About Islander — Restaurant in Songshan District

Found this little gem of a cafe after a week of trying to find GF options in Taipei which is quite difficult to do. Had the risotto with vegetables. Vegan and GF. Very tasty. For dessert I had the tiramisu and took some of the hot scones to go (I had a bag to put them in as no take out containers here). Both were excellent. My favourite was the drink choice. I had a hot buckwheat tea which was absolutely gorgeous. So comforting. And I had a lemon kombucha with a shot of espresso. OMG! The lemon kombucha was so good and refreshing. Then when you’ve made room you add the shot of espresso and becomes a concoction like I’ve never tasted before but will be trying to make myself...

Even if not specially labelled in the menu, most of the dishes here are gluten-free (as well as vegan and the cakes are raw). We had rice with vegetables that were excellently seasoned, tiramisu (gluten-free) and buckwheat tea. Everything was delicious and we highly recommend a visit. The service was...

Disappointed by the service. Waited more than one hour for the food and even longer for the coffee. No apologies or giving some information on when it would be ready when asking, just a "not done yet" ... a bit pricy too for the portion they provide. On the bright side it's a good...