North District, Taichung City｜Roundabout Café

I arranged to meet my friend here for brunch and luckily they had plenty of seating available when I arrived. I didn’t reserve a table or anything. I was seated upstairs in a nice bright room. You have to order and pay and I really wanted a latte as my friend was running late. I ordered my iced latte ($130) and then sat back to look through the menu for food. I went back down to order the pan fried chicken breast savoury pancake deal ($340). The latte was perfection, just the way I like it. The meal was delicious. I almost ate every bite. I just felt too full towards the end and couldn’t finish my soup. The pancakes were great. The meat was good too. Everything on the plate was finger licking good. The waitresses were adorable and very accommodating.

This restaurant and concept has been around the Taichung food scene for over 8 years now, and they just opened another location in a beautifully remodeled and decorated house, so of course I had to check it out and I was not disappointed. The dishes, ingredients, and presentation are wonderfully simple yet sophisticated and of very high quality, the organic eggs are perfectly cooked, their homemade ham is absolutely heavenly, the chicken breast is flavorful and healthful, the side dishes are fun and delicious, and the salad dressing is refreshing and clean. A big plus, especially for the younger customers with a limited budget, is that they serve a free glass of delicious black tea and don't charge a service charge which keeps most meals between $300 and $400, including everything, and their food is at a level similar to the best brunch places in this city.

The staff was friendly. The food was very good, the atmosphere was wonderful, and the price was reasonable! Well definitely do back!