Din Tai Fung 鼎泰豐, an award-winning restaurant originating in Taiwan, specialising in 小籠包 xiao long bao (soup dumplings), is definitely not a new name to me, with its multiple branches in Singapore. It is in fact one of my favourite restaurants to dine in.
The restaurant branch we visited in Taipei is the branch at Taipei 101.
Besides the wonderful food quality, here are some takeaways from my experience at the Din Tai Fung restaurant:
- Quality service, going out of the way - specialized coat cover and bag holder
- Trademark signature dishes, which gives restaurant its strong brand identity
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| Seaweed |
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| Xiao Long Bao |
Yum!
- Hygiene: Like the Singapore branch, the Taipei kitchen was separated from the main dining area by a glass pane so that customers can see for themselves how the food is prepared.
- Global presence: Din Tai Fung is now an international brand, well known for its cuisine standards.
- Creativity: Observed even in small little ways, such as this cut-out crab shaped pastry skin to indictate the crab-meat soup dumplings.
- Marketing: Celebrity endorsement
Even Tom Cruise dines at Din Tai Fung.
Overall, the visit to Din Tai Fung has been nothing short of delicious and inspiring.
Din Tai Fung first started out selling only oil, but eventually ventured into a full fledge restaurant, and is today an award winning chain of restaurant with branches in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United States and Thailand.
It is certainly an exemplary example of a successful venture in the Taiwan Service industry and of Taiwan's signature Food & Beverage sector.
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