In Taichung check out The Londoner. Brunch on Sat & Sun from 11am-5pm. NT$250 for breakfast, juice & coffee. Get a choose from 10 breakfast favourites.
[quote]We have a $200 all day breakfast from 11:30am - 5:30pm and it consists of:
Muesli & milk
2 eggs, however you want them
Bacon
1/2 Sausage
Beans
Fried tomato
Jacket fries
Toast with jam/butter.
Bottomless coffee/tea.
Itās reasonably kid friendly during the day and has free Wi-Fi access.
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Iāve been trying to go there for a month but everytime I am suposed to meet someone and they get there first and go to Dan Ryans.
Iāll go with just me and the wife tomorow and give it a shot.
Dix2111, how was the brunch at Citizen Cain?
I actually went to the Shannon for brunch. Iāve been to Citizen Kane but I havent been there for a long time. I dont get out much
The brunch at Shannon wasnt bad. It wasnt great but well worth the 200nt. Itās a great bargin for the money. The waitstaff were nice but service was a bit slow. I donāt know for sure but it seemed like it wasnt their fault but some kind of cog was loose in the system.
Iāll go back there again but Iād go back a lot more often if the service was faster. I like to eat and run. After 5 years of mariage, My wife and I kinda ran out of brunch conversation.
New York Bagel is pretty good if you are a bagel fan. Itās on Renai, just past An-he. You can get a full breakfast (all day on weekends) with coffee and juice for 200nt. And your food will actually arrive at the table hot! There are apects of the service that are a little dicey (like the fact that you will never get condiments unless you ask) but the food is consistently good. Oh, except for the pancakes - donāt get those, theyāre terrible.
I naturally have a certain bias in this thread but I believe that inherent bias notwithstanding, there are very good grounds to state that our brunch is very good.
Bob
Had brunch at Amaroniās last weekend. Hereās my two cents about the restaurant:
FOOD & PRICE:
Pretty good, especially the crepe which Iāve ordered (NT$250 exclusive of tax), which turned out to be two pieces crepe (of course) with shredded chicken, broccoli and rice, drizzled with cheese and baked hot in the oven; served with cut potatoes. It was delicious!
My friend ordered an omelette (NT$230 if I remember it right) and that tasted just okay. It came however, with a medium-sized, cinnamon roll that I found to be delicious, especially with coffee. Youāre allowed choose three ingredients from a wide choice of fillings btw for the omelette.
Coffee from Amaroniās is refillable and tastes fine, except that it doesnāt come along with the meal. Youād have to pay an extra NT$50 bucks for it. 
AMBIENCE & LOCATION
Despite having an Italian theme, Amaroniās reminded me so much of Dan Ryanās ā not surprising since they share the same owners. The seats are plentiful, perfect for large groups, and even if you donāt make reservations, youāre still sure to get seats. The interiorās a bit dark, but itās comfy and relaxing. What I didnāt like, however, was that day, a couple of families had kids that were forever running around and disrupting other guests. Now, that was irritating. :raspberry:
The restaurant itself isnāt very convenient to get to, especially if you donāt have your own car/scooter. Good thing my friend had her car, but if you donāt, you can take the MRT to the Chungshan or Nanjing E. stop, and either walk, take the bus, or the taxi. I personally think a taxiās the best choice, since itās not really that near the MRT.
SERVICE
Thereās still SO much room for improvement on the service department!
Though the service was quite friendly (My server was smiling a lot of times and they were very accommodating), itās such a pain to have to repeatedly call our server to our table so that they can refill our glasses of water/coffee. Most of the time, theyāre all gathering next to the cash register and talking (Amaroniās, please train your employees better), but if you can get them to pay attention and serve you, the service is quite okay.
FINAL VERDICT?
I think Amaroniās is a nice, relaxing place to have brunch. The foodās not as big as Carnegieās, but fill you up quite well ā and itās reasonably-priced compared with other brunch places. 
But overall, itās a good place to go to. Given the chance, Iād go back there again to have brunch. Hope they can significantly improve their service by then. 
Just a brief comment on Raventinaās post. I am not commenting on the subject matter but it was a good post and the type of post that as an operator, I find useful and the kind of opinion that leads to improvement in areas that may be lacking.
Well done, and I hope that there are more such useful posts.
Bob Marshall
General Manager
When I have this problem, I just get up, find my server and ask them for what I want. It works great. I started doing this five or six years ago after years of frustration with the service here.
I agree that this is not the way things should work, and I hope Amaroniās and the other restaurants in Taipei can train and retain professional wait staff, but until that happy day, Iām going to continue with my proactive approach.
Just a reminderā¦
Our $200 all day Irish style breakfast will now be available on Saturdayās as well as Sundays from 11:30am - 5:00pm
It consists of:
Muesli & milk
2 eggs, however you want them
Bacon
English Sausage
Beans
Fried tomato
Jacket fries
Toast with jam/butter.
Bottomless coffee/tea.
Juice
Itās reasonably child friendly during the day and has free Wi-Fi access.
Oh no. The only time Iām getting up early on a Sunday for a brunch meeting and I find out Carnegieās wonāt be serving it.
