Flipper’s — Restaurant in Zhongshan District

Visiting Taiwan from Los Angeles and was very eager to try the Japanese soufflé pancakes. Maybe my expectations were too high, but this place is mid at best. Living in Los Angeles allows you the access to literally every type of food you can possibly think of, so maybe I’m just hard too please. Anyway, we waited about an hour to dine in, and ordered the strawberry soufflé, with a side of bacon. That was all we wanted to try as it was me and my 6 year old. I was surprised when the waitress told me it was mandatory for me to order a beverage. There were no drinks I was interested in ordering aside from coffee, but because the wait was an hour, I had walked downstairs for coffee and actually brought it in to dine with me. It was my first time trying japanese soufflé pancakes, and I probably will never have them again. Wasn’t too impressed. Anyway, I specifically requested for the bacon to be well done. Meaning I wanted it crispy, it did not come that way. So that was annoying considering they charged me almost $3 (US dollars) which would have been fine had I been in California, but I’m in Taiwan. Next the milk tea was awful. It seemed to be a glass of milk with a splash of tea. I kindly asked if they could add more tea and the waitress told me the drink was pre measured. That’s crazy to me because it’s TEA not liquor. That really was a surprise to me, and probably was what drove me to write this review. Our bill came out to $649 TND which is a lot more than what I’ve been paying when dining. The issue really isn’t so much the price, but more so having to order a drink that I really didn’t want. I even asked if it was possible to order some other side, but no, I had to order a beverage that later ended up in the garbage. The best part of this very over priced meal ( I’m comparing prices, and other places in Taiwan) was the whip cream they add at the top of the strawberry soufflé pancakes. My suggestion for people visiting Taipei is to eat elsewhere. Specifically where the locals are going as the quality of food will certainly be exceptional, and a lot more reasonable than...

Flipper’s Brunch Plate ($420): It was such a hearty plate that included a sunny side egg, a currywurst, bacon and 2 pancakes with butter and maple syrup. Most of the bacon I had wasn’t very delicious, but this one tasted perfect. The currywurst was large and succulent. Furthermore, you could also make your sunny side egg over hard. After pouring some syrup and placing the sweet butter in the middle of 2 pancakes, it was literally the true definition of pancake. The pancakes had the superior taste and texture, and most importantly, the maple syrup was the best and most authentic part.

Ice Honey Lemonade ($150): The honey is originally at the bottom, so I suggest you stir before drinking. It tastes fizzy, tangy and quite sour but less sweet than expected.

In conclusion, it is a renowned pancake chain originally established in Japan. It was considerate of the staff that I was told to wait for the brunch plate for half an hour in advance because it was freshly cooked. To my great satisfaction, it was delivered under 20 minutes. However, the only shortcoming was that the prices were high even though there was a $30 discount at last. Overall, it’s a 10 out of 10!

FYI, you scan the QR code to place an order. Besides, the maximum time of dining is 90 minutes and the 10% service charge is included...

If you want to try Japanese style soufflé pancakes you can give this place a try. The reservation /seating system is rather slow and on this visit (Saturday afternoon) waited almost an hour to be seated. Once at the table the wait staff will inform you that if you ordered their soufflé pancakes (that’s why we’re here)you’ll have to wait another 20-30 minutes. We ordered the chocolate banana soufflé pancakes, chicken sausage pancakes, Caesar salad, and coffee. The salad sauce was dark and chunky but tasted good but not like normal Caesar dressing. The chicken and sausage had a strange tastes which was a bit off putting but the pancakes tasted good. The soufflé pancakes were good looking but quite ordinary and lacking in taste so much that they were also a bit off putting and we didn’t even finish them. There was also a caramelized banana but one bite just turned me off. The sugar and banana flavor just wasn’t delicious. I’m a big eater and very rarely leave food on the plate but this meal was bad enough that even though the price was high and we waited so long to eat, we didn’t finish the food. However, if you do want to try soufflé pancakes this could be a good...