The Picky Glutton

London restaurant reviews to help you avoid needless gout & wasted money

Category Archives: Sichuanese

Four Seasons review – the best roast duck in Chinatown?

The best roast duck in the UK according to The Financial Times. Exaggeration or a real gem? I loosen my belt to find out. Roast duck is one of the most well-known Chinese dishes in Britain, but the version most of us are familiar with is a crude bastardisation. The roast duck available from most [...]

San Xia Ren Jia review – mouth numbing spiciness

Cheap and cheerful Chinese chilli chow There are few Chinese restaurants in Fitzrovia with the exception of a dilapidated-looking buffet on Goodge Street. This is due of course to the close proximity of Chinatown, but one interesting option is San Xia Ren Jia (no, I don’t know how to pronounce that either) on Goodge Street, [...]

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