sichuan style 重庆味道

everything here is mostly numbing kinda hot. the price is reasonable and portion is huge! chicken in chilli oil was nice, we also ordered chilli eggplants, trotters noodles and hot & sour soup. the noodles was a let down, was not hand made and taste just like packet udon. the hot sour soup taste too herby for me, not the usual spicy one like you get inchineserestaurant. overall better than average in terms of cleanliness.

my dad orders from here at least once a week, and after visiting here i can see why!

a huge menu with so many dishes on offer. the food was tasty and filling, and great if you are a fan of spices. my favourite dish is something that resembles battered pork pieces (i can't recall the name). the meals are large and great for sharing. however, there are occasions where certain dishes are unavailable (much of this is to do with seasonal availability of meats or fish), but there's always something just as, if not more, yummy!

the actual restaurant can be very loud and busy (on any day of the week), but takeaways are just as good.
i very much recommend this restaurant if you are looking for greatchinesefood in hamilton.

a little confusing when on the window there is a sign saying hot and spicychineserestaurant

there menu looks endless! too many choices lol

ordered the flat rice noodle with lamb,it's not bad,the lamb was a little chewy and my missus thinks it maybe mutton. the rice noodle was half the size i was expecting

her spicy noodle soup with beef brisket,she liked it

food came out quicker than expected and prices are fair

watching other people they ordered these big dishes to share,maybe that's the way to go

food- 4.5
ambience-4/5
service- 5/5

my go to place to get mychinesefood fix.efficient service and friendly staff.love the perfect balance of spice. not too spicy that it will burn your mouth off but enough kick to make you want more.portions are huge.medium priced. wide variety of meat, seafood or vegetarian dishes.love the spicy peanut.

2.5/5 taste
2/5 display
3/5 quantity
4/5 customer service

averagechineserestaurant in hamilton

this restaurant is more sichuan vs otherchineserestaurant, in detail more of chongqing style which are oily heavy and spicy. many would have heard about the famous “dan dan noodle” and this noodle is originated from this area.
4.4 rating on zomato for achineserestaurant is pretty damn good so i had to see what the hype is about.

small but clean and spacious(not too crowded, even had a waiting room). menus inchineseand english, had their own website with pictures of every single menu which was very surprising for an asian restaurant. youtube videos of how their food is made and where they are originated.

alright this place aint no 5 star top quality fine dining restaurant but you can see they took time preparing everything. i was very very excited to try their food and this is how it all went downhill.

service was fast, took them less than 10min to bring out the food. food was average. it’s probablt one of best restaurants in hamilton but my expectations were way too high. one of the meal was not even hot, it was just slightly warm and there was way too much oil it was dripping down the side of the plate. their steamed bun was pretty impressive tho, it was bigger than my fist.

overall came to $60+ bill with 2 menu and 1 steamed bun. maybe i should stick with the noodle soups next time.

i go here all the time with my fiancé and i completely obsessed with their vegan dan dan noodles. i'm not sure if they are truly vegan per se, (i've suspected a beef broth and flavour enhancer) but that never stops me. also love their edamame beans, and thechinesesteam bun. my partner always goes for the sichaun dumplings.
the only thing i think could improve is that they should upgrade to a more roomy restaurant so that the tables aren't so crammed together. these guys get a lot of business and are very popular, especially with theirchineseand kiwi family customers, so it always feels a tad claustrophobic.

sichuan-style cooking is well known for its fiery dishes and taste-numbing capabilities.

it is a testament therefore that on a monday lunch time, sichuan style had 6-7 tables full ofchinese, 3 tables of indians, and 2 tables of europeans. a diverse patronage, and it is evident that spice level is no barrier for hungry hamiltonians.

for a real bargain price of $108, we had 6 bowls of hand pulled noodles and two giant plates of spicedchinesedeli meats. an incredible price for an authentic taste of sichuan cuisine.

showstopper: aside from the financial aspect, the fact that the noodles are hand-pulled should be enough of a reason for noodle lovers.

overall grade: a

this place got my taste bud dancing. love love love the food, so much so i am happy to drive from auckland to hamilton to just have fried lamb with cumin, it's the bomb. we also had.fried chicken n lamb noodles which was very tasty. the service needs work cause the place is busy and despite the fact we reached there post lunch time, people were still flowing in. ambiance is as anychineserestaurant so nothing fancy, what is amusing is they have a waiting lounge for people to wait with couches n television,lol. yes it is overpriced but i am sure you can find some dished well within cheap eat budget. definitely recommend this one!

i have been going to this place for 4 years now. and it is the bestchinesein the tron. a little bit on the pricey side but worth it. it is usually full, even for lunch! and the menu is extensive to say the least. and some of things are a bit too adventurous for me. but i can definitely recommend the dan dan noodles and fried rice. however if you look around at the tables, the steamboat seems to be very popular too.

my favouritechineserestaurant outside of china. authenticchinesecuisine at more than reasonable prices. the dumplings are amazing.
be patient with the staff. it's the language barrier that can slow things up but they are lovely, helpful and will not disappoint

new years eve at 9 p.m. 2 adults.  seated amongst families of screaming, running misbehavedchinesechildren, and screaming babies.  seated next to toilets.  no condiments available on table, food served up ungraciously at irregular intervals without bowls.  meat in stir fried rice completely inedible - too  tough.  left most of food, complained and was charged full price.  disgusting, absolutely not recommended.

looks are deceiving at sichuan style restaurant. firstly, i thought the place was called hot & spicy (!), and its kitschychinesedécor held a sense of foreboding. the hint of the deliciousness to come was a photocopy of the chef’s certificate on the door, which heralds chef jian wen’s honour as an ‘international top-level chef’ by the league ofchinesemaster chefs. if you say that out loud, it sounds like a parody of a marvel superhero group.

the second thing that proved that this was going to be a great evening was how busy it was at 5:30pm. it was nearly full and every empty table had a reserved sign on it; booking is essential at sichuan style if you want any chance of getting a table. middle brother who had moved to hamilton a couple of months ago sold this place as the bestchinesefood in ‘the tron’.

if you’re a visual person, the entire menu in pictorial is on the ipad which is offered to you as well as the more traditional a3-size laminated menu. the menu is extensive, and there is much to sample.

there was a big group of us, so we tried a wide range of dishes. the steamed eggplant in spicy garlic sauce ($8.80) is fragrant and delicious. the lamb in cumin ($18.80) has a warm spicy kick. the stir-fried pork and leek in soy bean paste ($18.80) is sauteed thinly-sliced belly pork; the fatty morsels held the salty paste well. the chicken stew with gingko nuts soup ($28.80) one of sichuan style’s recommended dishes, and is served in a clay pot. note: this is large enough for a dozen people.

dan dan noodles are a famous traditional sichuan noodle dish, and the version here ($9.80) is excellent. the noodles are served with bok choy, preserved mustard, roasted peanuts, marinated minced pork sprinkled with sesame seeds and spring onions in a savoury broth, and you mix all the ingredients before eating. this typically comes with chilli oil, but you can also ask for a mild version. the sichuan style dumplings ($9.80) is my pick of the dishes. the savoury pork filling in slightly chewy dumpling skin is complemented perfectly by the spicy hot sauce, fried garlic and roasted peanuts. perfect.

for more photos and the rest of the review, see: http://easyfoodhacks.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/sichuan-style-restaurant-cbd-hamilton.html