Spice Market — Restaurant in Zhongshan District

Lots of good buffets in Taipei, but this is not one of them. First off - you have to wait in line for the table seating, and they seat everyone at exactly the same time. Exactly the same time. Which means the buffet get super crowded. Everyone is rushing, pushing, shoving… felt like I was at the zoo. By the time I got to some of the limited food stations they were already empty. I don’t even know what was supposed to be there.

The only beer they have is the cheap Taiwan standard beer…and it was flat and not even very cold. Deserts are cheap, limited and poor selection. This is a very small buffet, selections are very limited, with only 2 short tables of food…. But with tons of people. So it leaves everyone fighting for food - especially since they seat everyone at exactly the same time. Overcrowded. Who’s idea was that ? I think this buffet is for people who like to fight for food, shovel it into their mouth as fast as possible, then line up and fight again for more food. Not my style. Won’t be coming back here. Although the seafood was fresh, it was still pretty limited. Lots of better buffets around, and for the price, I find this one is...

A generally good Thai buffet, not the biggest buffet I’ve been too in Taipei, but quite tasty. Very good if you’re into crabs and shrimps. Beer on tap. We mostly enjoyed it, particularly the curry, prawn cakes, and lettuce wrapped dishes. One note is that the restaurant isn’t massive and it gets very cramped around the food serving area. At 1300 NT per head it felt too expensive for what was on offer. Real big minus for not extending your vouchers for two people after being shut down due to Covid. That doesn’t create a...

We had a buy one get one free voucher so we decided to try it for dinner. In general I'm not a huge fan of buffets, so even at half price I didn't feel it was worth it. In any case, the food seemed quite fresh, the service was good, and the interior was quite nice. The tom yum soup was definitely the highlight, everything else was "ok" in my opinion.

You'll need to queue up when you arrive and they let everyone in at the same time. It was a little hectic initially but calmed down...