Mao Yuan Restaurant — Restaurant in Zhongshan District

白斩鸡: The saltwater chicken you mentioned looks very attractive, the meat is fresh and tender, and the sauce is also rich, which can enhance the flavor of the chicken. Fried squid: Fried squid is just right, with red and green peppers, adding color and texture to the dish, it looks very delicious. Soup: Soup looks light and delicious, there are a variety of ingredients, rich in nutrition. Environment: The decoration of the store is also very distinctive. The words "MAO Yuan" and "view" on the wall are decorated, giving people a traditional and warm feeling. Business card: The business card shows that this restaurant has been established for many years, providing a variety of options such as Taiwan cuisine, seafood, hot pot, and the address and contact information are also very detailed, convenient for customers to contact...

06 July 2024

This is one of the legendary restaurants that has operated since 1971. It is pretty hard to communicate with them using english language. The menu is not in English, so I need google translate 😂

I like the taste of the chicken. It's kind of unique taste for me, not those steam chicken that I ever ate.

The cuttle fish is soft and tender,which is quite surprising for me. It looks like it is tough.

The steam fish is their star here, for me the taste just so so, nothing special about it.

The vege with those small little nuts is also a new dish for me. Taste ok.

Other dishes like the oysters steam or fried are just so so.

Will be back if I ...

Mao Yuan Restaurant was a 2nd generation family restaurant in Taipei. The seating was comfortable. The waitstaffs were polite and attentive. The Pork Liver (粉肝) was a cold dish. It just had a salty taste and lack the good natural flavor of pork liver. The Oyster in Garlic Sauce (蒜泥鮮蚵) was fresh. The Salted Crispy Cuttle (鹽酥小卷) was not crispy at all and was bland. The cuttles were kind of too large. The Stir Fry Water Lily (炒水蓮) had an interesting texture. The Braised 3-Layer Pork (滷三層肉) was a big disappointment. Its presentation was poor. The pork was not treated property to remove the unpleasant odor of pork. The flavor was...