"if your arteries are good, eat more ice-cream" - sandra byrd.
this was one of the most awesome ice-cream experiences in my life! saturday afternoon, after watching the movie- deadpool at ags t.nagar, i forced my cousin brother to accompany me to haagen dazs as i have been dying totastetheir icecreams for a long time. although he wasn't in a mood for ice-cream, due to my continuous pestering he finally agreed. reached the mecca of foodies- knk road, within 5mins. located in a complex along with several other showrooms, they have valet parking for cars and ample amount of parking space for bikes as well. that solves the parking tension.
the ambience is decent and appealing to the eyes. place is well maintained and clean, just as one expects in a posh ice-cream parlour. the seatings are very comfortable. service was really good and professional. one con according to me, was that the waiter who waited us was continuously standing near us after handing the menu as if he was in a hurry. although he didn't open his mouth and say anything, i felt like i was being forced to order something soon. i felt like he could have left us alone for atleast 2-3mins after handing the menu for us to speak freely and decide by taking our own time. after reading the whole menu book, we finally decided to order one brooklyn bridge. as i've read in some of the zomato reviews previously in which people state that the quantity is humongous, i was clever enough to order just one for the two of us. and guess what......the quantity was humongous as expected :)
coming to the ice-cream, i can give 5/5 for the presentation. it was so attractive, that we were just sitting and gazing at the ice-cream for nearly five minutes without even touching it!! my brother who was so reluctant in coming here at the beginning, started drooling once he saw the ice-cream :d finally after much hesitation, we removed the chocolate bars at the side and started eating it. with each and every bite, i started transcending to the heavens! never have i tasted such thick-and-soft-at-the-same-time ice-creams. its thick when you scoop it, but just melts as soon as it reaches the mouth. there was one scoop of vanilla, one scoop of chocolate in the middle and finally one scoop of strawberry that actually had strawberry pieces in it! i mean, how often do u get chunks of strawberries in your strawberry ice-cream!! this is the first time i've had strawberry chunks in a strawberry ice-cream. the second layer is a very thin layer of whipped cream and the last layer is super thick ice-cream which looks like cake. it took us more than 45mins for us to finish the whole thing. even though it was a little too sweet for my brother, i found it perfectly perfect in every way i could imagine. can't find anymore words to appreciate the taste!
finally, the bill (which took me to heaven as well :p) was rs.1033. rs. 795 (price of the ice-cream) + rs. 238 (service charge+service tax+vat). i knew the prices before coming but didn't expect the extra charges would be around 30% of the price of the ice-cream. i wouldn't call it a tad expensive, it's extreeeemly expensive! for middle class people like me, i would say this place is only for special occasions. but this place is a must-try for foodies, especially for ice-cream lovers! even though the prices are sky high, this place is worth visiting once in a while. planning to visit the branch in phoenix mall, velachery soon, but definitely only on some special occasion :)
parking - 4.5/5
ambience - 4/5
service - 4/5
quality - 5/5
quantity - 5/5
presentation - 5/5
price - 3.5/5