Sep 24 2014.
views 947Éclairs are a quintessential favourite in Sri Lanka, especially for a light snack in between meals or as a classic tea time treat – best paired with a steaming cup of tea or coffee. I won’t argue that Colombo’s favourite éclairs usually include the likes of Tasty Caterers /Café on the 5th, or from The Fab or Sponge. This week, we feature éclairs found at three Colombo city hotels, do read the ratings for more information.
Coffee Éclair – Coffee Stop, Cinnamon Grand
Price - Rs.195nett
Value for money - high
Taste - *****
Variety - Coffee Stop serves a chocolate éclair priced at Rs.195nett
Overall - An all time favourite, the coffee éclair at Coffee Stop never fails. The glaze on top of the soft choux pastry has subtle hints of coffee and is topped with chopped cashew nuts, so each bite ensures that you get a mouthful of soft coffee cream encased in the pastry coupled with the glaze and nuts. Delightful.
Chocolate Éclair – Pitstop, Hilton Colombo Residences
Price - Rs.105nett
Value for money - high
Taste - *****
Variety - None
Overall - This éclair was quite large and well worth the money you spend on it. A light glaze of chocolate is spread all over the top of the pastry and the chocolate cream inside is soft, fluffy and not too sweet so there’s a well balance of everything. The pastry is topped with a white chocolate stick. Really enjoyed this éclair.
Chocolate Éclair – Fine Things, Hilton Colombo
Price - Rs.406nett
Value for money - average
Taste - ***
Variety - None
Overall - This éclair was quite nice in an overall sense but the chocolate cream inside the pastry was rather bland, and didn’t have a very distinct taste of chocolate, which defies the purpose of tucking into a rich, chocolaty dessert. Not recommended.
Pick: Coffee Éclair – Coffee Stop, Cinnamon Grand
By Sarah Kellapatha
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Foodie says:
Sep 24, 2014 at 12:00 amYou need to have a part at the bottom of the page called: "Related Links". I wanted to find the Part 1 of this article, but couldn't.