The sizzling steak at the gastropub is top-grade, with a "psshh-psshh" sound as it cooks on the teppan, while rice balls burst juicy and stringy when bitten into.

Reported by Hua Shaofu / Taipei

Located next to the Taipei Metro Tian Gong Station, "Rabbit Carroll Gastropub," now in its third year of operation, specializes in European-style teppan cuisine. Drawing from traditional Italian and Southern European dishes, the menu is adjusted and refined with locally adapted ingredients to cater to Taiwanese tastes. The restaurant is meticulous about its ingredients and flavors. In the center is a teppan grill where all main courses are handcrafted by the chef, using minimal seasoning to emphasize the freshness and natural taste of the ingredients.

▲ Freshly seared tuna salad is healthy and guilt-free. (Photo by reporter Hua Shaofu)

Seared Tuna Salad – NT$330
Made with a generous amount of fresh greens, dressed in a light sauce of cold-pressed olive oil, garlic, and anchovies, paired with teppan-seared tuna sashimi and a semi-cooked boiled egg. It’s healthy and not heavy at all. There's a wide variety of vegetables including romaine, baby lettuce, arugula, red chard, green chard, Chinese flat cabbage, green beans, tomatoes, olives, green olives, and soft-boiled eggs, plus grilled tuna.

▲ The Basque-style chicken leg is stuffed with tomato and zucchini, making it very enticing. (Photo by reporter Hua Shaofu)

Basque Chicken Leg with Spot Prawns – NT$580
A boneless chicken leg stuffed with vegetables is slow-cooked on the teppan until crispy on the outside, served with wild spot prawns and a Spanish Basque sweet pepper-flavored sauce—juicy and tender. Basque is a region in Spain known for its red peppers, and this sauce is made from roasted red peppers, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and smoked paprika.

▲ Small orange fried rice balls, 4 pieces for NT$240, a traditional Italian dish. (Photo by reporter Hua Shaofu)

Small Orange Fried Rice – 4 pieces for NT$240
Literally translated from Italian as "fried oranges," this is a classic Italian dish where cheese is wrapped inside rice balls shaped from cooked rice, then deep-fried.

▲ Premium ribeye steak with blue cheese sauce comes in a very generous portion. (Photo by reporter Hua Shaofu)

Premium Ribeye Steak with Blue Cheese Sauce – NT$880
Each steak is over 10oz of American ribeye, using Prime grade premium chilled meat. The beef is not marinated to preserve its original flavor, enhanced only with sea salt and black pepper. The chef says, “Of course, some ingredients do well with marination, but you lose the original deliciousness of the food. We don’t want to ruin the taste of the ingredients with excessive seasoning.”

▲ Devil’s Chicken Wings are mildly spicy and full of aroma. (Photo by reporter Hua Shaofu)

Devil’s Chicken Wings
Carefully selected free-range chicken wings are marinated with sautéed spices, chili, and olive oil. They’re mildly spicy and fragrant—not the overwhelming kind of heat, but rather a gentle and pleasant taste.

Mortal Fried Chicken
This dish is quite interesting, marinated with a special stinky tofu paste that gives off a very unique aroma.

In addition, the pub currently offers a variety of different beers, many of which are rare in Taiwan. The most special is the "Doomsday Monk Beer," reportedly brewed by monks from the monastery featured in *Breaking Bad* (located in New Mexico).

Special promotion: From now until September 15th, show the ETNEWS app when dining in. For two people, get 4 Devil’s Chicken Wings or 1 portion of Mortal Fried Chicken; for four people, get 1 portion of Basque Chicken Leg with Scallop (or exchange NT$300 for a 10oz premium American chilled ribeye); for six people, get 1 portion of 10oz American chilled ribeye. (Minimum spend of NT$600 applies for dinner service. All promotions are valid for dinner only and can be combined with other in-store offers.)

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Rabbit Carroll Gastropub

Address: No. 9, Lane 235, Songjiang Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City
Tel: 02 2517 9207
Business Hours: Lunch 12:00–14:30, Dinner 17:30–21:30 (last order time), open until midnight

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