Shilin District, Taipei City｜Hi-Lai Harbour Tianmu Branch

An excellent choice for a buffet if you love seafood ~ definitely get your fill of crab, oyster, sashimi, sushi, and lots of shrimp :) The interior space is super roomy and feels really quite fancy with a fantastic view overlooking the city! Especially so at night ~ They have an impressive variety of desserts too, but some ended up being quite ordinary. The souffle pancakes, peach earl gray cake, chestnut cake, chocolate truffles and oolong tieguanyin cake were my personal favorites. Only about 8 flavors of ice cream, but there's a soft serve machine with two additional kinds, milk and a vegan coconut flavor ~

The dining environment is comfortable and there are various dining tables. This time we came for lunch with 4 people and were arranged in a semi-open "small box". It is a good experience for the family to eat delicious food relaxedly and happily. For food, the ingredients are very fresh, the sashimi is delicious, the shrimp meat is sweet, and other raw and cooked foods are also very delicious, especially the freshly made raw beef soup, which is highly recommended! However, the only fly in the ointment is that the meat of the three-point crab is too soft and rotten. Maybe it's the wrong season? ! The attitude of the waiters is very kind, the service at the table is very fast, we eat fast, they clear it faster, and the dirty plates always disappear immediately, give them a thumbs up!

Very good buffet overall. I was impressed by the great variety and attention they put into the smaller details that distinguishes them from other buffets. Eg, steak was on par with other buffets but six types of salts and 4-5 types of sauces and sautéed garlic bulbs (this I appreciated a lot) to go with your steak? Brilliant! Also about eight types of fruits which were all sweet and presented well in their colors and freshness. Two brands of ice creams including Haagen Daz and another brand I didn’t know but was of high quality (I didn’t expect to like the matcha green tea flavored ice cream but I loved it!). I was also impressed by the soups (raw beef slices cooked as you pour in hearty clear broth, and clam soup). Lots of dessert varieties too including the impressive soufflé pancake with various toppings. Oh and four types of coffee beans, including two rated above 90!! Good spacious environment with good view, convenient sink to wash hands after eating seafood without having to leave for the mall bathroom. Admittedly though the seafood didn’t taste as fresh as it could including the crabs. Shrimp was ok and the grilled oysters (limit two per person each time) were pretty good. Good variety of other drinks as well, including three sodas (cans), five juices, two beers (lunch menu), three waters (including sparkling) and three flavors to add. Also some fried items which were fine and pizzas which I didn’t try. Service quick and attentive.