Da Antonio — Restaurant in Xinyi District

IG: foodie_foxx The best Italian food I have ever tasted in taiwan is the best of the best. Okay, all the reviewers are going to get angry 😠 with when I tell best; I agree it's very expensive and highly pricy. But everyone should agree with the foods taste, the quality and the freshness of each and every product that was served - starting from the pickles, nuts till the ice cream that was served, everything was perfect 🥰. We were there for a friend's get-together for Christmas Eve.

We had a standard menu Wine mixed with veggies - very different, sour as a real grape 🍇 and it was served hot, first time tasting a wine hot, it's was Christmas special.

Almond nuts 🥜, pork🐷 pickle, and very pork 🐷 chops sauced with chilies 🌶 and tamarind.

Chrysanthemum mint tea 🍵 - I still guess many would be surprised with the name, but this tea is really helpful for digestion. I could really feel the flower and taste of the flower

Christmas Cesar's salad 🥗- the olive oil and the crushed garlic and clove - was so intense, which was a spark to the salad, and the Caesars sauce was evenly spread, the veggies were also not soggy, it was crispy and fresh. 👍

Cheese baked Bacon and mushrooms 🍄(baked) pasta 🍝

Pumpkin soup 🍛 with tartar- the vegetables broth and pumpkin 🎃 sauce was sweet, and the tartar sauce gave a lemon gist. The sweet abs sour combo with the garlic bread bite gave us a satisfying appetizer feel.

BBQ PORK 🐷 RIBS - soft and tender but usual as always.

Grilled beef stew with rice 🍚- smart decision by the chef; he used cornstarch instead of white flour as the thickener; the small beef chunk really gave savory taste and a mouthwatering treat.

Grilled fish 🐟 with cheese 🧀 and mint sauce - it's was only okay; fish was well cooked, but not so good as a whole picture.

Olive oil sautéed broccoli 🥦, the best dish of the night, I saw that day that broccoli 🥦 can also be cooked like this. Onions sauced in olive oil, which had a mouthwatering finish to the relishing and fresh 🥦 broccoli.

Fried Sea Food platter with onion sour cream - the best starters for any drink 🍸.

Mushroom pizza 🍕- thin crust as well as thin dough, but the dough was too crispy, again not the best food for that day

Bobba and custard pudding 🍮 - The desert that should always be light, sophisticated, and should have a great finish to the whole meal and leave a rich experience on ur taste babies. The pudding 🍮 was just as yummy as expected 😋.

My mouth and taste buds were served with an Italian treat. Casalinga, Bianca, and whatever Italian words could be expressed, everything belongs to this restaurant.

Bon appetite...

As a bank provided a Birthday afternoon high tea set for a couple, it seems the inviter (bank) has paid for a 5 star service and high tea set, but we only experience 3 star (maximum) high tea and the service.

First of all, it is not easy to find the location if you are in the other side of 4th floor.

One of the waitresses expected us to know everything in the restaurant. After asking few basic questions, she found a waiter to serve us.

After looking/checking around to see what the birthday high tea set was, we decided to order 2 more starters and a bottle of wine... Finally tried to enjoy the bad quality of the high tea tower.

The starters and the wine are pricy but good. The complimentary warm cake and Pâte de fruits were yummy. Pâte de fruits were too little, more like plate...

Tried walking in today, almost can’t get a seat. Thus, I would recommend one to do a reservation to make safe.

The food here is on the pricey side but its quality cannot be doubt and worth every penny.

The seafood platter for two; fresh and tasty. A good quantity for two. The baked pork rib is one of the most tasty I had. Just look at the ribs in the picture. Totally cleaned out by me. The other two main courses, steak and spaghetti are just as amazing.

The only slight down side would be the service in here. When the crowd comes in, the staff are a little short handed. Raised my hand for attention but two staff just walked past me.

Overall, will return for the good food and hopefully the service will return to match the standard of the kitchen...