I've passed by this placed whenever I went on a food quest in Kensington Market but it never really hit me that it was a Dolce Gelato location until on Saturday when the enthusiastic lady leading our group of equally enthusiastic foodies recommended we go there to cool ourselves after a good stroll in the sun.
Boing! Now I can satisfy my eagerness to try the gelato from the College Street location; in other words I can wait awhile before heading to that store. I'm guessing that this location is the smallest out of all the locations in the city.
I picked a small cup of the Fragola (strawberry based) and the Bacio (chocolate and hazenut based) gelatos. For me the small cup was good enough to add a light finish after filling lunch. The fruit based flavors would be a good choice as a light and refreshing finish after a full meal
After a pretty mediocre experience another supposedly well reputed store on Yonge and Davisville (namely GSI), I'm pretty content with the warm service and quality and taste of the flavors I had at the Kensington Dolce location. The Fragola had an icy, refreshing taste which acted like a palette cleanser, especially after having a bite of the chocolate, creamy texture of the Bacio one. The Fragola seemed to clear my mouth of the slight bitter chocolate taste of the Bacio, so I ended up alternating between the two flavors. The portion was decent enough for the small size and the gelati still held their forms and textures in the cup even before I started to slow dismantle them. I don't think either flavor ever started melting as soon as their were scooped out of their cooling unit.
Yes, I've given the store 3 stars only because it's my first time having it but hopefully another trip there will bump that up by one more star.