The Hermitage Restaurant Taipei Guoguan Branch is located in the alley of Guangfu South Road next to the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall. It is a well-known Taiwanese restaurant (Google even identifies it as a Chinese restaurant).
I made a reservation today to celebrate an anniversary and had a very satisfying dining experience.

Today we enjoyed Jinling salted boiled chicken, Ultraman cabbage rice dumplings, Shanhaihui steamed eggs, meatless whistle half-boiled eggs, and Taiwanese Philadelphia black pepper beef.
I mixed drinks such as Midnight Dream Back, From Heaven, Jasmine Rain, Moscow Mule, Yougui Beer and Black Tea, totaling about 3,600 yuan.

Edamame:
As an appetizer while waiting for your meal, they made the edamame more convenient by removing the pods and seasoning it very well.

Jinling salted boiled chicken:
It is limited to the Guoguan store. Although I don’t know what the specific relationship between it and Jinling is, it is moderately salty and has enough chicken flavor. It even has qualified Q-bomb chicken jelly sandwiched between the tissue, skin and meat, and it is boneless.
It tastes smooth and chewy when dipped in their homemade scallion salt. It goes well with rice and is also very appetizing when eaten alone. In the end, we even used the leftover scallion salt to mix with the rice. It was really delicious.

Ultraman cabbage dumpling:
It’s a great thing. The preparation of the cabbage dumpling is somewhere between the Hakka style and the Cantonese style. It has the salty aroma of the shallots and the seafood flavor of the dried shrimps and other dried foods. I think it will be delicious just by frying it like this.. .But they also added great sauces and seasonings.
The sauce should be something like dried chili peppers, which echoes the dry ingredients in the cabbage dumplings. The powder sprinkled on top is dried green onions and salted egg yolk powder. It is very fragrant and must have been slightly roasted. It tastes so good to me. I want to lick the plate clean...

Shanhaihui steamed eggs:
Don’t rush to eat cat tongue!
Although the salmon roe on top is cold, the steamed egg below is at the temperature just out of the oven. If you take it too big and swallow it directly, you will get burned.
The scallops, white shrimps and even the fish eggs stuffed with flowers all tasted fresh and chewy, but they were blanched and numb after eating them too quickly. I had to drink several glasses of ice water to regain my sense of taste.

Meatless whistle soft-boiled eggs:
This egg dish looks amazing, with just the right amount of liquid yolk in the huge egg body.
Shaozi is already a synonym for Sichuan cuisine, which is generally based on minced meat and seasoned with tomatoes, eggs and various spices according to the taste.
The store's secret sauce is sour and sweet, and combined with chili peppers, it is a very appetizing dish.

Taiwanese Philadelphia Black Pepper Beef:
It is said that it used to be served with scallion pancakes, but after the improvement, it is now served with sliced ​​bread.
The appearance is also very spectacular. Red peppers, green peppers, tender beef, etc. are roasted in a large iron pot. The picture of cheese stringing is impressive no matter how many times I watch it.
Of course, the taste is also satisfying. The tender beef seems to have been cut off, and it is full of black pepper aroma. It is delicious and filling.

There was an episode when ordering. I originally wanted to order the black pepper beef, but was strongly discouraged by the bartender and gave up.
Thinking about it afterwards, it was really the right choice, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to drink and mix drinks.
Thank you to the service staff for their professional judgment.

Midnight dream:
Plum and Roselle, a heavy sour and slightly sweet fruity cocktail. I don’t know if it’s considered a sister wine, but it’s a must-try for those who like sour flavors. The floral aroma of Roselle and the fruity aroma of plums are well balanced, and the Q-plum embellished on top is quite crisp and full. delicious.

Jasmine Rain:
Real girl wine.
What comes to you is a light pink wine, embellished with an elegant bamboo leaf. Before you drink it, the elegant fragrance will make you mistakenly think that there is a sweet girl sitting next to you, and the perfume you spray is also full of pink and tender fragrance. It has a floral and fruity scent. If this scent came out in perfume peripherals, I would buy it.
When you drink it, you won’t have the grand illusion of pouring yourself a bottle of perfume. You clearly know that this one is peach and that one is jasmine. There is also a hint of green tea. The sweetness is half to slightly sugary. It is very suitable for white-collar beauties to order drinks that are worth it. Sugar style.
The ice cube patterns used are interesting.

From heaven:
It is a non-alcoholic cocktail using kiwi, lychee and lime. It is sweet and sour overall.

Moscow Mule:
I was curious and asked the bartender about the classic concoctions on the wine list. They said that you can ask about them all, so let's have a glass of Mexico filled with crushed ice... No, Moscow donkey.
I heard that the herbal flavor of a well-blended Moscow donkey will be perfectly blended, and you can even taste a little bit of Salonpas when you drink it.
Well, this is a very smooth glass of Salonpas. The crushed ice is also very even and not sloppy. You can drink it smoothly from beginning to end.

Yougui beer-black tea:
There was beer on the wine list. Out of curiosity, I asked about the beer items and discovered that they actually had Yougui beer.
They said it has a "black tea" flavor, so it's the breakfast shop's Dabinghong with toast and beer?
It turns out to be true. The taste of Yougui's beer is really special. You can really taste the black tea in a breakfast shop. As for the feeling of toast in a breakfast shop that the manufacturer emphasized... I don't understand it. If you are interested, you can experience it for yourself.

Gin Shot:
I heard that if the wine in a bar is of good enough quality, customers will not get drunk easily.
Although the bartender suddenly mentioned that I am a good drinker during the conversation, this is the first shot in my life.
The slight bitterness of the herbal medicine is a bit strong when drunk alone, but it blends well with the spiciness of the alcohol and is not obtrusive in the mouth. The base taste is the mellow sweetness of grain alcohol, although intellectually it sounds like a warning bell of getting drunk. , but the warm and smooth taste on the tip of my tongue made me even have the illusion that "I can drink a few more cups."

Overall, Hermitage Restaurant gave me a very satisfying anniversary celebration. The food was delicious, the cocktails were diverse, the dining experience was quite comfortable, and the service was perfect.

Highly recommended to everyone!