CHEERS
at Grand Hyatt Taipei
2 Sungshou RD, 1st FL
(02) 2720-1234
website: taipei.grand.hyatt.com
hours: 11:30am - 1:00am (Sun-Thu), 11:30am - 2:00am (Fri-Sat)
Salad Bar Lunch from 11:30am - 2:00pm,
A La Carte Menu from 11:30am – 9:30pm
$$
Kid friendliness: much more kid friendly with revamped decor. Previously too smoky and more like a pub- now more like a lounge/cafe- though smoking is still allowed.
Visit reviewed: 11/11/2007
Old review: 7/14/2005
I'm sad to say that a lot of my favorites from Cheers from a few years ago (the steak sandwich with sundried tomatoes and taquitos) are now non-existent now that they have revamped everything (sometime in 2006) from their menu to the atmosphere to be "contemporary yet classic” and multicultural.
But the food is still fresh with a wide range of good eats that are above most Taipei hotel eateries. Menu is in English and Chinese and service is good.
The space feels a lot lighter, airy and less bar/lounge than before. Still great for business meetings, or a relaxed lunch.
They have a daily set lunch menu (around NT$500-600) that includes their salad bar, soup and dessert. Their salad bar is a small array of cold and hot appetizers and salad. Their daily soup (I think it was pumpkin) was okay.
I really enjoyed the tuna sandwich (though I'm not sure if it replaces their steak sandwich that I liked so much. They do still have a steak sandwich, but I haven't tried it yet. It is a variation of their old version.) I requested that they put it on another bread rather than rye, and I was happy with the result. It didn't have too much mayo and it was the right size with a side of steak fries. I think my friend got the burger with fried egg which he polished off.
I wanted to get the other dessert, but they had run out, so we got a pear tart instead. It looks better than it tasted, since I think I expected it to be a bit sweeter or more carmelized, and the crusty was more soggy than crispy/flaky. But it overall it was a decent meal. I'll have to try the other offerings some other time or look forward to hearing what other's experiences were like.
4 comments:
We had actually gone here especially for the steak sandwiches (after reading your older review), and were sorely disappointed to find that they didn't have them anymore! I thought the food here was good, but maybe not so great that I'd go any more than once or twice.
I actually ordered the new steak sandwich, which isn't really a steak sandwich at all, but more of a beef stew sandwich. It was pretty good, especially if you're a fan of beef stew (which I am), but I was still kind of bummed to not get to try the original.
We should make a date to hit up either Flavor or Olala, since you haven't tried those yet!
hey emily and abstractpoet: thanks for the update on the new steak sandwich.. yeah.. it will be missed!! maybe we can petition to bring it back.. :) yes, so a recommend but not a strong recommend from me now.
burgers and fried egg! it's like the counter.. which i finally just went to :) mmm...
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