Oma's German Delicacies — Restaurant in Taipei

Oma's German Delicacies⠀ German Cuisine Restaurant⠀ ⠀ Oma-God! Oh My God! Bumped into this authentic German cuisine restaurant based on the recommendation of German friends in Taipei. Located very near to exit 2 of MRT Taipower Building, this small and humble German restaurant offers very authentic flavor cuisine and healthy range of German bread too. What surprised me is the total number of crowd even before the actual lunch hour - Totally packed with customers, and sweat not, you’ll get your orders delivered pretty fast to your table too.⠀ ⠀ I’ll be honest - I always have the impression that German cuisine is all about sausages, pork knuckles and beers. Was right 2 out of 3 when I tried this restaurant, and what surprised me is the bakery part of it. Lots of healthy breads and that’s one of the main superstars of this franchise (there’s Oma German Bakery couple of shops away, and you’ll get to see inside my video too).⠀ ⠀ 📝Ordered 「香烤巴伐利亞啤酒豬腳」 Pork Knuckle with sauerkraut, fried potatoes, and vinegared red cabbage - Mind blown x1. The pork knuckle is definitely a must-pick. The outer layer is baked to total crisp, and extremely crunchy when you have a bit on it. The meat is tender, and perfect to bite on, even with or without the mustard sauce. First time tasted sauerkraut (fermented raw cabbage) and I like it. When you combine the meat, sauerkraut, vinegared red cabbage and the mustard sauce and take a bite of it - all the flavors come together and blends perfectly well.⠀ ⠀ 📝Ordered 「德國總匯時蔬紅酒燉牛肉」 - Beef goulash with spaetzle noodle and roaster vegetables - Mind blown x2. First would be the tenderness of the stewed beef. Amazingly stewed to perfection, the meat totally glides through your teeth when you take a bite. Second is the spaetzle noodle (pasta made with eggs) - you may thought it’s oily, but somehow it pairs nicely with the beef and the sauce too.⠀ ⠀ And whenever you’re in German restaurant, don’t forget to order German beer. It make the awesomeness even...

I had dinner at this restaurant on Monday with another couple (as a long-time German living in Taipei, I had recommended your restaurant for its authentic Gernan Cuisine, and am now embarrassed and had to apologize:

the following are my commplaints:

a) watery soup without even a taste of broth b) main dishes: We had ordered a small pig foot, one Sauerbraten and 2 breaded Schnitzels The small pig foot looked OK and was attractively presented off the bone You Sauerbraten doesn't deserve the name. The meat is supposed fro a roast and it was sliced steak and underdone.The sauce was a stranger to a German Sauerbraten souce, it probably came from a tin or powder. The Schitzels were to thick and too dry - almost inedible. All that was positive was your chocolate cake, as the Strudel was so hard it couldn't be cut with a fork THe coffee was watery, with out taste.

Comment: when you offer GERMAN cuisine you should not offer a facsimile.

A PROMISE; I WILL NEVER EAT IN YOUR RESTAURANT AGAIN OR...

Their food is quite good. The reason for the 4 stars is because their portion is pretty big and their fried pork was a bit bland. However, their salad was really good.

I didn’t love the interior because it wasn’t very spacious. The tables were pretty close to other people, and maybe it’s because I went during night time, but the inside vibes weren’t great. It was a bit dark and loud inside the restaurant.

Their service was also a bit slow. Maybe it was because of where we sat, but we had to stand up and go to the counter to call their waitress a few times.

However, I do recommend this restaurant because there aren’t many german cuisines in Taipei. They also sell baked goods and lots of cakes! I would love to try more of their cakes and their...