The Dragon [辰園]

Visit: July 9, 2012
Address: 台北市忠孝東路一段12號B1
Number: (02) 2321 - 1818
Website: http://www.sheraton-taipei.com/english/r_dragon.htm

I've made it my goal to try every single restaurant in Sheraton, so I'm just working really hard towards reaching that goal.

Crispy Barbecued Superior Pork with Caramelized Sugar (脆皮叉燒) $460 NT

Crispy Barbecued Superior Pork with Caramelized Sugar

This is exactly the same dish as the one at My Humble House which was of course tasty.

Pastry with BBQ Pork and Preserved Eggs (皮蛋叉燒酥) $130 NT

Pastry with BBQ Pork and Preserved Eggs

The pastry just fell right off layer by layer in my mouth~ I couldn't taste the preserved eggs, but the barbecue pork pastry was good.

Stir Fried Water Spinach (清炒空心菜) $300 NT

Stir Fried Water Spinach

Chinese Sweetened Bean Paste Pancake (豆沙煎窩餅) $150 NT

Chinese Sweetened Bean Paste Pancake

The chinese pancake here was very different from the standard one. The bean paste is inside this mochi-like pancake that is fried on the outside. The three different textures in the dessert just made the pancake so much more desirable.

I would definitely recommend The Dragon. The food was very yummy and the atmosphere and service were pretty decent.

The Guest House [請客樓]

Visit: July 31, 2012
Address: 台北市大同區忠孝東路一段12號 17F
Number: (02) 2321 - 1818
Website: http://www.sheraton-taipei.com/english/r_guest_house.htm


Another Chinese meal before I leave for the states and leave all the awesome food behind :)

Menu

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For Ears Only - Pork Tongue Wrapped in Pork Ear (悄悄話) $200 NT

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For Ears Only - Pork Tongue Wrapped in Pork Ear

Preserved Eggs in Peeled Pepper (泡椒皮蛋) $200 NT

Preserved Eggs in Peeled Pepper 

The peeled pepper wasn't too spicy and was definitely a nice appetizer to start the meal with.

Pork Tail in Fermented Red East (紅鞠尾巴) $200 NT

Pork Tail in Fermented Red East 

I actually came to the restaurant for the pork tail which turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. Although the pork tail was stewed nicely, it lacked the flavoring.

Kung Pao Chicken (宮保雞丁) $400 NT

Kung Pao Chicken 

The kung pao chicken was stir fried long enough and spicy enough for my liking.


Braised Shark Belly with Soybean Sauce (豆醬沙魚肚) $520 NT

Braised Shark Belly with Soybean Sauce 

The shark belly was really tender and the sauce was also good.


Baked Turnip Cakes (蘿蔔絲酥餅) $160 NT x 2

Baked Turnip Cakes 

I really like baked turnip cakes, so I thought this was yummy.

Stir Fried Yam Vegetables (清炒地瓜葉) $300 NT

Stir Fried Yam Vegetables 

The usual.

Stewed Sugarcane Shoots with Vegetables (碧綠燜蔗筍)

Stewed Sugarcane Shoots with Vegetables 

Szechuan Green Beans (乾扁四季豆) $360 NT & Pan-fried Scallion Pancakes (蔥油餅) $120 NT x 2

Szechuan Green Beans & Pan-fried Scallion Pancakes

The scallion pancakes here aren't the thick kinds, so it served as a perfect skin for the wrap with the green beans.

Salty Pork with Bean Curd Soup in a Clay Pot (砂鍋醃篤鮮) $480 NT

Salty Pork with Bean Curd Soup in a Clay Pot 

Sweetened Red Bean Pancakes (紅豆煎鍋餅) $320 NT

Sweetened Red Bean Pancakes 

I was so disappointed with the red bean panckes! The pancake had a bit too much sesame on it and not enough red bean paste which made the entire dish a little too dry.

The guest house is a decent Chinese restaurant, but it wouldn't be my first choice. The dishes were a bit mediocre and the selection a bit limited.

