Walked in for lunch around 1pm and was greeted by dirty looks and "why are you here?" stares. I asked if I could sit at the bar and got a curt answer, "Not open until 5pm". I was seated in some dingy old dark room with uncensored rap music blaring (yes, must have been the host's favorite playlist!). At that point, I knew this wasn't going to be good. Immediately got up and left. Headed down the road about 2 miles and stopped at Peppercorn House for the best lunch experience ever. Stay far away from Sichuan!!!
Ogechi Singh
I absolutely love this place. Everything was just delicious. We ended up getting a number of plates and just shared everything. There wasn't a single dish we tried that I didn't care for. Both food and drinks were top notch. As we were eating, I was already making plans for what I would try next time I come here. The atmosphere was super chill. The staff was very friendly and accommodating to our very large group that ended up needing to be split into a large group and a smaller group. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mahsa Kashani
Delicious sichuan restaurant. We are fans of the sister restaurant in Brookline, but decided to give this place a try. We were seated despite having no reservation on a saturday night. Our server was very nice, but the host was a bit grouchy. Atmosphere was great, wished we could have explored more of the restaurant though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Amy C.
I was expecting so much and maybe that was my first problem. It has a very starbucky feel to it with very impersonal service. Food was unremarkable and not very flavorful. The drinks were just OK especially for the price that they are charging and the effort put into creating their craft libations. At least, if the service was personable and not so robotic, it might’ve been a better experience, but I’m not even sure about that. I won’t be returning.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Dannie Wang
The food wasn't great. Very disappointed at the Sichuan pickles, it shouldn't be swimming in chilli oil. The crispy cumin fish didn't taste cumin at all. Dan Dan noodles not authentic. The duck appetizer was ok. The chi chi martini and uncle Harvey's airplane were very
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Patrick F.
I've been to Sichuan Garden several times. Amazing cocktails, great food. Best restaurant in the area.
Anthony DeMarco
This place always delivers - solid menu and good quality. The building is also very old and interesting - checkout the second floor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terri Walter
Like nice but didn't go there
angelica waterhouse
I had gone there last night 1/11/2024 around 7:30. I was supposed to go to a speak easy and Boston and instead of taking the drive we decided to come to this restaurant. I will say I was so surprised with the whole experience. The atmosphere is just something you don't normally get everywhere because its legit a house lol Which i loved.We sat at the bar and were immediately greeted by the bartender who was probably the highlight of our night. Great conversation was handling all clients in a timely manner and the drinks were just beautiful and tasted amazing. The food was ok, but we just tried apps so i feel like i would have to go back and try other things.I def recommend this little gem to anyone that's looking for a date night or an esthetic place to eat and I will def be back!!!!Parking: I also like the fact that your allowed to leave your car there if you need to uber home, but the place gets packed so its hard-to-find parking lol.
People out there don’t waste your time at this restaurant over price. I had a better meal elsewhere. The food was wicked salty. They didn’t even care what I said bar drinks OK I’m in the service industry. I’m telling you the truth. I’m an Asian American you people out there. Don’t know what Chinese food is all about. It was horrendous. Over price you can go to MALDEN and go to Mings or Sun Kong and get a 10 times better meal it really sucked and I was so disappointed. How the hell did these people get these awards
Food: 1
Ben Kahan
Great spot for lunch! The special has tons of options and for $16, it’s an amazing deal.Plentiful vegetation options, all clearly labeled.The drinks at the top bar are fantastic but on the more expensive side. The top bar would be a great date spot!Service is generally decent and the food quality is good/great depending on the dish!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hot and Sour Soup
Star Gaze
After asking if I could get a dish minus the msg ...the wait person / slash bartender proceeded to attempt to explain how natural msg is ???? Not looking for a debate just a request so I ordered steamed chicken and broccoli with steamed rice .We were made to feel so uncomfortable that we requested our food to go . I never got the steamed rice or the dish instead I got a container of steamed bok Choy???? My husband's was so salty it was not edible .Dietary restrictions: Absolutely argumentative when we requested no msg ( due to neurotoxin that causes heart palpitations )
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sanjay
Absolutely a terrible experience! Everything went well until our host decided to insult us for apparently not leaving a “great tip”. Racial Bias pretty evident too!While processing the payment we asked if they “would mind clicking a picture”. At first they were fine with it but once they saw the tip in the POS terminal they replied- “I do mind actually and stomped off”. To this brash person, hospitality, courtesy and basic respect towards a customer comes with a condition- Tip Me Well!Tipping culture is certainly going out of hand with obnoxious individuals like this that have a deep sense of entitlement and normalize insult over a tip!Visit this place if you are willing to tip upwards of 25%, or prepare to be insulted.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Frank Pfosi
Very loud ,slow service ,and my wife ordered steamed broccoli and chicken with white rice and got a container of steamed Bok Choy no chicken and no rice .
