Riso Riso Mediterranean Cuisine

From the moment we sat down, the elderly waitress barked at us as if she was hawking at a night market. You need to order a minimum of 500 NTD person the barking waitress told us. At some point she threw a wine cork into our luggage for whatever reason, and then threw the napkins there also. Sure, why not? Let us bend down like animals to the floor to fetch our napkins. Now, onto the food. Maybe it was naive of me to expect authentic, or genuine, or even good tasting Mediterranean food in Taiwan, but this place looked nice both inside and outside so I was hopeful. The decor and ambience are good. The food wasn't. The salad contains 4 shrimp (exactly 4) and some cheap ingredients like half a walnut, 2 sundried tomatoes and a modicum of cheese. And yet it cost more than 400? How did you reach that price? The main dishes all have the same burnt garlic taste. The spicy pasta with pork is extremely catered towards Taiwanese pallets. It's dreadful. The meat is chewy and lacks any flavor or seasoning at all. You would never find such a dish in a Mediterranean restaurant. Who designed this menu? The mushroom risotto was ok, just ok. Just to be edible is enough for this restaurant. It's a place that fools you with it's appearance but offers nothing of substance. You will leave hungry and annoyed that you wasted time and money here. Lastly, as we are leaving the waitress waves her hand in a vague direction in which to pay the bill. It's disrespectful. This is not a cheap place but the service and food is without class. Avoid.

I have to say the mussels are so fine!!! Compare to all the meals I think I’ll only not recommend the squid, cuz the portion was so small and the flavour’s poor. The beef tripe spaghetti and the beef cheek stew with red wine risotto were just amazing! BUT after all my favourites are their desserts tiramisu and pistachio/hazelnut gelato. I can’t even describe how good they are. If I can only choose one ice cream flavor the rest of my life, it will easily go to their pistachio one.

Good Dating place, fantastic atmosphere, great service. Amazing food.

Nothing great about this restaurant... Its just ok... The atmosphere is nice and clean. The food is average at best and the quality does not match the price. The risotto was hard, same as the steak being too tough.

Really nivel place to have lunch or diner. The portions are big and the dish for two is really good. I really recommend the risotto :