Wow, I was not sure what to expect but this blew me away. Definitely the source of the delicious smells from the kitchen, the hotpot had a whack of Chinese five spice that was punchy and vibrant, with just a touch of chili felt in the back of the throat. Our small serve, at £14, had seven generous pieces of tender lamb, much more than we expected for the price, and we were stuffed by the time we got through it all.
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Terrific Szechuan and modestly priced too. When we arrived I noticed it was full of Chinese people chatting in Mandarin.
We were a table of 6. One member of the local couple who recommended this restaurant ordered the lamb hotpot for the table to share. The hot pot is on a special paper menu where you can tick off with a pencil the type of broth base and any extras you want to cook in the simmering bouillon. It is not listed on the regular menu posted here. Not my favorite dish, but a good choice if you want a low fat meal in a Szechuan restaurant. Szechuan stir fries do tend to swim in oil. Excellent lamb stock contained several thick slices of meaty backbone. We had additions of enoki mushrooms, black wood ear fungus, tofu skins, sticky sweet potato noodles, beef balls, fish and pork balls, tilapia slices and prawns. I wouldn't order any of the soup balls again. As in every Chinese restaurant I have encountered, they had a rubbery texture I don't like.
My mom was evacuated to Szechuan as a teenager during the war so I volunteered to order a couple of dishes off the regular menu, being familiar with the kitchen. Mixed chicken gizzards in black bean sauce was delicious. Kind of a meaty spicy calamari. I also ordered the Szechuan standby of potato, green pepper and aubergine stir fry--one of the classic regional dishes which is not spicy. One member of our table requested another regional specialty of green beans dry fried with minced pork and dried chillis. All of the dishes from the regular menu were excellent.
The standard of cooking is very high here, and on par with the best centrally located Szechuan restaurants which are considerably more expensive. A copious dinner for 6, with 4 orders of plain rice, a bottle of wine, and a few pots of chyrsanthemum tea came to £18 per head including service. One of the couples paid their share by credit card, so we didn't get the 10% discount they offer when you pay with cash.
Bookings recommended on the weekend. It was quite full at 19:00 on a Sunday night. Service was very efficient.
Time to time I come here for a dinner, Its my favourite place to eat around the area, efficient staff and service, I have tried many dishes from the menu and every single of them i enjoyed to fullest, as the portions are very generous too! My favourite dish is Beef Noodle Soup and Beijing Paste Noodles together with a pot of Jasmine Tea! Hats off to the chefs and staff! Thanks for always looking after!
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