小和山谷

The restaurant is a renovated old house in Hualien, with a lot of white lines on the roadside outside, allowing for parking. The minimum spending is that each person must order a drink, excluding meals or desserts. You can order using a QR code, and you can make an order on the same bill using different phones with your companions, which I find quite convenient. Payment can be made in cash or by credit card and Apple Pay, offering various convenient options.

When I arrived, it was already afternoon and I was super hungry. I ordered:

• Spicy chili pepper and butter salty pork sandwich - The flavor was strong and I thought it was pretty good, but it got a bit greasy towards the end. The sandwich was smaller than I expected; ordering it alone felt a bit insufficient.
• Wild pepper ginger grilled meat sandwich set - My friend ordered this, but he thought it was just okay. The set came with an extra salad and soup, and they actually liked the salad and soup quite a lot.
  As for the dish, my favorite was the golden crispy fries, which were super thin and crispy. They were really thin but crunchy, and I thought it tasted great with the sauce added.

That day happened to be a weekday afternoon, and I saw online that the soufflé pancakes are only available on weekends, which was a bit unfortunate. However, we could take part in their "girls hours" promotion, which offered a limited drink with a free refill within 90 minutes. I felt they had quite a lot of options to choose from; we ordered two salty cream cap red teas and one fresh milk tea, which I thought were pretty good, and getting a free refill was a great deal, especially when paired with the dessert "Tai Tai Tai Tai" cream roll, which made me happy.

Overall, it’s a restaurant with a nice atmosphere and decent food, with actively friendly service staff. It’s also a pet-friendly restaurant, providing pet meals. There are quite a few promotions for café visits, and Hualien residents can get additional discounts by showing proof. However, there were a lot of little black mosquitoes; even sitting indoors, I encountered some. The restaurant thoughtfully provided mosquito repellent for those who needed it. If I have a chance to visit Hualien again, I would like to try the soufflé pancakes.