🔅Actual dining date: 2025/07/05
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I’ve been saving this restaurant for a long time. On this day, the weather was nice, so I decided to wander nearby. I arrived at around 11:30 without a reservation and luckily found a spot (previously, online reservations on weekends are almost always fully booked). I ordered the following dishes.

▪️ Mexican Pork Cheek Bowl $420
· Half brown rice quinoa and half salad (full brown rice or full salad can also be chosen)
I remembered this dish being quite good, so I ordered it. There was a lot of meat and ingredients, with avocado, sweet potato, and more. The overall combination was very tasty! Even though I shared it with a friend, I could easily finish it on my own.

▪️ Acai Greek Yogurt Bowl $360
I had also previously eaten at a trendy yogurt place that had generous portions, so I thought I’d give this one a try. However, the quantity was quite small. Although the presentation was very beautiful, the main yogurt and grains were lacking. The texture in the middle was more like a smoothie, and there wasn’t much fruit either; it really just felt like eating something pretty with no substance.

▪️ Oriental Beauty Guava Sparkling Tea $220
· Nantou guava, Beipu organic tea
▪️ Lemon Sparkling Black Tea $220
· Nantou Alishan, Miaoli black tea, lemon, grapefruit, sea salt
Just looking at the menu, these drinks seem impressive. They came in a tall glass, but! There was really very little — it tasted like kombucha. The fruit flavors written on the menu weren’t very prominent… for this price, a milkshake might have been more worth it.

Overall, I don’t know if it’s because I happened to choose dishes with low value this time… besides the pork cheek bowl, I felt the yogurt bowl and drinks weren’t really worth it… but it’s healthy, the environment is simple and comfortable, and the presentation is beautiful, making it a refined dining experience. I don’t have a strong desire to return.

Previously, I looked for many brunch places and found that a lot of people recommended Tamed Fox in the Xinyi District, so I made a reservation right away! It's located on the first basement level, and you need to walk around a bit. The restaurant is really large with many options, including window seats for one person, two-person tables, large tables, or even quieter areas further inside. There are also quite a few outdoor seats available.

I saw many people dining alone, and indeed, this environment is very friendly. I took a look at the menu and found that, for brunch, it is not very cheap, with prices ranging from 300 to 580 NTD.

What did I eat today? 📝
𓌉𓇋 Hello, Avocado Open Sandwich
Scrambled eggs / Beetroot Chickpea Hummus / Halloumi Cheese
Roasted Spiced Sweet Potato Cubes / Baby Lettuce / Parmesan Cheese / Sourdough Bread

After adding the service fee, it was 396 NTD. The portion was quite large, and it was hard to take a bite without it falling apart. I felt satisfied after eating. However, I felt that this dish leaned more towards the taste of the food itself; combining all the elements created a healthy feeling (?). The lettuce was slightly bitter paired with a faint cheese aroma, which was subtle and mysterious, but it felt a bit too plain for me, so I wouldn't want to order it again next time.

I used to like Tamed Fox!
I don’t know why I feel like eating this time is so boring.

I ordered the rosemary honey chicken drumstick bowl for 390$ plus sourdough bread for 70$
It seems the price has increased... I remember it wasn't that expensive before...

The scrambled eggs and stir-fried mushrooms in the chicken drumstick bowl are both delicious, and the chicken drumsticks also taste good, like honey sauce, but this time I got tired of it after a few bites~ The kimchi is also a bit unremarkable, not spicy, not sour, and quite bland. I I didn’t even finish eating…! (rare)

Jinxuan Oolong is pretty good, but at the cafe price

This time I feel that the overall price has increased, and the price cannot keep up with the quality of the food. There are many flies when sitting indoors, which is very annoying 🤔

If I come here next time, I will probably order the avocado smoked salmon open sandwich