Ma Po in Southwark

Love Ma Po tofu- food is always prepared and delivered really quickly, there's a nice space to eat inside and the taste is delicious. It's also very reasonably priced.

英国最差餐厅， 食物不干净 很难吃 虚假宣传 服务也很差， 食物吃完会拉肚子 也是非常难吃， 价格虚高，建议去距离不远的 聚贤庄饭店用餐 The worst restaurant in the UK, the food is not clean, it’s hard to eat, false propaganda https://cn.tripadvisor.com/UserReviewEdit-g186338-d7294507-Ma_Po-London_England.html

We ordered a takeaway from Ma Po yesterday evening. The quality of this food was surprisingly bad - the chicken was mushy, the beef was very stringy, and the aubergine and green beans dish was very greasy. None of the dishes were very flavoursome, and each one was lukewarm. Probably one of the worst Chinese takeaways I've tried. Expensive for what you get too.

Este es mi restaurante de comida china para llevar, pero nunca he cenado en él hasta hoy. Este no es un restaurante chino típico, sino uno que atiende el lado más picante de la cocina china. El restaurante es bastante espacioso y tiene un ambiente agradable, hay mucho aparcamiento al aire libre. ¡Nuestra comida era deliciosa y una porción generosa también! ¡Definitivamente volvere!

Nice chinese A regular meal when we are in this part of SE london. It's a great choice in the lunch menu only £6. Our favourite with an extra plate of meat or veg in the middle, and a hot-sour soup.

Il titolo dice tutto. Il servizio è stato passabile ma il cibo era buono,così come il vino e il prezzo giusto.

A regular choice when we are in this part of london, great choice in the menu, and food is always fab, they are always happy to cater to one half of our picky requests and always get it just right as per requests, well worth a visit, especially if you like the traditional do it yourself all you can eat table spreads!!

作为伦敦的中餐厅，味道算还可以的了，水煮系列还不错，算是不会失误的产品。炒饭味道也还可以，有点国内黑暗料理的香味。

So we decided to look for a restaurant that caters HOTPOT and seeing we didn't fancy travelling far up to China town we found this little hidden place. First time going there and saw photos of the restaurant beforehand on line so when we arrived we knew what we were expecting. The restaurant does need abit of TLC or maybe decoration to make the atmosphere better. Staffing was friendly and quick. Location good not far from Canada water station and free parking after 6.30pm outside the restaurant.We had hotpot 2 soup chicken broth (tasty) / spicy Sichuan broth (very spicy)It's cheaper than other places I've been too. The choices were good. It's a odd set up because normally you would have a ticket to prefer your hotpot ingredients but instead the waiter takes your order ( you can pick 8 items at a time and is a buffet ) We also ordered beef fried noodles, wor tip (fried dumplings) and sweet and sour chicken both dishes was tasty and would recommend.Question is would I have back. I would and definitely bring my friends down.Thumbs up if you find this helpful.

We often come to this place and we are never disappointed. The quality of the ingredients is good. I recommend it for casual meals.Ita:Veniamo spesso in questo locale e non rimaniamo mai delusi. La qualita degli ingredienti è buona. Lo consiglio per pasti informali.

Really awful experience. We live locally so thought we’d give it a try but never again. We were served by a totally disengaged lad who made little effort to understand what we wanted and made a number of mistakes with the order with no apologies offered. It wasn’t until after we paid that we realised they add service to the bill or we would have refused to pay it. Worst of all was the food which tasted like it had been microwaved - my partner and I had the same thing (beef and black bean sauce) and had upset stomachs for 36 hours. We will never risk eating anywhere without a food hygiene rating again.

Generous portions at reasonable prices. Tasty food. Not much to look at, not much atmosphere, but friendly staff and fast service. Pleasant.

Still as good as always. Best to go for the unusual or recommended specials so you get the best. Had the Hot and Sour Soup, Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup, Spicy Squid, Salt and Pepper Squid, Aubergine and soya beans, Brocolli in garlic, Pigs Kidney, Broiled Duck, Cumin Beef.All was down with Jasmin leaf tea.All dishes excellent but I would go for the Spicy Squid over the salt and pepper and would go for a roast duck not boiled.Staff as always very friendly.

