ZJ's food review - Tony Roma's

Initially I had no idea about this place and a bit sceptical (thought that it was a mickey mouse western restaurant). Then I remembered reading excerpts from the star on this new restaurant chain from the states opening a new branch in Cineleisure.

We went to the one in Sunway Pyramid, the only branch that I know of is in Cineleisure. Well, it is has got this TGIF and Chilli's theme going on, a place where workaholics go on Friday nights to have good food and chill out.

Decor
If you compare this to TGIF/Chilli's, I would prefer the latter because TGIF/Chilli's got this casual/fun theme going on (I especially like TGIF's 'ritual' for birthdays--cheesy likehell, just what we need on Firdays!). Whereas Tony Roma has this more high-end exclusive feel to it. It looks a bit like some hotel restaurant and feel less personal, again the lack of a fun factor. It does look trendier though.

Service
Service is crap and obviously being a new chain, the staffs are not that well trained. I also had difficulties understanding what the waiter was saying, on top of that my food arrived last when some even had finished their meal. Thats really bad.

Price
Price is at TGIF and Chillis level, so nothing much that I can comment here.

Food
I like the steak I ordered, cooked perfectly to my expectation, tender and fresh. I didnt like their fries and their sauces; there are 4 type of sauces available and I didnt really like them all. However, the menu is verybasic and limited. Strictly steaks and burgers and some fish, none of those tapas or mexican delicacies you can find at TGIF. Portion is a little smaller here compared to TGIF/Chillis, so those with bigger appetite might feel value for money is less.

Final verdict
It is actually not bad. I quite like the steak (strong point here) but the side dishes were poor. But for me the main thing is the steak, so I would say Tony Roma's is between TGIF (good) and Chilli's(bad). However the decor is more formal and less fun, which I thought was out of place.