Walked in for lunch around 1pm and was greeted by dirty looks and "why are you here?" stares. I asked if I could sit at the bar and got a curt answer, "Not open until 5pm". I was seated in some dingy old dark room with uncensored rap music blaring (yes, must have been the host's favorite playlist!). At that point, I knew this wasn't going to be good. Immediately got up and left. Headed down the road about 2 miles and stopped at Peppercorn House for the best lunch experience ever. Stay far away from Sichuan!!!
I absolutely love this place. Everything was just delicious. We ended up getting a number of plates and just shared everything. There wasn't a single dish we tried that I didn't care for. Both food and drinks were top notch. As we were eating, I was already making plans for what I would try next time I come here. The atmosphere was super chill. The staff was very friendly and accommodating to our very large group that ended up needing to be split into a large group and a smaller group. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious sichuan restaurant. We are fans of the sister restaurant in Brookline, but decided to give this place a try. We were seated despite having no reservation on a saturday night. Our server was very nice, but the host was a bit grouchy. Atmosphere was great, wished we could have explored more of the restaurant though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I was expecting so much and maybe that was my first problem. It has a very starbucky feel to it with very impersonal service. Food was unremarkable and not very flavorful. The drinks were just OK especially for the price that they are charging and the effort put into creating their craft libations. At least, if the service was personable and not so robotic, it might’ve been a better experience, but I’m not even sure about that. I won’t be returning.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food wasn't great. Very disappointed at the Sichuan pickles, it shouldn't be swimming in chilli oil. The crispy cumin fish didn't taste cumin at all. Dan Dan noodles not authentic. The duck appetizer was ok. The chi chi martini and uncle Harvey's airplane were very
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
I've been to Sichuan Garden several times. Amazing cocktails, great food. Best restaurant in the area.
This place always delivers - solid menu and good quality. The building is also very old and interesting - checkout the second floor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Like nice but didn't go there
I had gone there last night 1/11/2024 around 7:30. I was supposed to go to a speak easy and Boston and instead of taking the drive we decided to come to this restaurant. I will say I was so surprised with the whole experience. The atmosphere is just something you don't normally get everywhere because its legit a house lol Which i loved.We sat at the bar and were immediately greeted by the bartender who was probably the highlight of our night. Great conversation was handling all clients in a timely manner and the drinks were just beautiful and tasted amazing. The food was ok, but we just tried apps so i feel like i would have to go back and try other things.I def recommend this little gem to anyone that's looking for a date night or an esthetic place to eat and I will def be back!!!!Parking: I also like the fact that your allowed to leave your car there if you need to uber home, but the place gets packed so its hard-to-find parking lol.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrible food and attitude.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
People out there don’t waste your time at this restaurant over price. I had a better meal elsewhere. The food was wicked salty. They didn’t even care what I said bar drinks OK I’m in the service industry. I’m telling you the truth. I’m an Asian American you people out there. Don’t know what Chinese food is all about. It was horrendous. Over price you can go to MALDEN and go to Mings or Sun Kong and get a 10 times better meal it really sucked and I was so disappointed. How the hell did these people get these awards
Food: 1
Great spot for lunch! The special has tons of options and for $16, it’s an amazing deal.Plentiful vegetation options, all clearly labeled.The drinks at the top bar are fantastic but on the more expensive side. The top bar would be a great date spot!Service is generally decent and the food quality is good/great depending on the dish!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hot and Sour Soup
After asking if I could get a dish minus the msg ...the wait person / slash bartender proceeded to attempt to explain how natural msg is ???? Not looking for a debate just a request so I ordered steamed chicken and broccoli with steamed rice .We were made to feel so uncomfortable that we requested our food to go . I never got the steamed rice or the dish instead I got a container of steamed bok Choy???? My husband's was so salty it was not edible .Dietary restrictions: Absolutely argumentative when we requested no msg ( due to neurotoxin that causes heart palpitations )
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Absolutely a terrible experience! Everything went well until our host decided to insult us for apparently not leaving a “great tip”. Racial Bias pretty evident too!While processing the payment we asked if they “would mind clicking a picture”. At first they were fine with it but once they saw the tip in the POS terminal they replied- “I do mind actually and stomped off”. To this brash person, hospitality, courtesy and basic respect towards a customer comes with a condition- Tip Me Well!Tipping culture is certainly going out of hand with obnoxious individuals like this that have a deep sense of entitlement and normalize insult over a tip!Visit this place if you are willing to tip upwards of 25%, or prepare to be insulted.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Very loud ,slow service ,and my wife ordered steamed broccoli and chicken with white rice and got a container of steamed Bok Choy no chicken and no rice .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1