A Day in Shiqu — Restaurant in Tainan

The orange croissant was, without exaggeration, the best croissant I have ever had. The flavor was obvious but not too over the top, it was sweet but not too sweet, the outside was flaky and the inside moist. It was truly delicious and worth a much longer trip than we took (from around the corner at UIJ). The ham and cheese was also excellent, as was the coffee. And the staff were wonderful, particularly Peggy with her remarkable accent when speaking English but others, too, who helped out when I stupidly spilled my coffee (which they immediately replaced). A must stop...

Showed up at 11:03am. Was told they would not seat us because they had reservations at 12. It’s not good when there is only one person sitting up stairs. Told them we were going to have coffee and would leave before 12. Was told that we would have to wait until after for a no show after 12. Rude!!! Good way to go out of business. In person the food didn’t look as good as photos. With the way the treat people I question how much care they give to the food and drinks. Went around the corner to Washida for a latte, it was great with...

Very pretty restaurant, but a little too focused on being pretty. For example, the vegetables had a beautiful char, but were way undersalted. Croissant was a little overcooked. Seating was really uncomfortable and arranged in a way where you have to look at the other patrons while eating instead of at the people you're eating with. But the...