原鄉食堂美食餐廳 — Restaurant in Renai Township

Great place to have some traditional aboriginal food just beside Carton King. The vibe feels very traditional and cozy, especially in a rainy day. They provide free soup too.

We got the 6-pax set with chicken soup, the portion was big enough for our 10 people group. Overall the food was great, the flavours are light yet savoury. The highlight for us was the zucchini, it had a buttermilky sauce and the zucchini was cooked to perfection; the fried egg was amazing too, fluffy and full of flavours.

We were abit disappointed with their signature pork BBQ. The meat was dry and not very juicy and "Q", their chilli oil pairs well with the meat tho. I recommend trying their spiciest oil if your up for a challenge.

The other dishes were also quite nice. The chicken soup that we added on was average...

park at carton king area, walk a bit.

the serving size is generous. if you love meat, you must try their bbq platter. it is charcoal roasted with longan wood and it has a very distinct smoky flavor, when most people already moved on to gas grilling.

their vegetables were also interesting. not the usual cabbage that is found all over taichung.

free flow seaweed soup.

actually taichung is quite proud of their heritage, the ma kao flavour is frequently spotted at the night markets too. However their charcoal is unique. If you love charcoal BBQ, this place is worth...

The vegetarian fried rice is out of this world. The highland mushroom is also very delicious. Would come back again to try the other dishes. Highly recommended especially if you are a vegetarian. We ordered 1 fried rice, 1 highland mushroom and 1 organic dragon beard vegetable. And the price is really reasonable. Too much food for two though. Comes with free soup and huge doses of great smiles and services from...