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COMPASS MAGAZINE, August 2003

SPA RESTAURANT 154, Da Lung Road (04) 2329-9590 Hours: 11:30 am-1 am (weekends until 2 am)

Taichung residents looking for a place to slow down the pace of life and seek out a beautiful setting will not want to miss the newly-reopened Spa Restaurant (also known as Spool Restaurant). After a brief closure of a few months, this tropical paradise has now reopened and is now even more beautiful and unforgettable. The large building and surrounding garden is exquisitely decorated with all manner of imported Southeast Asian art and decorative items big and small (many are also available for sale), not to mention tropical plants ranging all the way up to big palms and ferns. For customers, it feels like a piece of Bali was transplanted to Taichung. Dimmed lighting and lounge/chill-out music complete the setting. The same care that goes into the surroundings also goes into the food. Mostly-Western business lunches range from NT$180 to NT$280 and chef's specials run from NT$360 to NT$600. There are also a wide variety of large, chilled tropical drinks that come in a variety of big glasses, as well as coffees and other beverages. As its name indicates, Spa is a therapeutic treat for your body, soul and taste buds. -By Catherine Liu, Translated by Judy Chao