Located on the seventh floor of the Hsinchu Big City, Watertown has long been a popular choice for families and friends looking for Thai cuisine. Although the environment tends to be lively and a bit noisy, this is a common occurrence in the bustling Big City shopping mall, and the overall dining atmosphere is relatively bright and comfortable. Watertown offers a variety of dishes, from the classic green papaya salad to curries, seafood dishes, and desserts, making it a convenient choice for guests wanting to satisfy various Thai flavors all in one go.

This time, we ordered the "Original Green Papaya Salad," which was very appetizing. The shredded green papaya was crispy, paired with dried shrimp, peanuts, and tomatoes, and had a balance of sour, spicy, sweet, and salty flavors, with a refreshing and slightly spicy overall seasoning that went very well with rice.

The "Cabbage," although stir-fried to a fragrant and crisp texture, had a relatively small portion, which felt a bit lacking for the price.

Watertown's "Original Moon Cake" is almost a must-order at every table. The pastry was crispy, and the filling was packed with shrimp, delivering a strong umami flavor, enhanced by the dipping sauce. It truly lives up to its reputation as a popular signature dish 🌙.

The "Thai Curry Chicken" also performed excellently; the curry was rich and smooth, with the warmth of coconut milk, and the chicken was tender enough to separate from the bones, making it perfect with rice. Although we ordered a large portion, it still felt slightly insufficient, leaving us wanting more.

The "Thai Golden Sand Soft-Shell Crab" was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, featuring a delightful combination of salted egg and crab meat. However, the price was rather high, making it seem a bit expensive 🦀.

The "Chef's BBQ Matsusaka Pork" offered a strong flavor with a sweet and salty seasoning that paired well with rice.

The "Lemon Steamed Fish" had fresh and delicate fish meat with a strong sour and fragrant taste, epitomizing the Thai flavor that was both refreshing and appetizing 🐟.

The "Spicy Stir-Fried Clams" had decent sauce performance, but unfortunately, some shells were not opened, and the fullness of the clams was a bit lacking, which slightly affected the overall presentation.

On the dessert side, the "Taro Black Glutinous Rice" was served hot, with a strong taro aroma and a sticky texture from the black glutinous rice, making it delicious!

The "Coconut Sago" and "Mango Sticky Rice" offered a refreshing sweetness without being overly rich, with abundant ingredients, making them perfect for a sweet finish.

Overall, Watertown maintains a stable presentation of classic Thai dishes, especially the moon shrimp cake, curry chicken, and lemon fish, which performed excellently and are definitely must-orders. However, many dishes generally have smaller portions, and prices aren't cheap, so if dining with a larger group, you may need to order several dishes to feel full. Although there are minor flaws in detail, it remains a restaurant that guarantees Thai flavors and is suitable for gatherings.

First time eating at Jade City
I made a reservation for dinner on Sunday, and surprisingly, there were seats available!
I think the overall service attitude this time was okay.

🌛 Shrimp Paste Crispy Cake
So delicious!
The filling inside is packed with shrimp, really great! 😋

✅ Green Curry Coconut Chicken
Not bad, the flavor is really fragrant.
However, I think the ingredients and meat inside are a bit lacking.

🐷 Northern Thai Style Spicy Marinated Matsusaka Pork
I think the Matsusaka pork is quite ordinary, and the portion is really small!!
But my friend thinks it's not bad.

🌽 Crab Meat Corn Soup
The soup is quite good,
the crab meat and corn kernels are plentiful.

🥬 Shrimp Paste Cabbage
I wouldn't recommend this one.
I don't think it has much shrimp paste flavor…
If simply treated as cabbage, it's fine. 😂

🍚 Rice $45/person
Three types of rice to choose from, free refills.

🍮 Momo Chacha
If you join their membership, you'll receive a dessert voucher.
I think one portion is just right for two people.
It's a nice after-meal dessert.👌

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113/2/7 (Wednesday) Dinner in the evening
Because I decided to visit Jucheng on the spur of the moment, I didn’t make a special reservation.
Went to Wacheng to register and wait for a table at 18:40. We were seated at 19:45. It was very fast.
You can leave during the waiting period and come back within 10 minutes after receiving the text message.
My friends and I have always been big fans of Wa City.
But this experience was truly the worst ever
It also made me silently decide not to come to Wa City again (what a tongue twister?)
This one star should be given to Wa Cheng’s Moon Shrimp Cake.
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⚠️General things to note⚠️:

1. The menu before/during the Chinese New Year has been specially changed. Not all dishes are available. Please follow the menu.
2. If you need to use instant coupons or other gift voucher payment methods, please "detail" and repeatedly ask the more senior staff in the store to confirm whether it can be used.

😠General experience😠:

1. After we were seated, we ordered a set meal for two as usual.
   But I found that there were fewer choices, and I was forced to bind desserts.
   Vegetable options reduced from 3 to 2 options
   Beverage options reduced from 5 to 2 options
   Green curry with zucchini and coconut milk chicken is also changed without zucchini

We provide Chinese New Year menu for two persons and general menu for two persons for comparison⬇️
Pre-Chinese New Year/Chinese New Year Menu $1670 (10% extra)
Dishes:
1.Original Moon
2. Green Curry Coconut Chicken
3. Spicy stir-fried beef/pork, choose 1
4. Water spinach with shrimp paste/spicy stir-fried cabbage, choose 1
drinks:
Thai Milk Tea/Iced Lemon Green Tea Choose 2
dessert:
Momo Cha Cha/Taro Black Glutinous Rice Choose 2
(The Chinese New Year menu for two is compulsorily bound to dessert)

