Barshu

Name: Barshu
Address: 28 Frith Street, London, United Kingdom, W1D 5LF
Telephone: 020 7287 8822
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 4.5

4.5

676 Reviews

£26 to £40

Chinese (Sichuan)

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The food of Sichuan province in southwest China is one of the world's great cuisines. Its most famous characteristic is its fiery spiciness, which comes from the liberal use of chillies and lip-tingling Sichuan pepper. But hot and spicy is only part of the story. Sichuanese chefs are legendary for their ability to combine many different tastes into exquisite complex flavors. Some of these are robustly spicy, while others are delicate and teasing. And the use of chilies is so inventive that their taste never palls.

At Barshu we want to bring you the best of the authentic flavours of Sichuan. So look out, among others, for the seductive 'fish-fragrant'combination of pickled chilies, ginger, garlic and spring onion, the addictive fieriness of 'numbing-and-hot' flavored dishes, and the refreshing tones of a 'ginger-juice' sauce.

We hope you enjoy your food.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

10 Aug 2022

19:00

Booked 24 times today

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020 7287 8822

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Chinese (Sichuan), Chinese, Asian
Hours of Operation
Tue–Thu, Sun 12:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 12:00–22:30
Phone number
020 7287 8822
Website
http://www.barshurestaurant.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Private party facilities
Barshu has many private dining areas that allow us to offer a range of event types, like corporate entertaining, celebratory birthday, engagement party or celebrate special occasion, for groups up to 50. We offer authentic Sichuan cuisine and range of wine list which will suit most requirements.
Private party contact
Chew: 020 7287 8822

Location
28 Frith Street, London, W1D 5LF
Area
Soho
Parking Details
There is street parking after 6.30pm
Public Transit
Leicester Square underground station, Tottenham Court Road underground station
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Barshu Platter£26.90
Spring Rolls (Mixture of Prawn and Pork)£12.90
Mouthwatering Sichuan Chicken£12.90
Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs£8.90
Thin-Sliced Pork Rolls in Spicy Garlicky Sauce£9.50
Barshu Smacked Cucumbers£8.50
Cloud Ear Fungus with Coriander£8.50
Buckwheat Noodles with Chicken Slivers£8.90
Fish-Fragrant Prawns (3 Pieces)£12.90

Soup Selections

Traditional Sour and Hot Soup£5.50
Barshu Sweet Corn Soup£5.50

Fish Selections

Boiled Sea Bass with Sizzling Chilli Oil£36.90
Sliced Sea Bass with Fresh Chillies and Sichuan Peppercorn£34.90
Sliced Sea Bass in a Soup of Pickled Mustard Greens£36.90
Sliced Sea Bass with Fresh Tomato£34.90
Sweet and Sour Crispy Sea Bass£34.90

Seafood Selections

Barshu Fragrant and Hot Lobster£45.90
Stir-Fried Lobster with Ginger and Spring Onion£45.90
Barshu Fragrant and Hot Shell-On Prawns£26.90
Gong Bao Prawns with Cashew Nuts£24.90
Stir-Fried Prawns with Sichuan Chillies (in Shell)£24.90
Savoury Seafood and Beancurd£26.90
Fried Prawns and Beancurd in Fish Fragrant Sauce£24.90
Steamed Scallops with Garlic and Bean Thread Noodles
- Minimum 2 Order£7.90
Steamed Scallops with Chillies and Bean Thread Noodles
- Minimum 2 Order£7.90

Pork Selections

Twice-Cooked Pork£15.90
Water-Boiled Pork Slices£16.90
Fish Fragrant Pork Slivers£15.90
Sweet and Sour Pork£15.90
Red-Braised Pork with Beancurd Puffs£16.90

Beef and Lamb Selections

"Water-Boiled" Beef Slices£18.90
Stewed Beef Brisket with Beancurd Sheet£18.90
Stir-Fried Lamb with Hot Peppers£18.90

Poultry Selections

Fragrant Chicken in a Pile of Chillies£26.90
Gong Bao Chicken with Peanuts£16.90
General Tso's Chicken£16.90
Stir-Fried Chicken with Black Beans and Garlic£16.90
Minced Chicken with Preserved Mustard Green£16.90
Served with Lettuce Wraps

Vegetable Selections

Plain Stir-Fried Pak Choy£14.90
Cauliflower with Sliced Pork and Fresh Chillies£14.90
Fish Fragrant Aubergines£14.90
Pock-Marked Old Woman's Beancurd with Minced Pork£14.90
Hand-Torn Cabbage with Vinegar and Chillies£14.90
Stir-Fried Cabbage Slivers with Bean Thread Noodles in Salted Chilli Sauce£14.90
Dry-Fried Green Beans with Minced Pork£14.90
Dry-Fried Asparagus with Minced Pork£16.90
Stir-Fried Potato Slivers£14.90
Stir-Fried Potato Slivers with Vinegar and Chillies£14.90
Scrambled Eggs with Chinese Chives£15.90
Scrambled Eggs with Tomato£14.90
Farm Beans with Pork and Black Bean Sauce£15.90

