The Sichuan in Islington

The food atmosphere and staff are first class

Book advised. My second visit and this was a bit of a flyby. The food was delicious and arrived quickly, the staff was nice and efficient and I'll definitely be back. I've had better dumplings but they still made a nice and easy dish to snack on.

Great food, great service, reasonable prices. One of my new favourites.

Great selection of food, all amazing flavours. Spice levels are high but can be adjusted

Leslie is the kindest waitress 😊

Came here after being recommended by a Chinese friend. Friendly and efficient staff. Got the boiled fish in sizzling chilli oil and egg fried rice. Flavours were great and good portion sizes. Will come again

Everything was absolutely delicious! Service was great, and they knew exactly how much to recommend for our family of 5! Thank you guys so much for making our first night in London a satisfying one!

2 friends and I tried here as we were in the area. Really lovely food, great flavours. I had the Gong bao chicken, lovely sweet and slight spice to it, tender chicken. My friends had a beef noodle dish (not chow mein) and crispy calamari, both really lovely and well cooked/tender. We had 3 mains, one small rice, spring rolls and 3 drinks. Cost £75. They do add 12.5% to the bill just so you know!

The service was great, and the atmosphere was decent. However, as a Sichuan food enthusiast, and having partly grown up in Sichuan, I was deeply disappointed by the food. The dishes were far from authentic, and the ingredients were subpar at best.

Ate here during the week. Busy place and nice atmosphere. Food was ok nothing special. Service was ok but not very attentive. Had fried chicken dumplings (nice), crispy smoked chicken (not sure where they get the smokey part from, this was salty crispy chicken and bland) noodles ( these were fine, along with 2 beers. Total came to £46.00 which included service charge which I didn't see printed anyplace (maybe it was and I didn't see it) thought this to be very expensive for what it was. Won't be returning with prices like that.

Awesome place. The food is brilliant and the service is great. The staff are very friendly and very attentive. Lesley is a legend.

Fantastic restaurant. I’ve eaten here many times and always been very happy with the delicious food and friendly welcoming service.

chinese restaurant berry close to moorgate station. while the decor and the interiors can get a makeover, the staff that served us was polite and very considerate. we had the hot pot, the wonton soup and the egg fried rice. the soup and the rice had spot on flavours, the hot pot was okay, i didn't find the oil in it the most fresh. can pop in when youre in the area but dont travel to go here

Nice food, the deep fried squid was recommended and it was a nice choice

All amazing! Good food and service. Will be back very soon

We tried many different ones and I like all of them.

Excellent night, excellent service and fabulous food! Thank you

Cabbage with mixed pork was scrumptious Roast duck was a bit dry and dunked in sichuan soupiness but I like that

The food was really good. The Egg Fried Rice large, The Aromatic Beef, Crispy Fried Chicken and Vermicelli noodles was what we ordered. And they are all shareable between two people. The food quality was really good and the service was quick and a very nice atmosphere. I would definitely come again and recommend.

One of the few truly great Chinese restaurants in the area! Really good menu with heaps of options with all the good usual suspects. Proper restaurant but a fun vibe - theres even karaoke downstairs! Lovely staff and owner as well. Always a fun night

Amazing Food, Good portion sizes, good food and drink options, Large seating area, friendly staff.

Amazing,orginal sichuan food on amazing quality!!!

Had lunch today at this fantastic restaurant . This place is a diamond is every respect , you must go

Tuvimos una excelente comida en The Sichuan con un gran servicio y vino frío encantador. Teníamos los calamares de sal y pimienta y entrantes de pollo ahumado y estos se servían calientes y eran porciones generosas. Eran muy sabrosos con un montón de chiles y cebollas crujientes. Luego tuvimos park choi y hongos, cerdo con chile y col, carne crujiente de chile, arroz y fideos con brotes de judías. Todo fue servido caliente y junto y era realmente delicioso. La cantidad justa de especias en los platos de chile. El restaurante estaba bastante bullicioso ya a las 6 pm y el ambiente era genial, con un montón de espacio entre las mesas. Realmente recomiendo este restaurante!

