The last time I remember eating at Qiandu Japanese Shabu Shabu was a very, very long time ago, and it wasn’t even in Taipei — I think it was in Nankan. Why did we go so far just to eat there? You’d have to ask the person who made the plans what they were thinking. I’ve already forgotten the reason; all I remember is that even back then, I couldn’t understand how Qiandu was still in business. The branch we went to was huge, yet during dining hours there were only two tables of customers. We were one of them, and it was still the same when we finished eating and left. The good part, I guess, was that it was very quiet!
This time, the experience was completely different. The space was much smaller — which is understandable, since you can’t expect a large space in the city. The seating was arranged quite close together, making it feel cramped and inconvenient. They use a QR code for ordering, though you can still ask the staff to take your order. But I’m not sure if they were short-staffed or what, because the waiting time was very long. Whether it was delivering ingredients or responding to requests, it was difficult to get help.
The braised pork rice wasn’t really necessary to order; the rice that day wasn’t very good. The side dishes were average, and the meat was just normal — nothing remarkable, but acceptable. The main issue was that the other accompaniments weren’t great that day. The ice cream wasn’t ready, and we never even saw the dessert before we left — they said it wasn’t finished cooking yet. That’s really unreasonable, isn’t it? It basically meant we were missing items that were supposed to be part of the meal. What if dessert was the reason I came in the first place?
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