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2015-08-06
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Quick squiz: A charming cozy fitout in a relaxed neighbourhood with friendly staff who seem to be enjoying their job and satisfying food to boot. Everything is of high calibre although none of it would beat the nicer of Taiwan night market stalls. An impressive place which I will definitely be back to try their fried chicken and go for seconds on the Lu Rou Fan. More about the restaurant: Friend and I came for a weekday lunch. It was a short walk from Sai Ying Pun MTR station and we waited for o
A charming cozy fitout in a relaxed neighbourhood with friendly staff who seem to be enjoying their job and satisfying food to boot. Everything is of high calibre although none of it would beat the nicer of Taiwan night market stalls. An impressive place which I will definitely be back to try their fried chicken and go for seconds on the Lu Rou Fan.
More about the restaurant:
Friend and I came for a weekday lunch. It was a short walk from Sai Ying Pun MTR station and we waited for only a few tables (but noted there was a queue throughout the lunch hour till almost 2pm). Many of the diners were students. The guy at the door handing out tickets and paper menus seemed to be the big boss. Friendly and chatty with his staff, he was pleasant and attentive (he noticed I was looking for napkins mid-meal and asked a staff to pass me a few from a pack they keep separately) . He was also friendly in answering a question we had about the drinks on offer - the menu of which is longer than the food menu by the way.
Not exactly a bad thing. The food offered includes all the staples you would expect from a night market in Taiwan. It might not have every one of your favourite dishes discovered on your 'night market crawl' through Taipei - but it does give you a satisfying selection when there's a week you couldn't fly off to Taipei. Space for improvement would be for the restaurant to introduce new night market dishes and rotate these in and out of the menu.
The pork in the Lu Rou Fan was delicious . If I were to be picky, it can be improved by having a little more meat (I do mean only a little more as it's already quite generous by HK standards) chopped into slightly smaller pieces and improve the consistency of the rice (parts of it were lumped harder together than others, but overall the pearl rice was good). Overall it was immensely satisfying on a hot summer's day and great value at HK$27 and the highlight of my meal. The pork in the bun was just as satisfying, but either the bun was too big or the pork too small. Probably the pork too small, given its price tag of HK$30.
There was little to fault for the Owajian, other than being on the thin side. Don't get me wrong - there was a generous serving of reasonably sized oysters which was welcoming. But when combined with the batter, it came a little thin to achieve the satisfying bite.
The noodles tasted nice but I have had limited experience of this during my stay in Taiwan to give a proper comment on it. The consistency of the soup base and the flavour was well balanced.
The drink we ordered is as you would expect of bubble milk tea. Conveniently placed in a plastic cup that could be taken away. We tried the 'bursting' bubbles which contained a yoghurt-esque filling. Haven't had this in Taiwan before. A little sour mixed with the sweetness of bubble milk tea was interesting - but think I would go for the standard bubble milk tea next time. It was fun eating the bursting bubbles after the drink though. It'll give you an extra 15 minutes of entertainment at the least!
The surrounds:A very convenient 3 minute walk from Sai Ying Pun MTR station up the hill. There's a few interesting (and old) shops around (including an egg rolls store opposite) which makes the experience feel very back-to-basics. Humbling. Standing around out front would be nicer if they had a few mist fans to complete the Taiwan experience.
題外話/補充資料：
Note tables are marked asking diners to show courtesy to those in queue and finish up their meal in 30 minutes. We weren't rushed at all during the lunch hour though even if we probably sat for a little more than that. Perhaps it's for people who sit and blow water over a cup of bubble milk tea? It is a small restaurant after all.
(以上食評乃用戶個人意見 , 並不代表OpenRice之觀點。)
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