Pepper Lunch

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verified email - 12 Mar 2021
Service Rating
4.0
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4.0
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5.0

Ordered the beef pepper rice and it was delicious. Great that you can order and pay on a screen now.

verified email - 18 Jul 2018
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
3.0
Value Rating
4.0

This restaurant is affordable and a great place to eat with friends. The quirky concept is unique and a blast to enjoy in a large group. You are able to adjust the toppings to your own taste (like sauces) and wait for your food to cook right in front of you.

verified email - 23 Nov 2017
Service Rating
4.0
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4.0
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4.0

Average in taste and cheap in cost. Good service and convenient location makes it worth stopping by on a shop trip.

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

Yes, this restaurant's location is extremely convenient.

verified email - 17 Jun 2016
Service Rating
4.0
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4.0
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4.0

The price is very affordable and the place might mainly look like a fastfood but the food is great

Approximate cost: $14

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

The food is definitely affordable!

verified email - 16 Jun 2016
Service Rating
3.0
Quality Rating
2.0
Value Rating
3.0

Its my second time to eat here. This time, I ordered classic pepper rice and my husband ordered the curry rice. Still Food quality is just average. I'm a bit surprised as they increase the price already but the quality didn't improve.

Approximate cost: $34

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

I agree that the taste is just average.

verified email - 18 Oct 2015
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
4.0
Value Rating
4.0

I love Pepper Lunch, the best idea for a restaurant. What's not to love about having your delicious food sizzling away on a hot plate right before your eyes.

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

The idea of this restaurant is unique and fun

verified email - 25 Sep 2015
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5.0
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5.0
Value Rating
5.0

This concept is relatively different to most places I have been. Its creative and a great idea. So basically you are your own cook and the concept is that the bring you the meal to which you continue to cook to your liking at your table, preprepared.
Pepper rice is scrumptious with its thin strips, special butter and spices. The shake and go salads are good too.

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

I love coming here with friends

verified email - 28 Aug 2013
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
4.0
Value Rating
5.0

This quirky Japanese almost fast food like place is really funky, so decided to come here for lunch. You have to order at the counter, they hand you a slip of paper with your number and bring your order to the table once it's ready!

I ordered the beef pepper rice which comes to your table on a hot plate with white rice in the middle and raw beef slices around the rice, you basically finish the cooking yourself. So just mix the ingredients on the hot plate until the beef is cooked to your liking with the rice. It has a lovely peppery beef flavour. Was really tasty.

Also tried the salmon and steak combo, which was also delicious. Steak was tender but i didn't like the beanshoots on the plate!

They also have a salad bar you can add on with your meal with lots of different salads and vegies and they also have happy hour here where some meals are cheaper after 2pm.

It's a great place for lunch and will come again!

Approximate cost: $6 +

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

I agree! You can add what you'd like to your taste

verified email - 18 Aug 2013
Service Rating
3.0
Quality Rating
3.0
Value Rating
3.0

This place is a really good and reasonably cheap place to eat. Food is cooked very fast and is delicious!
Interesting and creative concept for eating. The place was nice and clean, the staff were OK, and the food, well it was just average. the service could be improved.
And be aware when you walked out from the restaurant you'll be smell like food all over your body!

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

This place is definitely a place that I show to friends when we're looking for something affordable

verified email - 14 Aug 2013
Service Rating
3.0
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4.0
Value Rating
4.0

Walked past this shop the other day and was attracted by its unique diy cooking style.
First tried pepper lunch and made the mistake of ordering some teriyaki beef or something and it wasn't nice at all but the staff were really nice and gave me a nice meal half price!
Wagyu beef pepper rice is really delicious. be careful don't burn it :)

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

Looks quite good from the outside!

verified email - 10 Aug 2013
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
4.0
Value Rating
4.0

I love the Chicken curry rice, steak and burger here. They giving you the hot plate and you are mixing it your self is amazing. I love this restaurant

Approximate cost: $12

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

I agree, they are nice!

verified email - 06 Aug 2013
Service Rating
5.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
5.0

Love pepper lunch.....especially for their special lunch deal, change my lunch break for that....just wondering why they cancel the loyalty program? also love their salad bar....great value

Approximate cost: $11

anniec925 18 Jul 2018

I've never tried the special lunch deal, but this sounds good!

verified email - 01 Aug 2013
Service Rating
5.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
5.0

Peper lunch is probably one of my favorite place to eat, closed during the month of july the george st branch is due to open again today (can't wait to go tonight) great concept with the hot plate system, great range of beef- chicken and salmon dishes. The one bite wagyu is amazing! for only $16 you have a succulent 8 to 10 pieces of beef sizzling on your place with rice and veggies on the side. there is another pepper lunch just opposite the convention center, it's a bit smaller, they offer the same products but the owner have a rewards card system that give you points you can redeem every time you come back. I hope the George st branch does the same. Overall it taste great, with great prices, the staff is really friendly and you can see they enjoy working there which is always good to see.

Approximate cost: $10-20

JM2015 01 Aug 2013

The dishes sound incredible!

itgirl41 01 Aug 2013

Must try this place - I read so many good reviews about it!!!

verified email - 30 Apr 2013
Service Rating
5.0
Quality Rating
4.0
Value Rating
4.0

not too bad, a pretty unique way to enjoy your meal !. (they came in raw on a hot plate and you will have to stir around to get your food cooked properly by your self which is pretty interesting and unique). The down side is that the quantity is probably not enough for a grown man.

