Melbourne Press Cafe — Restaurant in Da'an District

As you can probably tell from my photos, I’ve been here many many many times. At one point I was coming in weekly. To date, this is my favorite cafe near the NTU campus, for the following reasons:

1. The food is amazing. While it’s not cheap, it’s extremely filling and incorporates a lot of fresh veggies and good quality ingredients.
2. The drinks are equally good.
3. The ambience. I love the decor and the hand painted walls; the little doodles everywhere (even in the bathroom stalls) are adorable and you can tell the owners love art in all of its weird forms (there’s even an alien statue that I’ve grown to love at the entrance). It’s very peaceful and it’s never too crowded; very very very good place to study.
4. They have NO TIME LIMIT. Incredibly rare to find a place like this with no maximum stay period in Taipei.
5. The owners. They are so friendly, always nice and sometimes give free drinks and dessert (out of pure kindness!) these folks are great at making delicious food and warming customers’ hearts ♥️ I’ve visited this place close to 20 times (maybe even more). It’s part of my memory as a student in Taipei. Thank you guys! I’m graduating soon so won’t be in the area as much but definitely recommend all future NTU...

It’s a quite mediocre cafe. When we arrived, the owner introduced their menu and highly recommended their baked chicken. She mentioned that many diners call in advance to order the chicken, as it takes around 45 minutes to prepare. However, I think it was overhyped. It doesn’t taste much different from the drumsticks you can get at Costco. Additionally, the teriyaki sauce was very sweet, so it’s not a dish I’d come back for.

We also ordered another of their signatures: a salmon puff and a plate of baked veggies covered with waterfall cheese. The salmon puff was literally one puff pastry with smoked salmon in it. While it wasn’t bad, the two ingredients didn’t really complement each other, as the flavors remained quite separate.

However, if you’re looking for an Aussie experience, my friend from Melbourne said their flat white is above average for Taipei!

Although they don’t require service charge and don’t have a time limit, I probably wouldn’t come back again as there are better options out there...

The food is great, poached eggs are just right. The person running the food knows well about cheese and how to make them amazing with other ingredients on the plates. She also knows how to make latte art, as someone just dabbles in latte art , I asked her if I could watch her make coffee. She generously agreed and actually teach me tips and gave me feedback how to improve.

Didn’t try the steak part, but the brunch section and dessert section are def recommended.

I like this place a lot. Totally recommend...