El ambiente y la decoración son pobres, con mesas de formica y paredes lisas. El menú era "interesante", vimos intensidades, sangre, despojos, hongos de orejas, callos, medusas, mollejas, etc., todo lo mencionado. Sin embargo, elegimos pato crujiente, tostadas de gambas y rollitos de primavera para empezar, definitivamente recomendaría el pato y las tostadas, pero a los rollitos de primavera les faltaba relleno. El pollo agridulce y las gambas con anacardos fueron excelentes, al igual que el arroz frito especial. Había solo un tipo de cerveza que era bastante insípida.

Mi lugar favorito en la zona. Esposa no tan convencida, pero creo que podríamos haberla resquebrajado. Larga caminata antes de mano, solo un poco de comida y bueno, a ella le gusta.

Si estás comiendo aquí, asegúrate de pedir los platos de Sichuan, ya que es en lo que se especializan. Pedí el pato y la patata (no la cocina de Sichuan), lo cual fue terrible.

I had the lunch special for only £6! It including a main dish and soup. Excellent food and service. The restaurant was very clean and nice interior design.

Came here last night waited 1 hour food my food, food was watery and bland not worth the price and wait!

Best Ma Po Tofu yet eaten. Man and wife offal vg too. They do special lunches for £6 but apply a s/c on top so any drink will have that applied too.

It’s quite authentic Sichuan style, and the price is very reasonable. 杨枝甘露 as desert is very nice; their special Mon-Fri £6 lunch is great

The restaurant is located near Canada Water station and it is just next to a Chinese supermarket. Recommend 宫保鸡丁. Don’t think Mapo Tofu is very spicy. The service was good.:) we ordered a lot, but I managed to finish them all🤪

really nice authentic Chinese food with lovely flavours. Great service menu was explained so we knew what we were ordering all at a reasonable price in comfortable surroundings

Me encanta que este lugar ha mantenido algunas raíces nativas de China y la comida de Szechuan es tan buena como la que he tenido en los restaurantes Szechuan de Singapur (no me perdone ningún viaje a la provincia de Szechuan pero estoy trabajando en ello). Si eres inglés y te gusta el calor, te encantará la bala / face heaven chilli (llamada así cuando el chile crece hacia el cielo) mezclado con la entumecida sensación de la harina de pimienta de Szechuan. 'Mapo Tofu' con carne de cerdo picada es un buen punto de partida, un favorito de la emperatriz china (creo) y el mío con carne picante en salsa y tofu que calma la boca, los fideos Dan Dan son similares. El menú también cuenta con platos clásicos para llevar, como pato asado especial cantonés. Disfrute de esta joya local y solicite ayuda al encantador personal si desea explorar la increíble cocina de Szechuan que se ofrece.

Had duck pancake, pak choi, Singapore fried rice and fried belly pork. Came to just over £30 which is great value. Food was pretty tasty as well. Not the nicest venue or decor, but tasty food at a good price. Would go again.

Nos encantó este lugar. Fue, en palabras de mi compañero, como transportado a un restaurante justo en el centro de Beijing. Todo, desde el ambiente de la comida era tan auténtico (para el almuerzo tuvimos el kung po pollo, costillas, bolas de pan y revuelva amigo, patatas fritas). Me encantó la comida y pulido cada último vestigio de ella. El lugar es claramente popular entre los residentes chinos y locales como vimos los servidores charlando con un gran número de los parroquianos que estaban allí para una comida o simplemente para llevar. Volveremos a por más seguro! !

Some of the dishes were a bit of a hit or miss. The sour vege fish soup, dan dan noodles & black bean beef were hits but the duck noodles was a let down. The duck was too fat! Rice is also expensive for a small bowl.

Started with Salt and Pepper Squid, Chicken Curry, Boled Rice, Singapore Style Vermicelli, Ants climbing...Mince and glass noodles - hot but lush, Aubergine and Beans. Great tasting, good portions, freindly service. Washed down with Chinese tea.

The restaurant served authentic meals in a spacious environment. The prices are affordable. The staff are attentive.

Stumbled across this place after a birthday evening.

