October 09, 2007
夏慕尼新香榭鐵板燒
FIL is rarely in Taiwan nowadays so SO+SIL wanted to take him some place nice for dinner. He likes teppanyaki and this place on 光復南路 was a good mid-price option.
It's part of the 王品集團 restaurant group which includes 陶板屋, 聚火鍋, etc. Although the food styles are quite different, they do have in common cleanly decorated spaces, well-trained (almost robotically so) staff, and slightly higher price points than the competition. But with enough flourishes and small touches to make it feel worthwhile.
There's the usual selection of seafood and meats for the main. Not the super-top-notch stuff, but everything was fresh and tasty and juicy thanks to the teppan sear. Between the four of us we managed to sample most of the available options, as our teppan chef chatted with us about his time in Europe doing the 鐵板燒 thing.
My duck breast was first seared on the teppan, then allowed to rest for a while before being finished with a Calvados flambé. The chef allowed me to play with the fire a little bit. Thankfully minimal damage was done, nothing permanent anyway.
After the main meal, they chased us upstairs to a separate lounge for dessert and drinks. It's mostly to free up the teppan seats for the paying customers, but we didn't mind it. It's nicer to sit around a table instead of all in a row anyway.
夏慕尼新香榭鐵板燒
台北市光復北路95號
02-2742-5527