【食記】中正區 - 一兆堂 @ il Giardino Romantico

Summer is not hotpot season. But somehow we both craved a nice pot of veggies and hot soup. The night before my friend and I had too much fun chatting the night away. She had come to Taipei to attend an event. When she woke up with a hangover (we both did), she called to let them know that she would not be attending. Only then had she been informed that the event had been postponed. This saved her from the guilt of skipping the event, and as for me, the guilt of seducing my friend to skip the event.

夏天真不是吃火鍋的季節。不過這天我們剛好都很想吃一大鍋的青菜跟喝一大碗的熱湯。前一天晚上我們聊得太愉快。其實我朋友他是來台北參加一個活動的。隔天我兩宿醉醒來，原本他是要打去請假。後來才被告知說活動延期了。剛好不用為了缺席感到有罪惡感。我也不用覺得引誘他缺席而感到愧疚。

Anyhow, hotpot restaurants are ubiquitous. Which one should we pick? I suggested to stop midway before reaching our destination for the afternoon - Taipei Main Station, and pick a random one once we got there. My friend, being the friend that she is, happily agreed (as if she had any other alternative...).

不過到處都是火鍋店，到底要選哪一家呢？因為下午行程的關係，我建議到中途的台北車站去找一間店。我朋友當然就很樂意的同意了。事實上她也沒有比較好的Ｂ計畫（所以只好同意）。

Fresh veggies and other stuff
新鮮蔬菜以及火鍋料

Herbal soup
養身湯底

Mmmm... salivating!
光看都會餓.. .

Fish slices? More like fish chunks...
魚片！？比較像魚塊吧！？

Oysters
蚵仔

Bon appetite!
開動囉！

I must say, it was not, in anyway, a special meal. But it was sufficient to satisfy our hungry tummies. The service was extremely strange. They were friendly enough alright, but they'd ask you a question, then run off (how odd!) Even though they still return, it just seems a bit rude to not wait till their question had been answered before scurrying off. The restaurant is on the second floor of the train station. Walk around, and I'm sure you'll find it eventually.

雖然不是挺特別的一餐，不過已經足以滿足我們飢餓的肚肚了。但我還是要說，這兒的服務有點怪。是挺有禮貌的沒錯。只是有一兩次問了我們問題，緊接著就跑去做其他事情。讓我們當場錯愕。是不是問了問題先聽完我們的回答再跑掉比較有禮貌啊？這間位於台北車站二樓。走個一兩圈一定會找到。