There seems to be some confusion on Trip Advisor as there are 2 restaurants with very similar names in this area. This one is fairly large and pretty unatmospheric (Chinese lanterns hanging from roof is about the only decor), very extensive menu with usual and more unusual items inc quite a lot of offal.

Great restaurant hidden in Surrey Quays. The menu offers many and different kind of dishes, which aren't easy to find in other places. The quality is good and the flavour authentic Asian and very tasty. The staff is kind and friendly, the prices cheap for the side of the food and the quality.

Deliciosa comida de pollo gong bao crown agradable y clásicos de los restaurantes chinos en el oeste como chow mein hasta más auténticos platos como ensalada de gelatina y pescado en hongos caldo mostaza encurtida. . . O pescado cocidos. En aproximadamente medio kilo de pimientos para el soporte de Szechuan.

I visited Ma Po last week for hotpot with a couple of friends who recommended it highly.

We visitedthe place for a quick dinner with friends. Along also came our 5 yo. The seevice was promt and the waitor helped us order as we requested. All the dishes were amazing. Large generous portions with unique flavours complemented by the recomended wine. The only downside to this place is th fact tht no invesemt ws made in any type of renovatio for a while. By hey the food compensates!

A great find of an authentic Sichuan restaurant. The food was well cooked and presented. Real value for money. Definitely recommend it!

Dark, dingy, dirty. Staff unattentive and rude, almost aggresive. Didn't smell very nice.

They advertise a £6 lunch deal including a soup, seems great value. I ordered this plus a sparkling water, £8.80!!...

We went there for lunch and we were so disappointed. Greasy and not tasty food. Bad service and staff not helpful. Place is dirty. We are not gonna be back

Sin comentarios, pésimo servicio y comida horrible. No quiero ni siquiera visto este dios maldita res de nuevo. . . . . . . . . . . .

Love the simplicity of this place. Had special fried rice, Green Beans and Squid. The beans were crisp. The squid was well spicey. All cooked to perfection, generous portions, all washed down with Oolong tea.

Super looking forward to hot-pot but super disappointed by the food as it was very obviously not fresh.Sichuan spicy broth was excellent,the pork broth was tasteless.There were no hot pot sauce option,no coriander,onion,sesame paste.Nothing was very clean but the worst was the food that in some cases was clearly past his prime.None of it was fresh.

We came here at 11.45 am. The sign on the door said open but the opening times said 12noon so we came in anyway. There was already one table of people sat downWe ordered salt and pepper squid,salted fish with aubergine and boiled riceThe aubergine arrived first. It was swimming in oil but I find this in most places that serve this dish. It tasted good maybe a touch sweeter than I'm used toThe squid arrived later. It was a really small portion. More suitable for 1 person. Tasted good not too spicy. Overall food is above average. Service is ok. Nothing special. Prices normal for this areaWill come back

I am local and I went their with my partner and we orders selection of starters main courses .Our chicken dish has too much salt and we asked to change and then waitress took away and brought it back in 1 minute and it was still salty and they just removed the sauce.Our Dimsim was smelly and it was not fresh and we tried just one piece and it was dry and uncooked or not steamed properly We showed it to the waitress again and she said this how its done in china lolOur pork belly was so soggy that we cooked even picked it from thr plate and gravy was so awful and it was terribleNo one is checking if the food is allright and manager is chatting all th time with staff and doesnt bother.I have been to several good chinese reastaurants and I know the taste very wellAdvice : Just trained your staff I would have created a scene at the restaurant but I didnt do because I was with my partner ,Otherwise serving food like this I will never pay anyone.

Went on Saturday for lunch with my girlfriend and the food was amazing. The price it's really good for the portions you get. The service not too good, could be better.We order 3 different dishes and they didn't came all together, one by one...but in 4 min we had the plates on the table.I will go back for sure.

Been many times, Has always been dependable delicious authentic food, but tonight something had changed! Not the usual quality hopefully a small glitch.

Great menu...various offals, various veg dishes....had Crushed Cucumber, Morning Glory with Garlic, Sliced Pork with Enoki Mushrooms, Fire Exploded Pigs Kidney, Seafood Fried Udon, Boiled Rice all washed down with Jasmine Tea (leaf)...

The food it's nice and tasty but for the location and kind of food is not cheap, although is not expensive either. Nice service but avoid desserts!

