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| - Before you go any farther, if you're looking for a review about non-dessert food, this isn't it...so skip on down to the next one.
The reviews for this place have been all over the map, with some folks praising this place up to high heaven and others making this place sound nothing short of awful. Hence, I've always been a bit skittish about taking Sheila F. here on a date. However, after our plans to have dessert at Lolita got derailed tonight, we finally decided to hit up The Chocolate Bar.
This place is located in the Old Arcade downtown, which is a very beautiful and historic building. When I was younger, I used to go there and I remember it being very bustling and packed. Unfortunately, the facility seems to have slowed down a bit. In the future, I hope a few more big vendors and businesses move into the Old Arcade and revitalize it!
We got a "split" of champagne and a piece of Kahlua Heath Bar Cheesecake. The split wasn't as big as advertised, but the champagne itself was good. The cheesecake was quite delicious--it came with a generous helping of whipped cream, a rose and strawberry garnish, and a mini eclair--and the presentation of all of the aforementioned items was very artistic.
Onto the service, which seems to be the bane of many reviewers' existence. For most of our visit, we were pleasantly surprised by the service--the server was friendly and the food came out quickly. However, right at the end, we experienced a slightly longer than usual delay in paying for our meal because our server (who was doubling as the bartender at the time because it was late at night) got into a long conversation with two people who appeared to be out-of-town travelers about Cleveland. (He should have told them to go on Yelp to find out what's good!) I didn't get too peeved with this, because interactions like that can make or break a traveler's view of a town, but I was slightly annoyed by the fact that all sorts of Chocolate Bar staff swarmed around me and didn't take my bill. There were TONS of staff there walking around--I honestly wonder what all of them do! For the Chocolate Bar's sake, I hope they're a bit more attentive during peak hours when guests are rushing to get to productions at Playhouse Square, Hilarities, or Quicken Loans Arena on time.
I'd definitely go back. As others have said, the food prices do look reasonable, and I'd love to try one of the many interesting martinis on the menu! I'll update this review when I do.
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