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    East Meets West

    4.0 (3 reviews)
    ModerateSzechuan
    Closed 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 4:30 PM - 11:00 PM

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    Jin Jiang

    Jin Jiang

    5.0(1 review)
    8.8 miSt Johns, Deptford

    Jin Jiang is the kind of authentic Szechuan that is hard to find yet incredibly rewarding. You get…read morea bevy of usual dishes expertly prepared alongside what they call "adventurous dishes" which is the genuine Chinese cuisine which tends to scare off white people. Those adventurous dishes are what make this gem so amazing. Trust me when I say your taste buds will thank you for taking the path less traveled. If you check out the included photo you'll see a wide assortment of flavors on display, from spicy dumplings swimming in delicious hot oil to aromatic spicy crab, which was a surprise hit. Yes, there are spicy dishes a plenty at this place, but you'll also find plates suitable for milder tongues as well. The entire menu is packed with delicious food which will satisfy just about anyone in your group. Indoor dining isn't happening these days, but during my previous visits to Jin Jiang I always found the service to be friendly and attentive while the atmosphere was quite comfortable. Seriously, this is the kind of rare find (outside of your local Chinatown) that I want to support through these tough times because I love restaurants that work hard to expand the Chinese cuisine experience beyond the same boring stuff that has sadly become synonymous with takeaway. Give them a try if you're looking for something different. They just might become your new favorite Chinese.

    From the owner: We make the nice and delicious traditional Chinese food for all customers! We do Hot Pot, dry hot…read morepot,grilled fish and all spice Szechuan cuisine, We are new management with same chef! Look forward to your coming

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    Jin Jiang
    Jin Jiang - What an incredible spread from this lovely place. Pork, beef, chicken, crab, & even kidney. No one was hungry after this feast.

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    What an incredible spread from this lovely place. Pork, beef, chicken, crab, & even kidney. No one was hungry after this feast.

    Barshu - Spring rolls

    Barshu

    3.9(128 reviews)
    10.5 miBloomsbury
    £££

    Listen, if you don't know what putting your mouth through a paper shredder feels like, try the…read moreSichuan pork in chilli at Barshu. Barshu has been serving what I can only imagine is authentic Sichuan fodder, (for surely you couldn't make this stuff up) for a good 20 years. It sits a stone's throw from Chinatown, north of Shaftesbury and it's worth the short detour from the mainly Cantonese Gerrard St and its environs. Intimate and intricate, the space and the wooden carvings that adorn it. It gives a sense that the proprietors want to give you a flavour of their beloved Sichuan culture as well as their food. And they don't hold back. There's no catering for those of a nervous culinary disposition here. The menu is unfathomably and reassuringly long. If you will make use of every part of your animal, that's will happen. Pig's feet stand next to Pig's ears who listen intently to intestines as they growl that nobody is being brave enough to eat them. Sichuan pepper and chilli feature heavily in many dishes. Two things I can confirm. The pork is most definitely in chilli. And the Dandan noodles are most definitely, as described, legendary. I spent the weekend trying and failing to create the same unctuous loveliness that arrived in a bowl in front of me. A more comforting, yet powerful concoction it would be hard to produce and for under a tenner, an absolute bargain. The noodles are fresh, soft, chewy. We could be in italy were the noodles not smothered in a minced pork and sesame paste concoction that adds to the velvetiness. Smoother than the cream in a Twinkie, word up. the Pork in Chilli came on a plate they snaffled from Wimbledon ladies champ Iga Swiatek once she'd finished brandishing it in celebration. In amongst a million dried chillies which have been fried with Sichuan pepper, you'll find hard nuggets of pork. They have been incinerated and infused with the flavours of the chillies and pepper that engulfs them. To eat a nugget is to be met with an initial pleasant fragrantness followed by a mouth who's only means of protest is to find another one and do it all over again. The treasure hunt through the chillies is fun. Just when you think you've picked every last nugget, a little rustling around reveals another, and another, and another. By the time your mouth can take no more, it's numb and that means you can start on the chillies. It's a mission but it's worth it. Rather like a Dostoyevsky book, I'm not sure anyone's actually finished one of these but everyone declares their love for it nonethelessless. You might describe it as a statement dish, were your mouth able to make any statement at all. Don't panic. The sensation dies down after about 20 minutes alongside two or three beers which the house are happy to bring you quickly. If that doesn't quench the flames, Shaftesbury Ave has a handily placed Fire station. After the madness you are then left with a very pleasant feeling. One that says you've been out, eaten something bold, interesting, mad. And you're ready for action. Step back out into the Soho night and go get some. there's plenty around and if you've dined at Barshu, you are well primed to crack on.

