-- My First Impression --
I had a sudden craving for Korean style dessert. Since I was around Yonge and Finch, I checked Yelp and found out this Cafe had a 3.5 rating and decided to give it a try. The entrance was quite hard to find since Cafe Bene was located on the second floor. The interior decor looked nice but the restaurant was very hot. I was non-stop sweating until I left the cafe.
-- Food and Drink --
We ordered 2 items:
1. Oreo Coco Bingsoo - a scoop of chocolate icecream and whipped cream layered over oreo crumbs on top of shaved ice made with milk. I normally eat Taiwanese/ Chinese shaved ice and it's usually tasteless. I liked how the Korean shaved ice has some flavor to it. The melted chocolate icecream and the milk shaved ice mixed well together. The oreo crumbs added a layer of crunchiness to the dessert. The dessert was huge and you can definitely share it.
2. Caramel Cheesecake - it was an average cheesecake. Nothing special. The cheesecake was way beyond sweet. I would rather try a less sweet dessert.
-- Overall --
Originally we wanted to try their crepes and other cakes. However, they told us they didn't have any crepes and some other cakes we liked. I was quite surprised they ran out of food on a Friday evening. Also, it took us for more than 15 minutes to wait for someone to come and take our order, servers were not very helpful. I would revisit if their service improves.