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2011-12-05
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Went on a rainy, gloomy afternoon to perk up. The staff were very friendly and smiley. I got my food in a timely manner (maybe I had nowhere else to go on a rainy day and had all the time in the world to wait). I had the Black Forest dessert and an Apple Tart thing.Black Forest dessert - the cherries were overdrowned in kirsch (or some kind of alcohol). It had a bitter note. The chocolate ice cream that was served with it melted within seconds, meaning that the ice cream was a watered-down versi
Black Forest dessert - the cherries were overdrowned in kirsch (or some kind of alcohol). It had a bitter note. The chocolate ice cream that was served with it melted within seconds, meaning that the ice cream was a watered-down version of frozen chocolate milk. Real ice cream made of real cream do not melt that quickly! I choked down the bitter cherries by mixing it with the watery chocolate ice cream. The brownies in the dish were alright - not dry not mushy. The meringue sticks were tasteless. This entire dessert was served on a flat plate. So, before I could dig in with a second bite, the ice cream had run all round the plate and threatened to overflow on to the table.
Apple Tart - the chef apparently had to bake the hard prata disc thing that formed the base of the dessert. The apples on top were nicely stewed but lacked taste. It needed something like more cinnamon and spice. The ball of vanilla ice cream helped wash everything down. The vanilla ice cream on the Apple Tart didn't melt half as fast as the chocolate ice cream on the Black Forest, although the vanilla ice cream was served on top of the hot apples.
Was looking forward to trying the profiteroles, but they had sold out. It's really bad management when a restaurant runs out of what's on the menu by lunch time. It's annoying for the customer who has to settle for something else. No one came to refill my cup of water either. At about $10 per plate of dessert, I was really hoping for better quality food. Definitely room for improvement!
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