Turkish delights
Divan is a newly opened pâtisserie in Dubai mall. I went here along with a friend of mine who suggested that we try out this new place.
As soon as you enter, you notice the lovely ambiance; the place feels classy and inviting.
Right from the time you enter, you see that the staff makes every effort to see that your experience is enjoyable.
Also, I loved their attention to detail. For example, as soon as we went, we ordered some water. The glass that it was served in, had a little photo about Turkey and a quote on it.
They started by getting a host of Turkish delights , macarons, chocolates. It was really well presented and hence very tempting too. The Turkish delights that they have are available in many flavors. The gooey consistency that they have blends well along with the taste.
Some of the macarons tasted great, while some were just about okay.
The chocolates were amazing; I especially liked the fact that one of them had the name of the restaurant embossed on it.
We had a pistachio cake, a chocolate cheesecake, a Turkish tea, a Turkish coffee, and hot chocolate.
The Turkish tea was quite nice It had a tinge of red to it and it was served in a cute glass.
The Turkish coffee wasn't too bad, but I did expect better. It was just run-of-the-mill, and when I come to a place like this, I do want more from it.
The pistachio cake was really delicious. The flavors of the pistachio and the chocolate seemed just right.
The chocolate cheesecake on the other hand, had comparatively less flavor of chocolate to it and a bit of a sour taste. I felt it could have been a bit better.
Along the way, the kept getting us some more lovely knick-knacks which included cookies, dragées, chocolate coated strawberries and more. We felt really sweet...quite literally.
At the end, they got us some hot chocolate. Now this wasn't your ordinary hot chocolate. It was served in a flute glass, it had a small piece of chocolate on top with 'Divan' printed on it, and for the best part, this was orange flavored! This isn't something I've seen elsewhere. When we asked, we were told that traditionally hot chocolate in Turkey is orange flavored. It was something really different. I'm not sure if I liked it as a "hot chocolate", but as a chocolate based hot beverage, this was really interesting.
As soon as you enter, you notice the lovely ambiance; the place feels classy and inviting.
Right from the time you enter, you see that the staff makes every effort to see that your experience is enjoyable.
Also, I loved their attention to detail. For example, as soon as we went, we ordered some water. The glass that it was served in, had a little photo about Turkey and a quote on it.
They started by getting a host of Turkish delights , macarons, chocolates. It was really well presented and hence very tempting too. The Turkish delights that they have are available in many flavors. The gooey consistency that they have blends well along with the taste.
Some of the macarons tasted great, while some were just about okay.
The chocolates were amazing; I especially liked the fact that one of them had the name of the restaurant embossed on it.
We had a pistachio cake, a chocolate cheesecake, a Turkish tea, a Turkish coffee, and hot chocolate.
The Turkish tea was quite nice It had a tinge of red to it and it was served in a cute glass.
The Turkish coffee wasn't too bad, but I did expect better. It was just run-of-the-mill, and when I come to a place like this, I do want more from it.
The pistachio cake was really delicious. The flavors of the pistachio and the chocolate seemed just right.
The chocolate cheesecake on the other hand, had comparatively less flavor of chocolate to it and a bit of a sour taste. I felt it could have been a bit better.
Along the way, the kept getting us some more lovely knick-knacks which included cookies, dragées, chocolate coated strawberries and more. We felt really sweet...quite literally.
At the end, they got us some hot chocolate. Now this wasn't your ordinary hot chocolate. It was served in a flute glass, it had a small piece of chocolate on top with 'Divan' printed on it, and for the best part, this was orange flavored! This isn't something I've seen elsewhere. When we asked, we were told that traditionally hot chocolate in Turkey is orange flavored. It was something really different. I'm not sure if I liked it as a "hot chocolate", but as a chocolate based hot beverage, this was really interesting.
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