Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Another Wednesday Night at 4plus





4plus
Hours / 營業時間 Weekdays 平日 8 PM – 3 AM; Weekends週末8 PM – 4 AM
02-2738-2776
No. 13 Le-Li Road ﹙near An-He road﹚台北市樂利路13號 ﹙近安和路口﹚
Credit Cards Accepted / 10% Service Charge 可刷卡 / 一成服務費

4plus:Familiar faces, cozy space and personalized service make you linger on all night long

Recently 4plus quietly moved to its current location. Surprisingly, without any advertising old friends and regulars find their way back home to this all-white structure sitting right on the crossroad. 4plusis a popular shindig that goes on every night, always hustling and bustling!

When you walk into 4plus the first person you’ll meet is bartender Jeremy. Don’t let his youthful appearance fool you. He’s very experienced in cocktail mixing. He claimed that thanks to abundant curiosity he learned how to make drinks from reading. Unlike most lounge bars people who come to 4plus prefer to sit on the high stools at the bar area instead of private booths. You’d better come early to get a seat in the bar or you’ll have to be seated in the table adjacent. Aside from making good drinks the most important task of a bartender is to chat with the customers. Jeremy is very good at chitchatting with patrons and he’s the reason why everyone chooses to sit at the bar. He not only makes small talks but he can also hold intellectual conversations about anything. Once I heard him discussing the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu enthusiastically while mixing drinks. There is more to this young man than meets the eye. Jeremy is also the DJ at 4plus. Thanks to his love for jazz music, we can listen to great tunes when we enjoy awesome drinks!

Jeremy explained to me that the drink list at 4plus is just for display because most regulars have developed their own house special with help from Jeremy. This unique personalized service has created hundreds of varied house specials and no matter whom you are the house special is 350NT per order. I fell in love with American Lemonade (350NT) when I tasted it for the first time. It’s made of house red wine and lemonade. It may seem too simple but the flavor is exceptional. Perhaps you can order a glass of house red (350NT) to put you in the mood while listening to jazz music. If you desire for something stronger, Lotus (350NT) is worth trying. Its violent color is too enticing to drink it all.

The renowned cuisine at 4plus is the other reason that regulars keep coming back for. Chef Chu is very senior in the local culinary circle and he’s also very chatty if you strike a conversation about gourmet food with him. His concept is to serve cuisine in small portion like Spanish tapas. The most popular dish is broccolis with bacon (130NT). It can transform meat eaters into veggie lovers. Shrimp cocktail (230NT) comes with honey mustard and mayonnaise mixed dipping sauce rather than the commonly seen seafood sauce. Sirloin steak with garlic and rosemary (270NT) is served medium and the meat is so juicy that no steak sauce will be needed. Japanese scallops from Hokkaido (180NT) is pan-fried and then grilled. They might be slightly smaller than the Canadian scallops we often see but they are much sweeter.

4plus has always been a celebrity central where showbiz people bring their friends over to hang out. Remember, whether you’re a superstar or a regular Joe, you’ll always be treated like a VIP whenever you come to this bright and cozy place called 4plus.

4plus:熟悉的面孔、溫暖的空間和親切的服務讓人流連忘返

日前4plus搬新家,雖然沒有宣傳,老顧客自動回籠。這個座落在十字路口的白色店面永遠那麼的熱鬧,歡笑不斷,高朋滿座!

走進4plus,首先會看到阿展,這位帥氣的調酒師年紀輕,但是經驗十足,靠著閱讀和好奇心,無師自通成了招牌調酒師。有別於大多數的Lounge bar,4plus的客人捨棄包廂,最愛坐在吧台前的高腳椅,來晚了就要坐在旁邊的桌子。客人喝酒之餘,最喜歡和他天南地北的聊天,而吧台最重要的工作就是和客人互動,有一次聽到他和客人居然開始聊起老子,這年輕人真不簡單。而阿展也身兼店內的DJ,因為喜愛爵士樂,在4plus可以聽到非常適合小酌時聽的音樂!

阿展說,店內的酒單鮮少拿出來,因為熟客都會和他一起研發專屬自己的調酒,客製化的調酒雖然因人而異,統一價格訂為350元一杯。打從第一口我就愛上的美國檸檬汁﹙350元﹚是由紅酒和檸檬汁調配而成,看似簡單卻口味不凡。也可以點單杯紅酒﹙350元﹚,聽爵士樂時會更有感覺!想要來點強烈的調酒可以嘗試蓮花﹙350元﹚,紫色的顏色很誘人,讓人捨不得將它喝完。

4plus的餐點是遠近馳名,資深而且健談的朱師傅不但說得一口好菜,他的料理也讓很多客人讚不絕口!他強調小缽料理,將西式美食以居酒屋量少的概念呈現;最為大家熟悉的招牌菜是培根小辣西蘭花﹙130元﹚,連不愛吃綠色蔬菜的人都會愛上這道好吃又健康的佳餚。雞尾草蝦盎﹙230元﹚擺脫一般的海鮮醬,以蜂蜜芥末和美乃滋調配適合沙拉和草蝦的清爽沾醬,是絕佳的前菜。迷迭蒜香烤牛排﹙270元﹚只做五分熟,不需沾醬就非常可口;台灣少見的北海道干貝﹙180元﹚先煎再烤,甘甜的滋味讓你想一人獨佔。

4plus向來是演藝圈人士喜歡和朋友聚會的場所,但是無論是明星或是普羅大眾,來到這個白色明亮的空間所得到的服務和享受都是一樣的親切!