Ask anyone for Christmas party food ideas and you'll hear the same list: roast turkey, honey-glazed ham, a log cake, maybe a tray of pasta. They look great in photos. In real life, someone spends the afternoon at the oven, half the guests can't eat the ham, and the trays go lukewarm by the second round.
Hotpot fixes most of that. Everything is cooked fresh at the table, everyone picks what they like, and nobody misses the party because they're in the kitchen. Here's why it beats the usual Christmas spread, and how to do it at Suki Suki Hot Pot, a MUIS halal-certified hotpot buffet in Khatib with 2026 Christmas specials.
Six Reasons Hotpot Beats the Usual Christmas Party Food
1. Nobody spends Christmas in the kitchen
A classic roast turkey is a project. A 12 to 14 lb bird, unstuffed, needs around 3 to 3¾ hours in the oven, and a frozen one needs 3 to 4 days to thaw in the fridge first (Minnesota Department of Health). With hotpot, the "cooking" happens at the table, a few seconds at a time, and the host gets to sit down too.
2. The food doesn't sit out
Party buffet trays are often laid out long before people eat. Singapore's Food Agency advises against keeping cooked food at room temperature for more than four hours (SFA festive food safety guidelines). Hotpot ingredients are cooked to order in boiling broth, so every bite is hot and fresh.
3. Everyone at the table can eat
Ham and roast pork leave out Muslim guests, and a single main leaves out vegetarians. Suki Suki Hot Pot's whole buffet is halal-certified by MUIS, and three of its soup bases (Mala, Oriental Healthy Tomato and Sukiyaki) are vegetarian. One table can serve the whole office or the whole family.
4. Everyone gets their favourite
With a roast, everyone eats the same thing. With hotpot, kids go for the chicken strips and Chicken Karaage, beef lovers load up on short rib and chuck roll, and Premium Buffet diners can add Wagyu beef, tiger prawns, clams, seabass and salmon. Each pot takes up to two soups, so one table can have a spicy side and a mild side.
5. It gives the party something to do
Cooking together gives people a reason to talk, pass things around and compare dipping sauces. That's useful at office parties, where colleagues from different teams don't always know each other well.
6. Festive flavours, no extra work
From 1 November 2026 to 7 January 2027, Suki Suki Hot Pot adds three Christmas touches to the buffet, so it still feels like a celebration:
Khao Soi Soup and Truffle Mushroom Soup: two seasonal soup bases at $2++ each
Tri-Colour Thai Cassava Cake: a yellow, red and green Thai-inspired dessert at the buffet line, subject to availability
Complimentary Cheesy Baked Scallop: for Premium Buffet diners at dinner
What a Christmas Hotpot Spread Looks Like
If you're planning the menu for your group, this is what's on the table:
Soups: Singapore Lemak Laksa, Nourishing Chicken, Thai Basil Chicken, Mala, Oriental Healthy Tomato, Sukiyaki and Sawadee Tom Yum Goong, plus the two Christmas soups
Meats and seafood: chicken strips, beef short rib, chuck roll, fish paste, sliced dory, Chicken Karaage, and baby cuttlefish at dinner; Premium adds Wagyu beef, clams, tiger prawns, seabass, salmon, scallops and more
Vegetables and staples: enoki mushrooms, long cabbage, sio pak choi, Thai glass noodles, Mama noodles and rice, with more at the buffet line
Sauces: Thai Suki Sauce, Tangy Seafood Sauce, Fried Chili Oil and Thai Chili Sauce
Drinks and desserts: free-flow Iced Thai Milk Tea, Lemon Tea, Lemongrass and Roselle, plus jelly, Momo Jaja, seasonal fruits and the Christmas cassava cake
See the full buffet menu.
Tips for Hosting a Hotpot Christmas Party
Choose your buffet: the Regular Buffet starts at $23.90++ per adult (weekday lunch). Pick the Premium Buffet at dinner ($39.80++ per adult on weekdays) for the seafood and the free scallop. An extra $3.00++ per diner applies on Fridays to Sundays, public holidays, special occasions and their eves.
Plan around 80 minutes: each seating is 80 minutes, so order your soups as soon as you sit down.
Take only what you'll eat: unconsumed food is charged at $5 per 100g, so go back for more rather than piling up plates.
Tell us about allergies: the buffet includes shellfish such as tiger prawns, clams and scallops.
Book early for groups: weekend dinners and public holidays are the busiest times. For a bigger party, ask our concierge about booking the restaurant exclusively.
Skip the Oven This Christmas
This year, swap the turkey for something everyone can enjoy, with no kitchen duty and no lukewarm trays. Bring your group to Suki Suki Hot Pot at HomeTeamNS Khatib, 2 Yishun Walk, #01-01, Singapore 767944. Reserve a table, WhatsApp our concierge on +65 8303 1863.
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