This is a great place for authentic Sichuan food conveniently located in the City. It is a smart looking place, with ornately carvd Chinese wooden furniture and red laterns. It's pretty enough to bring a date here, which is not the case for a lot of authentic Chinese restaurants. Wait staff is attentive. Portion sizes are a little smaller than, say, Chinatown. We were a group of 5 and ordered two baskets of steamed dim sum and 6 dishes and had room for dessert, afterwards. One of our number can't handle spicy food at all (I know, so crazy to be at a Sichuan restaurant) but it was quite easy to order carefully enough for her to enjoy everything. One of my favourite dishes they do here is stir fried lamb with cumin. Very tender and tasty. Marked with one chilli pepper, so categorized as mildly hot, but the member of our party who can't have spice loved it's slightly middle eastern flavour. Gong bao chicken was very tender, and slightly sweet. Despite also being marked with one pepper on the menu. The sprinkle of whole dried chilli's adds more scent than heat as long as you don't bite into one. The cold chicken and spring onion appetizer had a tangy dressing and pickled bamboo shoots. Cold and pickled dishes are a classic part of a Sichuan menu. Pan fried prawns with asparagus is not a Sichuan dish but it was good and contained large succulent peeled prawns with fresh green asparagus and green peppers. Cantonese beef hor fun is also not a Sichuan dish but quite impressive. This dish is a good test of kitchen skills in a Chinese restaurant. The version at the Sichuan had plenty of wok hei, which comprises my test. This is the smokey charred flavour imbued by wok contents catching fire while being tossed. You just can't impart this flavour at home using a domestic burner because the temperature required is too high. Despite passing the wok hei test, I thought the hor fun could have looked more attractive if it had included some green onion and some dark soy. Di san xian is a non spicy Sichuan vegetable dish of aubergine, green pepper and potato where ingredients are first deep fried separately, and then stir fried together with a sweet and savoury sauce. The execution of this dish has been uneven at the Sichuan in the past, but tonight it was excellent because the first stage of cooking was performed at high temperature. We also had two baskets of prawn dumplings which didn't arrive at the beginning of the meal. Actually all the dishes arrived in random order, regardless of whether they appeared in the mains or starters section of the menu. Normally, I would expect that 7 dishes for 5 people wouldn't leave room for dessert. However, we shared raspberry and yuzu souffles, which are not really Chinese desserts. The raspberry was our favourite. We also ordered two tang yuan soup (a sweet soup with glutinous rice flour dumplings filled with black sesame paste) and one order of sweet potato fritters. We actually got two orders of fritters and one soup. For my taste, the dessert soup itself (not the dumplings) could have been sweetened a little more. We questioned the waitress when the fritters first arrived because we thought the serving size was large for a single portion. We were also erroneously charged for tea for 6 people despite being a table of 5. So check your bill and orders here, as mix ups do occur. Bookings are recommended as the restaurant was pretty busy on a Monday night in January.

Order over the phone. A bit mixed up with the ingredients but they sorted it out professionally, food amazing. Nothing to complain about 👍 will come back for sure.

I love The Sichuan restaurant. I work nearby and I have eaten a couple of times with work colleagues and we are never disappointed. I also recently took my family as I was so impressed with the food. It is very authentic food and delicious and I thoroughly recommend it.

The Sichuan is perfect for group dinners, it was our second year in a row having our Christmas dinner there, the food is so delicious! Will definitely repeat.

My team eats here often. Great food and service at a reasonable cost.

Great food and good service. I'd come back without.uch thought

Good and authentic flavours, generous and fairly priced portion... lovely service:)

Had a team lunch at Sichuan. Ordered lots of different things. Lotus root dish was surprisingly good, crispy duck good but the best dish was the Sichuan fish. Lovely and tasty fish.

Good food, just the right amount and tasty.

Delicious food with great service.

Visiting a friend who lives in Old street and we stumbled on this place. Quality food in a lovely setting.

12.5% ​​tip and we're not there already, especially if the waitress waves her hand in front of your face to get your attention while you're reading the menu.... Food at the level of any Italian Chinese restaurant but at a cost triple. Dried cauliflower.

I wouldn’t come to this restaurant on purpose, but if you work nearby, it’s fine. Quick service, and the food is decent enough.

