One of the biggest problems of eating out is that you simply don't know where to go. But when faced with such a conundrum, my go-to place would almost always be Piccadilly. This restaurant/cafe promises one of the most unique experiences you can find. Piccadilly is actually split into two restaurants located side by side, one called Piccadilly and the other is called Bangkok Masala, a name which was given after they introduced their Thai menu.You can eat and order from either menu at either venues and there are no issues. For all intents and purposes, I will from now on just call this place Piccadilly.
First and foremost, it is located right in the middle of a housing area in Section 14, which is relatively well-hidden to the uninitiated, right beside a big monsoon drain (big longkang). This should be a sign to any food lover that the food must definitely be better than decent because any food eaten beside a big longkang must certainly taste better. True story.
Secondly, the restaurant has two menus and each of them consists of at least 200 items. Granted, there is some overlap in the two different menus, but that should promise at least 300 items to choose from overall. This is not even including the drinks portion yet.
This time around, we ordered the Chicken Tomyam from the Thai menu. On the surface, it looks relatively unassuming, but it tastes exactly how a tomyam should. The presentation of the soup does no justice to the sublime combination of sourness and spiciness of the soup.
Another dish from the Thai menu (although not exactly a Thai cuisine) is the
Stir-Fried Kailan. Well, it is not very easy to mess-up a dish like this, but at only RM6 per plate, it is definitely worth its moxy.
Finally, we ordered one of my favorite things to order at Piccadilly, which is the
Marmite Chicken Rice. It is served with an extra large portion of rice (fit for 2 normal eaters), and a side of chips, "salad" and fried egg. For some, the marmite chicken could be a bit too sweet, but combining it with the above two dishes makes it just nice. Amazingly, this dish only costs about RM5.90.
This brings us to the third reason why Piccadilly is so unque. A dinner meal like this will only cost you less than RM20. Of course, I did not include the price of drinks, but you can rest assured that pretty much every item on the menu brings at least as much value as its cost.
Here are a few more items that we tried on the Piccadilly menu from other visits:
This is the
Chicken in Butter Sauce, but it is definitely not among the things that I would recommend unless you have a serious obsession with butter sauce.
Piccadilly also offers a fairly extensive dessert menu, which I must admit, I have not tried much. In general, very often, I am just too full to eat any dessert. But this time, we tried the
Banana Split, which tastes as good as it looks. But you can't seriously go wrong at making banana split, nonetheless, the three scoops of ice cream wedged between a split banana served on a banana boat only costs a mere RM5.90.
On top of that, the restaurant is equipped with way too many flat screen TVs which shows several sports programs at the same time. This is also a great watering hole for the alcohol-junkie as a beer tap only costs a mere RM50. The only drawback is the relatively loud music, which is not exactly conducive if you decide to have a quality conversation over a quiet dinner.
Verdict
The food is considered very good given its price. Coupled with the extremely excessive variety, this is a must-go if you are lost and don't know where to go for food. It has all kinds of food, ranging from Chinese, Indian, Thai, Italian, Japanese, American, Western, etc. It really is a place that can satisfy each and everyone's craving, even when you are dining with a large group of friends.
Of course, at a cafe-ish place like this, you shouldn't expect top-notch service. You wouldn't get a please and thank you for everything, but what matters is that the food tends to be served very quickly despite the crowd sizes. But do bear in mind that if you dine in, there is a 10% service charge. Having it to go does not incur such charges.
Usually, parking is free if you were to park illegally outside Millennium Square, but every once in a while, for goodness knows why, the MBPJ decides to work overtime and writes summons at night. Nevertheless, if you choose not to risk it, parking is relatively cheap at RM2 per entry inside the building. There is more than ample space for it.
Details:
Piccadilly Restaurant
LG006 & LG007, Millennium Square
Dataran Millennium
98, Jalan 14/1
46100 Petaling Jaya
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