ABV Bar & Kitchen — Restaurant in Da'an District

Came here on a Sunday afternoon but couldn't get a table for about an hour. We finally got in around 2:30pm at the bar and we were super excited to try out this mediterranean place. We really loved the food we had in Spain, Turkey, and Greece so we got the Spanish Omelette (plain tortilla with just potatoes), the Turkish meat skewer, and the Green lemon stew beef. I guess our eyes were bigger than our stomachs. The salad and the french fries were great. The bacon was soft so not really my type of bacon. Unfortunately the Tortilla left a lot to be desired, obviously this isn't Spain but it was not very flavorful nor interesting, however, the sauce was great and we were able to finish it thanks to extra sauce. The lemon beef stew tasted kind of Taiwanese. It kind of felt like if someone's mom in greece was not a good cook they would make something like this? The Turkish meat skewers were the best (if you like cumin). What was really nice was that the brunch set all came with a drink, so we got some ice tea and a kinda watery coffee. It was our birthday month and they generously gave us a HUGE brownie with ice cream. HUGE like 4 people portion worth of warm brownie. That was such a nice touch. We enjoyed our dining experience here although it was a quite bustling and noisy. Food was alright but I should probably lower my expectation of Western food in Taipei like usual. Too bad about the tortilla because we were really excited about it and it was a bit...

At the beginning, the complimentary garlic bread was crunchy and not too of a garlic smell but slightly, which was perfect.

I ordered a “Sujuk” Homemade Turkish Sausage with Pita & Greek Tzatziki, Croatian Pudding Cake for dessert, and a coke for drink.

The Turkish Beef Sausage was much juicier and tenderer than most of the beef dishes. Its tastiness and adequate juiciness were definitely what made it to the next level. It was the best beef that I’d tasted recently. The Greek Tzatziki dipped with the yogurt-like sauce was creamy, but I still preferred eating it without the sauce because I’m not a big fan of cucumber. The pita bread itself was soft and delicious.

The Croatian Pudding Cake was actually pudding flavoured ice cream cake. I loved the coexistence of softness and crunchiness with iciness. If you are looking for some rarest desserts, you can try this one.

In conclusion, the food options were diverse with dishes from different Mediterranean countries. I didn’t drink any alcohols since I wasn’t a big fan of the alcohols even though it was a bar with a wide variety of wines since the restaurant was already called ABV. The prices were above average but amazing experience of eating Mediterranean foods. The service was also efficient and great and the AC was also strong. Overall it’s a...

Below average service and lousy food which are overpriced for what it's worth and the ingredients, overall, aren't fresh as we had sour parts within our tortilla. Don't recommend this place, rather save your hard earned cash and spend it elsewhere.

We ordered the classic seafood paella, chorizo tortilla and calamari sauteed with spicy tomato.

Calamari dish was good, I enjoyed it but my friend says that the flavour overpowers the flavour of the squid.

The chorizo tortilla was going great until my friend took a bite and realized that the flavour was weird. I tasted the same piece only to realize that it was sour. I took a better look and realized that the potato was oddly dark in colour. The potato was beautifully masked by the dim lighting.

Lastly the dish that I was looking so forward to made me cry and want to rip my hair out. The star of the dish should be the rice and instead it had a texture and flavour similar to asian congee but drier. The mussels were as dry as my Gran Gran's *. The only good thing that came from the dish was the clams and prawns. Those were of better quality. For a dish that they charge NT$400 + i expect the quality to be better. Very very...