Antoine's Room [安東廳]

Visit: June 11, 2012

Address: 台北市中正區忠孝東路一段12號 2F
Number: (02) 2321-1818
Website: http://www.sheraton-taipei.com/english/r_antoine.htm


The best excuse to eat - birthday celebration. So yup, after enjoying our last visit at Antoine's Room, we decided to have dinner here to celebrate my sister's birthday.


Menu

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Complimentary Bread

Complimentary Bread

When I saw the cheese butter, I was so excited!!! But... just stick with the original butter.

Antoine/Classically - Amuse Bouche (開胃小點)

Amuse Bouche

The triangular fried thing on the very right reminded me of a samosa haha.

Antoine - Chef's Special Seafood Salad with Citrus Jelly (主廚特製海鮮盤佐柚凍)

Chef's Special Seafood Salad with Citrus Jelly

Classically - Pate of Duck Liver with Truffle Puff Pastry and Garden Salad (松露鴨肝醬脆皮千層沙拉)

Pate of Duck Liver with Truffle Puff Pastry and Garden Salad

Oh my was it flavorful~ I'm usually more into seared duck lived, but the puff pastry combined with the foie gras was definitely awesome.

Antoine - Pan-fried Silver Grant Fish with Sea Urchin Sauce (嫩煎雞仔魚佐海膽醬汁)

 Pan-fried Silver Grant Fish with Sea Urchin Sauce

The mashed potato was silky, and the fish so crispy.

Classically - Steamed Morel Mushroom Egg Flan Garnished with Salmon Roe (羊肚菌鮭魚卵蒸蛋)

Steamed Morel Mushroom Egg Flan Garnished with Salmon Roe

Antoine - Mushroom Cappuccino Soup with Truffle (蘑菇松露卡布奇諾湯)

Mushroom Cappuccino Soup with Truffle

It was really nice how you could actually taste the truffle in the soup.

Classically - Watercress Soup with Truffle Ravioli (水田芥湯搭露餃)

Watercress Soup with Truffle Ravioli 

Don't miss your chance for the rare awesome opportunity of ravioli!


Antoine - Roasted Spring Chicken and Couscous Meant Jus (爐烤春雞搭非小米佐肉汁)

Roasted Spring Chicken and Couscous Meat Jus

I think by now, my stomach was already near exploding. But hey, it's worth it.

Classically - Braised Boston Lobster and Alaska King Crabmeat with Saffrom Sauce (嫩悶波士頓龍蝦襯阿拉斯加帝王蟹佐紅花海鮮汁)

Braised Boston Lobster and Alaska King Crabmeat with Saffrom Sauce

The plating was so cute while the food was also very good.


Antoine/Classically - Home-made Sherbet (安東特質沙碧)

Home-made Sherbet

A bit of sherbet to clear your palette... though perhaps a little bit too sweet.

Antoine - Grilled U.S. Rib Eye Steak with Red Wine Sauce (炭烤肋眼牛佐紅酒醬汁)

Grilled U.S. Rib-Eye Steak with Red Wine Sauce

The potatoes on the side were cooked so crisply on the outside without being too dry. The steak was also cooked just right. It was also nice because the fat in the rib-eye was easy to avoid when I was trying to cut around it.


Classically - Grilled Lamb Chop with Green Peppercorn Sauce (炭烤特級羊排佐青胡椒醬汁)

Grilled Lamb Chop with Green Peppercorn Sauce

The lamb was nicely cooked though I'm not sure if I liked the sauce all that much. It reminded me a bit of like soy sauce.

Beef Wellington in Tofu Skin

Beef Wellington in Tofu Skin

Okay, so when we first came to the restaurant, we were actually offered another menu that came with the beef wellington. And well, when I saw the words "beef wellington", I couldn't resist and made them replace my main course with the beef wellington. I've been searching Taipei up and down trying to find a restaurant that served beef wellington. But to my disappointment, when it was served... Antoine's Room decided to make its own version of wellington... one that was wrapped in deep dried tofu skin. As much as the Beef Wellington was good, I'm sure you could probably imagine my sadness ;(

Classically - Hazelnut Souffle (榛果舒芙雷)

Hazelnut Souffle

While not all of us ordered the "Classically" set, we ended up all switching our desserts to the souffle in order to satisfy our sweet tooth. The souffle was one of the better ones I've had in Taipei so far, but I think Joyce East still wins.

