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• So-so food, Overpriced

MEAL I was a little disappointed with Herban. I'd heard the scrambled tofu was good, and it's something that I used to often eat for brunch at restaurants back in New Zealand, so it was great to find it on a menu in Taipei It wasn't bad, but I could have made the same thing myself in the same five minutes by crushing a block of tofu, mixing it with half an onion and frying it with a bit of salt. The beans tasted like they were literally straight out of a can, with no added flavour at all. The salad consisted of basic greens with a dressing which I think was straight from a bottle. The mouthful of roasted vegetables were very good and by far the best part of the meal. PRICE This meal came to NT350, including the "10% gratuity" which, according to a comment hidden only on the second page of the menu you'd never look at, is added to every bill. This would get a feast at many other nearby vegetarian and vegan restaurants, especially in this area, which is the vegan heart of Taipei. So I left feeling rather underwhelmed and in no hurry to go back. COMPARISON Western food in a western style restaurant is hard to come by in Taiwan, so if that's what you're looking for you might want to consider Herban. Staff are friendly and the place had a nice restaurant atmosphere. But for international food it's definitely a distant third after Mianto and About Animals, and its quality and price doesn't compare to many other options nearby.