Ma's Kitchen

A very well-known and centrally located restaurant. An experience that we wanted to enjoy during our stay in Chengdu. We took a ticket for a table for two at 5:21 p.m., we entered the restaurant at 7:40 p.m. A lot of people want to eat at this restaurant and a group of people forms at the entrance which makes it a bit difficult to enter or ask for information at reception. They speak English which is appreciated to facilitate communication. The restaurant's menus are cool and easy to understand, perhaps some space would be missing to explain what each dish has with additional information. The number of dishes is not limited, they have options for all tastes. The tables located right at the facade have chargers for mobile phones and at the entrance they also have a service to lend portable chargers. I have mixed feelings about the food. It was one of the first times I could enjoy a restaurant recognized with a Michelin Star and my expectations were high. To summarize, we can say that the food is good but for people like me who don't eat meat, it falls short and is not enough. The best dish was the duck that my companion ate and a green potato puree with mayonnaise. The macerated turnip with spicy sauce also stands out. The rest of the dishes that I show in the attached photos have nothing, in my opinion, that stands out. They lack forcefulness, simple taste and nothing to remember. The seasonal vegetables remain what they are, boiled vegetables without more. A shame. But for the price offered, the area and the atmosphere, I can say that it was a good experience. The only thing to improve is the collection of dishes by the waiters, we ordered a total of 16 different dishes, at the end of the service more than 8 of them accumulated, making it difficult to find the available table space. In short, a good experience, the puree was delicious and the place was full to overflowing.

So so good, catered to our whole family with variations of spice levels. Kids loved the wonton soup and prawn/eggplant dish..everything was delicious!

a wonderful experience despite the long wait. the food had incredible flavours and the staff were so patient with us despite our language barrier. Highly recommend the tofu shrimp dish, and the seasonal menu.

非常棒的川菜體驗！Excellent Sichuan cuisine! Looks spicy but actually you can choose the degree of spice you want. Everything tasty and price is very reasonable compared to the quality of food. Very good value! Highly recommended if you go with friends. (Maybe not good for single traveler, the food is not served in small dishes.)

Worth the wait longer than 1 hour. BEST restaurant in Chengdu! Not too spicy and the vege is so fresh and the food is unique. Amazing taste! Pork kuckle sauce was the best. Fish in spicy oil and sweet potato/shrimp were also very good!

Whether it is the decoration of the store or the presentation of the dishes, it shows that Mawangzichuan Restaurant is a fashionable and boutique Sichuan restaurant. But in fact, they are an old restaurant with authentic Sichuan cuisine. The sign at the door says that it was founded in 1923. It is now considered an Internet celebrity store, but both the dishes and the service make people feel very satisfied. This store is located downstairs of the Taikoo Liaduo Hotel. Before waiting for the dishes to be served, a pot of Eagle Tea came first. Eagle Tea, also known as Laoyin Tea or Red and White Tea, is more fragrant when brewed, has a thick taste, is astringent first and then sweet, has a strong taste and a strong mouth. It is said to have the effects of "relieving cough, expectorant, relieving asthma, relieving heat and thirst". Whether you like to drink tea or not, it is recommended to try it, which is very distinctive. The dishes are also very rich, divided into cold dishes, steamed dishes, hot dishes, snacks, staple foods, tea, etc. In addition to the common classic Sichuan dishes such as husband and wife lung slices, several Sichuan dishes that are usually less common were also ordered. Two non-spicy Sichuan classic dishes are specially introduced. Yes, Sichuan classic dishes also have dishes without red oil. The first is the chicken tofu pudding with a history of more than 100 years. It is one of the representative dishes of Sichuan that is light and mellow. The soup made by her family is very clear, but very delicious. Although the chicken tofu pudding floating on the clear soup looks like tofu pudding, it is actually made with chicken as the main ingredient, but the taste is better than tofu pudding. As the saying goes, "Eating chicken without seeing chicken, not like chicken, just like chicken, better than chicken". The other dish is sweet Shaobai, which is also a traditional Sichuan dish. In fact, it is to put bean paste into pork belly slices and steam them until they are soft as a sweet food. It tastes fresh, sweet and glutinous, with bright red color, strong salty and fresh taste, moderately soft, fat but not greasy, and good color and taste. And it is a small portion, even friends who don't like sweet dishes are worth trying this unique sweet Sichuan cuisine. The overall service is not bad, and the average cost is more than 100 yuan per person.