The buffet is a favorite dining gathering for Taiwanese people, and the Far Eastern Café buffet restaurant located on the sixth floor of the Far Eastern Shangri-La in Taipei offers a rich and diverse selection of delicacies from around the world. 🤤

From November 1, 2024, to January 2, 2025, they are launching the "Sea and Land Feast," featuring Australian beef and various seafood to create a rich array of dishes. 🙌🏻 Highlights include freshly carved grilled Australian beef, Italian tomato chicken scallops, Sicilian seafood salad, and South Asian-style Thai tamarind fried shrimp. Notably, they also offer unlimited ingredients from Din Tai Fung! 😋

As for the sashimi, it is freshly cut upon order, but you cannot choose your preferred cuts, which is a bit unfortunate. 🥲

The grilled beef brisket at the charcoal grill station was my favorite; the meat was very tender and flavorful. However, the squid rings were quite disappointing; the tentacles were very burnt, overcooked, and extremely tough to eat. 🥲

Regarding Din Tai Fung offerings, they provided golden lava buns and shrimp and chive dumplings today. The golden lava buns were delicious and very hot, but the shrimp and chive dumplings were precooked and just reheated upon order, which affected their texture negatively. 🥲

There is a super wide variety of desserts, and the flavors were decent. 😌

To summarize:

This time, I used a coupon bought during the Double Eleven sale, costing about 1,100 NTD per person. However, without the coupon, I feel a bit disappointed when considering the regular price. 😑

🔅Actual visit date: 2024/11/20
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This is my first time dining here, located on the sixth floor of Shangri-La in Taipei. A friend bought Double 11 meal vouchers (for two $2222 including service charge), so we came to visit.

I did some research beforehand and discovered that there are dumplings from Din Tai Fung, which change over time. That day, we encountered handmade shrimp and chives dumplings and a large taro bun. The dumplings were cooked quite well, but they didn’t taste particularly special. The taro bun was quite delicious, and the skin wasn’t over-steamed.

Aside from Din Tai Fung, the salmon was fairly good, with decent marbling. The beef in the beef noodle soup was also tasty! However, my friend received a bowl that was quite ordinary, so it might depend on luck.

We also had roasted duck pancakes, crispy pork (limited release, they even beat a gong when it comes out), sizzling fresh shrimp with sea urchin egg yolk sauce, salad bar (which had a lot of cold dishes aside from lettuce), fried shrimp, grilled salmon, satay, salmon hand rolls, seasonal vegetables, scallops, DIY pasta, and Indian naan & crackers (which were quite special; they need yogurt sauce to taste good since they don't have much flavor by themselves). There weren’t many drink options, but there were various desserts (which were quite diverse, though after trying 4.5 types, I didn’t particularly like any) and Häagen-Dazs ice cream.

Overall, the meal was somewhat forgettable; it was average and didn’t seem as impressive as what others have introduced. It might be because we visited at a different time, but dining during weekday dinner hours at the original price of $1680 + 10% really didn’t seem worth it. The location is not very convenient via public transportation.

P.S. I discovered that I missed the seared sushi area on the day we left, which was a bit of a shame. Also, since it’s a buffet restaurant, I apologize for not capturing a comprehensive set of photos.

User review: The bathroom sink is very large and convenient.

This dining experience was at the Far Eastern Café buffet on the sixth floor of the Shangri-La Far Eastern Taipei, and I came here because I purchased a Double Eleven meal voucher. There weren’t many people for dinner on a weekday, mainly middle-aged and older customers. The seating was spacious, the staff collected plates quickly, and the flow to get food was smooth. Additionally, the meal can offset parking fees.

As for the food, overall it was average. The marinated grilled lamb chops and charcoal-grilled American ribeye steak were tough to chew and the steak was slightly overcooked. The Sichuan mala tang was similar to spicy soup, and the meat in the first bowl of beef noodles was tough; later, the beef shank was better. After my first round, all I could think of was beef soup. The shrimp and chive dumplings from Din Tai Fung were average, the sashimi was fresh, but the fruits were not sweet. The desserts looked appetizing but were disappointing; the mille-feuille cake was even worse than those found at Target. At least the stir-fried pasta was hot, and the peppery noodles had good seasoning, with additional Sichuan pepper oil and chili oil available for adjustment.

