Luxury Winter Nut Sundae
It's been a while since I have done an eating out review and it's not because I haven't been going out to eat, it's just that we go to the same places a lot. There isn't much choice in Bracknell so when we try somewhere new it's usually a bit further afield and when I heard about Creams Cafe then I knew that this was a place that I had to try!Creams Cafe is a chain of dessert cafes with locations in London, Surrey and Middlesex. Mr Review Addict and I took a trip to their Woking cafe yesterday afternoon based on a recommendation from a friend who has been their earlier in the week.
As we arrived we were quickly seated and presented with an absolutely huge menu with lots of choice. I think I counted 17 different ice cream sundae options, then there is crepes, waffles, milkshakes, hot desserts like sticky toffee pudding or hot cookie dough and several different cakes. Choosing was a complete nightmare because everything sounded so good! All desserts are priced between about £4-£7, although if you fancy a Birthday Extravaganza of 15 scoops of ice cream on a bed of waffles with fresh whipped cream, syrups, 3 types of wafers and 5 types of sprinkles, that will set you back £27.95. Well I was considering the Birthday Extravaganza but in the end I opted for the Luxury Winter Nut Sundae and Mr Review Addict went for a waffle with Nutella and Crushed Oreos and ice cream.
Giant Waffle With Nutella and Oreos
Whilst waiting for our lovely desserts to arrived I noted that the decor was set out like an American Diner with lots of black and pink and neon lights, I loved the color combinations but it also meant that the cafe was quite dark and could have done with a bit more light so that huge menu was easier to read.My dessert arrived first and it was absolutely huge! It consisted of Sicilian Pistachio and Hazelnut ice creams, caramel sauce and roasted chopped nuts. It was then topped off with a huge lump of whippy ice cream. Mr Review Addict's dessert arrived a good 5-10 minutes later and was equally massive. The menu does say that desserts may not arrive together because everything is made fresh but this is one of my pet hates when going out to eat. If you are eating as a couple or a group then you want to eat at the same time! I get that they want everything to be fresh but I've eaten in other dessert restaurants (such as Haagen Dazs Cafe which I reviewed last year) and they make their dessert fresh but manage to get everyone's food out together.
That said, we both really enjoyed our desserts. The pistachio and hazelnut ice creams were both tasted amazing and were clearly excellent quality. The only thing I would have changed about the Luxury Winter Nut Sundae would have been to replace the whippy ice cream with fresh cream as it would have been a bit lighter and I might have stood more chance of eating more than the half that I managed. Mr Review Addict loved his waffle and couldn't fault it. I tried some and it was light, sweet and delicious, I will definitely give one of these a go next time.
Verdict
We both really enjoyed our visit to Creams in Woking and next time we are in town we will certainly visit them again. I can't fault the food and if I was marking on that alone then I would have award full marks, but due to the timing issue I am deducting a star. One other bit of feedback that I would give is that despite the huge menu I was surprised to see no brownie, I would love to see a chocolate brownie sundae because I bet Creams would do an awesome version!
