I don't know what's with the sudden influx of Taiwanese restaurants here in Hong Kong, but hey, I'm not complaining!
Teawood is one such restaurant. The one I go to most often is right opposite Sogo in Goldmark, and it's almost always crowded! Once, my friends and I were there at close to 11pm on a weekday, and the restaurant was full - not a vacant seat in sight. The waiter gave us a number and told us that we actually might not be able to get a table before the time for the last order. Luckily, we did manage to get a table in time.
The bubble tea here is really good, and is a little different from the ones at stores like Gong Cha and Share Tea. The tea is a little less milky, and the bubbles, or the tapioca balls, a little chewier. At around $20, it's obviously more expensive than at other places. Besides bubble tea, their fruit floral tea is also really worth trying. It's presented on a transparent pot so you can see all that color from the petals and the fruits, and unlike a lot of teas that just smell good, this actually tastes delicious!
I'll admit that I haven't really had proper meals here. Every time we come by, my friends and I are just looking for a place to sit down and have a little to eat, so we just get some drinks and order the fried chicken - and if we order something every time without fail, you know it's good! The chicken is tender and succulent, and even though it's fried, it doesn't feel like the chicken's been coated in layers of oil. The chicken is fried to beautiful golden perfection and is just so delicious - my mouth is watering as we speak!
The menu here at Teawood is really creative - it's designed to look like a magazine, which is really cool! In fact, the inferior of the restaurant is quite nice. It has a kind of English cottage-y feel and it's decked out to look more like a cafe than a Taiwanese restaurant. The table itself is pretty unique too - there's a patch of artificial grass and a transparent glass covering it. I'm not sure what kind of theme they're trying to give off with that grass, but it certainly is not like anything I've seen before!
I can't vouch much for the food here unfortunately, but the drinks are great! There's a key lime pie I see every time I walk into the restaurant that I've been itching to try... Maybe next time! read more