I would definitely recommend Antoine's Room for those looking for a nice restaurant. Although the price range is a little bit high, I would say that the food was worth it. The service was spectacular, and the waitresses were willing to comply with our many (probably annoying) requests with a smile, which is not something that I've seen very often. The food was also very good with a really nice and classy atmosphere.

Pizza Pub [比薩屋]

Visit: May 28, 2012
Address: 台北市中正區忠孝東路一段12號 B1
Number: (02) 2321-1818
Website: www.sheraton-taipei.com/english/r_pizza.htm

Yay, pizza pub at Sheraton to celebrate my friend's birthday (:

Menu

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Complimentary Bread

Green Onion Bread Roll

Bread Rolls

The bread was actually really good. The first time we got normal bread rolls, and the second time, we got the green onion rolls. They were both yummy even though I enjoyed the green onions one more.

Lunch Set - Smoked Duck and Sun-dried Tomato Salad served with Summer Fruits Coulis and Walnut Dressing (午間套餐 - 燻鴨胸風乾番茄沙拉佐和桃油醋醬)

Smoked Duck Salad

It's... salad. The duck was good though (:

Set - Cream of Seafood with Vegetable Soup (午間套餐 - 奶油海鮮蔬菜濃湯)

Cream of Seafood with Vegetable Soup

The soup was really watery and not so great.

Lunch Set - Mediterranean Style Grilled Fish (午間套餐 - 地中海式香煎魚排) $800 NT

Mediterranean Style Grilled Fish

Fish wasn't bad. I think I'd recommend this over everything else we had that day.

Lunch Set - Margarita Pizza: Tomatoes, Mozzarella, Basil 8" (午間套餐 - 羅勒起司番茄比薩 8") $800 NT

Margarita Pizza

The margarita pizza also had some sort of weird cheese on top. I keep feeling like maybe they used the wrong cheese or something... that would be pretty sad.


Lunch Set - Chef's Special Seafood Pizza 8" (午間套餐 - 主廚特製海鮮比薩) $800 NT

Seafood Pizza

The seafood pizza wasn't too great. Although the seafood wasn't bad, it was the cheese they used on the pizza that made it taste a little funny.

Lunch Set - Clams Spaghetti with Pesto Sauce (午間套餐 - 香蒜綠蓉汁義大利麵) $750 NT

Clams Spaghetti with Pesto Sauce

I was extremely unimpressed with the spaghetti. The spaghetti was a little under-cooked, and the dish itself was just... not tasty. 


Lunch Set - Special Daily Dessert (午間套餐 - 精選甜點)

Special Daily Dessert

When the dessert came, it honestly looked unappetizing and I thought maybe they just grabbed it from the buffet area. However, when I had it though, it was actually a lot better than it tasted. The chocolate cake was a lot richer than I thought it would be and the other cake was creative in that it had a not too sweet green cake bottom with a pudding-like top.

Overall, I'm not sure if I would go to the pizza pub again. The food was mediocre and the waitresses were pretty inattentive. For the quality here, it is pretty overpriced.

Kitchen12 [十二廚自助餐]

Visit: April 5, 2012
Address: 台北市中正區忠孝東路一段12號
Number: (02) 2321-1818
Website: http://www.sheraton-taipei.com/r_kitchen.htm

When I found the restaurant inside Sheraton, I was so turned off. There was a crowd of people lining up to enter the restaurant for afternoon tea...the entire scene reminded me of a marketplace.

The food

 
The food overall was pretty disappointing. None of the desserts were that great, and the hot salty meals were pretty average as well. Although the overall food was okay, I think the part that I disliked the most was Kitchen 12's atmosphere. The tables were placed way too closely together, and the waitress kept bothering us about the check even though we had just sat down.

I would not recommend Kitchen12 for its afternoon tea. There are much better places around Taipei at $540 NT per person for a  nice afternoon tea date.