We went here on a whim for chinese new year. The reviews on here weren't amazing but decided to give it a try. And I am so glad we did! The food was all delicious and unusual, lots of offal and some really hot szechuan dishes. The menu is huge with lots of variety and prices are all quite low and the staff were really friendly!

I feel I've only completely discovered chinese cuisine when I first tried food at Ma Po. I've been there several times now and it just can't stop amazing me. As I'm not very familiar with the culture and all variety of dishes the photo menu proves to be quite helpful and the staff is always there to assist you with any questions. This restaurant was a true discovery! The quality of their food speaks for itself as is always packed with chinese people and London's sinologists. Definitely going back soon!

Un restaurante con auténtico sabor asiático. Pedimos una sopa picante, dumplings, dos diferentes platos de pato, la hormiga sube al árbol y otro plato de honey pig.El ambiente es agradable, y el servicio muy rápido. Recomendable.

I asked for plain noodles for my son, they brought fried noodles with soy sauce and keep saying these are plain and would not bring plain noodles until I said I would pay for both dishes. Then when the bill came I saw they charged us for two regular dishes, they just left everything out except for the noodles! Absolutely awful, I felt they cheated us.

we have been having the take away , home delivery since it first opened. But this time we thought we would sit down and have a meal, wow, w\e went for all Szechuan dishes , and was not let down , different menu from take away . great hot and spicy food all washed down with sake and lychee martinis , great service and great food throughout.

We went for the Man and Wife Offal, and spinach with emoki mushrooms for appetisers - both delicious - and the Gong Bao chicken and hot and numbing pig's intestine for mains. Great flavours of Chinese vinegar and szechuan pepper, and the pig's intestine was like the best pork scratchings you've ever tasted. Compares favourably with the Bar Shu in Soho, and much cheaper, with friendly service. Be adventurous - you won't regret it!

Good quality/price ratio. A variety of dishes with clear pictures in most of the cases. Staff is friendly. The venue is nice. The toilets a bit old.

Solid Chinese restaurant which offers hot pots. Went there several times already. Food is good, service quick and friendly and perfect solution for a quick dinner. Frequently visited by Chinese people, which I think is a good sign. The only thing you should be aware of, don't expect chicken breast or best cuts of the beef... They do it the original way, chopping chicken into small pieces, you may find a bone here and there...

There's too much on the menu but it's mostly basic noodles, rice duck. But ear fungus yuk.Yes ear fungus is on the menu

Pancakes for Crispy Roast Duck all stuck together as one slimy lump with dry, shredded, tasteless Duck. Our Crispy Pork Belly with Special Fried Rice was was just large, flabby chunks that were tasteless accompanied by rice that seemed to contain small bits of vegetable and resembled something that you'd expect to find in a tin at a North Korean labour camp.I have never suffered such a thoroughly unedifying and disappointing Chinese meal anywhere in the world and at £18 this simply added insult to injury. Extremely unpleasant and only wish I'd read the numerous other appalling ratings before I'd gone there.

Okay so first of all, the service is fast and i mean fast compared to different restaurants. Prices are fine. Not overly expensive but average pricing. Taste was standard. They weren't that great for me but like a standard oriental restaurant. And lastly, the only thing that probably puts me off is the amount of oil you see in the plate after taking all the food. Nonetheless, worth a visit for a quick oriental dinner.

The food is worth five stars, I think. It's not super cheap, but it's very good value given how high the quality is. I'm knocking a star off because the service isn't great. Even when they aren't busy, they always seem keen to get you out the door. Be warned though, this is a serious Szechuan place. They used to do some Cantonese classics (badly) and they've dropped most of them off the menu now. So it's not the best place to take anyone who doesn't like spice or offal.

Leider enttäuschend.Das Essen war durchzogen:-Gurkensalat ok-Chicken mit Currysauce gut-Chicken Gong Pao schlechtDie Portionen für ein Nachtessen sind im Verhältnis klein.Das Essen war leider sehr schnell kalt, da die Teller nicht vorgewärmt waren. Ein Rechaud gab es leider auch nicht.Der Preis war ok.

