Vintage chocolate lounge - Dubai Mall

[caption id="attachment_4267" align="alignnone" width="660"] Me lost at Vintage Chocolate Lounge[/caption]

Love chocolates? then this is the post for you ;) Vintage chocolate lounge is a lounge for chocoholics. They've got so many treats and tricks to offer you that you will be mesmerized. This lounge is a regular sight for movie viewers at Dubai Mall as their store is located just opposite to reel cinemas. Surprisingly they even serve breakfast at their chocolate lounge which I doubt anyone would know until they have a look at their new menu. Infact, my breakfast was so good here that I thought they make better breakfast than chocolates.

[caption id="attachment_4258" align="alignnone" width="470"] Vintage Chocolate Lounge - interiors[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4261" align="alignnone" width="660"] Vintage Hot aztetc chocolate - Dhs 28 - blended with hot chilli[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4260" align="alignnone" width="660"] drinks - From right: shrek - Dhs 24 (mint chocolate ice cream shake) and Passion fruit - Dhs 30 (blend of passion fruit, orange and pineapple)[/caption]

An elegant looking lounge from the outside with a dark theme inside having illuminated designs on the walls. A perfect spot for those love birds :D We first started with their drinks. Firstly I was happy to see their quality menu with big wide pages and pictures which was useful in guiding us to make an order. For the drinks, the green shake did attract my eye for the color. The shrek shake which was a blend of mint chocolate ice cream was pretty strong in taste that the passion fruit juice felt tasteless. Maybe it's a good idea to sip the juice first then try the shake. When I drank their hot chocolate I got two reactions. The first reaction, you appreciate the quality of their chocolate and what a divine sip it was, the next one was a frustrated one which was a spicy sensation in the mouth. I then realized I've ordered a spicy hot chocolate which got me frustrated. Later I noticed, the description clearly mentions blending chilli with their hot chocolate. I think it's good if they reconfirm with their customers if they prefer to have spice in their hot chocolate cause not everyone should necessarily notice that chilli coming.

[caption id="attachment_4259" align="alignnone" width="660"] Chocolates made by Vintage Chocolate Lounge - Dhs 4 per piece[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4264" align="alignnone" width="660"] Eggs Benedict - Dhs 31[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4263" align="alignnone" width="660"] Eggs Benedict - Dhs 31[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4262" align="alignnone" width="660"] Hallomi sandwich - Dhs 26 - hallomi cheese, olives, rocket leaves, mint, zaatar and fresh olive oil dressing[/caption]

We then started with breakfast but they said my eggs benedict will take around 15 mins to prepare. So to kill time we tried some of their quality chocolates which were made in house. They had truffles, milk and dark chocolates with different fillings like almond, caramel, honey etc. I was quite impressed with their honey filled dark chocolate where you can actually taste real honey inside the dark chocolate. If I wanted to try the same one at Godiva I'd have to pay Dhs 8 so this is affordable by half the price. Then came in our breakfast which was unbelievably good. It's one of the best eggs benedict I've had. Those plain croissants on top of eggs benedict really defined a croissant. I never appreciated a plain croissant until I had this one. Crispy, light, puffed and so fresh in the mouth. It's surely one of the best I've had. Quite surprising that a chocolate lounge can be so good with their breakfast that's totally non-chocolate. Everything so perfect with it including the mushrooms which tasted so good.

[caption id="attachment_4266" align="alignnone" width="660"] Fruit tarts - Dhs 37 - 7 types of flavour strawberry, blueberry, cranberry, pecan and almond[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4269" align="alignnone" width="660"] choco - sushi - Dhs 45 - assortment of raw cocoa rolls[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4268" align="alignnone" width="660"] Cocoa Crepe - Dhs 27[/caption]

If you don't like sushi don't worry. Here's one that you'll love to try. Although I feel assortment choco sushis are a little over priced(dhs 45) but it's got some interesting combinations for you to enjoy which also includes mini cheese cake wrapped with chocolate. Dip them in the sauces accompanied especially their chocolate one and you just want to have more of it. Actually majority of the items in the sushi assortment package reminds of crepes, so felt it was an over kill when we ordered the cocoa crepe separately. Their crepe was the only one I wasn't really happy at the vintage chocolate lounge . The crepe was on the thicker side which was a turn off :( I prefer them as thin as possible. I am sure they can make some improvement here. Assorted Tarts were made well and I loved their chocolate filled tarts.

[caption id="attachment_4272" align="alignnone" width="660"] Pecan Fondant - Dhs 37 - chocolate dessert with pecan pieces with your choice of ice cream[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4265" align="alignnone" width="660"] chocolate cake - Dhs 17[/caption]

Their hot pecan fondant was the man of the match from desserts or atleast I'd like to say it was my favourite. It came hot and once you crack open you see that hot chocolate lava flowing out. As you eat it you feel those pecan pieces which makes this dessert exciting. They have some cakes to offer and we tried their signature chocolate cake which was very rich in chocolate and you really appreciate the quality of chocolate they use in this one. Quite heavy as well.

[caption id="attachment_4270" align="alignnone" width="660"] Jewel Box - dhs 35 - chocolate dessert containing pecans, brownie, ice cream, truffle.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4274" align="alignnone" width="470"] Me with Vintage chocolate lounge staff[/caption]

So here's a valentine special. It's their special Jewel Box. You pour hot chocolate sauce over this beautiful golden dessert, melting open the top surface unveiling brownie, wafer and a floating vanilla ice cream. How cool is that? By the way, all ice creams they serve are made in house. Ice creams were ok in taste, it wasn't great like their chocolate. Overall I am quite impressed with Vintage chocolate lounge for their high quality and authentic chocolate experience. Even more impressive was their breakfast with eggs benedict. They might be a little over priced for some of us but here's a good news. They are giving away 50% off on total bill just for today(Valentine's special). Click here to view their facebook page.

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