Normally the menu is $1470 (excluding 10%)
Dishes:
1.Original Moon
2. Green curry, zucchini and coconut chicken
3. Spicy stir-fried beef/pork, choose 1
4. Water spinach with shrimp paste/spicy stir-fried water spinach/cabbage with shrimp paste, choose 1
drinks:
Li Xiang Ice Drink/Jade Sugar Cane/Thai Milk Tea/Iced Lemon Green Tea/Pomelo Jade Green Tea Choose 2
The above is for reference👆🏻

2. "Because there are so many people dining, the table turnover rate increases" I can understand.
   But when we were dining, there were obviously still dishes on the table, at least half of them were left.
   And less than five minutes after the dishes were served, he came to ask if dessert could be served???
   The service staff looked at the order form when they came to inquire and confirmed that what we ordered was Momo Chacha (dessert with shaved ice)
   Personally I think it's a bit too much...
   By the time we were full and ready for dessert, it had already melted into water = =

In addition, the one at the next table is even more exaggerated.
Just after ordering and waiting for the food to be served, the service staff took away the entire bucket of rice.
As a result, we were asked by customers why our food was taken away.
The reason given was "Sorry, I thought you were full."
Do you really not understand the need to rush like this? They haven't even eaten yet = =

3. When checking out, we need to use the Edenred instant coupon drawn by the company to pay.
   There are also people who inform the checkout staff before checking out.
   The person who helped me check out also watched me click on Wacheng, then entered today's amount and prepared to swipe the barcode for him.
   As a result, another service staff came over and said that he was here to check out (the OL outfit was obviously different from other service staff's clothes)
   At this time, I was told that for the instant coupon, I had to choose the gift certificate from Jucheng for checkout, but I could not click on the gift certificate from Wacheng for consumption.
   I was a little unhappy at that time and said: I was told to use the instant coupon
   Your service staff also watched me order the one from Wacheng, but didn’t tell me that I wanted to order the one from Jucheng.
   Their reply was: You can see where you can press the refund button and refund the money. You can choose again.
   But I've been looking for a while and can't get a refund.
   He told me that I can go to other branches to use it + their other customers can refund it (where?? = =)
   I felt very unhappy with my dining experience throughout the night😡😡😡

🍴Dining experience🍴:

1. Thai milk tea (ice)
   I drink Thai milk every time I come here. Currently, the Thai milk in other Thai restaurants outside is not as delicious as the one in Wa City.
   The sweetness of condensed milk and the aroma of black tea blend together and it tastes very sweet (Ant-Man’s favorite)
   If you don't like it so sweet, you can ask the service staff to adjust the amount of condensed milk.
   If it's not sweet enough, I'll bring you another cup of syrup to add it to your taste.
   Conclusion: 🌟5/5, super sweet Thai milk, full of aroma

2. Thai milk tea (ginger is good and hot)
   Winter-only Ginger Thai Milk. The spiciness of ginger and the aroma of Thai milk blend well together.
   Not particularly spicy
   Instead, it has a unique taste that tastes very smooth and very stomach-warming.
   Conclusion: 🌟5/5, limited time only, not spicy ginger, you can try it

3. Spicy stir-fried beef
   In addition to beef, there are also tomato slices, nine-layer pagoda, and chili.
   It’s an average spicy stir-fried beef.
   But today's dish is different from the past. There are a lot of tomatoes, so points will be deducted.
   The acidity of spicy stir-fried beef is mainly based on tomatoes
   The beef is fried very delicious
   It’s a special dish to go with rice
   Conclusion: 🌟3/5, very delicious, but a bit too much tomato

4. Water spinach with shrimp paste
   Shrimp paste is a saltier shrimp paste
   Overall, it's very oily.
   The portion size is about the same as before
   But usually I prefer spicy stir-fried water spinach.
   Conclusion: 🌟4/5, oilier and saltier water spinach

5.Original Moon
The moon shrimp cake is a must-try when visiting Wa City, highly recommended
Fried without oil and crispy
With the addition of plum sauce (?) and sour sauce (?) in the middle, it tastes sweet and sour.
I didn’t dare to eat shrimps, so I showed off a lot of them.
Because it doesn’t taste like shrimp at all!!
Conclusion: 🌟5/5, a must-order dish, chewy and delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside

6. Green Curry Coconut Chicken
   overtake! class! Down! meal! More delicious than spicy stir-fried beef
   The chicken feels like chicken strips, cut into small strips and very tasty.
   The aroma of green curry paste and coconut milk combine
   Normally, there are zucchini that are full of soup (but there is no QQ during Chinese New Year)
   Almost every table has something
   But the preparation time is much longer than other dishes
   It’s about 20 minutes slower than the previous moon shrimp cake...
   Conclusion: 🌟5/5, super delicious with rice, full of coconut aroma, shortcomings: it takes a long time to wait

7.Momo chatter
This is my second time eating Momo Cha Cha dessert.
It contains coconut milk, taro balls (pieces), sago, bean paste, 1 frozen lychee and red pulp (?) and other ingredients
The aroma of coconut milk dominates the taste of other foods
The sago is cooked softly. This is the only good thing about it.
However, the center of the taro balls is completely hard and has a bit of a powdery taste.
It's only cooked but not simmered, so I'm in a hurry to serve it to the guests.
Plus the aforementioned super early desserts
The ice melted into water, making the whole experience terrible. It was like drinking sugar water = =
Conclusion: 🌟1/5, highly recommended^_^

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