Grain Selections

The Legendary Dan Dan Noodles with Minced Pork£6.50
Barshu Boiled Crescent Pork Dumplings in Chilli Oil Sauce£6.50
"Farmhouse" Fried Rice
- per person£4.50
Plain Steamed Rice
- per person£2.90

What 676 people are saying

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.3Service
4.2Ambience
4.1Value

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MartinK
Cancun
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall5food4service3ambience4
Most of the dishes were excellent. But I ordered the Chicken with Chili Pods (number 65). I'll get to the number in a second. The dish was horrible which prevented me from giving a 5 star. Basically, where was the chicken??? It was a dish of stir fried chili pods with Szechuan peppers. I suppose the chili were to other little fried something no more than 2mm. I expected pieces of stir fried chicken. The other issue that I had was the ordering system. We were given a sheet of paper with the dish numbers. on it. I would much rather discuss the menu with a server and ask questions. As it turned out, I had to wait for well over an hour for my dish to arrive. Long after everybody else in my party had finished their meals. My fried rice sat in front of me for almost 30 minutes before the entree arrived. For the price paid, I think the restaurant missed the mark. But I would return and give it another try knowing what I know now.
J
John
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Highly recommend the Barshu Smacked Cucumber for its unique savoury flavour that can't be found even in other Sichuan restaurants.
CG
CharuG
London
6 reviews
vip
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on 31 July 2022
overall4food5service3ambience4
Delicious food - very specific and we find ourselves coming back for more!
JN
JulianN
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 26 July 2022
overall4food4service4ambience3
Great food, great service, slightly downbeat atmosphere
M
Mike
Washington DC
4 reviews
vip
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on 24 July 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Really enjoyed our food and the experience
PW
PatrickW
Charleston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 18 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastik food. Best Sichuan I’ve had outside Chengdu. Highly recommended for any occasion you want to enjoy Sichuan food
JO
JeremyO
Melbourne
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on 15 July 2022
overall1food1service1ambience2
Food was bland - all salt no spice. Very oily. Felt sick after - never felt bad after sichuan food before.
GL
GL1687
New York Area
15 reviews
4.0
15 reviews
Dined on 11 July 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Good is good but on oily side. Maybe the food in ordered. Service is good. Worth going
s
sushigil
Washington DC
16 reviews
vip
3.0
16 reviews
Dined on 9 July 2022
overall3food3service3ambience4
I used to love this place. It’s been about 7 years since I was here and ordering some similar and some different things we found the use of Szechuan peppercorn seasoning was overpowering on the aromatic chicken and Dan Dan noodles in particular. Don’t remember anything like that from the past. Atmosphere is still lovely. Service was odd with a paper ordering system and rather inattentive coverage by a mix of folks speaking great to almost no English. Our rice never arrived and was cancelled. Spare ribs were great, as were fried lotus and hot sour soup. Fried squid (salt and pepper) was very good. Overall I was disappointed and my wife wasn’t so impressed for her first visit. Should have ordered one of the whole sea bass dishes. Were great in past and still seem strong based on our neighbor’s dish and comments. I’d try again but not sure my wife would be onboard.
W
Willriley123
London
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 9 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Not been for a while but was as good as before. Efficient service and excellent food!
MN
MargaretN
London
7 reviews
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on 7 July 2022
overall4food5service3ambience5
Lovely food. Be aware potion sizes have vastly increased ( a good thing Ofc).
A
Angelatto
London
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 7 July 2022
overall3food4service2ambience2
We had 1hr 30mins from the entrance then to finish the food. The restaurant was boisterous and full of people so at one point we had to shout at each other to communicate. The food took over 40mins to come and in the end, it felt like we had to rush to finish the food. The waitress and waiters were so busy and focused on cleaning and setting up other tables that there were unpleasant clanking noises from the dishes. Overall the food was wonderful but you will need to be prepared with the atmosphere before you visit the place.
KP
KrupaP
London
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on 7 July 2022
overall3food3service2ambience1
Some dishes were nice. Some items were labelled as vegetarian and had meat in them which i find terrible. Service was OK, some people don't really understand English which was awkward. They sat us really close to another table which was so uncomfortable and they didn't move us. It was meant for a special anniversary dinner and it didn't feel special at all.
BW
BenW
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 5 July 2022
overall3food4service2ambience3
One of the waitresses was incredibly rude, and we were placed in a random side room. Food was okay though a little pricy.
JZ
JunZ
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 4 July 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very good restaurant. I will recommend to my friends.
RR
RosalindR
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 30 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great classy restaurant on the edge of Chinatown. Really good food.
NA
NotAFoodie
London
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on 24 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent food and wide range of delicious dishes. Superb food
M
Mike
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 24 June 2022
overall3food4service3ambience2
Considering reservation was made service as extremely rushed. Arrive on time, we’re told they needed the table back in 1:45. ate and were brought bill immediately without asking. Then were told we need to get going in 10 mins To free up space. Total time spent at restaurant 58minutes. Considering bill was 90 for two I would expect slightly less rushed service especially with a reservation. The waiter didn’t even stick to the time he told us when we sat down. Good but not amazing
AS
AbhishekS
