• Added: 12th of March 2008
• Area: Mayfair
• Category: Food and Drink

London W1J 7QN
020 7495 0302

Pebs said
Desserts didn't make the grade
We visited William Curley's dessert bar in Mayfair recently and were very disappointed. The dessert bar is small, maximum seats- seven. The ambience was ok nothing electric.

Good points- The pre-dessert cold chocolate drink and the tea we (but ofcourse you don't go to a chocolatier to drink tea). I had the milk and white chocolate mousse and my partner had the chocolate tart with green tea ice cream.

Presentation is where William Curley excels - The chocolate tart presentation looked great as did the chocolate mousse. However, once again it was a non chocolate item that stood out, the green tea ice cream that accompanied the chocolate tart was good but not the chocolate tart.

The white and milk chocolate mousse lacked the consistency of a mousse, the consistency was more similar to melted ice cream, not good at all.

Additionally, we tried the sea salted caramel tart, brownies and the chesnut mousse, all were a disappointment. The brownie was in the shape of a muffin but tasted like cake. The caramel tart didn't taste salty enough and the caramel lacked flavour.

As a patesserie, they didn't make the grade, their focus seems to be centred on presentations without any thought for taste. The dessert bar concept is good, I however won't return.