This restaurant was a great find. I love Sichuan food and so to discover this place in Brick Lane was a must try.
The ambiance is very busy full of life, there are always many diners so expect to wait or book in advance.
In this occasion I tried the boiled traditional fish and saliva chicken which were both full of flavour and very enjoyable to eat.
Great restaurant for a dinner and casual dining, will definitely be back again.
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Good Sichuan. I always find it a good sign when a Chinese restaurant is full of Chinese people. A little pricier than most Sichuan's I frequent but the ambiance is much better than those hole in the wall Chinese places. No tube lighting, but dimmed halogen spots and red paper lanterns. Dark woody decor is thought through. You could bring a date here. Portions are generous.
I was a little disoriented that some standard regional dishes were not on the menu. One of my favorites is stir fried aubergine, potato and green pepper but I didn't see that on offer. Also there was a surprisingly large array of seafood dishes for landlocked Sichuan.
Stir fried pea shoots were the highlight of our order. Light, delicate and tasty. Will definitely order that again. Fish fragrant aubergine was good too. Oilier, as a lot of typical Sichuan stir fries are. Maybe a touch sweet for my taste but nice and complex. Our final dish of dry fried cumin lamb was okay, but not the best I've had. The variation here was hotter than normal and a touch bitter with the heavy spicing. Nice touch that it was served with fluffy bao buns. Spicy lamb stuffed into slightly sweet bao was a lovely contrast.
House wine was £16 a bottle. Dinner for two including wine and some leftovers for lunch the next day, but not service was £56.
I went because I was in the area and had seen the good reviews, otherwise I would have been put off by the dark lighting and decor. Very glad I did. We had the ma po tofu and Szechuan fish which were both full of flavour. Atmosphere-wise it doesn't really win for me, it just feels a little sparse, but the food is good and not at all pricey.
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