禾壤餐酒館 SOIL RESTAURANT — Restaurant in Taichung

As a chef and foodie this is a difficult place for me to review as some things were fantastic and others quite disappointing. The pizza dough was good and lightly sweet, with nice black blotches on the crust, and the shrimp and zucchini were nice, but the third ingredient on a three ingredients pizza was virtually non-existent. The sliced Beef Tongue dish was absolutely delicious but then the Green Salad was very disappointing with just some simple lettuce at NT280. Adding some form of protein to the salad is very crucial at that price, which could be in the form of parmesan slices, or an organic poached egg, or some roasted walnuts, or some fresh mozzarella. Also the lettuce should be a nice mix of organic greens to make it more fun and exciting, not just mostly Romaine lettuce. The building, the layout, the architecture, the atmosphere are all totally gorgeous, and the service was efficient and friendly. Put a little more thought and creativity into your dishes, and I'll come back and give...

The food was decent, it was plated well, the decor nice, but the service was disappointing. We ordered wine with our meal and, and had to constantly remind staff for it, at 7-8 times. The red wine came after our mains, which was annoying as they recommended the wine with the main. They also charged me for a bottle of white wine, when I only had a glass. We then had drive back to the restaurant to get it sorted, as we noticed when we got home. Very...

The service was disappointingly robotic — staff simply dropped off the dishes without a word or any introduction, creating a cold and unwelcoming atmosphere. During our company gathering, one guest who didn’t drink alcohol ordered a bottle of sparkling water, yet when their glass was empty, staff ignored it until we reminded them several times. Overall, the inattentive and indifferent service left a poor impression and definitely needs...