Cuckoo's Nest — Restaurant in Zhongshan District

I'm from the San Francisco Bay Area of California. I visit Taiwan, specifically this neighborhood, where my wife's family has lived for decades, about once a year, and The Cuckoo's Nest is easily my favorite cafe in the WORLD.

Cats work here, and their job is to hang out with humans. Rave music (or house music -- I don't know which because I'm 71!) plays at the perfect volume (you can groove to it or get to work on your laptop) through a good sound system, and I was able to do some serious writing here! It is as real and human as a full-on hippie cafe I worked at in Denver in 1982.

The wi-fi is SOLID and FAST!

The coffee drinks are perfect. Super tasty and BEAUTIFUL cappuccino. Great real food, too, but a very limited menu. The spicy dumplings saved me when I was starving.

The woman who runs this place is so incredibly cool. And she speaks very good English, which was a relief since my Chinese is extremely limited. It seems that young people come here, especially young women, because the whole vibe here is that you can and should be yourself, and that NOBODY has to become part of the Machine.

Check this place out. When I'm here, I'm home. The service is professional, fast, kind, and everybody who works here is ENLIGHTENED. Real...

A wonderful place. Always amazing chill music and I'm fussy. A couple friendly cats occupy the place. Always people here and most of all, always quiet. People read, work or simply relax. It's pretty small but comfortable. What's funny is the decor. Although old and seems like it needs renovation, we'll it doesn't. It's not high class, and nor am I. It is a great way to end the day or the week. I've been here several times and the service is great. They remember their customers too which is always...

My order was wrong and they overcharged me. I ordered a choco toast and they gave me a cheesecake for some reason. That plus coffee was $360 NTD somehow.

I could have said something but to be honest I shouldn't be correcting elementary level addition. I don't know if it was an honest mistake or on purpose but given what happened I just assume they don't like foreigners.

The coffee was...