I have been to that restaurant on Sunday the 17th of July with my boyfriend. It was a hot sunny day and we were looking forward our meal, as we both love Sichuan food.We first selected our drinks : he took glass a coca cola and I took an honey lemon tea, which was advertised under the section named “ICED COFFEE & TEA”The waitress barely listened/looked at my partner when he ordered for us. She then came back 2 minutes later with a coke and a boiling hot cup of tea!We tried to explain I ordered this because I thought it was iced because of the way it is written on their menu, and that I did not want to drink something that hot. She answered that it is “Iced coffee.. and regular tea”, and that it was too late and she left. Another waiter came round to take our food order a few minutes later, and we attempted to explain him what just happened (hoping he would accept to return my cup and bring me a real iced tea!), unfortunately he did not seem to understand a word, and brought us the bill.We paid, left without touching our drinks, and we are now determined we would never be back.Like I said their menu was confusing, I admit I did not check with the waitress before I ordered if the tea was hot or cold because for me there was no need to. At the end of the day it is only a cup of tea (Boiled tap water with a tea bag in it), they could have exchange it and they would not have lost two hungry customers.Very disappointed.

Had the six pound lunch again but bitterly disappointed with the hot and sour soup!Singapore noodles where very tasty and large portionStaff where attentive but really should let u finish soup before bringing noodles so they do not get cold.

We love this place! So does our family who live in Cambridge and never miss this place when in London. We have been visiting Ma Po since the day they opened. It is a Szechuan restaurant so if you want to understand why some people love this place so much you should avoid ordering cantonese dishes and go all szechuan. Be warned- it is spicy! There are few dishes on the menu that I always suggest to my european friends who are scared of szechuan pepercorns and chilli- gong bao checken, stir friend tender beef with egg and ear fungus,stir fried shredded pork with enoki mushrooms and similar. I think this restaurant has a solid fan base now and doesnt have to have cantonese dishes on the menu anymore. If you are a fan of szechuan food or never tried it but would like to give it a go then visit this place. It is well cooked,well priced and well portioned.

Love the lunchtime special soup and rice/noodle dish for £6 (cash only) and it is huge, hot and freshly prepared. One of our go to for a cheeky weekday lunch and it is often packed with young chinese people and professionals. The lunch does often come out with your soup and main dish together but I like it that way - if you don't then just ask. Have had the main menu a few times but this can work out expensive if you want to try a few dishes. The hotpots look lush and will one day try one.

If you go to a Sichuan restaurant and order quarter aromatic duck and seafood udon noodle soup then quite frankly you deserve bad service... but to be fair, if it's on the menu it's not your fault. I hope this restaurant forgets about accommodating British tastes and continues to serve up lavish helpings of super peppery Sichuan fare, and I hope there's enough Chinese students about to keep this business afloat.

这家餐厅的中文名字跟成都的著名景点一样，叫宽窄巷子，由此就知道这家是主打川菜。它们家的特色菜是九宫格火锅，锅底麻辣但吃完不会上火。

It come with hot and soup but is was neither! No spice and no sour.Had the Singapore noodles they also were bland I found although cooked nicely and good portion.Will not be going back well worth a MISS I say

Awful service unfriendly they kept a students phone as ransom until he came back with £5 cash from the machine they won't take anything les than a fiver on a debit card! We ordered lobster dumplings soup ribs ect it was absolutely tasteless we only ate the claws of the lobster it was tasteless would not eat here even if someone offered to pay the bill!

Do NOT order from this shop, very rude delivery guy, first of all, he didn't delivery food to our building, when I asked why, he said 'all bad people live in council flat' and called me 'stupid'! Never seen such rude person and service!

Just discovered this gem last week, went there for dinner with a friend and will be back. Great quality food, generous portions, speedy service, very reasonable price. The place is simple, not at all fancy but looks clean and totally appropriate for a casual, relaxed meal.

interesting well made food, nice spacious restaurant. lots of variety. near surrey quays overground.

Had a quarter of aromatic duck, to start which the waiter beat to pieces on the plate on the table, maybe just as well as it was cold and had no flavour. The seafood udon noodle soup was absolutley diabolical, warm and oily, some of those artificial crab sticks were submerged, along with some other parts of almost unidentifiable seafood, that were just like chewing rubber. This is one place I will not be returning to, better off nearby at the Surrey Docks with a good curry, or Wagamamas in the Wharf for proper noodle soup.

