It’s no secret…

Well, it’s no secret that Secret Recipe’s cakes are very nice…and expensive.

My daughter had left for NZ when they opened an outlet here, so the other day, the two of us dropped by the place…

…and she had the tiramisu (RM6.50)…

…while I had the durian (RM7.00)…

They do not seem to have this at every outlet. So far, I only had that at their Village Mall outlet in Sungai Petani, Kedah…and I do like it a lot. My daughter’s not a durian lover though…and thus, would not touch it with a 10-foot pole.

This was my 3rd visit to the outlet in town – the first time, to buy some of the cakes home to enjoy…and on my second visit, I had their shepherd pie which was a real disappointment – nowhere near mine, to say the least!

On all my previous visits, I never paid much attention to the prices. Sure, it was a bit expensive but then again, we would not be dropping by too often, so it would not be much of a big deal really. However, this time around I kept the receipt from the cash register and guess what I discovered! The drinks are more expensive than the cakes, believe it or not!

I had the iced long black – RM7.50…

…and somehow or other, that name never fails to conjure all kinds of funny images in my head. LOL!!!

My daughter had the iced caffe mocha – RM9.50…

Good grief!

But I did notice a promotion going on right now where you can order something and you can get a drink free. I think I’ll go for that next time …or I’ll just eat and not drink! Tsk! Tsk!!!

With the plus-plus (taxes), the bill that day came up to RM35.10. My missus cooked these crabs for lunch that afternoon…

…and I think she paid RM30 for one and a half kg of the crustaceans.

She also dished out this very nice plate of fried abalone mushroom salad…

…which I’m sure would not come up to RM5.00.

For that same kind of money, which do you think you would like to have? I definitely wouldn’t want to go for the cakes and drinks, that’s for sure…