猫狸村Miaoli Village — Restaurant in Miaoli City

To begin, i would like to say the service was wonderful, everyone was super nice and i would give this place another chance simply for the service.

Overall i had mixed feelings about the food, perhaps my pallet is not adapted to the local taste, but the pasta and steak would not be something ill order again.

To begin the steak was tougher than tires and after 2 bites we couldnt finish the rest. I don’t understand how they are able to it to customers. The waiter even said they are in process of finding a new supplier and might remove it from the menu due to constant complaints, i wished they told us earlier.

Presentation was nice but i felt the cow the beef was from went to the gym everyday since it was so muscular and had 0 fat.

Everything else was ok… main issue was the steak… and the stale flower crisps on...

We visited 猫狸村Miaoli Village randomly on a weekday for lunch and luckily got a table for four. However, we highly recommend to make a reservation ahead since there are only 28 indoor dining seats.

The decor is renovated from an old house into modern style with cozy ambiance. They serve fusion cuisine which infuses traditional Hakka dishes into Italian dishes.

We got a salad, 3 appetizers, a pasta and a risotto to share with a group of four and the portion was great with a little high price in the neighborhood.

The food was amazingly delicate and delicious from plating to flavor. Our favorites were the crispy fried fish fillet with unique seasoning and the loofah & clam pasta...

Great flavours and great attention to detail, food was delicious. Service was very good, as is the stylishly decorated space. Ingredients are locally sourced and clearly the staff care about quality. Seems to be run by a group of young people, kudos to their enthusiasm and entrepreneurship.

Suggest making a reservation.

One piece of constructive criticism: the music sounds like something you’d hear in an elevator or a waiting room… and it looped repeatedly. Something just a little more sophisticated would have really been...