I need a nice quiet enough place, can seat six people, good food, can talk for a couple of hours, has an extensive vegetarian selection as only two people eat meat. A little pricey is cool, but as long as the place is nice for a meeting.
Suggestions?
914,
Sorry.
Bob
[quote=ā914ā]Oh no. The only time Iām getting up early on a Sunday for a brunch meeting and I find out Carnegieās wonāt be serving it.
I need a nice quiet enough place, can seat six people, good food, can talk for a couple of hours, has an extensive vegetarian selection as only two people eat meat. A little pricey is cool, but as long as the place is nice for a meeting.
Suggestions?[/quote]
The buffet at Far Eastern. Itāll be about 1000 per person, but well worth it. Make reservations. The Yi Cafe.
Iād second that recommendation. Theyāve been feeding me all week as well as helping us out by allowing us to cater a couple of functions through letting us use their kitchens. 
A great hotel indeed. BUT I think that their breakfast is only served until about 11 or so. I will check for you and edit this later.
Added later: I have this info straight from the horses mouth, so to speak:
The breakfast at Yi Cafe stops at 10.30a.m. Then a buffet lunch is available from 11.45. The brunch at the Marco Polo on the 39th floor with live jazz band is NT$1200 per person (add NT$600 and as much Champagne as you can drink) but it is fully booked this Sunday.
Hope this info helps.
Regards,
Bob
I would say that JBās is a good place for brunch, the breakfast being particuarly good value. Its big.
Anothing over $1000 I think is too expensive. Other alternatives I will have a think.
[quote=āSteven Crowā]I would say that JBās is a good place for brunch, the breakfast being particuarly good value. Its big.
Anothing over $1000 I think is too expensive. Other alternatives I will have a think.[/quote]
Why start now?
I remember reading a massively positive post about the Far Eastern champagne breakfast last year. It may have been by Alien, but Iām far too lazy to look for it.
NT$1800 for all you can eat AND drink doesnāt sound too bad for a special event. Iāve contemplated going there several times, but itās the sort of thing that needs to be done in a crowd.
Best Breakfast all day (non-buffet) JUKES (Jakes Urban Kitchen East) on HePing just west of DunHua.) Never get tired of it. Damn sight better than Grandma Nittyās. No service charge. Friendly and helpful staff. Always leave a tip 'cause they deserve it.
Best regular Saturday/Sunday Brunch Iāve had so far: Carnegieās. Easily the best Sunday brunch menu. Served till 5 p.m., so I can still get brunch after I wake up from my Sunday afternoon evangelical nap. 
And Bob gets his staff to play the right music.
(I wonāt say anything about disappearing waitresses this time because every flippinā place in Taiwan has the same problem! Besides, some of them at Carnegieās know me by name and itās nice to be greeted by cute waitresses when you come in the door )
Best special-event buffet brunch: The Tavern. Great spread put on for Canadian Society events and during Terry Fox Run.
Best all-round breakfast buffet. Grand Hyatt. Western Buffet and Chinese buffet. A tad pricey, but worth it once in a while.
Oh yeah, er, darned difficult to find a waitress to get you a cup of coffee!
Willing to try if they still have it: Citizen Cain, The Shannon.
Just about given up on: Amaroniās and Dan Ryanās
Both have same owner, same decor and same menu for last 7 years (at least).
Time for a little renovation and innovation!
Completely given up on: Any buffet at the Westin
Completely given up on: New York Bagel Cafe on RenAi Rd at AnHe Rd. I was really excited when this place opened cause itās fairly convenient, moderately priced and served the kind of food I like.
But service started going to hell in a handbasket the minute they started charging you a 10 percent service charge.
Still go there when Iām in the neighbourhood: Original New York Bagels on YiTong Street near NanJing E. Rd.
Unlike the new location, the old location has good food, good staff and doesnāt charge a service charge. Breakfast on weekends is good and a good deal.
[quote=āSteve Zodiacā]Best regular Saturday/Sunday Brunch Iāve had so far: Carnegieās. Easily the best Sunday brunch menu. Served till 5 p.m., so I can still get brunch after I wake up from my Sunday afternoon evangelical nap. And Bob gets his staff to play the right music.
(I wonāt say anything about disappearing waitresses this time because every flippinā place in Taiwan has the same problem! Besides, some of them at Carnegieās know me by name and itās nice to be greeted by cute waitresses when you come in the door )
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Thanks for the positive feedback Steve; appreciated. I aleays prefer to pass on the credit for the things we do well to the people who do them (conversely, I am always prepared to take the blame for things that go wrong) but I just want to mention that every Sunday morning, regardless of what state I am in, I always manage to get up early and choose the music myself before disappearing back to bed. With due respect to the staff I doubt that they would necessarily choose that which you and I appreciate or find necessary for a Sunday. If you have any suggestions on further choices of that ilk, Iāll be happy to accommodate.
Cheers & See You Soon,
Bob
Nice posting Steve Zodiac, you have really researched the brunch market here.
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Steve Zodiac wrote:
[quote]Carnegieās.