Silks House — Restaurant in Zhongshan District

pretty much every single dish was exquisitely crafted and it all made such an i credible dining experience — it’s the level of quality that you would expect something with this price tag ! i think all the courses were really great, but i’ll just talk about some of my highlights.

my favourite (or maybe most surprising) dish of the night was the mushroom and abalone dish — not something i thought i enjoyed, but it was just so delectable. the sauce was concentrated, aromatic, and addicting. the mushroom and abalone were both bouncy, plump, and thick. the sauce was so good that we actually ordered a bit of hot rice to mix in with the leftovers, and it was absolutely divine. i would actually drink the sauce if i could.

the roasted peking duck was a veritable MEDLEY of textures and flavours: the crunchiness of the cucumber and onions, the softness and QQness of the crepe, and the crispiness of the skin all came together in a bomb of a bite. when you bite into it, you first taste the heavy, sweet saltiness of the sauce and the oiliness from the duck/skin, then as you chew further, it unleashes the lighter, yet sharper flavours of the onion and cucumber. later, the duck leg was also incredibly meaty and dripping with juice, and the crispy skin had a thin layer of fat underneath that made it so delicious and indulgent.

another one of my favourites was the 泡飯 — the rice wasn’t mushy like usual 泡飯, but crunchy and crispy instead, so you could really taste the flavour of each individual grain. it was paired with a perfectly salty, light, and oily lobster broth.

the barbecued pork was insanely tender and melts in your mouth, probably the best charshu i’ve ever had. since it was on a grill, it was a bit smoky and the honey sauce was suBTLY sweet, and had less of a “in your face” punch sweetness you usually find with charshu, so it tasted very harMonious.

the preserved egg was something i didn’t think i would like, but turned out to be a pleasant surprise. the outside was gelatinous and firm, and the yolk was creamy and thick. the scoop of chili on top was quite spicy but contrasted well with the earthier and quieter...

My worst dining experience ever!!! Wanted to try something particularly in this restaurant's menu, then called to make a reservation. The restaurant was off in the afternoon, so the hotel operator answered and told me the restaurant was full for the whole dining period. BUT I succeeded in making a reservation online afterwards so the hotel operator was lying just to cut me out. Arrived at the hotel by driving, the lobby staff asked me to park at the hotel parking but it was full. The restaurant kept calling to remind us of our reservation time. We informed them that we were looking for a place to park. Then we called the hotel operator and asked whether we could leave the car at the hotel valet and asked about the valet price. Not only did the operator not answer our questions, but he said he did not know whether there's space left and asked how we intended to pay, which was totally irrelevant to our questions. Due to their unwillingness to assist us, we decided to park at a parking farther away. After we were seated at the restaurant, we ordered 5 items within 5 minutes as we were hungry. But then the staff came back saying 2 out of 5 items of our order were not available , especially the particular dish that I purposely came for. It was only 6 30 pm which was the beginning of the dinner time, it's hard to believe so many things were claimed to be "sold out" This is the Chinese restaurant of a 5 star hotel. Is this a problem with the Executive chef who might not made enough preparation or the problem with the restaurant management who didn't check preparation properly or the problem with the F n B Director who didn't approve enough budget. From the moment I tried to make the dinner reservation to my car parking to my food ordering, they were all very very bad experiences. If it's just a 2 to 3 star hotel, I wouldn't complain at all. But it's the Regent Taipei ! A 5 star hotel! These things would NEVER happen in any 5 stars hotel around the world! This is seriously...

Finally went for a birthday dinner. It was a special occasion for me and my girlfriend. We were satisfied with the food. Everything was fresh and well prepared. However the service was extremely disappointing. First couple courses came without any explanation. They also mixed up our orders simply because they were too lazy or busy to even ask. We had no idea that the dishes were even different since they looked very similar and we accidentally ate each others order. At this price point I would honestly assume that they would keep track of our orders and simply give us what we’ve ordered without asking. Meanwhile right across from our table was a table of around 5-6 people and the restaurant had a staff there drinking with them for the whole night entertaining them. I would have no problem with that but they couldn’t even get our table orders right. We had to ask the staff for better service which is quite unacceptable before they started to give us some attention. Food wise If you’re looking for a fine Chinese cuisine experience this is quite a good choice however you can feel the chef is not very passionate about the food they serve. Everything had perfect seasoning and great presentation but details were lacking. My noodle had a big clump of uncooked dough that was rock solid in the middle. My partner had a lukewarm lobster rice. While everything was very well done the details weren’t quite to the standard that you would expect. All in all I think it was a underwhelming experience for us although the food was decent. I would not recommend this place considering the service and price point.

I would recommend to go in a group. It seems like they only provide good service to customers that are paying a...