After 3 years of wanting to try Sweets Raku, I spontaneously got the chance to go on one random Tuesday night!!
I was expecting the edible menu and a three course pre-fixe that I kept hearing a lot about, but there was no edible menu and the $19 three course had turned into a two course for $15.
The first course was the seasonal raspberry sorbet and a second was a choice of a specialty dessert. Since there were three of us, we each chose different ones and we picked Ichigo, Mars, and Mt. Fuji. The presentation of the desserts were amazing, but unfortunately I was not blown away by the taste.
What I had:
Seasonal sorbet - 4/5 // Pleasantly tart with it's raspberry flavor and chocolate crunchy balls on the side. It tasted exactly how I expected it to be, but the crunch balls made me giddy inside since I love eating anything chocolate with a crunch!
Mars - 3/5 // The dessert that gets cracked open with a flaming sauce! There was a VERY strong unpleasant citrus flavor that came out of nowhere that caught me completely caught me off guard. I thoroughly enjoyed the dessert until I hit that overpowering flavor and I honestly can't remember anything else about it because that became my main focus.
Overall, I loved the presentation of the desserts but I was disappointed at the taste. Now that I've finally tried Sweets Raku, I can't see myself wanting to come back.