mindless ramblings

Looking for an interesting post-dinner dessert place in Vancouver? Sweet Revenge might fit your bill. Located half a block south of Main and King Edward (and across the street from the affordable and tasty Hawker’s Delight), Sweet Revenge offers a wide range of desserts, coffees and teas. Don’t be fooled by the online menu, the actual menu is quite a bit longer and offers up a whole selection of desserts to tempt you.

The place itself is really small. There’s only space to seat about 20 people at a time. The decor is very quaint, lots of little curios adorn the walls, while the furniture and cutlery all make you feel like you’ve stepped into a little fantasy wonderland. There are a large number of cakes on the menu, but their special cake (whose name I just can’t remember right now!) caught my eye, while Esther had a tiramisu.

My cake was pretty good. Esther didn’t like it because it wasn’t sweet at all. It had a sharp, tarty taste to it which I thought was a nice change from the super sweet cakes you usually find. There were raspberry seeds too, which added some crunch. Perhaps a little expensive at $8.75 but I did like it.

Both of us liked the tiramisu. The top bit was the best, as it was pretty light and full of marscapone. The bottom was full of Lady Fingers, which were totally soaked inrum, which made for a heady experience! I think it would be better if the dessert was spread out more evenly.

Besides the cakes, we also had a tea to share. We went safe and chose English Breakfast. I believe it was organic and it arrived in a pretty French press. We only got the small size which really is a bit small, but one of the waiters (or maybe the owner?) kindly refilled the press with hot water for us.

The total damage came up to just under $20. A bit expensive for dessert perhaps, but it was good dessert and the ambience of the place is just plain cool. Definitely a place to try out if you are sick of all the other places around!