Gate-side table service in T2 when you want a real meal
Silks Gourmet sits in Terminal 2 after security, one of the few spots at TPE offering full-service Chinese food instead of counter orders. Expect mid-range pricing ($$) and a roughly 3.5-star experience: fine for a proper sit-down before a long-haul, nothing like what you’d get for the same money in central Taipei.
The menu runs through familiar dishes: fried rice, noodles, dumplings, basic stir-fries, and some Cantonese-style options. Portions usually work for one hungry person or two light eaters sharing. A simple noodle or rice dish often lands in the NT$300–450 range, with multi-dish meals drifting higher once you add drinks.
There are set menus aimed at transit passengers that bundle a few courses at a premium. They save you from deciding across 40–50 menu items, but you’re paying airport mark-up on top of airport prices. If you care more about value than convenience, ordering à la carte normally comes out cheaper for two people.
Reviews consistently call out pricing as the weak spot: you might pay NT$600–800 here for food that would run half that in Taipei City. One traveler summed it up as “decent but expensive for what you get,” which tracks with the 3.5 rating. Think “airport Chinese that does the job,” not destination dining.
Service swings a bit. Some diners report smooth meals in 40–50 minutes, but others say staff go missing when the dining room is only half full, leading to slow tea refills and long waits to get the bill. Build a 60–75 minute buffer if you’re on a tight departure window from T2.
Regulars often eat in the B1 food court before security, then just grab bottled water at the gate. Use Silks Gourmet mainly when you specifically need seated Chinese food airside in Terminal 2; otherwise, clear security later and keep more of your NT dollars.