Ah well, that place was called Pepper Lunch. When I first heard of the name, I thought to myself - Does this restaurant only serve lunch? Do they add pepper into all the food? What's so special about a place that only serves lunch with pepper? But little did I know that I was in for a surprise. Pepper Lunch is all about food served in a hot plate, and we as customers, get to grill our own food in the hot plate. I could still remember the portion was huge and the food was surprisingly good and tasty. And ever since I came back to Malaysia, I've not forgotten about this place.
Much to my delight, I spotted their outlet in Pavillion KL early this year. But due to time constraint, I never had the chance to visit them until they started opening a few other branches in Klang Valley. Finally, I managed to visit one of their branches opened in Sunway Pyramid.
Before I go on with my review, here's the thing. I had very high expectations for this place, BUT sadly, the experience here was nowhere near the experience that I had in Singapore. Reason? The portion was small yet the price was expensive. Even the presentation of the food was just average. I mean, to charge at such a price, shouldn't you be serving something up to par?
Initially, hubby ordered the Beef Pepper Rice + Bonus Meal, but they took down the wrong order and came with the Chicken Pepper Rice Set + Bonus Meal instead. Being the patient person that he always is, he said it was all right. We took a peek at the dish - it was just a few chunks of chicken pieces served with rice and topped with corns and spring onions. Seriously, they could have done a better job than this. Plus, it looked very different from the illustration in the menu.
Bonus Meal (ice cream)
Then came my food - Smoking BBQ Chicken served with 7UP (set lunch). Hubby said my dish looked more appealing than his. But for me, it was just a simple hot plate of smoked chicken meat, egg, mashed potatoes, corns and long beans. Nothing much to shout about.
The bill came up to RM40.80.
I hate to say this, but I was kind of disappointed with the experience here and I wondered if this was the same Pepper Lunch as the one in Singapore. If they really want to draw in a huge crowd, they need to work on serving quality food in an appropriate portion at such price.
Pepper Lunch
Add: F1.05, Lv 1, Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall.