Overall, the performance of the food did not meet expectations. If I had paid full price, it would have been very unworthy. Other buffets at the same price point perform better, and even with the meal voucher, I may not return.

I came to Taipei for a business trip and just happened to be near the Far Eastern Plaza, so I went to the Shangri-La Hotel on the 6th floor. Today, I came to have Chinese food at Xiang Gong, which is next to CAFE'. I had been here before and really liked the food, so I decided to visit again.

Since it was a holiday, the Xiang Gong restaurant was fully booked, so the staff took us to the adjacent Li Bai Ju to be seated.

Today was a good day; it was a special dining environment at the Li Bai Ju bar while enjoying the experience of Hong Kong-style dishes from Xiang Gong.

Xiang Gong has two menus: the larger one for set meals and main dishes, and a smaller one focused on dim sum, with an additional tea fee of $90 per person.

The prices at Xiang Gong are slightly on the higher end, so most of the clientele are retirees, which indicates a certain standard in the taste of the dishes.

After the meal, I chatted briefly with the staff at Li Bai Ju and learned that if guests prefer to enjoy Xiang Gong's dishes at Li Bai Ju, they just need to mention it; they can support each other and even make reservations for Xiang Gong at Li Bai Ju.

Share this buffet restaurant - Far East CAFÉ. It is located on the sixth floor of Far East Shangri-La in Taipei. This time we had a meal on a weekday afternoon, and it was almost full.

My personal favorite is its desserts, sashimi and Indian food! I can share a few dishes!

Dessert area
-Fruit Fresh Cream Cake-The sponge cake is quite average, the fresh cream is thick and easy to get greasy, at least there are a lot of fruits inside and they are fresh fruits.

• Blackcurrant Chocolate Cake - It's a bit like a dacquoise cake. The chocolate sauce in the middle is okay, but there is only a little blackcurrant jam on the upper layer. It's not greasy with the jam, and it's okay.
  -Olive oil chocolate cake-the texture is a relatively soft sponge cake, the cocoa flavor is strong and it is the least sweet chocolate cake, optional
  -Brownie - brownie with smooth texture, not too sweet and good
  -Matcha Oberla-Today’s No. 1 dessert! The bitterness and sweetness of the cake are present, and the texture of the cake ranges from crispy to soft, not bad!
  -Cheese cake-it's full of cheese flavor, and the lower biscuit base is also good.
  -Apricot peach tart-The tart skin is crispy and crispy, and you can eat the pulp in the middle. It is simple and delicious! Second place today
  -Chocolate cake-The chocolate cake is a soft sponge cake body, the chocolate sauce is not too sweet, it is quite satisfactory.
  -Mongolian fried dumplings with apple sauce - Fried dumplings have a very solid dough texture, a bit like donuts, and have a sweet and sour taste with apple sauce, but they don’t necessarily have to be paired together.

indian area
-Indian spice balls-the outer shell is crispy, and the inside is filled with something crunchy like peanuts. The sauce, whether it is vanilla sauce, yogurt sauce or rooibos sauce, is all good! Indian pickles are spicy
-Indian Spiced Milk Tea-5 points of sweetness but not greasy, delicious spice flavor!

• Mutton Curry - The minced lamb has a very fragrant mutton flavor, and the spiciness with a little spice is not bad!
  -Curry dumplings-the skin is thick, a little oily, and there is not much potato inside
  -Seafood curry-it is dry-fried, there are small octopuses in it, but the spice flavor is not that obvious
  -Turmeric rice-dry, with distinct grains
• Indian naan - thick and chewy, with a light creamy aroma
  -Red kidney bean curry-Red kidney beans taste good! It also has a spicy and slightly spicy flavor which is great!

Raw and cold Japanese area

• Sashimi - excellent! All cut super thick and super fresh! Salmon is fat and delicious. And it’s cut super thick. Grilled bonito is also delicious!
  -Hand rolls-You can choose from diced salmon, fresh shrimps, lobster salad, etc., served with alfalfa sprouts, very good!

Generally speaking, there are no outstanding dishes. The afternoon tea has a wide range of items and is of good quality. If the price is favorable, it is worth a return visit!