The Geographer Adventure Restaurant & Bar @ IOI Boulevard, Puchong

The Geographer restaurant at IOI Boulevard, Puchong seems like a great place; it's always buzzing with vibrant atmosphere and chatter. Everytime I pass by it, the huge signboard in front and the whole set-up just fascinate me. So I decided to try it out!

It's more like a pub, with people drinking beer under a very very low-light condition inside. Lol. So we sat outside, enjoying the cooling weather (thank God for that) - like what people do in overseas xD

All the table and chairs are high up from the ground, so perhaps it's not suitable for old people.



But of course, there are a few sofas too, which is okay if you just wanna have a drink and chit-chat with friends. However, it will be a bit difficult to eat your meals.



Don't you think it's a fascinating name for a restaurant? :P I mean, I won't think of an eatery if you mention The Geographer Adventure..









See the reaalllyyy tall glasses there? That's for the beer - and for customers to serve themselves after the waiter brings it to the table - so it has to be super tall to hold large volumes of beer!



We opened the menu, and found out that we have to wait for a freaking whole 35 MINUTES for the meal to be served - for all main courses. Oh maaaaaaaaaan. I just had the urge to leave the place right there and then.

Maybe there is only the one Italian chef (that they featured at the back of the menu, like WOW) that is doing all the work =.=

But anyway, we didn't leave. Since we came here to try the food right.. so never mind, patience patience! *Italian chef!*

We ordered.
And waited.............

Smoked bacon pizza came first.



It's thin crust, and the bacon goes well with the cheese. Not bad, but still normal; nothing to shout out about. Note: Ask them for chilli flakes; it's always nicer to sprinkle some on your pizza :)

Oh and I noticed the button mushrooms are different from the ones you get at Pizza Hut. They're certainly not from cans; they actually taste quite genuine! :P

Next was oxtail soup.



Can you see a layer of oil on top? The colour is like curry lol, and yes it's so darn oily. The verdict is simple: I don't like it. But maybe oxtail lovers would enjoy it...

The last one is pork knuckle.



It's a whole pork knuckle, thus very huge. It was not sliced or anything, so we have to cut it ourselves. Quite troublesome, if you ask me.

Like in The Pork Place (Sanbanto) which is just a few doors down, they actually slice their pork knuckle for you no matter if it's half or whole. And their crispy pork knuckle skin looks so delicious; it's like 'siu yok' ;) But I'm not being biased or anything, as I haven't tried it yet.

In The Geographer, the pork knuckle is served with sauce (above), mashed potato...



...and pickled vegetables.



The pork knuckle by itself is tasteless. Only after dipping the meat with the sauce, then there's some flavour. But all you will taste is the sauce (mayonaisse with lemon) as it sort of covers up the dim taste of the meat.

The only thing I like about this dish is the mashed potato.

For the amount we paid for our food, I think it's not worth the money. (Although we already had 20% off because we ordered before 9pm)

At around 9pm, there were performances (mainly singing) to entertain the customers.



And one more thing, my dad asked for refill, and all of us thought that the waiter is gonna bring a jar of water and refill for everyone of us. Much to our surprise, he brought only one small cup of water to our table.

Now, what kind of service is that?? I was thirsty after all the food, but whatever, *happily heads to Chatime which is just next door*

Sadly, I give a rating of only 3/10. The Italian chef is honestly a huge dissapointment :/

P.S. There is 50% off on all western food and non-alcoholic beverages everyday from 11am - 3pm.