    After lots of fish and chips, we were dying for some spicy food while in London. Barshu answered…read moreour prayers (at least mine for sure). Their Szechuan-style cooking reminds me of Spicy City in San Diego. Their Fragrant Chicken in a Pile of Peppers (we called it popcorn chicken in peppers) was great but had very few chicken bits. We loved their Barshu Smacked Cucumbers. It has some sort of peanut-flavored sauce and a perfect cool down from the spicy dishes. Barshu is a popular spot and only allows you 90 minutes to dine. Since it's London, their prices are on the high side with a small portion.

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    Barshu - Intricate and intimate surroundings

    Intricate and intimate surroundings

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    Sweet and sour chicken

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    Sichuan Garden - Storefront

    Sichuan Garden

    4.0(2 reviews)
    36.6 mi

    I believe this restaurant is a satellite branch of the larger one on Queens Road, which I haven't…read morebeen to, so I can't compare them. This one was newly opened and hadn't seemed to have really caught on yet when we went. I was at first let down by the menu that seemed to have the traditional Englishified options of chow mein and what have you, but when I turned the menu over I happily found some more authentic fare. I forget the exact name of what I ordered, but it was a very spicy chicken and noodle dish where the chicken contained bits of bone so there was some deft mouth work involved eat through it. I didn't mind this, having lived in Hong Kong for several years and being much used to the remove-meat-in-mouth-and-spit-out-bone procedure, but consider yourself warned if that's not your idea of a good time. I appreciated that it was authentically spicy, but it couldn't have been more authentically seasoned overall and less oily. I didn't regret my meal and found it decent and filling, but it didn't excite me enough to return.

    They cook really Chinese food, delivery is very busy . Eat in should been wait long time, next…read moretime I would to order takeaway . Notice that order the really Chinese food is on the back of the menu with Chinese and English language . In the front is English food. Recommend kongpao chicken, double cooked pork, beef in chilli oil soup, and a lots of veggie dish. It is very good restaurant.

    Jinli Chinese Restaurant - Lunch Special Menu

    Jinli Chinese Restaurant

    4.0(1 review)
    18.5 miHillingdon

    Just outside the Hillingdon hospital. I'm starting to think the owner of the hospital owns this…read morerestaurant and that they make you wait for your doctor for ages on purpose to let your Chinese food craving slowly grow so that you will pop in to this closest restaurant. They are all in cahoots! Very nice ambiant interior, clean, spacious, Chinese love songs in the background. But a bit drafty. Looks look the building used to be an old pub. Start off with the tasty complimentary prawn crackers and a red sauce. The mixed seafood soup was good, not at first, but it grows on you. It's a mix of mussels, shrimp, squid and vegetables. For main course had chicken Sezchuan and Cumin lamb. The odd mushrooms with the Sezchuan sauce was a strange choice that doesn't make sense. And no broccoli. Which for me is fine. I'm with George Bush on this one. The cumin lamb had somewhat of a spice imbalance. Too much cumin powder and too much flour coating. But very flavorful and a large size portion. You dim sum, you lose sum.

    From the owner: New decorated restaurant, stylish, warm and neat. Spacious parking are available for customers…read more Wide choice of food from traditional chinese dish menu and authentic original Chinese Sichuan dish. Popular and awarded grilled fish in the grill pan is worth to try. Two course special lunch menu only cost £10.99 with free choice bottle soft drinks. It is quick and bargain choice for work lunch beyond the sandwich.

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    Jinli Chinese Restaurant
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    East Meets West - szechuan - Updated May 2026

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