No angel…

Melissa wanted their angel hair pasta with smoked bacon and whatever that was on their menu when we dropped by here again for lunch on Saturday but, no it was not available so she ended having this instead…

…their spaghetti bolognese with homemade sausage (RM15.00).

Frankly, nothing puts me off than going to some place and ordering things from their menu and they tell you this is not available and that is not available. They can make some of those “NOT AVAILABLE” stickers to stick on the menu temporarily so diners would know what not to order and look for something else. Often, one would have made up one’s mind already and when being told thus by the waiter or waitress when placing the orders, one would need to just choose something else in a hurry and may pick something that one does not really want…and what made it worse was it wasn’t anything special that was not available. Ok, if they say that they’ve run out of smoked bacon, maybe it is not so easy to get hold of such things in this little ol’ town but angel hair!!! That is sold , ok not everywhere, but in a number of places in town and there should not be any problem stocking up on some…anytime. Tsk! Tsk!

So this was what she got in the end. It tasted great, we cannot deny them that little bit of credit though my girl did say that she would not mind a little bit more of the sauce but the presentation! What on earth were those tomato wedges all around? I would say that the dish would look a lot better without those…and for that amount of money, I was expecting perhaps, one WHOLE sausage at least by the side…not just those four thin slices on top. THAT is definitely something we would not order again as we can get something better or just as nice and probably cheaper too elsewhere or we can cook our own anytime…and with angel hair, if we so desire!

I did not feel I was up to their Heart Attack so I opted for the less challenging Classic Burger (RM13.80)…

…which I would say was very nice. I enjoyed it and Melissa tried a bit and agreed that it was pretty good too. Like their signature pork ribs, this too was served on a chopping board and I would give them the thumbs-up for the nice presentation…

My missus had their sizzling stewed pork belly noodles (RM9.80)…

…which was not sizzling when it was served and the egg was rather raw, we thought. Thankfully, it certainly made up for all that as far as the taste was concerned for it was, indeed, very good…and they were really generous with the meat – lots of huge chunks of that in the plate.

We did not order the drinks as we thought we would be getting that on the house with our orders but the waitress told us that we would be entitled to one complimentary drink only with my burger order and my missus and Melissa would have to order their own drinks as the promotion would be valid for lunch only on weekdays…or if we did not hear wrongly, that was what she said. Now, let’s look at the sign again…

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Can anybody see any phrase or clause that states anything to that effect? Well, as a matter of fact, we were there previously on a Saturday and we got our free drinks. Really!!! The boss was not around (and from his Facebook page, I saw that he was away on vacation in Thailand), otherwise, I would certainly have given him a piece of my mind, no use wasting my time talking to these not-very-smart-nor-eloquent subordinates.

Well, they do not have to offer anything – that’s their prerogative. After all, a free drink or no free drink, it is really no big deal – once one chooses to eat at such joints, surely one is ready to fork out the money for whatever one orders but when they do not live up to their promises, I would say that it puts people off and leaves a not-so-favourable opinion of the people and the place, never mind how nice the food or the place may be. I do hope the boss has an absolutely valid explanation for this the next time I bump into him here or in one of his other sister restaurants.