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London
City of London
The Sichuan
The Sichuan Reviews

The Sichuan

Chinese, Asian

Dishes priced around£10

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Reviews of The Sichuan (320)

Read what people think about The Sichuan! All reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners.

5.3/6

320 reviews

5.3/6

320 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Pleasant
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Andrew B.6 years ago · 1 review

Very friendly and helpful staff. The food is amazing and came to our table promptly except for one dish which was explained to us would take a little longer which was thoughtful of them to explain. All in all a very pleasureable experience

"Excellent"
6/6
Justin G.6 years ago · 1 review

Some of the best Chinese food I've had the pleasure of tasting. Wish my belly was bigger to try more. Will definitely go back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Kawai J.6 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food, fast service, reasonable prices. Clean crockery and toilets.

"Excellent"
6/6
Richard N.6 years ago · 4 reviews

Service was excellent and the food very good. We will be back.

"Excellent"
6/6
John C.6 years ago · 6 reviews

The menu is fascinating and we look forward to our next visit.

"Excellent"
6/6
James M.6 years ago · 1 review

Top-notch Sichuan cooking in the City, recommended if you like the spicy-numb peppercorns.

"Excellent"
6/6
Charlie G.6 years ago · 1 review

Amazing time was had by all. The food was brilliant - the staff were friendly and quick. Couldn't have had a better dinner.

"Very good"
5/6
David J.6 years ago · 1 review

Authentic food, nicely cooked and well presented. I you enjoy spicy, well worth a visit.

"Excellent"
6/6
John-Paul F.6 years ago · 1 review

Best Sichuanese food outside China. Utterly delicious and a lovely restaurant.

"Excellent"
6/6
Grahame F.6 years ago · 1 review

Perfect meal, perfect service - Brilliant evening Definitely go again

"Average"
3/6
paul c.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Perfectly average food in an obnoxiously loud space thanks to a senseless play list of music being pumped through speakers overhead

"Very good"
5/6
Marta P.6 years ago · 5 reviews

Good quality and tasty food. I would definitely recommend it!

"Average"
3/6
Carel V.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Visited as it received good reviews, and was very disappointed, as the food did not live up to the lofty expectations.

"Excellent"
6/6
Akshay K.6 years ago · 1 review

superb. the restaurant is a class act with great cooking.

"Excellent"
6/6
Mark C.6 years ago · 1 review

I was so happy to find Chinese food as authentic as this, having lived in China for a couple of years in the past. I've found it surprisingly hard to find the good stuff in London, but The Sichuan is the real deal! I only tried the chef's special fish (whole roasted fish) on my first visit, but since it was SO good I will definitely be returning soon to see if the rest of the menu stacks up. Great value for money, the service was great (all the staff were super friendly), couldn't recommend this place more.

"Very good"
5/6
Susie C.6 years ago · 3 reviews

Fast efficient service, very good food. The chicken dish (辣子鸡) was a little dry.

"Excellent"
6/6
Peter P.6 years ago · 3 reviews

Birthday lunch with friends, Great food and service, nice and relaxed.

"Very good"
5/6
Conrad M.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Food was great and service was excellent, particularly given we were a large party of 14!

"Very good"
5/6
Jiajia L.6 years ago · 1 review

Good food, fast and good taste . I think will come back again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Wendy W.6 years ago · 1 review

Service was efficient and friendly. The food was really delicious. Better to have a larger group so that more dishes can be sampled. Will go again!

"Excellent"
6/6
Fredrik O.6 years ago · 1 review

Very authentic food from Sichuan. Excellent quality. Reasonable price. Recommended.

"Very good"
5/6
Caitlin R.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Food was quick and delicious with healthy portions, staff extremely friendly and helpful.

"Very good"
5/6
Christine C.6 years ago · 1 review

Lovely friendly staff, lovely meal good size portions, very welcoming.

"Very good"
5/6
Sharon W.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Lovely food. Good service and value for money. Everyone enjoyed the evening

"Excellent"
6/6
Kajetan C.6 years ago · 4 reviews

Lunch menu not the biggest but still great. Also is super affordable at 7 pounds or so. Big portion of rice, my cumin beef portion was much smaller than the rice portion. I still quite liked it.

