il Giardino Romantico

One day, me mate said to me that she'd found a nice restaurant that she thought I would really enjoy. I asked her 'vegetarian?', and she said she wasn't sure. When I checked out the link she later gave me, I had only then found out that it was, indeed, a vegetarian restaurant. 

某天，我朋友跟我說他去了一間很好吃的餐廳。覺得我會喜歡。下次要帶我去吃。我問他︰有素的嗎？他說︰應該有吧？？！！結果給了我餐廳的相關食記連結我才發現，這本來就是一家只有賣素食的餐廳啊！！



The restaurant was very clean.  The service was satisfactory as well. The best thing was, of course, the food.  As everything looked great, we had trouble trying to decide what to have.  Because of this, we had to send the waitress back so many times.

店內感覺很清潔。服務態度也不錯。不過最讚的就是它提供的餐點囉！！因為遲遲做不了決定，還將服務員派回去好幾次。因為每一樣真的看起來都很不錯吃！其中也有幾樣是外頭吃不太到的。真的很難取捨呢！



This is the salad that came with one of our set meals.  You can tell that it was a very healthy meal.  However, it was also very delicious, because of the nuts and the light dressing, in place of the disgusting mayonnaise. 

這是套餐中附的莎拉。感覺上非常養身。確實也是如此。有看到那份量超多的堅果嗎？還有，淋上的醬汁也非常的清爽不像美乃滋一樣噁心又黏膩。


The set meal also came with soup. The colour came from a special kind of herb.
套餐也有附湯。看這個樣子應該是山藥湯之類的吧？非常美味唷！



This is a variation of 'garlic bread', as many vegetarians in Taiwan cannot consume garlic. In its place, a special kind of herbal plant is used, which is just as good tasting.

這是素食界的大蒜麵包。其實沒有大蒜，但是香味還是很夠。這全都是香椿的功勞。



In the end, I had decided to order a Thai veggie soup.  Thai restaurants in Taiwan, probably most places in Asia as well, do not offer veggie options.  Therefore, this was a rare occasion under which I could actually enjoy meat/seafood free Thai style soup.  However, there was a small glitch.  The menu had different spice options, but when the meal came, I tasted no spice.  I asked for some chilli, but was given Taiwanese style chilli sauce instead.  The soup wasn't ruined altogether, but the Thai style did get a little weird.

所以，這是我最後決定點的素食泰式酸辣湯。因為台灣的泰式料理店都沒有提供素食的選擇。想吃的話只好自己破戒。也因為如此到最後決定點了這個。不過可能點餐時有稍微誤會吧？因為menu上寫著可選擇大辣、小辣、中辣，但我點了之後服務員沒問我（還是大家都不吃辣所以就沒問？）後來我自己跟他要了＂辣椒＂，但店家提供的卻是台式的辣椒醬。雖然這湯後來是有辣了，但感覺還是有點不搭。




A very simple bowl of rice, but very tasty.  I finished it in no time, gobbling it down with the veggies in the soup.

雖然只是很普通的一碗飯，卻是很美味。搭配著湯裡的蔬菜、香菇，我很快的就把他吃個精光了。


The same kind of herb used in the 'garlic bread', made into 'pancakes'.
也是很美味的香椿餅。



I can't remember what this was called, but I had a go at it, and it was amazing.  The slices of mushroom at the side were also sweet.  Just how delicious this was, you will know once you see the next picture.

我忘了這是什麼飯。不過非常美味。我有偷偷給他吃ㄧ口。一旁放的是杏鮑菇。有多好吃？繼續看下一個圖就知道囉！


This was how clean the plate was after me mate had finished her plate of rice.
瞧我朋友把他吃的多乾淨啊！！


Drinks and dessert after the meal.
飯後還有飲料跟甜點。


I had too much to eat, so I donated my dessert to me mate.
不過因為我的餐點份量太多，我就把甜點送給我朋友吃了。


This was the last thing that went down me tummy.  Hot herbal tea.
最後下肚的是這個養身熱茶。一整個幸福的滋味。


A scene of the restaurant.
店內一角。


Decor on the first floor of the restaurant.
二樓廁所外的裝飾。


Space by the staircase.  Put to good use.
樓梯間的擺設。一點都不浪費空間。

 

店家資訊︰
地址：台中市南屯區408公益路二段506號
電話：04-22551868

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