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| - I love chocolate. Good quality chocolate. Really. A lot. Anyway if I were just rating this place on their food I would give them 3 stars. Their food is good, but (for the most part) it isn't great and it IS pricey. I've had the quiche a number of times, and while the ingredients tasted good together the crust was a bit soft (it had clearly been microwaved). As far as the main event, the chocolate items, again they are mostly good but not great. The cakes have been a little on the dry side and the shortbread cookies are not nearly buttery enough. The following items I would recommend, however:
-Chocolate mousse (rich, delicious, filling, well presented)
-Ugly cookies (These have a nice texture and great assortment of varied ingredients)
-The raspberry and turtle tarts (Both are rich, pretty and well done)
I give the atmosphere 5 stars, however. It is a really nice place to sit down on a date or with some friends. The atmosphere is fairly cozy and there is plenty of seating so that even when it is full, you can find somewhere to set yourself down. It has that coffee shop feel where you can plant yourself for hours if you feel like it. Also, the intricate decor is rotated on a regular basis which is fun to look at and adds to the positive mood.
If this place was just about its chocolate items I probably wouldn't come here much, but with the food and atmosphere combined I do end up stopping by quite a bit. Atmosphere+food=4 stars.
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