Pepper Lunch - Canberra

It provides fast service and a guaranteed hot meal, perfect for a stop over lunch at Canberra on the way back to sydney. <br/ <br/ I've always loved the classic pepper beef rice (add cheese) and the boyfriend got the chicken katsu curry. The Katsu looked dry but was in fact very juicy and tender. The curry sauce is also very nice.<br/ 1 star is taken off just because i feel like it's slightly overpriced (especially when you make it into a meal).

Taste: ate here on a Sunday afternoon for late lunch and had the Creamy Chicken Teppan pasta, the dish was balanced and they serve it par-cooked on a really hot cast-iron plate, this then allow you to cook it sizzling plate style : I guess both my partner and I enjoy the thrill of doing this!? But the creamy sauce had a good hit of garlic that went well with the chicken and creaminess made the mushroom more enticing to eat. The construction of the whole dish definitely worked with all the flavours and textures.<br/ My partner had the Single Meat Sizzling Curry (Hamburger the meat patty was moist and seasoned well the curry added a different depth of taste to the dish. It was a nice combination of flavours not too salty and the curry was not too overpowering. The onion rings as the side dish was deep fried well and was nice and crunchy, perfect for adding to the crunch texture of the meal.<br/ <br/ Look: the dish was quite entertaining in itself as it was served piping hot and sizzling!<br/ <br/ Service: great service, staff were nice, helpful and very polite.<br/ <br/ Ambience: It got busier from time of arrival (3:45pm <br/ <br/ Location: good location as it is located not far from main road crossing, but difficult parking facilities.<br/ <br/ Price/value for money: pretty reasonable, size of the dish is very filling. <br/ <br/ *the cold water tap is definitely a plus!! This helped coz you didn’t have to wait for the service crew to get u a fresh bottle of table water everytime and because it’s a tap you know the water hasn’t been stagnant for long!<br/

Was excited to see pepper lunch now in canberra. Its quite a small restaurant but the turn around for tables isn 't too bad. Ordered my usual steak with veg and side of miso soup. I was disappointed with the lack of 'pepper ' taste Felt this meal lacked punch compared to other pepper lunch meals I 've had. Tried some of my partners chips which were super crunchy and perfectly battered and fried to perfection. Service is friendly and fast as usual. Not the best meal but probably won 't stop me from coming back again.

Not bad for a franchise style meal. The meals come out hot on a sizzling plate. The combinations are a bit different to what is available in Civic but well worth a try. I usually get the beef and rice for around $10. It also comes with a knob of butter which you are meant to mix through the rice and beef.

I've been here three times now. Like some other reviewers, I was very glad to learn that Pepper Lunch has come to town. The menu offered seems slightly different to the Pepper Lunches in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines that I've been to. I think this one brings greater variety of dishes (the onion rings are excellent! and no pork in sight. At any Pepper Lunch, I have only eaten the famous pepper rice and the beef steaks. I guess, one must use a bit of common sense as well when eating here. So yes, I agree with other viewers that cooking spagetti and chicken on a hot plate may not be the best of ideas. But, having said that, you still have many other dishes to choose from if you stay clear of the pasta and chicken. One note for this particular branch, please put more butter into the Pepper Rice you could have gotten a 4.0 from me.