西堤牛排 中和板南店

This is the Westin Steakhouse, Zhonghe Ban-Nan branch. You can get here by taking the subway to Zhongyuan Station, and there is a basement parking lot available, making transportation and parking convenient. The restaurant also supports various payment methods.

This time it’s been a while since I last visited Westin, and the dining atmosphere is as comfortable as always. The staff is friendly and provides detailed explanations of the menu. However, the overall performance of the dishes didn’t upgrade with the price, which is a bit regrettable.

I ordered the classic set meal for NT$698, choosing the French-style pan-seared duck breast as the main course. The skin is crispy, while the inside remains tender, complemented by a curry yogurt sauce and baked mushrooms, which is still a classic combination.

The salad is a beef lettuce salad with orange vinaigrette. It’s refreshing overall, but the dressing is a bit sour, and the beef slices are slightly thin, which reduces their presence a bit. I ordered both soup options; the onion soup with garlic bread was more palatable than expected, not too salty, and the bread soaked up the soup just right. The bacon pumpkin soup was on the sweeter side and had a somewhat one-dimensional flavor.

For dessert, there were two options—pineapple Basque cheesecake and vanilla ice cream. The cheesecake had a smooth texture, and the acidity of the pineapple helped cut the richness. The ice cream was standard, serving as a typical finish to the meal.

Additionally, I ordered the truffle crispy fries for NT$138. The fries were fried crispy and had a nice texture, but the truffle flavor was hardly noticeable, with a relatively faint aroma.

Overall, it was a comfortable meal with good atmosphere and service, but if the dishes could be a little more sincere and not just the same combination unchanged for years, that would be better.