding broth to convert the hotpot to steamboat also allowed us to enjoy our meal towards the end, steamboat style. A nice little innovation here. If you have tried Chicken Hotpot at Novena Square, Bedok Point or Compass One, let us know what you think in the comments section below as well!