菊園日本料理 — Restaurant in Beitou

Solid 3. Food was a mix. Sushi was pretty good. Chicken stick was not very tasty with some grissle. Buiked cabbage was fune. Deep fried tempura was less than stellar - too much batter flavor. Wife liked the ginger slices best! Price seems mostly reasonable for Japanese.

Service was quick to seat and serve. We had to ask for more tea and for water. Lot's of help around but not very attentive - even after the CNY family dinner left. Our vegetables we're served last - when were we done with the other food. A bit odd. Nice that gave us a small bowl of red bean soup at the end.

Atmosphere is pretty simple. You can tell the place has been here for many years. Noise level...

Taoyuan has actually been around for ages - the restaurant opened its doors in 1982 and is consistently covered by TV shows, food bloggers etc. Very laidback and relaxed, it has a homey atmosphere that's a lot more like "home." I love the fact that TaoYuan is a family-owned and managed business, and they have some of the freshest sashimi in Taipei! Regular customers will order "the usual" when they arrive, and the sushi chef knows exactly what to serve up.

TaoYuan reminds me of an old-school Japanese restaurant - with Samurai gears, Japanese paintings and kimono print details throughout. There are a few private suites for group seating. Highly...

TERRIBLE SERVICE!! YOUNG FEMALES WORKERS WERE SO DISGUSTING AND DISRESPECTFUL. Customers wanted to jump the young girls at the cash registers because the attitude and disrespect they were giving the customers. I will warm people about this place. No it makes sense why it’s 3.9 stars. I hope this place fires those young girls. They were not raised right.

Disappointing. I ordered fried shrimps. The staff were not very friendly, didn’t speaks when I walked in. I practically had to get the cashiers attention. I asked for Spicy sriracha, didn’t receive that. The food was very bland at best. It’a...