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Wednesday, 25 March 2009

I'm now at KL for a one day stay to settle my college stuff so tonight I went for dinner at our so-called local proud franchise store, Secret Recipe at Taman Melati with my heng dai, Juno. I'm not quite a cake lover, I don't eat 99% out of hundreds and hundreds types of cakes I've ever seen, no, not even on my birthday and this includes those from Secret Recipe (I've tried those though). But I do not deny that they serve the best cheese cake in town.

I won't be talking about the cakes today to avoid flames from cake lovers especially girls. But why? Why a cheese cake specialist franchise store like Secret Recipe got "gatal" and start selling main courses like rice, noodles and steak? To be honest, they really sucked on those.


Okay, lets get started. I ordered this Stewed Aussie Beef Steak which cost rm18 because it's stated as "must try" on the menu and it looked like its really really delicious (I know everything on every menu have the same effect, don't remind me about my stupidness). The meal is served like, 7-8 minutes after the order was placed. What that means? Pre-cooked. Well okay it still look great so I had a bite. It tasted like this


Yup, a beef that feels and taste like braised pork. I paid RM18 for braised pork and garnishes which I can easily get at RM4 at any local hawker centres, WTF. I bet you won't even realise the sauce was actually black pepper sauce if it wasn't stated there.

Quoting angelflyz "The beef steak was also surprisingly good. At RM18, the dish comes with a thick slice of beef, complete with fats which made EC very, very happy. The meat was not hard to cut as it is flaky after some stewing. The sauce (light black peppery), although simple, goes well with the beef". No offence, I just couldn't agree with this, maybe it's branch problem? I don't know.


Juno ordered a Cordon Bleu (fried chicken with cheese) and a piece of the famous Chocolate Indulgence. I've heard from alot of people that Cordon Bleu at Secret Reciple is worth a try, but in front of Juno this super picky "sik ga", it's just a piece of shyt. After he almost finished the whole thing, he said "No taste one".


I ordered the Pan Fried Dory with Lobster Sauce the last time I went there before today. The dory, feels really cheap but worst of all, the sauce sucks alot. I meant it.

After the meal Juno said "I finally feel full already," meaning mamak stall meals is never sufficient for him, he also said that he need 1.5 meals to be really satisfied. In his definition, the Cordon Bleu = 1, and the Chocolate Indulgence was the other .5. What about 2 sets of mamak meals? Juno: "That's 1+1=2, and I'll vomit". I then asked him if hot noodle cup = 1 meal? He replied no, 1 cup = 1/4 meal and 4 cups might actually satisfied him. Just another piece of LOL.

Back to the topic, Secret Recipe should stick to their cakes, because there ain't any "secret recipes" added in their main meals, seriously. But I think their Mushroom soup and Garden Salad is worth a try (unless Secret Recipe grow their own lettuces/cucumbers/tomatoes/onions and make their own thousand island dressing,otherwise I think the credits should go to the farmers instead) :) Peace, don't flame.