El Cerdo

Wonderfully fresh Spanish meat heavy food here with a selection of small plates from meatballs to arancini balls but the stand out for me is the Greek salad which has been excellent two years in a row now. Beers are reasonably priced and there are plenty of fans to keep you cool as you watch the pedestrian show from taller stand up style tables. The special thing about this place though is the staff. They’re not pushy on the sidewalk, they’re well spoken across different languages and when you do sit down to eat or drink, they are super attentive and make sure you are happy with the experience. A special mention to Chris and Nora who have looked after our group two years in a row now with such professionalism, charisma and humour that we simply cannot go to KL in the future without coming back to this fantastic restaurant right in the heart of the golden triangle. Do yourself a favour and have dinner there one night. You won’t regret it.

We just searched for suckling piglet cuz it was our family birthday. And we came to this awesome place. First off i believed they operated for more than 20 years already and the place is well kept. Albeit we were amongst the few customers. Second the service was awesome and commendable. Michael who served us was attentive, well versed and proper english spoken. The other staff was Jasmine. Both polite. And they all came together to sing Birthday song upon knowing our fam was celebrating tonight. Last but not least Food. Im a pretty neutral guy. So i will rate this highly. Reasons following. We ordered the set dish. Which came about to 4 pax set where we have 5. Still sufficient. Next up is Taste. On a level plane. Everything tasted very good. Now for local tongue id say salads were sour and meats salty. All because its how it is seasoned (i have travelled to european countries and it taste familiar) so i wont be judging. Whats worth mentioning is star of it, the steak. It is absolutely amazing we were boggling our heads on how they cooked it. Taste and texture nailed it! And thanks for dessert and the awesome wine AND the smashing plate experience! The continuation is to the outside

We had a rather disappointing experience. The place was empty during our visit, yet we had to wait a long time for our food. While the food tasted good, the serving time definitely needs improvement. Additionally, we specifically requested one of the pastas to be non-spicy for the kids, but the seafood pasta came out spicy. Not sure if I want to revisit again

Staff was friendly and food was great! Ordered the mushroom soup that had a very balanced tasted with truffle oil. On the other hand, the ribs were nice, I’d give them a 7/10. Finished off with Mango Sorbet, was nice and cools you off with such humidity.

We ordered a few tapas and the roasted Iberico ribs. The tapas we got were the tiger prawns with garlic chilli and olive oil, the grilled baby squid with chilli and parsley and the croquettes with Iberico ham. The tiger prawns were excellent and was the pick of the dishes. The prawns were perfectly cooked. The squid was nice but just a bit tough and the croquettes were nice. We had high expectations on the roasted Iberico ribs but unfortunately, they were disappointing. The ribs were tough and chewy, barely warm and a smaller serve than we expected. The table next to us had the knuckle which looked great. El Cerdo is a premium restaurant with premium prices. It was a mixed experience where I expected better.

Wide variety of Spanish food spanning across paella, tapas, pork knuckles. Food is tasty and come in big portion. Drinks - alcohol, sangria, juices. Various choice. Place is lively even on weekday night, so is the nightlife street of Changkat. Waitress is attentive and helpful. Parking can be an issue and expensive near the area. There’s a paid public parking near the restaurant, costing around RM8 an hour.

Love the birthday experience here and kids have so much fun seeing the Spanish tradition. The staff are very welcoming. Food is nice too. Love the complimentary cake that goes well with the ice cream. Will definitely return again . And Love the oink deco everywhere.

Nice environment, delicious food and complimentary birthday cake n drinks for birthday baby 👍🏻. First time cutting the suckling pig using a plate to wish for a good luck. And, breaking the plate which is means to smash away all your bad luck.

