French: 法月

法月 or the english name being Lafete

No. 587, HuiWen Rd, Taichung City
(04)2252-1680

website: www.lafete.com.tw
hours: 11:30-2:30pm; 5:30-9:30pm

$$$

A merge of Southern French food with a modern twist.

Considered one of the better french restaurants in Taichung. To be quite honest I was a bit disappointed. The architecture of the restaurant is indeed lovely. The contemporary architecture really stands out in this more residential part of七期(the southern area of Taichung). It's a great place to take your loved ones for a nice romantic dinner, however I do wish that their tables were not so closely situated. The presentation of their food was attentive, such as that of their service!

French Onion Soup! The staple of French cuisine! The flavor was rich and unlike many french onion soup that is found in Taiwan there is a good amount of cheese. I honestly think I order french onion soup just for the melted cheese on top!

Asparagus Poached Egg with Parma Ham, Mozzarella Cheese and Mustard Vinaigrette. It was light and savory. With the egg half cooked the yolk oozed out when cut and mixed with the vinaigrette it blended well with the little bunch of salad. Quite heavenly and the parma ham being a bit salty worked harmoniously with the egg and mozzarella cheese.

Grilled US Angus Rib Eye Steak with Brandy Morel Sauce. It was a bit bland and I felt as though the meat was cut a bit thin and quite bland. Though the wide selection of sea salt that they recommended in my opinion tasted much better then their Brandy Morel Sauce. With the sauce I felt as though you lost the flavor of the beef. Though once seeing what my dad ordered I quickly regretted not ordering Grilled US Beef Short Rib with Beef Jus. It looked a lot tastier. Wish I took a picture of his meal.

Toffee Ice Cream with Orange Sabayon. Quickly devoured! Though I wish the taste of toffee was a bit more noticeable in the ice cream the Orange Sabayon really surprised me as being delicious. Looked like a macaroon though more cakey, yet with a chewy taste.

Rhubarbe Parfait with Banana Chocolate. Stole a picture from my dad's desert, must have been good because every one who ordered it finished it.

Kwan-Fan Latte a flower based Latte at first I was hesitant to order because I don't like flowery teas. Yet, I was surprised with the depth of the coffee. It was strong and with only a hint of the Kwan-Fan it somehow made it a bit less intense and all the more delicious!

It's a great place for a very romantic dinner to wow. I would come back again, but not as much for the food as for the atmosphere.