A Good Ambience on a Sunday and Monday Evening in Taipei

Cuisine Greater Taipei Restaurants
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Where would you take a friend from out of town (Australian, if that helps) on a Sunday and Monday evening in Taipei?

I’m looking for good food and a nice ambience, i.e. not packed but not dead quiet either.

How is Bliss on non-weekend nights? Dozo? Carnegies? Olala?

Thanks.

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[quote=“Tomas”]Where would you take a friend from out of town (Australian, if that helps) on a Sunday and Monday evening in Taipei?

I’m looking for good food and a nice ambience, i.e. not packed but not dead quiet either.

How is Bliss on non-weekend nights? Dozo? Carnegies? Olala?

Thanks.[/quote]

Tomas,

Please forgive me from the outset if I display a certain bias here in response to your question.

On the nights you mention, we are significantly less raucus than Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and if the weather is good the front windows remain open and the balcony is available pretty much until close. There is usually a decent bunch of patrons in; pretty mixed, from local Taiwanese to resident and visiting foreign nationals. The music is non-intrusive and the volume is background or slightly higher. The kitchen remains open until late and the full full a la carte menu is available. On Sundays, drinks are priced at “Happy Hour” prices all day until close and Mondays until 9 p.m. Be it on the balcony, inside at a table or standing at the bar, I am sure you and your friend will find the ambience most amenable. Our staff are very well experienced in catering to Australians if that is of any help/reassurance :slight_smile: Unless the customer is Fred Smith, we do endeavour to treat all customers equally with the same courteous and efficient service.

If you choose to come here and wish to be certain of a table outside on the balcony or say, just inside in the raised area next to the open windows, you can call on the number below or PM me here, though I don’t necessarily log on all the time so the former is more advisable.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,

Bob

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Thank you, kind sir.

I posted the fact that the friend is Australian in the spirit of giving a proper warning to your cleaning and music staff. I’m sure you’re aware that Australians who frequent pubs are quite likely to throw baked goods about and shout things like like “Oye think the deengoe ait youh baybee!!!” in that we-don’t-pronounce-R’s-at-all accent.

In any event, the Australian gentleman in question has been in your establishment before (with sufficient familiarity to complain about the preponderance of sausage crowding the bar area one odd Wednesday night), but I don’t think he’s aware of Carnegie’s reputation for outstanding food.

I will give you a call to reserve an outdoor table.

Thanks,

Tomas

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FYI, Tomas, Olala! is closed Sunday. At least the kitchen is…There are dance classes though. :dance: