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Barshu, London,
Barshu, London,
Barshu, London,
Barshu, London,
Barshu, London,

Barshu

4.4
4.4
897 Reviews
£26 to £40
Chinese (Sichuan)
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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2 people

19:00


Booked 13 times today

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

What 897 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4
4.4 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 4.1Value

NoiseModerate

897 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Birmingham

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall4food5service5ambience5
    Great food! Always great place for some authentic Sichuan food. One of my favourites.

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  2. Jumon

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place great food. We’ll be back next time in London.

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  3. davidx

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 23 November 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    The waiter who looks like Chinese but doesn’t speak mandarin was really rude to us , we won’t never come back !!!!!!!!

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  4. Elvis

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The best Chinese restaurant in town! Spicy Sichuan!

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  5. Natasha

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 November 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Wonderful food and restaurant - recommend the whole fish dishes

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  6. SeanC

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious authentic Chinese Food. Spicy and varied with a hugely interesting menu. We had a fantastic dinner. Great food, lovely restaurant and good service. Will be going again.

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  7. StephenG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Staff were attentive and the service was very prompt. Food was good quality and I would recommend.

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  8. EdenV

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 13 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was amazing 🤩 Thanks. We had a wonderful evening.

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  9. AZZW

    Manchester

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 11 November 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Overall good authentic sichuan food, value for money and taste is spot on. The tree mushroom chicken soup is a bit of a let down though but that’s not really a speciality for the region.

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  10. Orville

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 11 November 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great food and excellent service, good atmosphere in the restaurant and we were well liked after

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  11. ColinD

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 November 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Great lively atmosphere, lovely spicy sea bass dish. Would very happily recommend to others.

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  12. GabsJ

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 8 November 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience5
    Loved dining at Barshu food was tasty, Restaurant has a lovely vibe. Slow on service as we were missing dishes but they are very accommodating and I would definitely eat there again

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  13. SoniaS

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 October 2023

    overall2food1service4ambience3
    I’d assume that the food was ready made. We ordered 4 dishes and everything arrived within 5min. Service was good however food was disappointing. The shuizhuyu, oil poached seabass was not good, the bean sprouts in it was not seasoned at all. Overall was £93 for two people, we only ordered soft drinks. The price is okay, but not okay if it’s not tasty. For both hot dishes we ordered, nothing was hot but only warm and oily. Before all I heard was good reviews about this restaurants from close friends, but personally defo not visiting again.

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  14. EURts

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 October 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Fantastic food, very quickly served, truly chinese experience

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  15. Paul

    London

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 27 October 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    Great meal as always - will be back for sure. Friendly staff and excellent food.

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  16. Chris

    London

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 25 October 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    You need to come with the right expectations. It’s a noisy, busy restaurant with good food and your clothes will reek of oil afterwards. My favourite dishes are mostly the dry ones (prawns with chillies are fantastic!). Personally, I prefer to give the oily dishes a miss because whatever it is you are ordering it is indeed swimming in hot oil. Service is fast and efficient.

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  17. GaelE

    Greater Boston

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 October 2023

    overall4food5service1ambience3
    No one explained menu Checking off an order form is bad We did not get two items that we ordered

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  18. HalaS

    London

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 20 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious authentic food - the menu was huge and a bit confusing and we were greedy so we ordered a bit too much. But we took the rest home in a doggy bag.

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  19. MargaretP

    Toronto

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 14 October 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food and lots of it! The service was quick and friendly. The atmosphere was lively, but not loud. Highly recommend the green beans with minced pork.

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  20. Oghilly0896

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 13 October 2023

    overall3food2service2ambience2
    Staff were not friendly. Food came out cold and the prawn fried was bland

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  21. TessaB

    London

    4 reviews

    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 8 October 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience3
    Very good food, as usual, but too noisy for us. Impossible to have a conversation.

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  22. GailG

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 8 October 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    A great Chinatown restaurant, super authentic and incredible food! Very busy but waitstaff was good! Only drawback was that it was warm that day and the dining area was a bit stuffy and needed to be a bit cooler, but overall it was a great place!

