Sichuan House Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The restaurant has a lively, busy atmosphere typical of many authentic Chinese restaurants."
• "If you like spicy hot good this is the place."
• "Atmosphere at peak times feels just like in China too."
• "The place looks like an authentic Chinese restaurant, lots of Chinese guests, a sign that the food is appreciated by connoisseurs."
• "Nice food. They are not shy of making the food spicy."

Cons:

• "It's quite rare to find a Chinese restaurant that does desserts but the ones here are very good."
• "And the restaurant is very crowded during the busy times."
• "It was really busy at 6.30pm on a Monday evening so would recommend maybe go after 7ish if you want to avoid a crowd."
• "The place is fairly small and seems to stay constantly busy."
• "The whole time we were there it was packed."

Service

Pros:

• "The servers were very friendly and attentive and service was quick."
• "Service was fast despite the hustle and bustle."
• "Great Chinese cuisine. I've been there twice in my short stay of 5 days in Edinburgh. Worth a visit for anyone who's interested in Chinese food. The services are good as well."
• "The service was efficient and fast, the food was freshly prepared."
• "We were looking for non-British Chinese, if you know what I mean. Very authentic food here."

Cons:

• "Their hot and soup was terrible. When we asked the server, she lifting the bowl to smell and agreed that it’s probably a generous dose of vinegar."
• "The food was nice, however the starter came out with my main course!! Then my partner had to wait for his main and then we both waited for the sides."
• "The staff don’t speak very good English so ordering was a challenge."
• "The staff are quite helpful to non-Chinese speakers which is useful because the menu is sometimes confusing."
• "Service was not great. We were annoyed we had chosen it."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and the portions were so huge that we packed a box with leftovers to take home."
• "Everything was outstanding. Highly recommended."
• "An amazing restaurant. Food was so delicious and spicy."
• "Nice food. Good value for money. The dishes are a good size even if they seem small in the photos."
• "This may not be the usual go-to place, but for a special occasion it is very nice! High-quality service and the food is very delicious."

Cons:

• "I ate staple nails in their food. They responded by telling me to find my own solution from the platform's customer service."
• "Their hot and soup was terrible. It just tasted weird and indelible."
• "The veggie fried rice was also a joke. Just steamed rice with veggies— like baby food."
• "The food taste fairly bad, every dish had a lot of starch added in... including red bean soup.. it is actually a sugar starch water with few red beans in it!"
• "The worst curry I’ve ever tried. It was absolutely tasteless and disgusting consistency."