PotXpress Hotpot Buffet 小锅快线 is a Chinese hotpot buffet at 9 Gooch Place in Somerville, Manukau City, Auckland, holding a 4.8 rating from 141 Google reviews. Hotpot buffets reward a little planning. The broth is the foundation, since it flavours everything cooked in it — a mild or split base suits a table with mixed tastes, while a fiery mala numbs the palate as the meal goes on. Cook in stages: thin-sliced meats need only seconds, leafy greens a minute, and root vegetables or frozen items much longer, so add things as you finish them rather than all at once. Above all, pace yourself, as this is a meal meant to stretch across the evening. Handy for Somerville and the wider eastern suburbs, it suits anyone after a long, shared dinner close to home.