Mother's Day Part 2 : Big Food @ TTDI Jaya

Upon returning from One Utama, we had a mild rest prior to afternoon tea at Citta Mall, Ara Damansara. Well, that was the initial plan.

I highly recommend Citta Mall to those with young toddlers who are learning to walk. The area is really spacious, unruffled, open-air concept, a lot of benches and definitely a lot of ceiling fan. It is very child proof and child friendly too. We allowed Piya to have her evening walk while holding on a balloon in one hand and the other waving around at people. Then I started to realize a new behavior from her; she detests me holding her hand while walking. She refuses to hold my hand by pulling her small palm away and prefer to walk independently. Tak padan dgn kecik…..

We changed our mind to have an afternoon tea there and opted to try Big Food @ TTDI Jaya for dinner. As Piya had walked for an hour, she slept in the car and throughout meal. That was a relief. I have been noticing this restaurant for quite some time and keep relating it to Big Plate @ Subang Permai. Apparently they’re not related (at least that’s what I thought… dunno about this).. Furthermore, Big Food made an appearance in Saffiyya @ TV9 which airs every Sunday night after prime time. The menu looks tempting in the show which influences my decision to give it a try.

So here’s my verdict…. Terrible menu, terrible place, terrible service, terrible taste… uuuuuuurrrghh…

Take a look at the interior decorations first:-

Greeted by this small creature

 

 

Initially I ordered Beef Lasagne (RM19.90) and their signature pizza ‘Romeo & Juliet’ (RM25.00++) while Uncle Din ordered Chicken Carbonara (RM25.00++). Most of the orders have 2 option; either the regular size or larger which they called it as Big Food. We placed our order at 6.45 pm and we received our drinks at 7.25 pm… lambat bebenor… Air Teh O and Lemon Tea jer pon…. Uncle Din was hungry and worrying over prayer time as it was approaching Maghrib. And there were only 3 tables excluding ours to summon to so what’s with the slow service? 

Our drinks: Teh O Panas & Hot Lemon Tea

The Chicken Carbonara was the 1^st food to arrive and it looked bland. The taste is so akin to Pizza Hut’s Spaghetti Carbonara. It has plenty of white meat and that only…. Kot yea pon nama menu Chicken Carbonara takkan laaa takde idea other forms of chicken……. Carbonara kat William pon sedap lagi sbb die generous; ader pepperoni, chicken slice and onions… The worst part was it tasted as if the chef poured one can of condensed milk over the spaghetti w/o sautéed it with other ingredients….

Chicken Carbonara @ Big Food

Meatball Carbonara @ William

I had to change my menu to Fish & Chip (RM25.00++) as beef lasagna was finished. I asked the waiter what was the difference between regular and Big Food, he ‘translated’ it instead of explaining the distinction:-

Waiter: Regular regular laa kak, Big Food nih besar laa kak.

Dora: (What the hack..?) iyea, saya paham bahasa Inggeris… Big Food nih bape keping ikan die??

Waiter: Regular dua keping, Big Food lebih dr dua….

Dora: Ish awak nih… one more question; u pakai ikan ape nih? Instant ke dory fish?

Waiter: Dory fish laaa kak.

The whole conversation became rather annoying……. 

 

My Fish & Chip was very disappointing. Unlike Big Plate where the Fish & Chip was fried in battered flour + egg, Big Food’s was deep fried in breadcrumbs so it became very dried and crooked. I barely ate as I lost my appetite already.

Fish & Chip @ Big Food

Fish & Chip @ Big Plate

The only good turning point from this whole misery was the ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Pizza. But nothing special about it though. Apparently regular has 6 slices while Big Food has 8 slices. It tasted as if the chef was too lazy to brainstorm the ingredients by throwing a bunch of chicken slices and whatnot on dried pita bread. I don’t know whether the pizza base was homemade but it definitely didn’t taste like one.    

Romeo & Juliet Pizza : not doing justice to the name

We were served with a chip plate

I did mention earlier that the service was bad right? Well, actually it was terrible. Besides getting our drinks late, they did not serve us properly by providing proper cutleries. Masa pizza sampai diorg tak provide pon sudu / garfu / pisau... They did not even bothered to provide us any sauces / chili flakes for the pizza padahal ader jer kat kaunter depan tuh haaa…. Aku bgn amek sendiri sambil wat muka. 

We asked the waiter to tapau everything at it was nearly 8.00pm. Another disappointment; they placed our ornate pizza in that white polystyrene (not even the transparent ones tau) instead of providing us a proper pizza box to accommodate our 4 slices of pizza. 

My verdict; NOT RECOMMENDED. 

The price might differ as i barely remember the actual figure but at least you can gauge the price.