January 19, 2008
千代田
The father-in-law is finally back in Taiwan after a long stint wandering about China and the SO wanted to take the family to some place nice to eat. Japanese food is always a good choice for a classy mid-priced meal in Taipei, and it's something not as easily found across the Strait. SO's been to Chiyoda for company get-togethers before and recommended it, which was good enough for me.
The room was dim but nicely decorated with Japanese flair. Flexible partitions allow them to provide private accommodations to groups of various sizes. The initial server was out-of-sorts and clumsily spilled tea on the SO's purse, but thankfully the Prada nylon is easy to wipe and keep clean. The manager was profusely apologetic and offered us an extra appetizer to make up for it.
The appetizer offered a variety of morsels with interesting flavors and textures, some more tasty than others. We chose a few different set meal options amongst us for a nice variety, with beef shabu-shabu, sashimi platter, and seafood teppanyaki. The first two were tasty with good ingredients, but the third was a bit greasy.
Okay, so the food may be better at Mitsui. But Chiyoda offered a good value in a good space with a more relaxed atmosphere than the more upscale restaurants. There's a lot of similar Japanese restaurants in the area, popular with visiting Japanese businessmen, so most of them are pretty good. Will have to try more of them later.
千代田
臺北市中山北路一段105巷10號
02-25310918