Secret Recipe, Johor Bahru

A slice of Secret Recipe cake for just $2 plus? no way.

That was how i used to think... until i chanced upon a Secret Recipe Cafe at Johor Bahru. This branch at Aeon Tebrau City Shopping Centre was spacious, so nicely-furnished with red that i immediately entered for lunch with my cousins Valerie & Jamie.



Luxury eats are made so affordable- the prices on the menu were similar to Singapore's but all in terms of ringgit! Comfortable sofa seats were another plus point.


Pan-grilled Dory with Lobster Sauce (Rm 17)

My main-course order of fish came with some mediocre crinkle fries and dry seasonal vegetables. The fish was battered in an coating loaded with sodium and had a slighlty undercooked centre. To be picky, the sauce was also too saltish for my liking. Now i can see how the quality is sacrificed with its price.


Both of them had a kid's meal each- dainty portions of food with mini alphabet hashbrowns. They looked awfully cute! The first was 4 bite-sized chicken burger pieces so tiny that i probably need double that portion to fill me up. Fortunately, Valerie's battered fish fillet looked a tad more decent.


Kid's Mini Chicken Burger Bites (Rm 10)


Kid's Fish and Chips (Rm 10)

Without a doubt, we had to attack their crazily cheap cakes!!


Blueberry Cheese (Rm 5.50)

Blueberry is my classic favourite without fail. Whoa, this one even had whipped cream by the side of those thick bluberry topping. The cheese was still good- fine, smooth but nothing to wow about. I didn't fancy that thick disgestive base though, it was too soft and lacked crunch.



Chiiled Strawberry Cheese (Rm 5.50)

This was done much better, comparable to the standard i get in Singapore. The nice chilled cheese with a refreshing strawberry flavour went well with chocolate cookie base. Valerie loved it.



Chocolate Chip Walnut (Rm 5.50)

Jamie, on the otherhand, made a wrong choice with their cream cakes. Yes, this was sure a generous slice but definitely not at its best.. the sponge was dry and contained little nuts within.


Foodwise, although not exactly up to mark, but i couldn't complain much for the price paid. However i must mention about their intolerant service here! Those slipshod and not-at-all approachable waiters just didn't deserve the service charge.

Still it was a good meal enjoyed with my cousins.