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Herbs
Kitchen Provence
93, Wu Chiuan West 3rd St.
Tel: 04-2371-2085
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A
culinary trip to France at Herbs Kitchen
By Lance Cyr
Herbs Kitchen Provence is clean and bright, with white the dominant
color, plenty of lighting and lots of windows. The music is what
you would expect to hear in a French restaurant with jazz, classical
and the stereotypical "French" music, complete with accordion.
The
restaurant offers a large selection of antipasti from Oysters
Mornay (NT$95) to French Scalloped Potatoes (NT$110) and,
of course, a Sautéed Frog Leg with garlic and tomato (NT$140).
Their main entrees include Steak with Mushrooms (NT$298) and
my choice, Roast Chicken Provencal (NT$250). There's also
a nice pasta and risotto selection which includes Vegetables
Penne with tomato sauce (NT$190), Saffron Seafood Risotto
(NT$220) and Smoked Salmon Spaghetti (NT$250). There are two
recommended meal upgrade options--soup and a salad for NT$80
extra, or soup, salad and dessert for NT$150.
My
meal started with some of the best bread I have had in Taiwan--a
baguette sliced about an inch thick, lightly toasted but still
warm and soft in the middle--with some great garlic butter.
The soup was a delicious cream of mushroom, peppery so it
had a little kick I was not expecting. The good salad used
homemade white wine vinaigrette with fully-ripe red tomatoes.
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The
main course was a half chicken with two pieces of broccoli and roasted
red peppers. The chicken skin was generously seasoned and the meat
was tender and juicy. I'm not used to carving half a bird for myself
in a restaurant setting so I had some difficulty getting all the
meat.
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Dessert,
ah dessert! It was a peach tart with a scoop of vanilla ice
cream that was fantastic. I also tried their ice wine, a very
fruity lavender white. The house red, a mix of not too sweet
or dry Merlot and Cabernet, was okay. There is a good wine
selection and I would recommend a bottle for the table.
If
you are looking for a great meal with fantastic service, away
from the usual places and people, checking out Herbs Kitchen
will make you glad you did.
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