This is a place that seems to split opinions between great and ghastly. My friends who live locally and visit regularly rate it very highly. It is clean and looks good. The lunchtime menu is limited but has a wide enough variety. Portions are big enough and the quality is fine if standard. The rice cooked well and my BBQ pork perfectly fine. I would have to visit a few more times to see what the wider variety of dishes could be like. They do some authentic Chinese specialties it would be worth trying. Service efficient rather than effusive but if you want conversation go somewhere else!

My sister recommended this place to me and I am so glad I went! My family is Chinese so I love authentic Chinese restaurants! The menu is extensive and everything we ordered was fresh and delicious. If you are looking for a romantic restaurant with amazing decor, ambience and service then this is not the right place for you. Other reviewers have complained about the 'rude' service but I disagree. The service is fine - the food comes quickly, each dish when it is ready. You don't get the same full on service as you do in western style restaurants with the staff coming and checking up on you, but if you want something you just ask! I highly recommend the deep fried salt and pepper chilli squid!

We go to this place quite often- less now that my bf has moved away from Surrey Quays.The food has always been tasty. We've never had any problems anyway. Our favourites are the gong bao chicken, salt &pepper squid and spicy beef. For us it's the right amount of spicy- the duck in beer is probably just about pushing the limit. And also, there is plenty to eat for people who don't like spicy food. What I like about this place is that it is not like every other Chinese take-away that only offer special fried rice and spring rolls...The staff are... different. There is one lady we really like - she always greets us when we come in and for my bf's bday she even gave us free dessert which was nice. Because we go there quite often we have asked her for advice on dishes and what we should try next and she's always been very helpful. The rest are not as welcoming but it doesn't bother me really.I mean, yes, there is a lack of any decor pretty much and the rest of the staff could be friendlier but for what you get and what you pay.. I think it's quite cheap, the food is yummy and we'll definitely keep going back.

Surrey Quays is a rather unloved part of London and this restaurant, located on the main drag, seems to reflect the area. Service is, however, cheerful and efficient and the joint was (encouragingly) dominated by oriental customers the night we went. It's definitely not a destination for the ambiance though and there is an air of neglect at least in the section where we sat - discarded bits and pieces on an unused bar alongside, a burnt out light bulb overhead and a Formica table as backdrop to our meal. (The two reserved tables did have table cloths.) To be fair to the kitchen we did not go with what is the main culinary attraction - the hotpot, where you choose from a good range of ingredients and cook for yourself at a modest price (there's an all you can eat option for less than GBP 20 pp). That said, our alternatives were all over the place in terms of both taste and texture - the har gau pastry was far too thick, the stir fried whelks far too chewy (though the lotus root in the latter was fine) whilst the chili squid was excellent and the morning glory in oyster sauce delicious. The portions were quite large and the Tsingtao was nicely cold.

Very good food, The hot pot was delicious, the noodles were stunning, as every pieces we taken. I will definitely come back.

Mostly Chinese/Asians eat here, seems popular with them, and you can tell why. The place offers delicious authentic Szechuan Chinese food. As a Chinese person, I love it. The tastes are spicy, varied, and delicious as they should be. Szechuan is spicy also in the hot chilli sense. I've had the hot pot, which is divine. Dry stir fry vegetables, and tofu appetizer are excellent. For food, I would give this 5*. Overall, the service is average for a Chinese restaurant, to the point and down to business. Don't expect to be spoiled. Environment is ok, busy, noisy Chinese restaurant with no frills. Prices are ok for taste and quantity. Just go for the tasty authentic Szechuan Chinese food. And you'll enjoy it.

The food was spicy Szechuan. Szechuan peppers in plenty, also there was lots and lots of chilly oil (£1.50 a jar from any asian supplier). Fun to eat, makes the eyes water and the nose run. At the third time of asking a waitress picked up some paper serviettes. She looked in her hand and put one back. The remaining two were handed over to the three of us.The place was dingy, furniture stacked up by the toilets at the back. Authentically South-East Asian. No money wasted on decor and no effort at serviceWell authentically South-East asian until the bill £72 for three without wine in SE16, don't be daft.