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 6 October 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Fantastic place - always great food and always busy. Great varied menu - helps if you like it hot!!

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  24. Globalbyr

    London

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on 4 October 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Dry wok prawns are exceptional (without shell) and the mapo tofu is the best in London

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  25. CaesarL

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 28 September 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Great atmosphere only too noisy for proper conversation. Food was tasty and came very quickly.

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  26. Arty

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Superb Sichaun cuisine in Soho. The legendary mouth-watering chicken, dan dan noodles, and lamb ribs are particular highlights, but it's all excellent.

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  27. Jessica

    Washington DC

    40 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    40 reviews

    Dined on 22 September 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience2
    Everything we ordered was too oily. Flavours were good, but a bit heavy on the Chinese peppercorns. And a lot of oil. Better to dine here as a large group, the portions are sharing size.

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  28. RozyR

    London

    17 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on 16 September 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    Went to Barshu for lunch on Saturday, we weren’t disappointed. This was my second visit and the first for my companion and had the best Chinese for a long time. We had vegetable fried rice, lamb cooked with cumin and stir fry chicken with chillies. It was delicious.

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  29. Wordgirl52

    New York Area

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 16 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is my second visit in a week. If I weren’t leaving London tomorrow I’d go again. Best Szechuan ever. I miss I Ming but Barshu is as good, perhaps better.

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  30. KrishnanB

    South Wales

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 15 September 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Very tasty Szechwan cooking. Being vegetarians , we had mixed vegetables fried rice, stir fried beans, ma po tofu and peng bean curd. The mala spiced peanuts as an appetiser was fantastic and i bought a couple of boxes home. Overall excellent tasty food with noticeable differences depending on which chef cooks your dishes on the day.

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  31. MariaE

    London

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 15 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This is my 4th visit to the restaurant. I like it!

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  32. StephanieZ

    Cleveland

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 12 September 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was fantastic and service was good! I had the fish filets in sour soup and the fish fragrant eggplant, this is probably the best fish fragrant eggplant I have ever had.

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 September 2023

    overall2food3service3ambience3
    Unfortunately, I must admit that the menu card is a bit difficult to understand if you do not know the plates. A but of a help would have been appreciated

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  34. SamanthaJ

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 September 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Service was so bad - long waiting time & out waiters were so rude. The older woman and the tall man, both with black hair. Rude. Wouldn’t recommend

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  35. JerryCH

    London

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 9 September 2023

    overall2food5service2ambience1
    The food we had was excellent, but the two smaller items called "Tapas" (which implies "before the main course") were dropped upon us together with two main dishes; all this on a tiny table for two next to the crowded and congested entrance and the cash counter. After protest, the food situation was corrected. The place was extremely noisy (no normal conversation possible across the small table ), the service was speedy, but robots wouldn't have been less personal. The toilets are a below standard; we wondered what the Michelin inspector really saw and experienced...

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  36. BBLondon

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 6 September 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Great selection. Many different flavors. Good prices. The ordering process is a bit confusing

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  37. WilliamM

    Dublin

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 September 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Exceptional food, great staff, waiter gave good advice. As good as it gets.

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  38. Esther

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 2 September 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    Very very tasty food and lovely atmosphere, will definitely be going again

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  39. tryanythingonce

    London

    57 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    57 reviews

    Dined on 29 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Early evening dinner at Barshu was excellent in all respects the Tapas menu delivered lots of delicious tastes and service was prompt and friendly it is more expensive than other Chinese restaurants but well worth it Will be back to explore more of the menu

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  40. KimB

    London

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 28 August 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best Chinese food in London!! It definitely worth the price

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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 4.4 stars by 897 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people

19:00


Booked 13 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Barshu

28 Frith Street, London, W1D 5LF

Additional information

  • Area
    Soho
  • Hours of Operation
    Tue–Thu, Sun 12:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 12:00–22:30
  • Price
    £26 to £40
  • Cuisines
    Chinese (Sichuan), Chinese, Asian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    There is street parking after 6.30pm
  • Public Transit
    Leicester Square underground station, Tottenham Court Road underground station
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    020 7287 8822
  • 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
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