Modern Toilet Restaurant is a unique and famous bathroom-themed restaurant in Taiwan. There are several branches in Taiwan, and this review is actually a combination of two-times visits to the one at Ximending. A three-story restaurant that has everything -from the dishes to decoration- in bathroom-themed. You will see all sorts of fancy toilet bowls, once you enter the room. The idea was inspired by the manga, Dr. Slump. It first started with selling a pile of chocolate ice cream in a squat-toilet-shaped plates and has became a great success. It then took step forwards by launching this restaurant.
My two visits were in 2011 and 2014. Some decoration have changed a bit, but I think the menu has largely stayed the same. First-time visit, I went with my two Taiwanese roommates; Linda & Chole. I was lucky to go with them. It was not easy to find this restaurant in a crowded place like Ximending. Ximending itself is a shopping district which you can find shops, cinemas, market, and restaurants along the road, and there's a bunch of people at weekend. When I went there for the second time (in 2014) with Indonesian-mate I almost got lost. Since it has been long time from my first-time visit in 2011. I eventually asked some locals for direction. Yes, you can too. Even though they don't speak English much, they are very friendly and will try to help.
In 2011, the pink-poo character greeted us at the entrance
In 2014, the golden-poo character was sitting there and smiling at us.
Pardon my pose, there's nothing to worry about the smell.
The price range for each is NT$ 120-300. However, you can order a set meal of toilet menu priced at NT$ 240 or about IDR 75.000 that includes meal, ice cream, and drink. The menu is quite varied such as appetizer, curry meals, gratin, hot pots, spaghetti, snacks, iced shavings, soft ice cream, and drinks. All dishes are served on plastic miniature toilet bowls, and drinks in miniature urinals.
This is for real. You can actually drink from Urinal. Yaks!
Pumpkin soup with crumbed-bread for appetizer.
When I went here in 2011 this was not included on the set meal, but now it is.
A Modern Toilet Beef Curry came in a mini toilet bowl that looks a bit displeasing for your appetite. Haha. The curry served along with rice, soup, and salad. That is for NT$ 200 or IDR 62.000 if you didn't order a set meal.
Seafood Au Gratin came in a mini bath tub. That is for NT$ 250 or IDR 77.000 if you didn't order a set meal.
Next up was mine, spicy seafood spaghetti served in a wash basin plate.
A pile of vanilla ice cream in a mini squat toilet.
This is Linda with her chocolate-vanilla ice cream in a mini squat toilet.
Chloe and her sister found it funny.
This is actually just a plastic poo cover for salad.
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As I have mentioned earlier, everything at this eatery is bathroom-themed. The remaining pictures below show all sorts of fancy toilet decoration. The chairs where the guest sit are the unworking toilets. The table is a glass-covered bathtub. The lamp is the shining golden-poo. The walls are covered with shower-heads, urinals, and toilet covers.
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| Toilet chairs |
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| Bathtub table |
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| Golden-poo lamp |
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| A set of shower-room decor |
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| Toilet cover decoration |
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| Toilet |
At last, it's a real toilet over there. So make sure you don't get confuse with that :)) Another thing that surprised me was when I washed my hands, it's in a toilet bowl!
Overall, I think the taste of food at this eatery was just OK. But I still recommend everyone who are going to or in Taiwan, to enjoy the fun & unique ambiance at Modern Toilet Restaurant.
MODERN TOILET RESTAURANT
2F, No.50-7 Xining South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Phone: +886 2 2311 8822
Open hours: 11:30AM – 10:00PM
MRT: Ximending station
Direction: Exit 6 and then walked for few minutes.
It is located across from a parking lot and near 7-11.
Visit reviewed: 2011 & 2014
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