Hello Food Junkies Out There!
As you all know from the previous post, we were assigned to write a food review for our business communication assignment. And so we began our journey to find a restaurant that could give us something unique to review on. For our first pick, four out of seven members from our group (Ailyn Low, Regina Lee, Seow Shan-na, Vivienne Lau and two other friends) decided to go to the non-halal, T-bowl in Sunway Pyramid on the 16th of April at 12.45 in the afternoon, as it was convenient to go there after our classes. T-bowl, which originated from Taiwan, is a toilet-based concept restaurant. It was definitely a very interesting and somewhat aberrant visit that you can only experience there. On the other hand, we believe that this restaurant is NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED as at first sight it could seem quite repulsive as just about everything (except SOME of the food) looks like it came out from our bowel system or objects from the toilet.
Yes, we are posing with the poos ;)
The entrance of T-Bowl (disgusted yet?)
Moving on, we were greeted with an ENLARGED TOILET SEAT as the arch of the entrance and a friendly and ever-ready waitress waiting to direct us to our table upon our arrival. The minute we stepped into the restaurant, we were flabbergasted at the sight of toilet seats as chairs, sinks and bathtubs with glass tops acting as small and large tables respectively. Comics of their mascot (as we like to call it, Mr. Poo) decorated the walls and the ceiling. Crystal stones and rubber ducks were some of the creative decorations that were placed in the table. Some tables had toilet seats and squatting ones as chairs instead of the norm. Overall, the ambiance of the place was baroque and unhurried; an appropriate place to relax after a hectic day of jam-packed classes or work with friends over some scrumptious food.
SQUATTING TOILETS??!! *I wonder how they're gonna sit there*
Decorations in the bath tub are so cute ;) *Regina's on a toilet bowl!*
Mr. Poo's comics on the wall looking down on some hungry businessmen.
The crowd happily gobbling down their food.
To the interesting bit: FOOD!
*caution: one's mouth may water excessively and one might go very hungry. You have been warned*
*caution: one's mouth may water excessively and one might go very hungry. You have been warned*
The menu was simply exceptional. A toothbrush was attached to the front page of the menu which gave it a little edge as well as the selection of food and their titles accompanying them. For instance, Big Poo was the different varieties of rice sets and Little Poo were appetizers. They served an assortment of food from Asian (Ramen and Teppanyaki) to Western (Toast and Spaghetti) and not forgetting the much loved desserts (CHOCOLATE ICE-CREAM) *faints* The variations of choices that this restaurant offers definitely satisfy almost all our taste buds. After looking through the variety of food in the menu, and stalling time by laughing at everything astonishing we found, we finally took our orders.
Ailyn had the scrumptious Aubergine and pork belly with rice accompanied by a delectable mango sago pudding, Regina ordered the lip-smacking Thai Style fried rice with a thirst-quenching glass of ice lemon tea while Shan-na and Vivienne had the set lunch, stringy Cheese Baked Curry Rice and the mouth-watering Spicy baked fish with rice respectively, which was complemented with a cold glass of ice tea and fruits to wash it all down. The service of the food took a while but the taste of it upon being served (as well as the taking of pictures in between) made up for it. Ailyn’s food and dessert was served on a replica of a blue bath tub whereas Regina and Vivienne’s food was on a blue and yellow toilet seat lookalike. Shan-na‘s baked rice, however, was served in a yellow toilet seat imitation. All the drinks were served in a cup that was a duplicate of a male urinal and the fruits were in a bath tub. The ice-cream that our friend, Bryan, took was served in a white mini toilet seat and it, literally, looked like poo as it was chocolate ice-cream. Overall, the food was satisfactory but there is, however, still room for improvement. For instance, Vivienne’s fish, in her opinion, should have been a bit more grilled. The table setting of the place, like their plates and cups, could play tricks on one’s mind to think of it as poo, urine or even soap as what Ailyn had said about her mango sago pudding which was in a yellow lookalike bathtub. On the bright side, it is called T-bowl for a reason and is actually very creative. *You just need to prevent yourself from 'letting go' ;)*
Regina's Thai Style Fried Rice on a 'toilet seat' *yummayyy*
Shan-na : (OMG! Cheese baked rice in toilet seat! *shocked*)
Ailyn's Pork Rice is so delicious ;)
Ailyn: *OMG* I'll give you one shot and don't disturb me and my food! I'm a messy eater.
Vivienne: Why do you always have to take photos of me? My food has arrived. I'm hungry and it smells good!
Bryan: If this is how poop tastes like, I'll eat my poop everyday! *bites* OUCH! BRAIN FREEZE!
During our trip, we observed that the age range of diners there are from children as young as 10 to middle-age adults in their mid-40s as this place is basically a family restaurant. Very often, students and business people dine here during lunch break *just like we did*. The price range for their food is around RM 5 to RM 30 which is affordable for college students who wants a complete and healthy meal that could fill our stomachs and get our money’s worth.
To sum it all up, this restaurant, as disgusting as it may seem at first sight isn’t as bad as it looks. As the saying goes, never judge a book by its cover *literally*. In truth, the food isn’t particularly as bad as what the restaurant is named after and conventional people should give it a try, not only because of its food but also because of the unique concept and the creative idea of it all.
So what are you waiting for? Head on over to T-bowl to get your little *or big* poo :)
Be happy and eat at T-bowl like us ;) *cheers*
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