"Very good"
5/6
Hugh S.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Excellent food at very fair prices (note, portions are very generous so do as we did and order one or two dishes at a time, or take a few friends!) Service varied from friendly to perfunctory and (much-needed!) water had to be requested three times, but it didn't spoil the experience at all. Would definitely recommend and will return!

"Very good"
5/6
Michael A.6 years ago · 1 review

Nice food - quite spicy (like Sichuan cuisine is). Good spot for work lunch as service quick

"Very good"
5/6
Michelle W.6 years ago · 1 review

Very pleased with the food quality and the portion. Would go there again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Simon C.6 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food, waiter didn’t know anything about Sichuan province in China though!

"Very good"
5/6
Felicity Y.6 years ago · 1 review

Very good food, bit noisy but very friendly waiting staff.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ian H.6 years ago · 1 review

We really enjoyed the grilled fish special, an awesome dish.

"Good"
4/6
Emily T.6 years ago · 4 reviews

Always a busy place for lunch so please ensure you book a table before going!

"Very good"
5/6
xiaoqi G.6 years ago · 1 review

the food is nice and we enjoyed it. recommend it

"Excellent"
6/6
Bhavik P.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Wi was a great waiter and great service food was cracking

"Excellent"
6/6
Juliana M.6 years ago · 1 review

great! food was really good and the service was very quick. Will definitely come back!

"Excellent"
6/6
Rosie P.6 years ago · 2 reviews

Family dinner at our old favourite. The Sichuan never disappoints. Beautifully executed Sichuan classics pack a punch; flavours are complex but chilli levels vary. You can go for less spicy dishes if you want (just don’t order the ‘Chinese takeaway classics’ - to do so would be a shame). It’s a good idea to come with a few friends so you can try more dishes - portions are large. Don’t miss the hand torn cabbage with pork belly, beef jerky, the green beans with minced pork, the whole grilled

"Excellent"
6/6
Phil W.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Good food, which compared well with food we have eaten on trips in China, low prices for a restaurant in the City of London, with well informed helpful service that helped us to pick the right mix of dishes

"Excellent"
6/6
Kajetan C.7 years ago · 4 reviews

Great food and incredible value. It's also located just by Moorgate and despite that it provides a great value. Only not great thing is that the lunch menu seems fairly normal, like takeaway Chinese. But one can also take anything from the main menu and there's a great choice there. All with pictures if those tell you much.

"Excellent"
6/6
Philip D.7 years ago · 6 reviews

Delicious food in generous portions. A nice change from Cantonese cuisine.

"Awful"
1/6
Bernadette C.7 years ago · 1 review

Food far too greasey chicken dish came up cold yuk!

"Very good"
5/6
Saheed T.7 years ago · 1 review

Food quality was good and staff attended to us quickly.

"Not good "
2/6
MICHELLE K.7 years ago · 1 review

Wasn’t impressed with the quality of the food or the restaurant. Not what we expected

"Excellent"
6/6
Nuala E.7 years ago · 1 review

Fantastic food, and great service. The pickled fungus, whole fish and cold aubergine were packed full of flavour and outstanding.

"Excellent"
6/6
Graham M.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Best Sichuan food in London. Bar none. Astonishing chef. Be bold, it's hot.

"Excellent"
6/6
Joe Z.7 years ago · 1 review

Food is very tasty and authentic. Definitely will come back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Mylen N.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Always great food and good swift service. Highly recommended for those looking to eat Sichuan food.

"Very good"
5/6
Paul C.7 years ago · 1 review

My only complaint is the price. It is a little expensive.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ee-Leene A.7 years ago · 1 review

The food was authentically spicy. We will be back again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Sarah H.7 years ago · 1 review

Great food - very authentic. The fish dish was amazing.

"Excellent"
6/6
Wenjun L.7 years ago · 1 review

it is a quite nice place to have genuine traditional chinese sichuan food.

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