I think I set my expectations too high for the Szechuan food here. Although the £10.90 drink, rice & dish is a good deal, the dish did not live up to its 2chilli designation on the menu in neither heat nor flavour. Seemed toned-down, more like a Cantonese version. Very nice waitress kindly brought me some chilli oil to spark it up. The cumin lamb was better, but not enough cumin nor Mala for me. Perhaps it’s just the style they have here. Would probably come back and ask for full-on flavour.
It was very quiet, which can be good or bad depending on your preference. It meant we were served quickly! The staff explained the concept to my friends well enough. The food was great, we got a mild and a medium spice pot. Both were very flavorful. Generous amount of each selected component. Great value for money
Pretty unassuming Chinese restaurant near Reading station with a menu of Sichuan dishes, Cantonese dishes, Fish and Hot Pot. This time a friend and I had the hot pot and were pleasantly surprised, the soup was pretty good and we got a choice of 8 items from the menu to boil up. At about £22 per person, it’s relatively expensive but for a proper Chinese food fix I’d definitely recommend it. The waitress was friendly and there was a wide range of drinks as well as ingredients for a hot pot dipping sauce.
I’d like to return and try out the Sichuan dishes.
We ordered hotpot, everything was very good. I think the cleanliness of the restaurant could be improved
This place is pretty nice and idk why the rating is so low. Food is good and fresh and nothing wrong. Friendly staff and didn’t charge a lot for service charge and takeaway boxes. Will visit again
This place serviced my car for a reasonable price. Gary the mechanic checked my oil for free as well. Do recommend. Met Ronnie Pickering too
Nice and cheap hot pot, they even have a chicken option, never saw that before!
This is a nice restaurant to visit if you are craving for some Sichuan dish. I'm tempted to try the hot pot next time I'm there. Great place specially if you are a group of 4-10.
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I recently had the pleasure of dining at the Memory of Szechuan in Reading, and I must say, the service provided by the staff was absolutely brilliant. In particular, our handsome server went above and beyond to ensure that we had a fantastic dining experience.
From the moment we walked in, we were greeted with a warm and friendly smile, and our server took the time to explain the menu and make recommendations based on our preferences. Throughout the meal, our server was attentive and thoughtful, checking in on us frequently to make sure we had everything we needed.
Not only was the service exceptional, but the food was also absolutely delicious. The flavors were rich and complex, and the presentation was beautiful. We particularly enjoyed the Sichuan spicy chicken and the hot pot, both of which were absolutely divine.
Overall, I would highly recommend the Memory of Szechuan to anyone looking for an exceptional dining experience in Reading. The service provided by our server was truly outstanding, and it made the meal even more enjoyable.
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Memory of Sichuan is a Sichuan Chinese restaurant in Reading town centre, that serves traditional main dishes and hotpot. Their mains are pretty authentic, with a particularly good value weekday lunch menu deal, but this week we went for their hotpot and was blown away by it. It's £22 per person for unlimited buffet (order 8 items at a time, we ordered 3 times).
The main thing I loved about it was the variety of offerings available on their hotpot menu. You start off by choosing your soup base: plain, spicy (3 levels), pickled veg, or lamb bone soup base. You can half/half any of the soup bases except the lamb bone soup base. We went for half plain, half mildly spicy.
In addition to the normal thin meat slices, they had unlimited offal, seafood, vegetables, tofu/vermicelli, and even rice/noodles/dumplings! Their portion sizes are huge, we made the mistake of ordering both beef slices and lamb slices and that was enough meat for the entire meal, we wanted more seafood. The fish, shelled prawns, and squid were all fantastic. And though you don't want to fill up on carbs, the fact that they have udon/noodles/ho fun/fried rice for free is something I've not yet seen before at a hotpot buffet. I have to say that their homemade la mian stretched noodles were fantastic to finish off with, and the dumplings were pretty good too.
Some detractors were that the hotpot burner was not very fast and they fill it up pretty deep, so the pot simmered rather than boiled. Twice they forgot our enoki mushrooms orders (or did they run out but didn't tell us?), and sometimes they run out of sesame paste dip on the side but you can just ask for them to refill it. But all in all it's my favourite hotpot place in the UK now, and I've been to plenty in London. Some other hotpot options in Reading include The Imperial Kitchen at Genting Casino and Kung Fu Kitchen, but I'd be surprised if they can be better. £22 for such a variety of unlimited hotpot offerings is an incredible deal, and I'd highly recommend it to anyone wanting a warm hearty meal this winter! :)
My girlfriend is from Chengdu in the Sichuan province. The dishes we ordered were very representative of the region and give westerners like me a glimpse of their culinary world. Far better than Cantonese typical restaurant and takeaway dishes. The dishes were not fully authentic but was a nice tasting experience never the less.
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