Really excellent authentic Sichuan food at a reasonable price! Will be telling all my friends to come!

absolutely delicious food and amazing staff! Would definitely go out of my way to come again! Highly highly recommend

Beautiful decoration, warming and welcome waitress. Fresh Chinese food .

Lovely restaurant with lovely staff and very helpful food is great 👍 hope to get back

Delicious Chinese dishes we had.

What a gem. Me and my friend fully enjoyed our meal there. Delicious food, beautiful decor, very helpful staff. Pleasant afternoon . Thanks the sichuan at 14 city road. We will be back.

I don't normally leave reviews but wow, this place is so good. Authentic and the food is so good, not greasy and just so tasty!

Amazing food, we only popped out for a walk and run into this gem of a restaurant. Highly recommend. We will definitely be back. Thanks for looking after us.

Segunda visita para mi marido y yo, pero los amigos con los que estábamos han sido bastantes veces. Recibimos una cálida bienvenida de Lesley que es un activo para este restaurante. Ella es muy conocedora de la comida y realmente parece querer que los clientes tengan una buena experiencia gastronómica. La comida es tan auténtica y variada y no he probado mejor comida china en ningún lado. Sin duda volveremos a visitar pronto

Beautiful restaurant! Nice and clean! Food are freshly prepared. Love the place. Good for Christmas, friends get together. Will definitely come back!

Beautiful place . Love the food.

A nice restaurant - run by family. Authentic Chinese cuisine, I enjoyed it a lot.

Pleasant evening. Tasty food. The place is nothing special

We ordered for dinner the beef hor fun and the morning glory with crushed garlic. The hot fun was plain and lacked wok hei. The morning glory was fresh and garlicky. The service was quick and efficient.

Went mid afternoon for an early dinner. Not cheap, especially as to get variety you have to order sharing-sized servings. A beer, two mains and some rice were very tasty. Cumin lamb was good, not as fiery as I’m used to. Fish Fragrant Aubergine with minced Pork was also *very* tasty. Very good, quality ingredients. Fast service, ‘efficient’ servers! Probably would be better when busy and with a group to share and explore the menu. Seems like the real thing but lamb had no promised Sichuan peppercorn. I asked before ordering but maybe got lost in translation.

He estado mirando The Sichuan en el camino de Liverpool / Morgate Station a mi hotel durante mucho tiempo. El almuerzo de hoy fue una oportunidad perfecta. Llegué un poco temprano. Todavía no habían abierto, pero tuvieron la amabilidad de ofrecerme una mesa. Pero decidí volver después de una cerveza en un cercano: para cuando regresé el lugar estaba zumbando. Obviamente popular entre los asistentes al almuerzo del distrito financiero circundante, que inspiró confianza en el pedido. La decoración tenía un verdadero carácter de restaurante chino con muebles de madera de estilo Ming, que era tanto estético como funcional. No es un lugar normal para comer sin lujos. Me tentó ir a tomar un segundo vaso de cerveza junto con un plato de sal y calamares chili. Eso estuvo delicioso. Para la red pedí carne de res con comino y arroz al lado. Sobresaliente. Al estar hambriento, olvidé hacer clic en una foto. Gran valor. Pagó solo 34 libras esterlinas por una comida principesca.

Authentic Sichuan dishes. The spice level can be adjusted, often the peppers are more for giving aroma and fragrance than actual spicy hotness. Efficient service. Well priced. Will come again :)))

Was eating there. The food was too bland for me. The ambience is not nice. Came down. Not to feel good. Wouldn't eat there again. Never again

The food was terrible. I was staying in a hotel close by and ordered food worth over £28. Worst meal ever

Everything was delicious, very friendly and I especially recommend the dessert of rice balls stuffed with black sesame seeds.

The service is excellent and the taste is great

Great food, good service, fast serving and good portion sizes. Favourite Sichuan restaurant in London and one of the best Chinese restaurant in London. We had 3 dishes today and cost about £57.

