It's a cute cafe but crowded. The service wasn't great. The staff failed to tell me that the pork knuckle would take 30-40 minutes to cook. I would not have gotten it if I had known it would take that long.
My friend's fried chicken and eggs & toast (with peanut butter and apples, I think) didn't look great. My pork knuckles tasted pretty good but it wasn't worth the wait. The drinks were mediocre.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Brunch
Price per person
$200–400
Food: 3
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3
Enjoyed the R9 Cafe experience. The food was decent, but the service fell short. It's a nice spot to relax post a long walk.
Food: 3
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Food: Good. Coffee is good too.
Service: Bad.
Why?
They have 2 male waiters that behave like robots. They just pick up the food from the kitchen and drop it off at your table, regardless of location.
The food took 40mins to arrive. When we chased for the food, the manageress told us that "There are other patrons seated upstairs waiting for their good as well". Like it's my problem?
And oh, they only take cash. 👎
I'm never coming back.
Food: 5
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 5
Great place for an afternoon coffee. Quite a few varieties of coffee beans from all over the world, service is prompt but cold, and ambiance is super!!!!
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Ordered clam spaghetti, not a big fan of it at all. The pasta was ok, but the sauce have a strong butter taste instead of white wine. Clams are overly salted, probably didn’t mix properly. Overall vibe of the place is alright only. I think it might be overrated.
3.5 / 5
The cafe has excellent exterior design and close to MRT exit. I got seated on the first floor, probably because I did not make a reservation in advance. But I think the atmosphere on the second floor is better. I find the price a bit too high considering the taste and quality of food and drinks.
I ordered iced caramel macchiato which tasted below average, nothing special. I would rather have my coffee elsewhere. The apple iced tea was not that good either, there’s sour taste coming from the lemon I guess. The food I ordered was just okay, the fries and prawn batter were not very crispy.
Minimum order is one drink per person.
There is additional 10% service charge.
Dining time limit is 90 minutes.
Give 5 star on Google and get free ice cream.
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$200–400
TLDR:Cute cafe, strong AC (which I needed lmao), nice place to work/meet with friends. There is a 10% service fee, staff don’t come to you a lot, which I really liked. But some may see that as bad service (you’re wrong)
This is my second time here, sitting upstairs for the first time. I tried looking for cafes around here but ended up here again after I long journey. I think this will probably be my go-to now. After walking around for like an hour the AC hits so good 😩
I’m here for looking for the place to work, since it’s been raining a lot in Taipei. And I think this place is perfect. They have signs saying that dining limit is 90min if the place is packed, but they didn’t kick me out after staying for 3 hours, so I thought that was great.
Food wise the pizza was aight, tbh would come here for food, and I wasn’t that hungry so I just took it home. Dessert was yummy, but the tiramisu and the lemon pie I got, only wish the slices were bigger.
Staff ordered my food and stood politely by the counter, and would respond when you ask, otherwise they don’t come around a lot. I think that’s perfect for the cafe so I don’t need to interact with people when it’s not needed 😬
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$200–400
At a convenient location! Was really tired after shopping and walking around the area & the space inside was plentiful.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$400–600
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The quality of the food is satisfactory, but the service leaves much to be desired. The manager, Jimmy (or so he claims), insisted that every customer must order a drink alongside their meal, a practice contrary to the usual norms confirmed by other staff. It's unclear whether he perceives us as tourists. This experience proved to be a significant disappointment during our Taiwan trip
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food didn’t me me wow, but the price did… service not really go, the waiter didn’t explain well the set menu clearly to us… one of my bad experience on Taiwan cafe…
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$400–600
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1
