MQ [ Marquee Taipei ] — Restaurant in Xinyi District

I’m not sure about the food. But the atmosphere is fine. The worst part is the service — I came at 19:25 and asked the hostess to help me (she went to the bar instead of being outside where she is supposed to be) or whoever she was to help me. But she was visibly annoyed and told me right away “We are still closed.” Which is odd because it is already 19:25 and it is never an issue to answer a question of a potential customer (I worked at the cocktail bars for several years). She told me to ask a question but the distance was around 7-10 meters (I was standing behind this typical hotel blocking ribbon). So, I asked her to help me find Bar Alchemy which was supposed to be at the location. She just tossed me away with “It’s upstairs.” No smile, no directions, nothing. I had to step around the ribbon and go myself which was the only option.

To serve customers and work in bars is not to serve only your customers who came to the bar — it is a high standard of being helpful, of giving right directions, recommendations and being polite first of all. Such employees would never create the right atmosphere to come to the place, the customers won’t “stick” to it which is a direct loss. Serious disciplinary measures or training should be done to such employees. This encounter left me highly unsatisfied with the whole place if they allow such people to work there. But as a token of fairness I measured food and atmosphere higher because it would be unprofessional to...

🧶Kindly remind everyone who's going to visit there: You can order cocotails before 02:30. This space allow visitors to smoke indoors after 21:30, which is unfriendly to cocktail fans. The whole space became smoggy and we didn't find any specific smoke exhaust equipment on the last visit. Confirmed to the staff that they'll keep having people smoking indoor til the world cup final. Could check the the "do's and don'ts" about the top 20 bars in Taipei and learn more details in this industry,...

The new setup is dope. But when you wanna tailor a drink, be detailed about what you want. My friend ordered the same the same drink as myself and he had it served differently. I was shocked but I guess that is how service goes. Ask for what you want or service won't know. Although I personally did not know this was an option. The lack of 5 stars is so that you know that you can tailor you're own and be cautious of that option. The pricing is fair and...