陶板屋 台中台灣大道店 — Restaurant in Taichung

Ah yes, the “Japanized Western restaurant”—a place where Western food goes to die slowly under fluorescent lights and an onion garnish.

Let’s start with the Golden Grilled Fish, or as I like to call it: Half-Cooked Regret on a Plate. Nothing says “fine dining” like biting into raw fish when you weren’t expecting sushi. The seasoning was so dry it felt like I’d swallowed a desert storm, only to be “refreshed” by the sides: a raw onion, half a corn cob, and existential despair.

Next, the Grilled Surf and Turf. Sounds fancy, right? Except the shrimp still had its poop and skin proudly intact, like a biology lesson no one asked for. Note to the chef: this is a “restaurant,” not a fishing dock. The sides? Oh yes—our good friends raw onion and corn made another appearance, with two slices of zucchini that screamed, “Budget cuts!” The beef and scallops were edible, which is the nicest thing I can say.

Then came the Fruit Salad, or should I say Fruit Plate for Ants. Two lonely slices of fruit per type, with kiwi so tiny you’d need a magnifying glass to verify it wasn’t imaginary. Old fruit never tasted so… sad.

Dessert was ice cream—fine, until I realized they’d padded it with stale bread underneath, like some culinary illusion trick. Because nothing says indulgence like biting into dry bread under your dessert. Bravo.

And let’s not forget the policy gymnastics. You can’t just order one dish—you must submit to the almighty “set menu,” which costs more, not less, despite the waiter’s algebra lesson on how we “saved” 200NT by paying 500NT extra for sides nobody wanted. Thanks for the financial riddle, but I came here to eat, not solve Sudoku. Finally, the plating and design. Minimal effort, maximum price tag. At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if they tried to sell me air as a side dish.

In conclusion: if you enjoy overpaying for raw onions, shrimp with digestive tracts intact, and fruit so old it could have its own pension, then congratulations—you’ve found your culinary heaven. For the rest of us, maybe just… don’t. P.S. one star...

突然想吃鴨胸~ 所以前來XD 不過因為趕不及，所以有延後預約時間，到達目的地時，真的找不到停車位，超級想哭的QAO

還好最後有找到~ 沙拉：

香酥魚佐莎莎醬 魚的部分很嫩，莎莎醬會有些搶了魚的風采

焗牛肉鮮蔬溫沙拉 焗烤部分非常值得品嚐 雖然我沒有吃牛，但是避開牛肉塊，非常美味

前菜：

醬燒杏鮑菇 杏鮑菇軟嫩有入味~

海鮮茶碗蒸 海鮮的料相當豐富，上菜時的火候也恰到好處

湯：

牛肉蕃茄燉湯 不吃牛的不建議，雖然兔兔說是清燉口味，但是牛味很重 牛肉塊不少喔~ 用料實在

雞肉巧達濃湯 湯體非常綿密，雞肉軟嫩，大小適切好入口

主菜：

濃牛排湯咖哩 第一次品嚐到，會推薦大家嚐鮮 咖哩醬濃郁不稀，沾醬後也不會蓋過食物的原味

內附的菇有底部，但整體都不會過硬，烹煮溫度得當 紅蘿蔔串烹煮後的口味很特別，讓平時不吃紅蘿蔔的兔兔，一口接一口 馬鈴薯鬆軟，可以知道是本土的，而非洋芋(⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)⁠❤

牛肉超級嫩！！ 大家可以看影片 然後~ 重點是 不吃牛的各位，咬肉肉不會有牛肉很重的味道，我有偷吃一小角 (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

酥烤金賞鴨胸 超級大塊！！！ 鴨胸皮酥脆口感，鴨胸體軟嫩 大廚真的很不錯~

不過我這塊有咬不斷的筋（不是大廚的錯喔~） 雖然有一點小遺憾，但是還是好好吃(⁠ ⁠˶⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ꁞ⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠˶⁠ ⁠)

馬鈴薯的波浪形真的好美 和上面醃漬過的南瓜搭配起來，真的很特別

紫色的酸酸配菜，也有解膩的效果

和食：

贅炙鮭魚炸飯 送上桌溫度剛好，不會過於失溫 外部炸的部分不油膩 上面的美乃滋也不會過多 整體口感和風味恰到好處

蕃茄牛肉拌日式烏龍麵 麵體軟Q 我不吃牛，所以就只評論麵麵XD

甜點： 靜岡焙茶布丁 茶味非常濃郁！！ 布丁很紮實，比較少水份 但是可以品嚐出真材實料 （若老人家吃，會有點擔心水份缺乏的這點

上面的鮮奶油不會過多，嚐起來綿密 搭配一起吃也別有一番風味

黑糖珍珠鮮奶冰淇淋 珍珠超軟Q 比任何一家飲料店都強 裡面有好多餅乾，都很酥脆，不會因為接觸冰淇淋就軟掉了 ʕ⁠っ⁠•⁠ᴥ⁠•⁠ʔ⁠っ

飲料：

冰耶加雪菲 原來是咖啡，偏美式 所以我後來，把它和黑糖厚奶茶搭配在一起 瞬間變成吧台XD

黑糖厚奶茶：黑糖很純粹

解膩冰沙：真的厲害，感謝可以續杯 小建議： 1.台灣大道真的不太好停車，所以我們到達時，因為互等 所以我沒有先上樓

後來櫃檯有先提醒我可以先上樓點餐（因為超過1400） 大約知道因為大廚和部分人員要先行休息了 我沒有不開心，但是若比較敏感的顧客，可能感受不佳 也或許是家庭聚會，不會太了解遠方親友的口味，可能因此有些為難

但因為我選擇障礙，所以請我先上樓是對的XD

2.可能我上樓時，剛好有一組客人在結帳，導致一樓和二樓來不及聯絡

上樓接待人員有點被我嚇到（我瞬間有哥吉拉入侵地球的感覺）XD 後面接待人員也有馬上聯繫一樓，口氣有點嚴肅 但希望沒有造成不便 真不好意思QAO

3.我們預約時間比較晚，所以後面有包場的極致奢華享受(⁠づ⁠｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡⁠)⁠づ 但~ 解膩冰沙真的很好喝，所以我們想再續杯

我找其中一位服務員講述需求，服務員好像又被我嚇到，也倒退了 （我又變哥吉拉嚇到人了 QAQ） 後面服務員回應的感受，我感覺也有點小小不耐煩 最後幫我們服務的人員，也不是她

我有在想~可能是我打擾到該位服務員當下正在做的任務 不過我也有點灰心就是了

p.s....

Very considerate and well trained staff, great food. I accidentally dropped a knife and one of the waiters appeared and replaced the knife in less than a minute without me asking. The table we were sitting at was obscured by a wall so the waiter could not have known we had dropped a knife. It was quite amazing that he made the judgement based on the sound of the dropped cutlery! They were also very considerate of my toddler son bringing him complementary food and also helping in putting him to sleep by rocking his pram. It was very obvious that the staff really cared and were trained really well! Will definitely go...