The Yuppy Bookstore aka 雅痞Art Reading Cafe (雅痞書店)
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The Yuppy Bookstore aka 雅痞Art Reading Cafe (雅痞書店) Review
1/5 Food Rating
4/5 Ambiance
3/5 Value
3/5 Experience
1/5 Service
3/5 Stewed beef came out in a baking dish but was only warm, not hot food. With lots of sauce, rice, omelet and beef with a piece of garlic toast on the side (very lightly toasted). The sauce made the rice very soggy and you definitely needed a spoon to eat it. The flavor of the sauce was very light and pleasant, but if this dish was hot it would have been good. Also of the sauce was separated to prevent a soggy meal.
We ordered 2 dishes, the first dish came out after 30 minutes, the second dish fried fish risotto came out after an hour.
2/5 Fried fish risotto: the fried fish part was okay. The quality was from the prebreaded frozen fish that you could get at Costco. The risotto was like rice and sauce. They didn’t merge into a tasty risotto.
Making my dinner date feel like 2 individual dinners since one dinner was completed before the other one was ready.
2/5 Dessert: Rose lychee jelly and brown sugar cake. Both were, edible but not tasty.
5/5 Music: We went on jazz night and the music was fantastic. It’s a fairly large restaurant and the sound came through perfectly.
Quality: The Yuppy Bookstore aka 雅痞Art Reading Cafe (雅痞書店)
Making Reservations For The Yuppy Bookstore
Triple confirmation reservation
Make one reservation online
Then confirm by calling or chatting with their line account
Then 1-2 days before the reservation they will confirm again.
Reservations are absolutely required. We made a reservation 5 days in advance and were lucky enough to have the worst table in the place. It was actually a side table you’d have at home to place a lamp. Not an actual dining table.
Grabbing a table for 2 is ideal because all the seats by the window are all set for 2 people.
The Yuppy Bookstore holds rotating events of live music, book reviews and movie reviews. Even though bookstore is in the name, they don’t sell actual books. It’s more of a fancy speakeasy with very affordable prices.
Service: The Yuppy Bookstore aka 雅痞Art Reading Cafe (雅痞書店)
1/5 Service: we couldn’t get much attention from the servers but maybe it’s cause they put us in the far corner.
Value: The Yuppy Bookstore aka 雅痞Art Reading Cafe (雅痞書店)
3/5 Value: I’d expect a place like this to cost more than it did. Most meals were around NT$200 and you could add on 2 items to make a set meal for NT$80 (soup, salad, drink or dessert)…but that’s cause the food sucks.
Minimum charge NT$250.
$320 fee if there’s a performance happening. Confirm this during your reservation.
The Yuppy Bookstore aka 雅痞Art Reading Cafe (雅痞書店) Menu And Additional Photos
Overall Impression of The Yuppy Bookstore aka 雅痞Art Reading Cafe (雅痞書店)
The Yuppy Bookstore is not a place in Taiwan to eat since the food is the same quality that you could get at a movie theater (burn!). But with that said, it’s a great place to hang out for the ambiance, listen to music and have a drink.
Personally, I had a bad experience here because of the food, service and restroom. There are 2 restrooms: one restroom is designed for multiple women and another unisex bathroom meant for 1 person. I waited in line for 20 minutes and there was someone taking a massive poop in there. I don’t know if they got injured, but it was frustrating to wait. I ended up leaving the building and going to a convenience store nearby. Many of the men also waiting in line were very frustrated.
The Yuppy Bookstore aka 雅痞Art Reading Cafe (雅痞書店) Location and Hours
Rating Guide
It’s food, but you’re not going to enjoy it
Didn’t meet minimum meal expectations
Satisfying and an adequate meal.
So good you’ll eat here again!
You will remember this meal for the rest of your life!
Pricing Guide
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NT$1-100 (US$0-$3.23)
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NT$100-300 (US$3.23-9.68)
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NT$300-700 (US$9-22)
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NT$700+ (US$22.60+)
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QUALITY: The [Quality] is based on how good the food tastes and the presentation.
SERVICE: The [Service] is based on the dining experience. This includes the ambiance of the restaurant and how the interactions with the staff.
VALUE: The [Value] is based on both the Quality and Service in relation to the price. Ratings for food with a low price are a little more generous than food with a high price.
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