水月齋 — Restaurant in Taichung

Shui Yue Zai is definitely the place to go in Taichung if your looking to have a mid-to-high end Japanese dining experience. It's great for lunch and for dinner, and according to locals, is quite well known around town. They have a few sets to choose from, although none of the dishes are actually listed out. You can make many requests and changes to the menu, as long as it is within the price of the set you chose. Having visited a couple of times before, I've asked to have a dish from the previous time I visited and they actually delivered. The food is always good here, better than most of the well known restaurants of the same price bracket in Taipei, although that's to be expected because food in Taipei is overpriced everywhere. This place is a must try for any Japanese cuisine fanatics. Service is good, food is good, environment is good, it's one of my favorite...

Extradionary Japanese cuisine! No menu set dinner for customers to choose own price range. The chefs at the bar will interact with you if you like some company. All the dishes came out great! Some of the sushi and sashimi pieces are at its best. Since the menu will differ on daily basis, it's definitely...

水月齋，是一間真正讓人「一試成主顧」的日式料理店。

是好友誠心推薦才走進水月齋，原以為只是一次簡單的用餐，沒想到卻成了一場從味覺到心靈都被療癒的體驗。這裡沒有花俏的裝潢，也不靠浮誇的宣傳吸引目光，靠的是一份低調卻紮實的職人精神，以及——靜靜坐鎮在料理台後方、氣場穩定如月的靈魂人物：阿貴師。

先說料理。水月齋的每一道菜都展現出「看似簡單，實則講究」的風格。無論是開胃前菜、刺身拼盤，還是壽司與熟食，處處可見對時令食材的敏銳掌握與細緻處理。阿貴師選材講究但不譁眾取寵，不強調昂貴的名字，而是讓每一種食材在正確的時機發揮最大潛能。

刺身的新鮮自然不在話下，切工俐落、擺盤優雅，不刻意堆砌，卻能讓人一眼安心；壽司則融合了阿貴師對醋飯與魚料比例的長年經驗，味道清爽不膩，讓人吃得出節奏。熱食如炙燒海鮮、烤物或高湯料理，也展現極高水準，沒有一味地追求創新，而是以細節打動人心。每一道菜都有自己的呼吸節奏，就像一場料理的古典樂章，層次分明，情感內斂，卻餘韻無窮。

再說阿貴師本人。他不是那種誇誇其談的師傅，但談吐沉穩有禮，待人處事圓融得體。即便店內繁忙，他也總能在恰當的時機關心每一位客人：一句「今晚吃得還合口味嗎？」或是輕輕一笑地倒茶、添湯，沒有多餘寒暄，卻讓人感受到滿滿的尊重與溫度。

有趣的是，若你對料理表現出一點興趣或提問，阿貴師會以溫和又富涵養的方式回答，從食材產地、處理技巧到背後的想法，他都能娓娓道來，不炫技，只分享，讓人倍感親切。

這樣的廚師、這樣的店，真的越來越少見了。

水月齋不只是吃飯的地方，它像是一段沉靜且深刻的旅程，每次造訪都能讓人慢下來，回歸味覺的初心。無論你是老饕，還是單純想找一間安心的日料店，水月齋都值得一來再來。

最後，謝謝那位推薦水月齋給我的好友。也謝謝阿貴師——你的料理與風範，真...