When my girl came back to town last Friday, she felt like having pizza so she went to that franchise place in town. She prefers thin crust but she does not mind those thick bread crust as long as it’s pizza. She sat there waiting and she said that the staff members were so busy walking all over the place but they did not seem to be serving or doing anything. In fact, everyone there already had their orders and were busy eating away. She called out to them more than once and they just retorted, “Tunggu!” (wait) and for some unknown reason, they seemed to disappear into the kitchen all the time. In the end, she just gave up and went some place else instead. Now, you can read the reviews/feedback on their Facebook page to see that this is not an isolated case, not at all.
Well, since it was pizza that she wanted, I took her here for lunch the next day and we decided to have something different for a change, their ham and mushroom (RM28.00)…
The ladies said they would prefer our usual, their spinach egg but I thought this one was very nice too.
We dropped by here once as she wanted their lasagna but much to her disappointment, it was not available so of course, I had to order that (RM18.00)…
…for her. She loves that a lot but I am not really into it as I am not really the tomato-based bolognese sauce but they did it very well this time around. They seemed to have toned it down a little so the tomato was not so overwhelmingly overpowering and I could enjoy the taste of the minced beef and the pasta in it…and needless to say, my girl enjoyed it very much.
I also ordered their mixed sausages (RM15.00)…
…and my girl asked if I was very hungry, ordering so much for just the three of us. Usually, we would order a small pasta dish or a salad to be shared but none of them wanted those so I thought I would try this for a change. I thought the lighter milder one, probably chicken, was nicer but the ladies liked the stronger darker ones more.
After seeing it in this blog…and this one too, of course, I just had to order their crème brûlée (RM8.00)…
…for dessert and as always, it was absolutely superb. We decided not to go for their very nice panna cotta this time around and had their tiramisu (RM10.00)…
…instead and yes, it was very good too.
The very sweet and friendly girl was around but there was another girl, probably a new one, who attended to us while we were there. Perhaps the former had been upgraded to supervisor or something, and rightfully so as I really liked how well she handled the diners every time I was there. I noticed that whenever I called the new girl, she would come close but not intrude probably to see if everything was all right. Well, I did not have a problem with the new one – I thought she was very good too, very fast and efficient in responding to any request I made.
The bill came up to RM83.75 (inclusive of GST) and I just paid RM90.00 and asked her to keep the change. She seemed rather surprised, though obviously very happy – I guess nobody or very few would do that – leave a tip to show one’s appreciation for the great service rendered. I do believe life is like that, a two-way street – giving and taking and it sure feels good once in a while to make someone’s day in some small way.
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 