Barshu Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is good and well priced."
• "Barshu cares about food and it shows. Excellent menu, everything we saw being served in the restaurant looked fantastic."
• "I’ve always loved the restaurant because of its authentic Sichuan dishes."
• "Delicious chinese food from Sichuan in the heart of Soho."
• "It’s authentic Chinese- perfect for those who enjoy spice as some of the dishes are to die for!"
• "The food is delicious. This is the most authentic sichuan place in London I've been so far."
• "Absolutely amazing food. Get the salt and pepper soft-shell crab but don't get it to share- you will want the whole plate to yourself."

Cons:

• "I would give Chongqing noodles with minced pork a 1 out of 10- super dry, and the type of noodle is not the authentic one."
• "The Dry Pot is too salty, fish is not clean and and tastes fishy, mapo tofu has black pepper, and the draft beer is flat."
• "Expensive, used to be decent but last visit dishes were bulked up on cheap ingredients and very little flavour."
• "We weren’t crazy about the salt and pepper pork ribs because they were too dry."
• "The food was fine but just did not have enough mala flavours, this used to be the best Sichuan restaurant i had tried in London, but the food was toned down massively this time."
• "the food was incredibly salty, it isn’t actually spicy to an asian tongue because they put far too much salt to actually taste any spice."
• "The fried rice and beans were delicious but the Szechuan chicken was almost inedible. WAY too much peppercorn in the dish itself."

Service

Pros:

• "Extremely busy staff with a full house but they took good care of me, making sure I was warm enough and had everything I need."
• "Superb staff, knowledgeable and friendly."
• "The staff are wonderful, always greet and welcoming plus the food is out of this world!"
• "Barshu was recommended to us by a good friend. Me and my wife went there for lunch, from the moment we walked in the service was phenomenal, professional, polite and simply flawless."
• "Great interior, service and food!!"
• "Absolutely loved it. The restaurant had a lovely vibe, the staff were friendly and helpful, booking couldn't be easier (can be done online) and most importantly the food was delicious!"
• "Servers are efficient and attentive."

Cons:

• "So unprofessional staff and just awful experience!"
• "The waiting staff were unapologetic, annoyed even."
• "They had a booking after so we had to leave after finishing the food though."
• "The food is good and well priced however, the service is virtually non existent."
• "The servers in the restaurant often have trouble communicating in English."
• "Service - Not really up to the mark & lets down the overall experience!"
• "the staff weren’t particularly friendly or knowledgeable."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Environment was nice and elegant therefore price is a bit higher than Chinatown."
• "INCREDIBLE food and absolutely top tier service in a great location just across the street from China town proper."
• "Part of a group of three other restaurants in Soho. Authentic wooden furniture."
• "The restaurant had a lovely vibe."
• "The decor of the restaurant made me the biggest impression."
• "An absolutely wonderful evening, filled with authentic spicy Sichuan food, incredible decoration and excellent service."
• "The unique decor and dining atmosphere create a truly memorable experience."

Cons:

• "Very crowded restaurant, too expensive for what it’s worth, a bit overrated."
• "Not the cheapest place, and it can get pretty noisy upstairs..."
• "The vibe was quite cold and stressful to me."
• "The whole experience was not relaxing."
• "The chairs are comfortable to sit on, though they are a little bit difficult to maneuver around, especially with other customers sitting behind us."
• "Been there recently and experienced very poor hygiene level."
• "This dish. Is simply not what it says it is. I won't call a pork dish a pork dish when 90% of the dish is in fact carrots."