Brilliant place, properly authentic which makes it a rare find! Love it

I'm one of those that kicks off by saying I don't ever leave reviews. This is my first. Basically inspired by the fantastic food. The place was clean, the toilets great (some places don't seem to care about the toilet experience) and the staff were on the right side of brisk without being rude. Once they warmed to us (we pretty much had to be guided through the menu) it was a big love-in so to speak. 4 of us. We had the fried fish. Beef with noodles. Peking duck. Wow! The fish was kinda extraordinary. None of us even asked what fish it was. It comes piping hot and literally swimming in a chilli and oil sauce with lotus plants and veg. Just utterly fantastic. Hot but so good. The beef with noodles had this smokey quality to it. Sticky and just ace. The duck was great but was hanging out with some big hitters. Really, we all thought it was fab. Never been before. Read some reviews, thought I'd have a punt. So relieved! I'll definitely go back. The menu is big, but hang a look at the specials. Our fish was on there. So, 9/10. Desserts - well....not so good really. Next time we'll probably skip off somewhere else for puddings. I still think of the meal in something of a reverie. I've had a fair few mediocre chinese meals. This place whacks a huge pin in for great Chinese food. So glad we found it x

This is rapidly becoming a favourite restaurant of mine. It is reasonably priced and offers a very wide range of tasty food - it's Sichuan, so it's really spicy (though they can tone it down when asked). Service is very friendly, I found. I love their noodles, and I would cross London (and do!) for their bitter melon (you love it or hate it!) with pork. I hope to become a regular customer in the future.

Really good Chinese cuisine. Not so spicy. The boiled beef bit too salty.

Friendly and super fast service. Wide variation of foods to choose from, and everything we ordered tasted delicious (not overly oily or salty), and came piping hot. Also got a pretty interior and more spacious than it looks from the outside. Only downside is the price - insanely expensive for what we ordered. But then it is Moorgate lol. Overall would recommend 👍🏼

We thought it was very expensive and we are from Madrid.

Overall 4/5 Went for dinner with friends, were greeted well. Authentic sichuan cuisine, but you have to tell them for replacing red chillies with sichuan if you really want to cry your eyes out due to spiciness. Must try: veg hot pot and mapo tofu, chilli beans.

Incredible food . Excellent service. I prefer spicy food so loved the spice levels. We had children and adults who did not want hot or spicy and they were super happy with the choices in the menu too.

Great food, large portions and friendly service! Highly recommend guys, great value all round.

Lovely staff and good food. What more can one want?

When we went there, there were only one more table. Very quiet restaurant. Food was not bad not surprising. When we received the bill, more than 10% was charged as service fee. I asked for removing service charge, but Chinese lady refused to remove it. I asked her whether it is mandatory to pay, and she said yes, everyone pays and it is this restaurant's rule. Im not sure since when London made paying service charge as mandatory.

Staff are good Taste similar sichuang flavor

La comida es increíble y Leslie es una leyenda absoluta! He estado viniendo aquí durante años y este lugar nunca decepciona - recomendaría altamente

Amazing overall service provided by Lesley. Definitely recommend this restaurant.

One of my favourite restaurants in London (and I've been to many). I couldn't recommend it highly enough. The hotpot (maocai) is absolutely delicious. Be warned though, it is very spicy, like most of the food here.

The Sichuan restaurant exceeded my expectations with its incredible selection of authentic dishes. The salt and pepper chicken wings were perfectly seasoned and crispy, while the boiling fish in chili oil packed a flavorful punch. The egg fried rice was the ideal complement to the spicy mains, balancing out the heat with its savory goodness. A definite must-visit for any food enthusiast seeking an unforgettable Sichuan dining experience.

Authentic Sichuan cuisine prepared with love. The atmosphere was calm, we felt at home. Very efficient and nice service. A place absolutely worth recommending. The portions are huge.

No service. Ordered one thing, got something else. If you have allergies, stay clear from this restaurant as you will be promised vegan food but given seafood hidden inside. Not a serious establishment.

The service was extremely poor. They were completely impatient when I asked a question and their attitude was arrogant.

Very delicious and authentic food!! Always happy with my order whenever I get takeout from here. The only thing to improve is the packaging, please make it more secure for delivery by sealing the container :)

The here was AMAZING although I would quite like to keep it a secret as want to make sure I can always go when I want!! All freshly cooked, lots of different flavours and just really really tasty

The service here was Brilliant! Lovely the ladies who served me - the food was pretty decent too considering this was a place I stumbled upon rather than made a point to visit. I really enjoyed my experience here.