Approximate cost: $12

verified email - 01 Jan 2013
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
4.0
Value Rating
4.0

Upon entrance, Pepper Lunch doesn't look like much more than one of those strange, foreign restaurants you'd glance over and walk on by. But if you can ignore the blank, cafeteria-style dining and strange combinations, you're in for a great experience.

The waitstaff are friendly without being intrusive. They take your order, they deliver your meal, they smile and thank you as you leave. They're notably patient when you're making orders and are always ready to offer suggestions and deals.

The food is so simple yet somehow distinguished. My favourite dish is the cut steak & hamburger, which is essentially thin steak, a sliced hamburger patty and various vegetables (as well as miso soup and rice!) They apply a special sauce in a hot pot that allows you to 'cook your own meal', turning over the sizzling dishes when you're ready. This experience loses its novelty quickly, but is fun for first-time goers.

However, certain dishes have a tendency to get boring quickly, and finishing them can become a chore. This is particularly true on the lunch and dinner specials, where an excessive combination of rice, sauce and whatever meat(s) you select all kind of start to taste the same after some time. As long as you get a meal with a lot of variety, this is an enjoyable little place not to gloss over.

Approximate cost: $15

KFC 02 Jan 2013

If I'm thinking about the right place, I love their self-serve salad bar because I'm picky with what is in my salads.

kaitlynz1 06 Aug 2013

I love their salad bar too, yummmm

31 Dec 2012
Service Rating
5.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
5.0

Everyone knows this Japanese Restaurant in the city. Quick easy and very very good Japanese food. Georgeous sushi - always fresh and good noodle!! Been there many times for lunch with friends. All happy experience.

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itgirl41 01 Jan 2013

I will have to check this place out sounds great!

JM2015 01 Jan 2013

Sounds like this place is worth checking out, thanks

TooStronk 02 Jan 2013

I did not know of this place, I do now, thanks to you !

verified email - 11 Nov 2012
Service Rating
5.0
Quality Rating
4.0
Value Rating
5.0

i have been pepper lunch for dinner. The pepper beef meal was delicious and I loved the atmosphere, the staff were also friendly and accommodating. The prices were great and I loved it.

verified email - 11 Nov 2012
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
4.0

I like the food here and love its originality, cooking your own food on your specialised hot plate sure makes eating a lot more fun. I think prices are reasonable, and there's even a salad bar where you can choose a salad buffet.

verified email - 18 Aug 2012
Service Rating
3.0
Quality Rating
3.0
Value Rating
3.0

the food is quite nice and unique because they put it in hot place and kind of make you feel you are cooking it your self. but not a lot of meat and the price is quite expensive for the quantity of the food.

Approximate cost: $15

verified email - 17 Jun 2012
Service Rating
5.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
5.0

I love this place so much. When im out in the city, time flies but its wonderful to know that i catch up onto the pepper lunch happy hour. For just 6.95$ i order a plate of sizzling beef pepper rice, more than enough to satisfy my hunger (but then again im a small person) service is always friendly and quick and the prices are pretty good!!

Approximate cost: $7-18

verified email - 03 May 2012
Service Rating
3.0
Quality Rating
3.0
Value Rating
3.0

Good place to have your lunch but not one where I would be looking to go everyday. A very fun way to eat your food on a hot plate but the gimmick only provide little support to the food which is just abit better than average.

Approximate cost: $12

lusianac
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334 reviews · 39525 points
verified email - 26 Apr 2012
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
4.0
Value Rating
4.0

This place is on top of my must eat list when in Sydney. My fave is the sizzling steak with rice, corn and raw egg. I love the part where I have to quickly mix all ingredients on my sizzling plate so the raw egg will be cooked enough before the sizzle dies.

verified email - 05 Sep 2011
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
3.0

Simple concept, fresh, healthy food. Prices are reasonable, can get crowded sometimes.
Wish menu selection was larger.

verified email - 27 Jul 2011
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
4.0
Value Rating
4.0

I was in Sydney for10YEARS and I ate here 30 times, sharing food with my wife. Everything was sizzling hot and delicious.i can have a lot,,so spent lots of time and money there

verified email - 27 Jul 2011
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
4.0
Value Rating
3.0

Pepper Lunch is one of my favorite restaurant in city,,and their fine steak is very tasty.but the plate is a little bit small,,cant feed me.

verified email - 09 Jul 2011
Service Rating
5.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
5.0

Very nice and fresh ingredients are used where you are in control of how your food is cooked. A great dining experience with a bright cheerful atmosphere and great sauces on the side as well and reasonably priced.

johnc40
1 review · 0 points
12 May 2011
Service Rating
4.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
4.0

Quick service, good food and reasonably priced. You see it cooking right before you very eyes, so you're guaranteed it's fresh. The sauces are very nice accompaniments.

verified email - 07 Apr 2011
Service Rating
3.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
4.0

Been here a couple times for lunch, restaurant was neat and clean, the food was nice and special, and the prices arevreasonable as well. Worth a try

verified email - 18 Feb 2011
Service Rating
5.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
5.0

They are very super fast serviced restaurant, so cheap, so yum! Their mix pepper rice are the best value lunches in Sydney CBD! While the menu is limited they are good at what they do and make for a great fast business lunch.

verified email - 25 Jan 2011
Service Rating
5.0
Quality Rating
5.0
Value Rating
4.0

This is a nice modern, fusion Japanese restaurant. The waiters will always make you feel welcome and special. The food was delicious, specially their mix pepper rice and presentation of the dishes was excellent!