半九十茶屋 — Restaurant in Kaohsiung

A while ago Taiwanese friend took me to this hidden gem of the place for dinner which I greatly enjoyed, then recently when my friend from Europe was visiting Taiwan I’ve decided to invite her to visit this place. It was after some hesitation because my Mandarin language is very limited so I was afraid of running into troubles while ordering the food. This was not the case, the food card is bilingual and the staff offered us very nice recommendation and assistance in English. Actually the service is professional, polite and accommodating, you will feel very welcome at this tea house. The three course meal starting with soup and salad followed by main dish and finally by sweets and place’s speciality, the tea, was sophisticated, perfectly prepared and delicious. We paid around 350 nt$ per set which I think is very reasonable price. The elegant and tasteful interior with carefully chosen furniture and art makes you almost feel like at an art gallery and surely brings the tea drinking and dining experience to another level. I would surely recommend this tea house. If you have friends or business partners visiting from abroad and you want to introduce them to the fine Taiwanese culture this may well be the...

This tea house is really staying true with the traditional foods and teas. The staff are very passionate about tea making as well. Once, I went there to buy some tea leaves with foreign friends, the staff helped us by recommending options for gifts and even demonstrated the traditional ways to brew a fine cup of tea. They were really patient and kind. The food is great too. They offer great meal combos. The aesthetics of the whole house was industrial yet reminiscent of the early 1900s. I would definitely be coming...

Very nice set lunch, all the dishes were prepared carefully, very tasty. Started with salad, which had a tangy oil/vinegar dressing, and a pork bone soup with lotus seed, rich broth. Main courses were milk fish and beef brisket tendon, both of which were cooked to tender tasty perfection, accompanied by vegetables like baby bok choy and mushrooms, finally a tea with mochi dessert. Nice dining room with warm decorations and soothing acoustic guitar music in background. ...