If you are looking for a quiet place for lunch, Pancake House could be one in mind. Well, it was one of my favourite place to avoid the crowd especially in a busy mall. Yes, just walk-in and there is no line at any time. Not saying their food is bad but the variation they have is a bit limited here. Alas, they are selling pancakes and that is what I call their specialty. Not bad for a fast lunch too. They serve set lunches that are simple (not tough to decide) and the aim of lunch is for their pancakes! If you are a fan, of course.Spaghetti Club Set RM17.90 is a decent set lunch to go, comes with 3 mini pancakes and a glass of peach tea. The sandwich is fresh and chilled, just the way I liked them. The pasta is okay too, the classic spaghetti bolognese is good any time. But that only comes with beef, and no chicken variation if you are not a beef taker.Mushroom Cappuccino Soup RM5.90 is really not my cup of soup. Don’t get me wrong, I like cappuccino. But when these two cross-overed, I rather they don’t! The soup is very watery and there is a strong taste of wild mushroom that doesn’t goes so well with my senses. There isn’t any coffee existance in the soup, only the bubbly cream resembles the cappuccino.Luscious Lemon Pancake Peak RM11.90 is to die for! These stack of mini pancakes filled with cream cheese in-between, topped with lemon zest. I was afraid that the lemon syrup would taste like dish washer at first, but it was just a mild lemon taste – refreshing and yet not too strong. The pancakes were soft and fluffy, I thought I can swallow half the dozen without doubt but by the last two pieces I was filled up. Anyway, it was good and I’m in heaven. Definately will come back for more especially for the Choco Lava pancake tower after looking at the poster...yummy

I call it the ‘Mother of all Waffles’. The A&W waffle existed when there are no other waffle kiosk available back in the 90’s. All we can get is the classic waffle served only with strawberry sauce and topped with a vanilla ice cream. We are indeed satisfied with just that, compared to the offerings today – peanut butter, chocolate sauce, kaya and planta are all too fancy for some people. But this simpicity in life make one craving for the classic. Yup, I still love the classic (again) – the A&W root beer float and their bear mascot Childhood memoriesWaffle RM6.50 Delicious root bear float and curly fries

If your lunch budget does not fit in the Pavillion Oriental, then MJ Cafe would be a good choice to have your stomach filled. First impression when looking at the menu – great place with tons of variety, western, thai, local flavoured cuisine and the in-between. Amazing this cafe can cover it all with their budgeted offering. The crowd too seems promising enough that this cafe is indeed worth a try. But does it all tasted as great? We’ll find out soon.
Napolit Spaghetti Set RM 9.90 comes with a drink. Simple set, filling and not anything you would come back for. Priced reasonably, the chicken is fried to crisp and spaghetti is decent. Curry chicken in a bread RM8.50 looks good but was absolutely disappointing. The curry is watery and tasted more like a tom yum soup. Served hot, and the chicken was a few chunks drown in the bread... a very huge bread that was not meant to be finished.

Western cuisine is not the cafe’s specialty, I assure you. I did regret not ordering ‘fried rice’ after looking at what every table is having. So next time I’ll better go for the rice to be on the safe side.

It is another month to go before CNY and yu sheng has surfaced again from the menus of any Japanese restaurants in Klang Valley. One of my favourite treat - fresh salmon! Norwagein or Japanese salmon is not my concern while every restaurants selling Yu Sheng has claimed their salmon is from Norwagein after the contamination of Japanese salmon last year. The truth is, we just can’t live without our salmon cut for the yu sheng. From Japan or not.Sushi Tei’s Signature Yu Seng (S) RM16.80 is straighly for 2 pax (it was 1-3pax in their menu but it is never enough). Salmon is generously sliced and the yu sheng ingredients looks good and fresh. Served cold – another plus point. We’re given a pack of ‘pok pok chui’ or crispy crackers and it really filled up the plate. I guess Sushi Tei should consider the balance of the portion as well. It was all crackers and I can’t hardly taste any chuka wakame. The sauce is very regular, sourish and too sweet to me.Yakitori Don RM12.80 to filled ourselves up. Served in a standard sized bento box, presentable, and the portion is huge too – share friendly. The only set backs was the teriyaki chicken seems to be a bit tough and dry (tasted like char siu).

Conclusion: salmon is still Sushi Tei’s strength, so their yu sheng is a must try. Green tea is RM2 per cup, refillable, and water is RM0.80. Bill came with additional gov and service taxes.

Express spaghetti is what Spaghetti Grill is all about. After a long working day, we head for dinner with a set meal in mind. So a set dinner at RM16.90++ looks good and decent in a place like Mid Valley. Along the rows of restaurants, there stood this Spaghetti place that looks like a real great place to hang out. Well, yes I agree that it was great for a beer or 2 but not for the spaghetti if you’ve tried better the ones.Nice jerseys on the wall and lovely chandeliers, even in low light. An ideal ‘man’ place if you like beer and sports. And the American style diners seats, I like those.Seafood Spaghetti – which is not marinara nor tomato sauce. Tasted okay I guess. Portion was not super but I swear the garlic bread was the best. Seafood in terms of prawns, clamps and squid is precious. Once I’ve tried their Marinara during lunch, it was a very pathetic tomato sauced spaghetti, totally vegan. So I guess that would left a bad impression on me. Every spaghetti deserves a second chance. Seafood spaghetti is slightly on the safer side if you’re expecting seafood.Peppercorn Spaghetti is one of the guys favourite not because it taste good, but this is the biggest portion of all spaghettis in this restaurant. Chicken breast was tough and dry, and the pasta too is dry. I must agree that this place is not for big eaters, but if you are a big drinker – yea, you get your refills. Soup of the day – mushroom cream sauce with chicken chunks. Obviously the ‘paste’ was so thick it was consider a sauce than a soup (I hope it was not the same cream for carbonara) and the chicken chunks is much more generous than what we had in our plate of spaghetti.

Our sets also comes with bottomless drinks and a scoop of vanilla ice cream as dessert. The ice cream was good!