The first thing that shall come under my knife - literally in both senses - is Kenny Roger's Roasters. Pictured below is the roasted lamb that I had the other day.
Now, before I continue, I must say that I loved KR Roasters (note the past tense). I mean, it was the place where my girlfriend (now wife) and I had many dates in those innocent days. I loved (again, note the past tense) the roasted chicken, I loved the garden pasta salad, I loved the mashed potato, and above all, I loved (ditto) the muffin. O! The muffin! I should even say, it was the muffin. There was no other!
But, now, how low it has sunken!
Last month, a bunch of colleague and I went to the KR Roasters in Qb mall, and one of the colleagues - who is a fine cook and baker herself - ended up reprimanding the cook. And I would not blame her, for, on that occasion, we found the food to be of the sad states as described below:
1) The pasta in the garden pasta salad was practically raw (I mean, yeah, salad is supposed to be raw vegetables, but NOT the salad!), and soggy from being soaked in some broth or something;
2) Practically all the muffins were uncooked in the middle;
3) And the chicken was forgettable.
So we vowed never to return there for any more meals.
Then, I made the mistake of going to another KR Roasters last week - the one in BJC.
I tried their new roasted lamb, with - again - garden pasta salad, potato salad and savory rice. Well, what a disappointment I was in for! This time, I found:
1) First of all, they practically forgot that the lamb was roasting in the oven, and the poor thing spent a whole 20 minutes in the oven! It came to me slightly singed, and, of course, ghastly overcooked;
2) The gravy was VERY, very salty; the only other discernible taste is the black pepper;
3) Again! The pasta! Uncooked and soggy!
4) And the savory rice was far from being savory - it was almost tasteless;
5) Potato salad... well, it tasted like potato. Which says something about the dressing...
6) And the muffin was on the verge of being slightly undercooked... it was edible, but I missed the fluffiness that it used to boast.
Come on! KR Roasters! Shape up! Clean up your acts!
I mean, don't hire just anybody as your cook! Get someone who is really qualified! Get someone who knows how to bake! Get someone who knows how to cook pasta! Get a REAL cook!
Hire all those school-leavers all you want, but don't let them in the kitchen! (except for mopping the kitchen floor and doing the dishes, that is.)
I long to fall in love with KR Roasters again... *sigh*
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