📍The Food Hall Academy Restaurant ⚯͛
🔅Actual dining date: 2024/10/15
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How many times in life can you dine at Hogwarts 😍? As soon as I saw the restaurant inside the Harry Potter theme park, I decided I had to have a meal here! As a Harry Potter fan, you must come and try it even if you're a Muggle~~
▪️Platform 9¾ All Day Breakfast with Drink
¥2300 (including drink) ❾¾
This is a dish almost everyone orders because the 9¾ design is just too iconic!! It's basically a standard Australian (English) brunch, and it's normally delicious. The food is simply seasoned and the portion is quite large, served with a choice of drink (forgot the options). I chose iced tea in a transparent cup that you can take home 😂
▪️Halloween Burger ¥2200
Just happened to visit before Halloween, there were some special menu items. I ordered one that didn’t look too strange. It tasted decent, better than expected, but it was just a standard beef bacon cheeseburger, served with fries and pickles (very American? in style).
▪️Fish and Chips ¥1800
At the time, I didn’t know why I craved fried fish and ended up ordering it by accident. The fish was quite tender but the batter was thick, and the addition of tartar sauce was a plus haha (I love tartar sauce). The rest was normal, and the whole portion needs to be shared, otherwise, one person would definitely get tired of it.
Overall, although the prices converted to Taiwanese dollars are not cheap, the portions are quite large. The food in such places is usually for photo opportunities, but I think the taste isn't bad. While I wouldn’t particularly want to eat it again, I recommend trying it once if you come here. The dining atmosphere is great, 2 stars for taste + 1 star for atmosphere.
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The Food Hall is designed based on the scenes from the movies, and Harry Potter fans will be super excited when they come here. It's really like dining in Hogwarts! Since you're here, why not have a bite? Experience being a Hogwarts student 🧑🎓
We ordered:
Platform 9¾ Breakfast with a drink for 2300 yen. It includes a slice of toast printed with the name of the platform, sausage, two fried eggs, baked beans, hash browns, roasted tomato, and a lettuce salad, along with a drink. The portion is quite large, but the taste is just so-so.
Halloween Burger for 2200 yen. Seeing that it was a Halloween special, we had to try it. It contains ham and a burger patty, with a hard, black bun. Paired with the spicy sauce on the side, it was not bad. It also came with a pickled gherkin, which was a bit random.
Fish and Chips for 1800 yen. The fish batter tasted quite unique, and the fish itself was large, though getting a bit heavy to eat as we went on. It paired nicely with the edamame it came with, and the fries were soft.
The total was 6300 yen, and we were quite full. Considering the price and portion size in this location, I think it's acceptable. After all, it's a rare chance to experience the food of the wizards 😂.
This store is located on the third floor of Eslite near the Zhongshan Station exit. The environment is quite nice, and there are plenty of seats inside. It’s recommended to make a reservation on weekends. In addition to brunch, there are also afternoon tea dishes available.
Regarding the food:
The beef rolled pancake has a thinner crust than expected, with a piece of beef on top and some vegetables underneath. Overall, it’s pretty tasty, and for a stronger flavor, you can pair it with ketchup.
The butter-baked squid is priced at NT$360. The squid is quite large, bigger than a palm, and has a good thickness with a chewy texture. It’s easy to cut and goes well with the sauce. The side dishes include some baby corn, roasted sweet potato fries, and okra.
It is a very lively restaurant, and it is a rare place where you can order drinks during this time. It is already fully booked around 11 o'clock on Sundays, so if you don't want to miss it, you can make a reservation in advance. For meals, I ordered two brunch this time. The American breakfast has two eggs, 4 thick slices of bacon and waffles. They all taste good and go well with latte. In addition, the avocado meal and the British brunch It looks like the difference is that the meat is replaced with avocado. If you want to eat more fruits and vegetables, you can order it. The Earl Gray tea is just so-so. You can add honey at the counter according to your personal taste.
Had brunch (but the menu looked more appealing to me in the evening)
I suddenly wanted to eat meat, so I ordered the tendon steak. It was soft and tender and seasoned just right, but I don’t know if it was cooked with fat. The temperature of the steak was actually quite low when it was served, which was a pity🥲
The scrambled eggs are also just right and delicious! The salad is also very thoughtful, and the sauce feels like balsamic vinegar~
Overall, I felt it was a bit expensive after eating it. I thought it was good at the moment but had no other memorable points. I’d like to try the dinner menu later, fish and chips, and the bartending looks pretty good too!
(Traditional English breakfast has a lot of beans, but I don’t like it so I didn’t order it)
It is a classic British brunch restaurant during the day, and turns into a British bar at night. "Parents" is a rare British restaurant in Taipei, and the interior decoration is very warm, with many retro elements, and even the bar is decorated with taxi top lights. .
We came to dine during lunch time, so we ordered the daytime menu. There will be another menu in the evening, and the meals and drinks are also different.
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☀️ Popular English breakfast - $330
A very standard English breakfast plate, stewed beans and grilled sausages are the main ingredients. Personally, I think the stewed beans are a bit ordinary, but the bacon and grilled mushrooms are very fragrant.
☀️Cheese Mushroom Omelette - $330
The cheese omelette is delicious! The lettuce is not seasoned with any sauce. It is recommended to eat it with omelet.
🍹Passion Cassia - $200
An alcoholic beverage made with passion fruit, sugar cane wine and green tea. It is very refreshing and sweet, not too sour. It is very refreshing to eat with brunch!
☀️ Chassuka Tender Eggs - $340
It is a dish made of homemade tomato paste and kidney beans stewed. It is good to break and stir the hot spring eggs, but the portion is not much, and the bread only comes with two small slices.
🌝Cheese McCulloin for the finish - $230
In fact, it is just macaroni with a lot of cheese white sauce. It tastes ordinary, but you will keep eating it unconsciously. It is very smooth! ? The crispy bacon in the middle is a bonus
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Overall, the food is pretty good. It is a British-style brunch that is not often eaten. The price is a bit expensive for Taipei, but it is a restaurant where you can try new things!