Love their cochinillo, or roasted piglet! The name means "the pig" in Spanish and they serve everything from "nose to tail" the ribs and the cured meat platter were really good! If you order the signature dish of roasted piglet the staff will serenade "happy birthday, oink oink" to your table. The cochinillo is cooked so well that you can cut it apart with the edge of a dinner plate, this is demonstrated by a waiter splitting the piglet. Then the fun part starts when he/she instructs the customer(s) to cut each side horizontally twice! Afterwards, you are supposed to break the plate by dropping it into a bucket. I believe this is a tradition in weddings to ward off bad luck (?) needless to say the whole place is super lively and noisy as if watching sports! It's a lot of fun and special since this restaurant is in Malaysia, a majority Muslim country.

Do you like breaking things? Well, in El Cerdo, you get to break a plate if you order their ever so famous suckling pig. Every weekend (either that or it's every sunday) for lunch, they have this special buffet table for lunch. You have to pay extra for it though. Their paella is also quite good although I would prefer it if they had foie gras in it. We went there twice. During the first visit there, we asked the chef to customise a paella for us. We asked him to add foie gras in the paella since it wasn't on the menu. He did as we requested and it was perfect. The second time round, we ordered for the same foie gras with paella. Unfortunately, they said that they don't serve that. That was the only disappointment. Other than that, the food was great! Everything, even the ambience of the place was really nice. I enjoyed myself but wouldn't give it a 5 star because they don't serve foie gras paella (yes, I'm that big a fan of foie gras).

A lavish restaurant that is great for birthdays. They will put up a show for you and your friends if you order their suckling pig. You get to listen to their Spanish tradition on how they prepare and cut the pig with the plate and you break them later on for luck. The interior decoration is filled with oink oink accents. Every wall is bound to have some pig ornaments, decorations, pictures on them. It makes the whole place a delight to just browse around. I've been here a few times and almost tried out the entire menu and I've not find anything dissatisfying. That do mean a lot about a restaurant. So if you're thinking of a place for your birthday, try this!

Fan of all things pork?Let me tell you, this place serves a lot more than your regular old pork chop or bacon strips. Located on the bar lined streets of Changkat, El Cerdo is a popular place to head to before some bar hopping. El Cerdo proudly displays their 'nose to tail' porcine experience by utilising every part of it. Their call to fame here is their suckling pig which goes for almost RM200 for a half pig. The most fun aspect to this dining experience is that you're given a plate to break and throw into a bucket as it is based on the Spanish tradition of throwing away the bad luck. Definitely not a place for the price conscious, however it is an experience by itself, what with all that plate breaking going on almost constantly in the background.

It is so bad I felt compelled to write a review. First of all, price is very much on the high side, which is ok if you can back it up. Deco, very mediocre. The wait staff, Bob didnt smile the whole night and rest of crew definitely needs training. Throughout night they came to table three times with beer and asked if we ordered them...hmmm really? this isnt a bar. We sat outside, it was raining and the roof was leaky. Didnt notice the other gimmicky stuff (pig themed whatever) i read by other reviewers. Now the food.Ordered some spicy baby ribs..im no food expert as my fav food in KL is chap-fan and chicken rice. But i think i know a bit about ribs being one thing i cook at home once a week, pop them in the oven long enough and it will be tender. Ive never sent things back before and this is the first time. Baby was definitely filled with muscle and no meat and even then not off the bone tender. It was--inedible. Sent it back-reordered sausage which was pretty standard. Friends had the sausage platter to share--they were edible, Also ordered the paella, they were ok. Overall bad and I would not recommend it all for the price,sub par food and service. I must say the nice manager did try. But if you looking to be a tourist i guess go for it

El Cerdo is one of the best Spanish restaurants I have ever been to! Unfortunately, it is non-halal as it is famous for its suckling pig. If you order a suckling pig, you will get the chance to break a plate, which is El Cerdo tradition. The appetiser for El Cerdo is bread with dips, which I could pig out on as it is that good! Since I am a fois gras lover, we asked the chef to customise a paella for us and add fois gras in it. It tasted lovely and didn't cost us too much! The staff are very polite and friendly as they come by the customer's tables to ask how the food was and to make small talk. The food comes at a good pace, so you don't have to wait too long!