Momotaro Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in Taichung

Initial 10-15 minutes of the experience was perfect when I walked in and they seated me. Very nice restaurant ambience, with mini pond and many greens around. The staff were very polite and friendly. Very professional too. So I ordered a 7-course omakase worth more than NT3000 with a cold 300ml sake.

It was at the second course when things started to happen. I was not even halfway with the second course and third course (a beef item) suddenly appeared. I asked one of the waitresses why so fast, she was like "oh the chef already cooked. Please eat while is hot". I haven't even finished my 2nd course which was a platter of sashimi. The waitress even said, "well you can eat the bowl of oyster later, take the beef first it taste better when is hot."

So I took her advice and put the raw oyster aside and took the beef. While i was halfway eating the beef, another waitress came along and said, "oh you need to finish the oyster first as it is raw". I almost rolled my eyes at her. Hello! It was your colleague who advise me to take the beef first.

Then fourth course, some huge local famous grilled prawn came. I was trying to enjoy the prawn and the shell then fifth course, grilled fish came. Again, I was told to eat while the fish was hot as it was newly grilled.

I asked the waitress who served the fifth course. Was the restaurant running on full house. She said no. Only the private rooms are full. Main dining area was not. Then why are the food coming out so fast? This is omakase not some chinese wedding dinner or those zi char stalls.

The waitress did not apologize only said "I will try to hold the rest". But what's the point. Is a 7-course omakase. Of which 5 course already served.

By the sixth course, the lady who first seated me came and ask how was my dinner. I gave her my feedback. She is probably a manager (she was not wearing any nametag). She was apologetic. However the damage already done. It was towards the end of the meal and I didn't enjoy most part of it. By then my attitude was "get it over and done with".

The entire dinner could have been barely an hour, if the manager didnt help to hold off. I have visited so many omakase restaurants in various cities. I never knew omakase is to be served few courses at a time. Very disappointing. I had high expectations of this restaurant when I was searching for good japanese food.

The food may have tasted good but I really didnt take notice or remember. I didn't enjoy the dinner. The dinner cost almost NT4500. Not very expensive neither it is cheap based on the average dinner spending in this city. The overall experience just not worth this value.

*a true genuine japanese chef takes pride in his food and nothing of such will happened.

**the two star rating on service mainly referring...

These were all the dishes of their $2050 price point omakase and it was totally not worth it. You can find much higher quality food for this price easily.

The uni was not fresh so there was a fishy taste, they kept hard selling the $2050 price point saying it includes live lobster salad, turns out the half lobster was the second half of a previous table. I was able to tell immediately and confronted them and thats when they told me it was only 30 minutes before us. I was furious at this point they were just trying sell leftovers. Also they did not offer to remake the dish with a real live one.

Then came the beef, overcooked at medium well level and was dry like a towel. I also complained about it and they only replaced mine and not my friends.

The place was deserted on a Monday night and theres good reason for it. Maybe they used to be good and got all those raving reviews but definitely not anymore.

I also agree with the other reviewer, they hire old ladies to serve you who don’t know the difference between steam rice and steamed egg. And pretty much don’t understand service. They kicked us out 2 hours into the meal saying they were to close i guess since there are nobody else eating @9:30pm.

Was going to give 2 stars but took one off since i got misled by all those 5...

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