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Dessert in Royapettah
Rated: Good
based on 2 reviews
Ecstasy
Inside Satyam Cinemas Compound, Thiru - Vi- Ka road, Royapettah, Chennai
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- place added by ramaswamyn
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| Locality | Royapettah |
|---|---|
| Landmark | Below Satyam Cinemas |
| Place Type | Dessert |
| Food Type | French |
| Timings | 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM |
| Price |
  Expensive
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Air conditioned
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first reviewed by shwe27
- User Reviews (2)
Jun 16, 2008
'Little' ecstasy
I blindly decided to venture this place based on two facts, 1. its inside sathyam cinemas and 2. the review below! Maybe I expected a lot too much but the place didnt stay up to a 5 star rating on burrp! The ambiance is elegant and chic definitely, but the place is too small and so is the items on the menu and so is the quantity served.
The waiters/waitresses are too sweet, much sweeter than the apricot icecream that almost tasted sour! She asked me to try the ginger or vinegar(balsamic) ice cream, wondering how it wouldve been if apricot was so. All in the name of 'exotic'! The milk icecream is awesome, a bite of ecstasy finally. The complimentary chocolates were a nice try, it got me in the beginning. But the banana crepe tasted half cooked, and the orange juice was so bitter.
Now, there was no blueberry cheesecake or olive icecream???? as described in the other review, big disppointment and one more following it was that there was neither ice tea nor cold coffee.. twas all 'hot hot'! Anyways, in contrast to what is said before, i think the only positive thing about this place is 'Sathyam'! Its nice to get a cozy place to chill out inside sathyam for a change when you are waiting or out of a movie with a bunch of friends or your date. That explains the cost, they can afford to charge us! The word is Exorbitant! The Darjeeling white tea costs just 220 bucks.. wondering if its a pack of tea? YES me too!
PS: There is a bunch of papers hanging from the lamp where you can post WHATEVER u want.. so we DID!
Jan 15, 2008
C'est extrordinaire!
While my knowledge of french is admittedly limited, I'd like to believe I am something of a dessert connoisseur. So when I heard about the relatively new "Ecstacy" I had to try it out.
Having grown up in Chennai (when it was still Madras!), I must point out that desserts were never this city's best offerring (not counting the excellent Grand Sweets Badam Halwa ofcourse!). Yes we had the ever popular Snowfield (now a dessert "PUB" I hear? No comment!) and the ice cream sundaes at AVM Dasa and Eden were considered quite the delicacy, but somehow dessert as I knew it (atleast when I lived here) barely looked beyond Ice Cream or cake/pastry.
So to be hit with something like Ecstacy is....well...ecstacy! While its location leaves much to be desired (why why would you choose a place inside the so crowded sathyam cinema complex?), you completely forget location once you enter. Hip, minimalist decor, uber elegant warm napkins offerred as soon as you sit down and a fairly exotic menu all create the necessary ambience for what you are about to experience.
The menu is not very extensive, but each dessert is beautifully presented and even the more common offerrings like Creme Brulee and Tiramisu are superb. For chocolate lovers the Tout Chocalat is honestly to die for, as is the Blueberry cheesecake. The strawberries in mulled wine served with olive ice cream is definitely among the more innovative items on offer but I found it a tad dissapointing. There are a host of other desserts but there is sadly enough only so much one can consume at one go!
Prices are roughly between Rs150 - 250 a dessert, with portions being fairly small but so rich that it feels large enough.Ecstacy also sells chocolates (at 2800 rupees a kilo) which I am yet to try.
Service is decent though we did have an all too earnest waiter who felt the need to translate espresso as "its a very strong coffee ma'am". I guess he was doing his job but my self esteem took a beating - did I look like someone who was ordering espresso/cappucino with no idea as to what it was!HMPH...heard of profiling my friend?! :)
So to cut what I realize has become a loooong story short (sorry people!), Ecstacy is highly highly recommended. A bit pricey but well well worth every amazing bite. Tres Tres Bien!