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ATMOSPHERE: As soon as you step inside, you're hit with the aroma - a mix of traditional herbal desserts and modern fruit-based or dairy sweets. It's a small little dessert shop, so expect a line-up on weekends. We were here on a Sunday night, so had to wait a little bit. Not too bad though. Tables are small, and some are placed side-by-side to form one long table - so expect to be seated next to strangers. We lucked out and got a table for our party of four.
SERVICE: Service is fast and courteous. On our visit, our server spoke Cantonese and English. Another server spoke Mandarin. Most clientele spoke Canto or Mandarin, but for those who only spoke English, the servers were very patient and explained the extensive menu.
PRICE: Average. The basic Chinese dessert soups ranged from $4.50 and up. They do have fancier dishes (like bird's nest) that would be over $20. But most people would probably order items in the $5-$15 range, which would include all the basic dessert soups, puddings and fixings.
FOOD: As mentioned at the beginning - lots of options here. We each ordered something different...
Hokkaido Milk Pudding - Great presentation, using egg shells to hold the pudding. Flavour was good. Comes with a little (very little) scoop of Neapolitan ice cream.
Walnut Steamed Egg Pudding - Great consistency and flavours. Crowd favourite.
Mango Sago Pudding - Good. Standard, chilled and refreshing.
Black Sesame Dessert Soup - Very disappointing. I'm a BIG fan of black sesame. This is a standard in Chinese dessert shops - and if you can't do this one right... that says a lot. Their version was lacking in flavour and the consistency was much too thick. Two thumbs down.
Black Sesame Dumpling - Good. Nice texture and flavour A HUGE contrast to the item above! Which made the dessert soup taste even more bland in comparison...
Overall, it's an OK place to chill with friends. But just be weary of which items you pick from the menu - some are great and others will leave you disappointed.
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