COFFEE FLAIR 咖啡館 手沖咖啡 甜點 咖啡豆專賣 — Restaurant in Zhongshan District

Exclusive environment and very nice ambiance and decor. Definitely no kids running and shrieking around which is a big big plus! But then you get those entitled young ladies who chat as if they own the place. Not that it was too disturbing, anyway.

The café latte and the matcha latte were quite proper. Foamy, aromatic. The right temperature! The matcha was a bit on the sweet side, but nicely. The selection of coffee beans is exceptional, catering to real connoisseurs (not my case).

As for the desserts... they are tasty. We regret having ordered the matcha tiramisu. The thing is that one orders tiramisu (and from a store that has been acclaimed on internet for its tiramisu) expecting to be transported to a dessert heaven, if only for a few seconds. So we dipped in, and we didn’t go anywhere. Maybe the original tiramisu would have wowed us? Oh, and the banana rum warm cake, was really just a warm, small loaf of banana bread. If you go there, try the other flavors.

The overall experience was... aristocratic. Definitely not for every other commoner...

Their coffee was good but we had a terrible experience there on Sunday afternoon. They are a very family unfriendly place, especially hostile to kids. Our group has total 5 kids. They warned us to keep quiet at the moment we stepped into the shop. We haven’t even sit down yet. They also have a minimum requirement for everyone to order a drink including kids, but they don’t offer kid’s menu. All they have are tea and coffee. Also, they keep the only entrance locked ALL THE TIME! Not sure how they passed fire inspection. I really concern the customer safety and will go...

Most positive coffee experience in Taipei. Friendly and warm atmosphere, a kind of atmosphere I look for in a coffee shop, unlike a few elitist high-end coffee shops that I tried before in Taipei). Order one espresso & one hand-brewed Honduras light-roasted. Cute barista gave me two kinds of cups to feel the difference in mouthfeel, very attentive to cup result (they even test my espresso and handbrew before serving). The only downside is that you have to order minimum 200NT$ for each person in order to sit here (while all I want is to have a quick shot of...