Pepper Lunch Express M-CITY — Restaurant in Melbourne

I don't give bad reviews often, but to be honest, I am disappointed with my experience tonight. The portion sizes are inconsistent do not reflect the cost. It seems over priced for what we paid for. Both my partner and I ordered the same meal on the menu - half Porterhouse and half Ribeye. I received 6 to 7 small strips of steak, but my partner only received about 4 strips of steak. Why was his portion significantly less - despite paying the same price? I also received only two strands of green beans. The portion sizes are so small. It did not feel like it the meals were worth around $60 between both of us. The Pepper Lunch we had at Chadstone was much more generous. I should have read all the reviews before ordering - there is a reason why this place is poorly rated compared to the other Pepper...

I had a Chicken Katsu Curry few minutes ago.

Worst tasting and overpriced as hell!

Chicken is nowhere near a katsu. Just chicken breast fried with breadcrumbs. Worst of all, they serve it in sizzling pan. Whoever made this menu, doesn't know anything about food. I struggled to eat my rice as it was burning hot. You can't fu*king sizzle everything. Worst eating experience. My tongue and mouth already burnt.

They charge $19.80 for the katsu curry. And the chicken weights max 200gm. And 100gm rice. There you go! Your most fu*king overpriced chicken katsu curry served in Clayton. You will find cheaper and better in places like camberwell with this price.

This place is absolute garbage! Go to paparich next door. Way better and have better...

Please avoid at all cost. I've visited both chadstone and city pepperlunch and had good experience but this one in particular really blew my mind. WHY?

Pepperlunch is known for their peppery and sizzling dish but this store.. the dish was not even sizzling and all I got was tastless rice with a sprinkle of pepper.

But wait colin, if its not sizzling then how is the meat cooked? Ah my friend, they served me raw beef and raw mushroom. I can't throw $30 meal away so I committed and ate it all by myself.

Please reconsider, dont make the same mistake as I did.. do your research before eating at a restaurant (reading reviews). I rather spend my $30 on 72 chicken nuggets from maccas.

UPDATE: Had food poisoning at 5am...