Friendly staff with great services. The food was quite good but could be spicier.

Walked in and was greeted with so much kindness! I am currently at the table writing this because it was such a good choice of where to eat, couldn't wait to leave a review. NO REGRETS! I reccomend it if you are looking for a place to eat some good food.

One of the most famous Asian restaurants. It is always full! Delicious and very good service. The older English lady is the best♥️

I didn’t like the starters - prawn toast wasn’t the traditional triangle shape but rather looked like garlic bread, taste was ok. The fried dumplings were bland. The mains are good, really liked the braised beef with bean curd, super tender. Overall the dining atmosphere was good, staffs were quite attentive to pour our tea for us. Plenty vegetarian options and we were told we could ask to take out meat from dishes as well.

A quick bussines lunch.. Nothing fancy... Food was OK.

I'm here frequently on business, but Leslie, and team, always accommodate me with personable service. Food is superb, not found better across the city, so always come back. Thank you for your welcome, superb food and Leslie's warm welcome.

Great Food and Service. Real nice place to Dine

Was definitely a little worried when we walked in and when we said we had booked etc, the manager looked a little shocked to say the least. So we don't know if there was a booking problem? So we had to wait a little longer than we should have, which is a little embarrassing when you are with guests. That was the last of the problems though. Everything from then on was absolutely great, The service, explanation of the menu and some of the dishes and the quality and taste of the food was extraordinary. We all absolutely loved it - so authentic - will definitely be back.

had the fried rice and spring rolls. there was a little mix up with the order but they quickly corrected it. The large seemed a bit like the small tapped out in the plate however the spring rolls was probably the best i’ve had in a while and really nice fried rice. Not too salty worth a take away and eat in.

Not going back. Used to like this place. Took take away a noodle veg dish! I asked for vegan. As I am eating it am a bit surprised that many noodles in my dish are chopped. Then I wonder why I was charged 8 pounds more the previous time for same food. Final point, seafood in my dish. Appalled. Called and they don’t even answer the phone. I have no confidence in this establishment sadly. The waiter was a lovely lady. But am very disappointed that even though I specified no seafood or fish sauces I got bits of seafood in my take away. Very dangerous.

My second time here, came with a friend who lived in China and she said it was some of the best Szechuan she’s had in London. Location is great, had my favs Lotus Root!

We ordered 5 items which were all very nice but one was forgotten. It was only brought out once the lady came to clear our plates and we mentioned we were missing a chicken dish. The food didn't all come out at the same time, so we just thought they were still cooking it. 12.5% Service charge is automatically added to the bill.

Very delicious and abundant Asian food

I’ve eaten here three times already and was very satisfied every time. Had the vegan chow mein twice and vegan Singapore noodles and they were both really deicious and authentic. The atmosphere is nothing to write home about but the surrounding area, Finsbury square and the City have some spectaculous architecture.

Really nice people. So welcoming to a solo diner from America that wasn't sure where to eat.

May our server was superb.. If you don’t know the cuisine not to worry she will help you.. we loved prawns crackers with lamb briskets, butterfly prawns, some deep fried beans, Kungpoa chicken(aware of si chuan chilli can be bit overwhelming for beginners), Egg fried rice, Hot and sour soup.. the food was exemplary.. the veggies and mushrooms used in the food was fresh and authentic.. they get their major ingredients from their home town.. so if you have a taste for something authentic this is the place in North Greenwich.. Must try :)

Very tasty food! Their menu has a variety of options that are sure to please a group and the staff is helpful in making sure you had all you need. Some tables are more compact than others and some wobbly chairs may need a few moments for fixing, but nothing major to deter a stop. Id recommend the beef with cumin!

Ordered from Uber Eats for Chinese New Year eve dinner. The food was absolutely delicious. Yes, it took a while to arrive, but that's mainly because of the distance. However, the food arrived still warm and was really delicious. It was definitely worth the wait. I highly recommend it and will order again

I went there an hour before closing, and the store was quite busy. I ordered one each of noodles and roast duck, and both came out quickly and were delicious. The roast duck had a seasoning that made me want to eat white rice. It was just the right amount for two people. The staff were friendly, easy to make eye contact with, and came right away when I wanted to order.