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| - Underwhelming is what I would say regarding 0109 Dessert & Chocolate.
Our party of 10 descended here and were seated promptly on a late Saturday evening.
At my end of the table, we ordered the fondue set, a chocolate bowl with green tea cream, and one of us had a hot beverage.
The fondue set was just satisfactory, not outstanding. The actual chocolate fondue was runny, and tasted like it was powdered. On top of it all, it wasn't even warm or hot. Fondue by its nature should be warm when you dip something into it. The fondue was room temperature, almost cold. And it did not help that it wasn't thick, it had a watered down consistency. The toppings for the fondue included sliced bananas, strawberries, green grapes, chopped nuts, small bite sized macarons and an assorted varieties of gelato. The gelato overall, all of it tasted good, is also enough for two people to share.
We actually wanted to order the chocolate bowl with another topping, but they were out of everything else but the green tea and yogurt with the chocolate bowl. Disappointing for a Saturday evening, we had to settle for the green tea mousse. The mousse was sweet, but very strong tea aftertaste that hits you hard in the tastebuds. The chocolate bowl itself was salty with a small hint of sweetness. I didn't want more than one bite of it due to this fact. To me it reminded me of cheap chocolates I had when I was a kid, but, I know some people out there like salty chocolate. It's just not my thing. I think the chocolate bowl itself was made in-house?
I can't comment what the rest of the party had but for our end of the table, we all left feeling very underwhelmed and probably won't revisit anytime soon. We may check it out again if we're in a group and had nowhere else to go or if we don't feel like going to Go For Tea in the same plaza for a post-dinner gathering.
For $30 for their fondue set, I hope they improve it and not water it down - and also add a small candle underneath to keep the fondue hot!
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