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 19 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Super delicious food . Highly recommended !! Will go again soon
M
Midharrypotterdiner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 17 June 2022
overall4food5service2ambience4
The fish in pickled vegetable soup was great and the flavours are generally authentic. The service was pretty terrible as we were getting out seats, the man behind the bar was rude and unhelpful but the other staff member was then apologetic for his behaviour.
JH
JohnH
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 15 June 2022
overall4food5service5ambience3
Very good food. Lots of chillies as you would expect. Slightly on expensive side but quality and portions very good.
CC
CharlesC
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 9 June 2022
overall4food5service5ambience3
The food is really excellent, I lived in China for many years, this is the real thing
j
jnistic
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall4food4service5ambience5
Really nice experience, food and service were very good. Keep in mind that dishes flagged as spicy are -really- spicy!
KM
KristineM
London
8 reviews
vip
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Stopped on for post-show dinner. Was amazing. Second time there. Very generous portions. Amazing fresh food. Incredible flavours. Had my favourite mapo tofu and their cabbage. So good!!!
GS
GabrielS
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Was a nice, friendly atmosphere with plenty of light. We were upstairs and waiter happily agreed to let us move to a free table right next to the window even though all tables were eventually taken. Busy evening but waiting staff coped well. Food was nicely served and everything we had was tasty. Would go back and try the dry pot dishes which we didn't get to order. Overall all great, would definitely go back.
MT
MollyT
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 3 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food here is incredible. We have been back twice and will be back again
JB
JonathanB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 1 June 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
a wonderful experience in the heart of China town, We will return Thankyou !
TD
TrickyDicky
London
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on 30 May 2022
overall4food5service4ambience4
Great food, with a long but easy to navigate menu. Remember this is not Cantonese so has a different range than the usual Chinese.
IR
IanR
New York Area
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 30 May 2022
overall4food5service3ambience3
Excellent food. Not at all helpful for my GF niece despite giving them notice. She enjoyed her boiled rice and steamed greens. Would it not have been possible to steam a piece of fish for her? That said what my wife and I ate was excellent, very authentic and well spiced. Again better service might have enhanced our dining experience rather than filling in the order sheet on the table with no assistance from staff. Service improved later in the meal as my street cred went up as I dissected the fried sea bass, bone by bone!
j
joed
London
4 reviews
vip
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on 27 May 2022
overall2food2service1ambience1
This is my third time there .. his time very disappointed. Food was very average and below their normal high standard and the service was off hand and a bit charmless
SC
SharonC
Dorset
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on 22 May 2022
overall1food1service1ambience1
Over priced, ordered came incorrect twice. Still added to the bill with the service charge would not go again.
N
Nisha
London
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 21 May 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
The food was delicious - we ordered a range of dishes that were all full of flavour. The service was lovely and the atmosphere was busy but not overwhelming. The decor was lovely too. Plus the price of our meal was incredibly reasonable, especially considering we ordered wine and cocktails along with lots of food. Would certainly return
NN
NomNomNom
London
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 20 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I love Szechuan food and haven't been to Barshu in like 10 years. Loved this experience so much. Brought two friends who literally could not believe how great the food was.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 19 May 2022
overall2food2service2ambience1
The lighting is like an operating theater, the welcome was non existent, the food very average.
AM
AndrewM
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 19 May 2022
overall4food4service3ambience4
Always exciting flavours - one of my favourite places
P
Peach
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 14 May 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Really good Chinese food, fresh material and patient service
j
jenniferh
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on 12 May 2022
overall3food3service5ambience4
Food was disappointing. Too much sauce and not nuanced enough flavours. Expected better for the price. Portions also too large if only two eating so you can’t try much. Smaller dishes at lower price would be better. Staff very friendly and efficient.
HW
HughW
London
10 reviews
2.0
10 reviews
Dined on 10 May 2022
overall2food2service1ambience1
Went to the restaurant on recommendation from a friend that it had good spicy food. Staff are almost deliberately unhelpful when asked about things on the menu. There was a lot of food served but none of it worth writing home about. Hot and sour soup was way too salty. Not going back.
R
Redbaron
London
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 9 May 2022
overall4food4service3ambience4
Great food. Great place. Only slight issue was that we asked for the soup to come first and the rest afterwards. But it all arrived together.
JG
JonathanG
London
5 reviews
vip
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on 9 May 2022
overall4food5service4ambience4
Very good Szechwan cuisine. On the pricey side but difficult to find cooking of this type of cuisine anywhere in Uk at this quality. A pleasure to return after Covid years of absence

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitising
- Surfaces sanitised between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitised menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitiser or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waiting staff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Barshu does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo and Supper London. Barshu also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 020 7287 8822.

Barshu is rated 4.5 stars by 676 OpenTable diners.