Undesirable First Time Experience with Pink Pepper

Robinson's Place Ermita is my favorite mall to visit every weekend. Since the Midtown Wing of this mall opened, me and my husband have been trying out each new restaurant that opens. Pink Pepper opened around early July or August this year. Since it opened, I have been planning to try it out but for the longest time, I have not been feeling adventurous up until tonight. But after our experience with Pink Pepper, my husband and I decided never to come back to this restaurant again.

Normally when we try a new restaurant, we always order their house specialty. So we ordered their Pink Pepper Steak (Php 480.00) as per their staff's suggestion. The staff also assured us that this meal is good for two (2). When the food came, I was a little disappointed because it was not really enough for two. I would appreciate it if their staff was more honest in telling their customers the reality of their food portions. I wouldn't mind ordering additional food if they told us otherwise.

I could forgive the deception of their staff (I can always justify that she was just desperate to attract customers to try their restaurant), what made me decide never to go back to this restaurant again was the BLAND TASTE OF THEIR FOOD!!!. Don't get me wrong, I generally have a bland taste in food because I was raised in a family of diabetics and high blood pressure. You could just imagine how bland their steak taste like! Even when I poured a ton of the steak sauce that came with the steak, the taste was still bland. Given the taste of their food versus their price, this was a total rip off!!!

On a positive note, I was very satisfied with the mix of their drinks. Their mango iced tea (Php 98.00) was great and also their watermelon shake (Php 90.00). Now I know why this restaurant is never full during dinner rush in spite of the existence of a band. If in case I would change my mind and go back to this restaurant again, I will just order their drinks and not their food. I'm not sure if their MOA branch has a better chef, but I'll think twice in trying it out after this experience.

For additional reviews of this restaurant, please visit this site:
http://guides.clickthecity.com/metro/?p=1178&disqus_reply=1928685#dsq-alerts.