Having moved to the area recently we were excited to find a local Asian restaurant. We were soon horribly dissapointed. The service was rude and we felt unwelcome. The food was average, there are plenty of Chinese places in the area that serve much better food. Then came the time to pay. When we gave them our card and it fully charged they said it didn't work. Eventhough it was clear it already charged. They said they don't accept signature cards. So they demanded cash. Now that the card statements have come out it was clear that they did charge us already!! Outrageous. They also refused to give us the card receipt that actually went through! We will go back asap and demand a refund.

Please ignore the review entitled "oh dear" they could not be more wrong.My girlfriend and I discovered this little gem a few months back. We went in and flicked open the menu expecting the normal type of Chinese food (pancakes, chow mein...ect) Instead we found a totally different type of cuisine. You know why? Because this is an authentic Chinese restaurant, serving proper Chinese grub. You can still get the normal type of English stuff at the back of the menu.Yes - you need a little help with the menu. However, when we asked for them to recommend a few dishes, the staff we very willing to help.The food is amazing. It took less than 20 minutes to be served. A real taste explosion. My eyes have been totally opened to real Chinese cooking. The Hot pot is amazing. You know you are on to winner at this place as a lot of Chinese people eat here.It's clean and bright....maybe turn the Chinese pop music down a little...but apart from that. It's great. one of my favorite restaurants in London without a doubt.

If you wanna face an amazing horrible experience that's the right place for you! I've been here with my sister looking for a nice dinner but we found a place that looks very very neglected and dirty. First of all the menu is so hard to understand. So many dishes, not an explanation which sometimes when you're eating Asian food, you need! The service was sad..i mean one of the guy was wearing an hat, they were cold and unfriendly. We ask for some pork dumplings and they came raw. When we said that and show them to the waitress, she tried to make me look stupid like "you don't understand, they are cooked but steamed"..yes thanks but the meat was still live! So we had some "new" but you can really taste old meat.. disgusting. All the shop looked neglected and messy. I will never come back and would never suggest to anyone.

Had the spicy pot (you choose which ingredients to have). Was really impressed, decent portion, and really tasty grub! The squid was especially good!For the price of the beers, you would expect a bigger bottle though...

The food is quite good, although varying across dishes. Service is clearly not the best but still a good place for some authentic szechuan

Tasteless quasi Chinese food. Can't understand why anyone would eat here more than once. Staff offhand to the point of rudeness

I popped into the Ma Po for lunch when I was passing. There were very few customers and now I think I know why! The food was average and the service was poor. I received the Main Course while I was having my soup. Luckily it was a warm day or it would have gone cold before I would have had a chance to eat it. The quality of the food was average. When I was given the Bill (before asking for it!) I left my Debit Card down. I was told they did not take cards, only cash. Fortunately I had just enough cash to pay the bill but unfortunately not enough for a tip. The Restaurant had the usual 'Cards Accepted' sign on the window. A disappointing experience!, a pity as I love Sichuan dishes!

I came here with my family, we were in the area and thought it looked like a good place to eat. We left shocked. From the moment we entered the behaviour of the staff towards us was cold and uninviting. Dishes and cutlery were dumped onto our tables rather than placed.Our meals arrived at separate times, one of them very late. Some of the cutlery was dirty.We were unattended throughout our meal, nobody came to check that we were OK.Even requesting the bill felt like we had asked them to do a chore. A big - far from deserved - service charge was added without our notice (this was removed when I questioned it).As we left and said thank you and goodbye there was no response, just cool eyes following us out the door. Terrible experience, never again.

Authentic Sichuan food which is reasonably priced. The service is better than most Chinese restaurants and I will definitely return in the future!

if you are a fan of the sichuan food, that's the place. I have visited this place for dinner and we have indulged in a quite wide range of spicy food such as: mapu tofu, spicy kung pal chicken, sichuan-style minced green beens and some remarkable dandy noodles.The atmosphere was nice and the stuff pretty helpful. There is a 6 pound special deal for lunch from mon-fri. I will definitely be back!

all the fast food take a ways have gone down hill in this part of London, but this one is holding on thank god , you can sit in , if you can get a table , the local Chinese, all seem to eat here, from order to the door fast service , and very good food , hot and good size portions,