Pepper Lunch

For my June trip to Manila, one of the musts on my to-do/to-go list was to dine at the newly opened Pepper Lunch at the Powerplant mall. When we got there, the line was long and our starving stomachs had no choice but to opt for delayed gratification since we really wanted to have dinner at that particular restaurant. Good thing, we were also waiting for a few more friends to arrive and we were busy doing lots of catching up, so the wait didn't seem that long.

I honestly had a difficult time choosing what I wanted because they all looked so yummy! Our stomachs were growling louder by the minute, not to mention the line was getting longer behind us as we stalled, so we had to decide fast. Since Angela ordered the Hamburger Steak which looked really good, 

,and since Eric ordered the Chicken & Hamburger Steak Combo, 

I decided I wanted something different from theirs. I ended up ordering the Salmon Pepper Rice.

Thus, I had to live with the joke about me going all the way to pepper lunch just to order rice in a box! :( Hmp!!! Okay, fine, so Gela's and Eric's orders were better choices. But honestly, the salmon pepper rice wasn't that bad. At least now I know what to avoid ordering when I go back to pepper lunch, which I definitely will, and I'm taking Art with me the next time! 

Byron & Lance arrived 30 minutes after we got our seats, and both ordered curries. All I can say is that their orders were also way better than mine! *Sniff. 

Nonetheless, I got to try all their Pepper Lunch meals so I left the the place full and satisfied! :)

Ah, and not to forget the desert. I ordered the Molten Milk Chocolate Cake and I have to say it was a great way to complete my Pepper Lunch dinner. It was yummy to say the least! I can't wait to try all the other deserts the next time around because they all seem equally as sinful as the one I got. 

I'm glad someone decided to open a franchise of Pepper Lunch in the Philippines. It's times like this when I miss living in Manila the most. :( I miss good food! and having so many choices of where to eat and where to go, and of course what to shop. ;)

Pepper Lunch faces to remember: