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.
If you are looking for authentic Chinese food, away from Chinatown this place is it. Tried the hot pot and the produce were fresh. You get two types of soup for your hot pot, spicy or non spicy. You have the option to take up one soup or both. As can see on my pics, the spicy soup is full of Chillies. It has a really nice flavour although if you're not used to eating spicy food, this can be quiet hot. So glad to make a trip here and the next time, I will be trying their other dishes.
I did warn my co-diners this would be spicy. Most understood me but a couple didn't really heed my warning... I think they will next time! You leave Sichuan Folk with a very satisfying chilli induced endorphin hit. And a sometimes worrying temporary lack of sensation in you tongue from the tongue numbing Sichuan peppers. We sampled wood ear mushrooms with Sichuan peppers, chicken in spicy tongue numbing sauce, sliced whelks, little duck things in steamed bun, green beans with spicy minced pork and my favourite the boiled fish in ridiculously spicy broth. Miso high on chillies!!
Everything we ordered was great! Initially thought we ordered too much, but it all tasted so good we finished every last bit of it!
Service was friendly enough.
Will definitely be going back.
Good food at a reasonable price! Friendly staff. We ordered mixed Dim Sum, traditional cold appetizers and Dan Dan noodles. The food was spicy and delicious with generous portions. Would go again!
The food was so so delicious but what let it down was how long it took for the food to come out.
It came out "as ready" but that meant I had my stew but waited another 10mins for the rice and after I finished my meal, my friend was still waiting on theirs to arrive.
It's a plesent surprise after being inundated with offers of Indian meals in Brick Lane to turn a corner and find a lovely little Chinese restaurant. Sichuan Folk has great Dim Sum and dumplings, catering both meat eaters and vegetarians with all it's very tasty dishes. Service was great with the dishes for the five of us arriving in a seemingly constant stream. It was a little noisy but that added to the atmosphere. Lovely and we would certainly return.
This is probably the best Chinese restaurant in London. No one in my family ever misses out on an opportunity to eat here when we are in the area, and every time the dishes are perfection. I recommend the Twice-Cooked Pork and the Kung Pao Prawns.
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