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| Sanxia was a Sichuan restaurant in [[Locale Deptford|Deptford]]. It [http://web.archive.org/web/20191222200002/http://sanxia-deptford.co.uk/ closed down in October 2019], though as far as we know its other branches [[Sanxia, BR1 1NZ|in Bromley]] and [[Sanxia Renjia, W1T 2PP|on Goodge Street]] remained open. |
Sichuan restaurant in [[Locale Deptford|Deptford]], with other branches [[Sanxia, BR1 1NZ|in Bromley]] and [[Sanxia Renjia, W1T 2PP|on Goodge Street]]. |
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As of December 2019 the premises are occupied by another Sichuan restaurant called Jinjiang. The information below is retained for historical purposes. <div class="old_info"> Sichuan restaurant in [[Locale Deptford|Deptford]], with other branches [[Sanxia, BR1 1NZ|in Bromley]] and [[Sanxia Renjia, W1T 2PP|on Goodge Street]]. |
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</div> address='36 Deptford Broadway, SE8 4PQ' category='Now Closed' |
address='36 Deptford Broadway' category='Chinese Food,Hotpot,Sichuan Food,Step-Free Access,Takeaway' |
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formatted_website_text='sanxia-deptford.co.uk' |
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hours_text='Mon-Thu: 11:30am-3pm, 5pm-11pm; Fri-Sat: 11:30am-11pm; Sun: 11:30am-10:30pm' latitude='51.473908' locale='Deptford,SE8' longitude='-0.022641' |
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opening_hours_text='' phone='' postcode='' summary='Now closed; was a Sichuan restaurant in Deptford.' website='' website='http://sanxia-deptford.co.uk/' |
opening_hours_text='Mon-Thu: 11:30am-3pm, 5pm-11pm; Fri-Sat: 11:30am-11pm; Sun: 11:30am-10:30pm' os_x='537313' os_y='176902' phone='020 8692 9633' postcode='SE8 4PQ' website='' summary='Sichuan restaurant in Deptford, with other branches in Bromley and on Goodge Street.' website='http://sanxia-deptford.co.uk/' |
Sichuan restaurant in Deptford, with other branches in Bromley and on Goodge Street.
The decor is little-changed from its previous incarnation, with plain walls, a tiled floor, and paper Chinese lanterns hanging from the low ceiling. A couple of geometric wooden screens divide up the room, making it seem a little less institutional.
Kake visited on a Friday lunchtime in May 2019. I was the only eat-in customer during my visit, though the staff were also finishing up their lunch at one of the tables when I arrived just after noon, and several people came in for takeaways while I was there. Peaceful music was playing, not too loud.
I ordered from their lunch menu, choosing sea spiced aubergine with minced pork (鱼香茄子; £7.20 including rice) photo. The aubergines were cooked just right: soft but not falling apart, and rich but not greasy. The proportions of pork and aubergine were well balanced, and the sauce had a decent balance between sweet, salty, and spicy, with a good hit of ginger flavour too. The rice was fine, and the portion was just right for lunch.
Service was fine. A 10% service charge was auto-added to the bill.
Kake's verdict: I'd happily come back to this and both of the other branches.
Accessibility: No step to get in, and no steps to the toilets.
See also:
- Photos of the menu as of May 2019: main page 1, main page 2, main page 3, lunch
- The Observer review (Jay Rayner)
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