樂埔町 Leputing

Love this restaurant! It's in a historic house with a beautiful entrance and zen garden. We were lucky enough to get the private room off to the side for our lunch. It's a prefix meal and the menu sounds like it constantly changes based on fresh ingredients. For our meal, we started with the Crab / Shaoxing Wine Sabayon / Osmanthus Kombucha which was such a lovely and perfectly balanced harmonious bite. The Sword Fish / Orange Tamarin / Wheat Koji was next followed by the Oyster / Tana Tartare Sauce and Sea Fish / Fermented Carrot Sauce. We got both the Dry-Aged Pork Loin / Cocoa / Apple and the F1 Strip Loin / Dragon Fruit / Potato. Literally almost every dish was out of this world with all of the flavor combinations. My least favorite dish was probably the sea fish as it was a bit tougher in texture than I normally like. I've never had any meat paired with dragon fruit and I loved that idea for the sauce. The creativity and execution of the chef deserves an A+. The best dish was the Chishang Rice / Clay Pot. One of the best rice dishes I've ever had, hands down. I basically scraped every last grain of rice from the pot and the spoon. I would order this all the time if I could. Loved the high quality black tea at the end. The staff is extremely attentive, kind, and gave us a tour of the house after our meal. Would definitely come back!!

We went to Leputing for lunch and the experience was good especially due to the historic building. The food was also good, it was enjoyable. The staff were very attentive and polite, however, I went with anticipation of a very relaxing time but felt we were rushed right from the beginning. We had to ask the staff to slow down after the second course. Just a note that the restaurant promotes slow eating. In terms of service standards, with this level of restaurant, there is room to improve, eg, never put your thumb on the edge of the cup to serve tea. Otherwise, highly recommended!

A memorable experience featuring fine Japanese-centric seafood dining in a delightful little house (with National Palace Museum special exhibition paraphernalia in glass cases). Tastes were creative/unique for Taipei if not particularly structured. Sake, tea and wine pairings all available.

It’s like fine dinning in a historical building, good experience and service was great. Food portion could be bigger as we were still hungry and went to night market afterward.

Visited Leputing for dinner and having a nice catch up with friends, felt privacy and cozy. The ambience is great for business talk too. The restaurant is converted by a Japanese dormitory, with a well maintenance and elegant Japanese style garden inside. The dishes created by seasonal ingredients and fresh from Taiwan. Every table served by a server who will explaining all ingredients but I always get lost in middle of her speaking :) (I will prefer a small notes on the menu). I can’t recall all the names or ingredients but be frankly the dishes are incredibly delicious and freshly! There is two main course either Beef or duck for selection. I’m truly enjoyed the essence of the ingredients in every bite. My top list is the rice in clay pot and the dessert with chestnut in overall. Of course the main course - beef, was tasteful with medium cook. I’ve an enjoyable dinner time with great food, nice wine and good friends.

Overall it was a great experience from start to finish. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. Our server's attention to detail was excellent when he picked up from our conversation that it was one of our birthdays. But the food was definitely the star. All the food items were carefully crafted with a lot of thought. The chef used a lot of unique food items to accompany each main item. Would highly recommend a visit!

We were at Leputing for lunch on Christmas eve. This is a beautiful restaurant that has been converted from a Japanese dormitory, while retaining many Japanese elements such as the garden. Leputing's seven-course meal is incredibly delicious. Each dish from the start to the end is arranged thoughtfully delighting our palates. What I appreciate most about their dishes is that the restaurant retains the original texture and flavour of the ingredients they use, and is served as a perfect dish. Service was extraordinary with the servers always ensuring our needs are catered for such as my partner's dietary restriction. We were here to celebrate my birthday and the server surprised me with a birthday cake. In summary, it was an enjoyable lunch experience at a beautiful restaurant that serves delicious food complemented by professional service. Five stars!

There is a fixed dinner set with a choice of 3 main meals. There was only the beef and duck options available for us that day. I chose the duck for my main meal. Though the dishes may look small in size, it was very appealing and appetising! The food was warm to the palate. The waiters were quick to clear our used dishes. We have a very good dining experience, even till the minute that the restaurant was closing. :)

7 of us went for my sister's birthday. Beautifully presented food, fantastic service. Lovely house. I was not a fan of one of the fish dishes because it was a little too fishy for, but everyone else in my family liked it. I picked the venison meal as my main (shouldve gone for the lobster instead) and it was served practically raw, like soo bloody. I couldnt eat it and the waitress said they could ask the chef to cook it a little more..but they still served it extremely rare and so I just didnt eat it. So that was a disappointing finish. Also incredibly pricey but I guess that comes its pedigree.

