il Giardino Romantico

之前在逛部落格的時候就有看到人家在介紹這間。其實這對於住在藍線末端的天仙來說，說近不近，但說遠也不會太遠。天仙曾經過過兩三年的無肉生活。最後因為回台以後獨自居住在小套房裡實在不方便自己烹調，而外食的素食對挑食的天仙來說，雷又實在很多。因此漸漸地開放吃家禽類跟海鮮。不過天仙偶爾還是會享受一下美味又無負擔的蔬食。其實這也是因為我們朋友當中有一位是吃宗教素。每次聚餐，我們都會挑他方便的地方。對葷食者來說，吃素並不難（老實說你若覺得吃不飽，事後再去補個炸雞排就好了啊～）但對素食者來說，若挑個...好比說燒肉店好了！難不成你要他只吃青椒跟香菇嗎？

因此這次天仙發起的聚餐，就由天仙負責找一間適合大家又美味的素食餐廳。原本首選是在國父紀念館附近的，看似評價還不錯。但是卻惹得天仙很生氣！前兩天打去一直沒人接，我只好把FB的粉絲專頁找出來，再傳短訊詢問是否可以定位。姓名、電話、人數、日期我全都留了。也說明因為打電話去都沒人接，因此想請店家通融讓我用這種方式訂位。沒想到，這鬼打牆的店家竟然回我：我們的電話是ＸＸＸＸ－ＸＸＸＸ喔！歡迎訂位！好吧！我想說既然有人回，這次應該打得進去了吧！沒想到更讓我生氣的是，打去有人接了，對方卻跟我說這幾天員工訓練不開放營業！我聽到真的很三條線！都快爆筋了！天啊！那位回我FB的人早點跟我說，我就不用多打這通電話了啊！！

後來想到還有這間可以選擇！立馬打了電話訂位！於是才結束了這場鬧劇！

I'd seen articles about this place before. Living at the end of the blue line of the MRT, this place seemed a bit far, but within reason. I've experienced two to three years of vegetarian life before. After coming back to Taiwan, because it was quite an ordeal to cook at my flat, and the veggie places around where I live were not quite so good, I started eating poultry and seafood. But sometimes I still enjoy some non-meat feasts. This time, it was actually because there was a vegetarian among us. So whenever we'd meet up, we'd pick a place that's convenient for him. For non-veggies, it's easy to go without meat (come on, you can easily buy some meaty snacks afterwards!). But for veggies, it's difficult to dine at a meat-themed restaurant. 

Therefore, I set out to find a nice veggie place for us all to try out. First, I tried booking us a table at this highly recommended place near Sun-yat-sen Memorial Hall. But it turned out to be a complete fiasco! I tried calling more than 10 times, and no one picked up the phone. Then, I left a message on their Facebook page, leaving all the essential information, saying that I'd already tried calling but with no avail, and hope that they'd let me make a booking through Facebook. The reply left me speechless. They simply left me their phone number, which I'd already known! So I tried calling one more time. This time, the call got through. But what the guy at the other end of the phone told me, left me, again, speechless. He told me that they were doing some training, and were not open during these days! Well, why on earth didn't the guy that saw my Facebook message tell me that!? 

Then, I remembered about this place. Called them, and settled our dinner plan. Finally!



其實他並不難找，只是這區塊天仙不常來。因此原本還怕找不到。不過一看到餐廳，天仙就覺得這次應該做了對的選擇！

It's really not difficult to find. But I'd not been familiar with this neighbourhood. I thought it would take a while to find at first. When I saw the restaurant, I knew that I had made the right choice this time!



價位很親民。因為是素食餐廳，所以還會註明哪些是哪種素食者可或不可食用的。

The price is very affordable! And since it's a veggie restaurant, rest assured that all the dishes are correctly labeled with what type of veggie each dish is made for.



有人點了套餐。這是隨餐附贈的沙拉。我是覺得醬有點多了（不過天仙本來吃沙拉就不愛沾醬的）

This salad was part of the set meal. The sauce was a bit too generous for my taste. But then, I normally eat my salad without sauce! 



濃郁美味的濃湯。The chowder tasted just fine.



套餐版本的就有點不一樣了！滿有趣的湯！

But the set meal version was a bit different! The soup came in a bowl of bread!



翠綠羅勒青醬時蔬筆管麵

Pesto penne rigate 



人氣辣味奶油時蔬燉飯

Creamy risotto



塔香白酒特選杏鮑菇義大利麵

Basil mushroom pasta in white wine sauce.



這也是燉飯，不過是焗烤版的。會等比較久喔。

Risotto gratin. 

 

最後還有套餐附贈的特製甜點。

Dessert from the set meal.

  

其中一杯果汁是套餐的，另一杯是單點的。

One of the drinks was a part of the set meal. 

 

其實山珍海味吃多了，偶爾吃吃這種健康蔬食，也是很享受的！

After having so many large meals with lots of meat and seafood, it's nice to have veggie meals like this once in a while! 


檢視較大的地圖 

天仙念：這天新手機剛到手，尺寸都還沒來的及調整。還好拍出來效果還過得去～