Mother's Kitchen — Restaurant in Shilin District

I have just come to Taiwan and I live in Taipei, Tianmu. I checked for a place where I can drink andw get some traditional Taiwan food. I came to this establishment with my colleague as he decided to go somewhere for food, however we only took 6 Taiwan Golden beers and one plate of peanuts. The peanuts were 50NT$.

After we finished I asked for the bill which was 700NT$ and I was shocked by the price, so I asked how much do you charge for a single beer. The lady owner told me 100NT$ per bottle. I told her that the charge was expensive compared to other outlets and she said that this is restaurant, so expect to be charged more.

I think its because we are not Taiwanese and thus charges more. She was not friendly and her I attitude was very bad to me as a customer . There was even a 10% service charge, which is shameful for such a basic establishment and this does not occur in similar Taiwan restaurants. I was really disappointed by the treatment we received when we left from the restaurant and would not return. If you are a foreigner I...

This is one of our favorite restaurants! They serve delicious old school Taiwanese dishes with authentic interior decoration. If the weather is nice, you can sit outside as well. You can come with larger groups as the whole 2nd floor is equipped with big round tables (reservation one day before is recommended). They offer English menu as well. We often look at the pictures on Google map and order the things that look delicious. We can definitely recommend the local greens, mapo dofu, the traditional braised pork belly, pineapple fried rice (especially for kids), pineapple shrimps with mayonaise (watch out, it's addictive!), the clam soup (if you like clams) or the herbal chicken soup (if you feel cold). Be prepared to order one bowl of white rice after another because you don't want to miss one single bit of the...

A very quaint little home-style restaurant with down to earth food. If you don't read Chinese it is a little bit of a struggle - we used the photos of other reviews here to figure out what to eat (and also spied on other tables).

The squid dish is excellent (see photo attached) and the definite winner was what was called by Google Translate 'Traditional Baked/Roasted pork' - smokey, fatty, umami flavour all rolled into one slab of superbly cooked pork that will even have the non-fat eating adherents just having the fat along with the lean meat. Fried meehoon with meat was also good, fried oysters were well executed and Three Cup Chicken was also solid (though very standard fare). Although it is odd to have it as part of the meal vs as a dessert, the Taro Balls were...