Food not only present beautifully, it also tastes so delicious! Used local good ingredients all around Taiwan, and changed menu according to season. The waiter/waitress are very attentive and explains each dish to make an even better experience. The Japanese garden set the nice zen ambiance.The only downside is this a historic house, the sound stays in. When too many tables talk at the same time, it's too loud. Still, it's a meal worth every penny. Highly recommend to try it when in the neighborhood.

YELP only allows 5 stars but I'll give it 10 stars if I could. The attention to detail is spectacular right down to the utensils and cutlery. By Andrew

I took my mom here for her birthday. It's a beautiful restaurant, in a restored Japanese dorm. There are only four set dinners you can choose from, where the main course is different, but you get a variety of other dishes leading up to it, sort of like a tasting menu, I suppose. It's billed as a sort of Asian and French fusion, but as with many of the restaurants like this, the fare is lighter and more on the minimalistic Asian/Japanese side, though the presentation had an upscale French feel to it. I ordered the beef dish. The beef was tender, much more marbled than I expected, but very good. Our other courses included a sort of pea cracker, a sashimi plate, a croquette, a really delicious chicken soup, fish baked in seaweed paper (I think), this amazing rice (the rice was DELICIOUS), and 湯圓. I was definitely full by the end. The restaurant also has a "gallery" of hand dyed fabrics that is really nice. The whole place has a really nice ambience, though I would say the one jarring aspect is the bathroom! The bathroom is the only space that seems like it wasn't renovated, with fluorescent lighting and a setup that feels more at home in a less fancy, old restaurant. You can buy the raw rice (which we loved) to take home and make at home. We almost did. All in all, a nice experience for a special dinner.

Leputing is a beautiful restaurant with a deliciously unique menu. This is fine dining at its finest. I love the atmosphere and service which made my dinner a wonderful experience. Our waitress was very good at introducing all of our dishes.

From the outside, it doesn't seem like much. But the garden is very pretty and I love how they repurpose an old building. The service was exceptional. They explained every dish, from its ingredients to the cooking method. It made you appreciate the food a lot more. I would recommend the filet instead of the wagu. The wagu was on the fatter side and the fat distribution wasn't too well (making it more oily, greasy tasting than...melt on your tongue). The filet, on the other hand, had a tender texture and great taste. It was a 5 (or 6) course meal and the portions were good. I am not sure if they have an English menu.

Nice unique menu with such a serene setting which made our lunch dining experience in Taipei a very memorable one. Service was good and appreciate they fact they were able to cater all the dishes according to our requests.

Of all the old buildings that have been restored as restaurants, this place is definitely my favorite. What sets this place apart from the rest isn't the architecture, but the food. I haven't been to Andre Chiang's RAW, but from what I've had of his food (Westin in Hsin Chu), the cuisine at Leputing plays safer in terms of flavor, but is far more successful in applying traditional flavors to fine dining. The standout dish of my meal was a tiny cup of soup, inspired by a traditional taiwanese dish, luffa(絲瓜) with oysters; I think it's a dish that anyone who grew up in a Taiwanese family would recognize. The base of the soup was a thick, concentrated puree of luffa, very rich and surprisingly savoury. It was topped with a foam made from water used to cook oysters, light in mouthfeel but very aromatic with a strong and immediate oyster flavor. The flavors in traditional luffa with oysters already work very well together; the soup took it to the next level. This one dish has convinced me that capabilities of the head chef here, whoever he is, is very very good. Service was better than average in Taiwan, very good for the price, but I would like to see them raise prices and improve service even if it's just a little bit. They're not in your face about everything like other places, but to me, the best service is the kind that stays in the background unnoticed until you need it (I've only experienced that level of service in very high end restaurants though). For the money (lunch), this place is well worth it, everything is top notch for the price. I ordered the most expensive set on the menu (1880 twd) with filet mignon, and it was definitely worth it. Word of warning: the filet was rare (they didn't let me choose my steak temperature for some reason), but that is the way I like it anyways.