Restoran / Restaurant Pekin @ Sutera Utama

Last week, I had dinner at the famous restoran / restaurant Pekin located at Sutera Mall. We didn't make reservations of course, given that it was an impromptu decision to drive to the Tmn Sutera area, but the restaurant was a really large one (much like the banquet halls of our hotels) and we had no problem being shown to a table and served very promptly and politely by the Chinese speaking staff. This is afterall, a Chinese restaurant and a higher-end one at that.


The menus and even the wet towels looked pretty classy (hard-cover menus and towel packets imprinted with the name of the restaurant) and the servers were able to recommend several dishes to us. Of course, the prices there are double the normal prices of similar items served at coffee shops in JB. The restaurant also sells Sharkfin and Abalone dishes which are priced in the hundreds.

We ordered from the chef's recommendation list on the first page of the menu:

(1) Goose Liver Scallops Fried Rice (RM 18 per pax) [ Top left pic]
(2) Veg with Home-made Beancurd (RM 7.50 per pax) [Bottom left pic]
(3) Twin Combinations Beancurd (RM 5 per pax) [Bottom right pic]

We also had the BBQ pork which was priced at RM 15 for a medium-sized portion [top right pic]. The Slog Reviews: 7.5/10 for (1) because while we could find bits of scallops, we didn't find any goose liver at all in the rice (probably all mashed up). The dish however is rather filling as it should be since it is about SGD 8 for one portion. AS for items (2) and (3), I would give them 5.5/10. (3) is slightly worse than (2) which is at least unique, having bits of veg blended with the toufu. (3) is just a really normal toufu dish which doesn't taste the least bit special.


What however, made up for the lacklustre dishes above was the egg dish we ordered on impulse. I can't remember the exact name of the dish which is found under the "egg" section of the menu but it consists of 3 types of eggs. The medium portion which we shared cost RM 15. The Slog Reviews: 8.5/10. For the price (SGD 7), this dish is quite filling and very tasty and full of ingredients like mushrooms etc other than the eggs. A should-try really.

Total cost of the meal above consisting of the goose liver scallops rice and 4 side dishes was just RM 87 which is less than SGD 40! With that kind of price, service and environment, I would say that Restoran Pekin at Sutera Mall is a place to go if one has a craving for Chinese food if one is in JB. The Contact Number of the restaurant is: :607-557 3899, 607-5561768, 551818 and the address is , No 1 Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/4, Sutera Utamabiz Centre, Taman Sutera Utama 81300 Skudai.