Zhongzheng District, Taipei City｜Ding Fu Lou Restaurant

Traditional Chinese food, good for big table.

Very comfortable, local feel to this medium sized Resto. Second floor location, you need to look carefully. One main dining room with three family/biz side meeting rooms. The staff made us feel very much at home. Helped us to understand the menu (English version parallel to Chinese was right on). Wide variety of choices. Excellently prepared with just right seasonings, not over salted, cooked properly without over cooking. We especially enjoyed appetizers: crisp wood ear mushrooms, deep fried peanuts with “secret sauce” (great), cold squid with five flavor sauce. Entrees: It is worth ignoring the name to enjoy the super tasty “stinky tofu.” Shrimp with pea sprouts. Matsuzaka pork w water bamboo. All excellent. But go for the service. Real people.

This is an excellent restaurant offering a choice of tasty and delicious food. The cuisine is mostly from the eastern part of China, south of the Yangtze River. In my experience, the staff was very friendly, competent, helpful, and kind. The service was prompt, efficient, and professional. If you are in the neighborhood, you should definitely stop by and give it a try