When I first arrived I was expecting a small operation but as I looked around I began to realize that this place was huge! 3 shop lots huge! It took us a little while but we spotted an oven in the center of the restaurant where you can see your pizza being made. It's too bad we didn't see it when we came in otherwise we would surely take a seat over there.
Marco's Pizza offers 2 kinds of sets for the lunch time crowd. Set A which consists of a starter, a main course and a soft drink and Set B which consists of a 6" Pizza of the day and a soft drink. The price for Set A is variable depending on the main course while Set B goes for RM7.99.
Today's Set A was Potato Salad with Cajun Chicken (RM15.00) while today's Set B was a pizza with pepperoni and olives (I didn't catch the name). We had both sets plus a soup of the day which was tomato soup.
The waiter kept pestering us by telling us it was only an additional RM3.00 to change the soft drink to Orange Juice. Problem is RM3.00 isn't as cheap as he made it sound. How much do oranges cost anyway?
Tomato soup. Definitely fresh but sad to say I prefer the Campbell's version. Tomato soup isn't supposed to taste like spaghetti sauce (imho).
Starter for Set A. Potato salad. I like the way they stacked up the veggies. I'm not a big salad fan but think it was a simple pleasure.
Cajun Chicken. I always thought Cajun food was spicy. Guess I was wrong. As far as I can tell the chicken was not pre-marinated so the only Cajun element to this dish is the sauce poured over the grilled chicken breast. I did think the potato rings were quite unique. With salad being served as well perhaps they should have changed the starter to something other than salad. All in all a very bland tasting dish.
The pizza. Total disappointment. I haven't had pizza this bland since... well since so long ago I can't remember when. The base was a little underbaked as well making the pizza very difficult to cut with the knife.
Marco's Pizza is simply the most average Italian restaurant I have ever been to. Everything we ate today just tastes so bland. As I was paying at the cashier I asked for their business card. The person manning the counter handed the card to me and advised me to make reservations if I plan to come on Friday, Saturday or Sunday night. As he said that I thought to myself... "You sure ah? This place got so many people come wan ah?". I found it very difficult to believe. By the way their lunch crowd wasn't even near half full.
Marco's Pizza,
No 81-85,
Jalan SS25/2,
Taman Bukit Emas,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia.
Tel: 603-7803 5000
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neotrax
that reminds me not to go there. thanx for the info dude....
have u tried pizza uno? i went there last friday, food is good but the coffee went all wrong.
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wyejon
neotrax: never tried pizza uno... where is it?
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Joan Chew
yeah wyejon! must try pizza uno! nice food and reasonable too!!
very easy to locate it! u know centerpoint? u can see it!!
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wyejon
joan: ceterpoint? no problem... i'll try it out when im around there.
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Li Ling
I went to Marco's Pizza and I didn't find the food bland at all. I love their signature pizza, the Marco's Pizza. Lots of toppings, very cheesy.The Atlantic Seabass was pretty yummy too. I tried their pasta as well. The Spaghetti Carbonara was deelicous! The drinks were a little pricy, though.And I love the decor.
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wen xin
your taste sounds insatiable. but i can't help but notice your grouses were centred on the word 'bland'. i happen to believe that taste like that is really relative, and unless there're some reasonable comparisons i hardly feel they're justified. but i agree about the 3.00 ringgit oranges =). but they really are packed on weekends, i've seen it.
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wyejon
li ling: Good for you.
wen xin: Insatiable? Hardly... Actually I think I'm very easy to satisfy. Food NEVER has to be great in order for me to enjoy it. But then again if it's not good why should I say it is?
I call it the way it is. I can't help it if I was served lousy food. Anyway food opinions are always subjective and I don't expect everyone (if anyone) to agree with me.
It happens very often... you bring someone to a place you really like and they tell you it sucks. You friend brings you to some place they really like and you say it sucks.
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wyejon
another thing to add -
I believe 'bland' is a very valid complaint. When you see lots of cajun sauce on a piece of chicken you expect some taste from the sauce. If it tastes like water then it's bland. When you see lots of cheese you expect some cheese taste. If it tastes like cardboard then it's bland. If I was cruel I would be using the worlds absolutely tasteless.
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Anonymous
I think that 'bland' does not qualify as a valid complaint. You could be sick at that time and your tastebuds were affected. Lots of sick people complain of lack of appetite due to their condition.
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wyejon
anonymous: I was not sick so that makes my complaint valid, right?
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Anonymous
Here's someone who shares ur opinion:
http://eatfirstthinklater.blogspot.com/2006/05/no-more-marcos-pizza-for-me.html
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vincent
LOL ... i lived in SS3 not far from kelana lrt so goin to Macro pizza is not a problem..havent tried it..thanks for the write up..very interesting.
I been to Pizza uno and its superb.. they got their recipies from australia.
www.smartmyip.blogspot.com
vincent
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Anonymous
i dun like tis place...
their service r poor , the pricing r not reasonable n the foods r sucks~!
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Anonymous
I personally feel that after eating pizzas from MARCO'S PIZZA, I'd never go to pizza places like pizza hut or shakeys ever again!! they can never beat the generous toppings on the pizza at MARCO'S PIZZA, especially their cheese! it is so much that i have to tell them to make mine with less cheese! the pastas are great too! i love their carbonara and vongole, for drinks, you'd love their italian sodas if you fancy fizzy drinks that are not too sweet. Well, liking of food and drinks are very subjective, but i would say that everyone should at least go give it a try!
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Anonymous
What a total disappointment Marco is! All three pizza's I purchased and tasted are exactely as what you wrote: bland. And I was very hungry when I had them. One even was not baked through. Never again for me!
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SheriCheryi
Dear Fellow Friends that are Food Bloggers,
Would you like to have a food review at Marco's new outlet in Bangsar Village Shopping Centre? Let's set a date as soon as the attendance is more or less confirmed! Don't worry, it's on my Boss! =D
Happy blogging!
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Anonymous
I went there with a Canadian friend ... The food was very good, drinks expensive and the decor is not bad ..
Will definitely go there again when I have the budget...
If this is bland, I wonder how do you actually rate pizza hut and all that ?
Cardboard quality ?