House, Dempsey

We headed over to House for drinks and dessert after dinner at Don Quijote. I find myself frequenting House for post-meal hang-outs, as it's wonderful for chilling. The tranquil, spacious gastro-pub is open till late and serves up scrumptious sweets and small bites. 

This was Lips' recommendation, Chocolate Toffee Cake ($12), a decadent confection of fluffy chocolate sponge cake with chocolate toffee fudge and blackberries. The burnt sugar edge of the toffee lent a smoky fragrance, whilst the tart blackberries cut through the richness of the chocolate, so this didn't feel too heavy.


It's even better when the Warm Chocolate Toffee Cake ($14) is paired with vanilla ice-cream. The juxtaposition of hot and cold was as classic as peas and carrots.

The Guiltless Chocolate Affair ($14), a flourless chocolate cake with salted caramel sauce and vanilla ice-cream, was a lot more indulgent than you'd expect of something purportedly "guiltless". Sumptuous.

Because there's always space for the munchies, the Calamari ($16) and whitebait and shrimp, lightly battered and fried to a yummy crunch, was paired with a chilled tar tar sauce.

We also got a Grape Boost Herbal Tea ($8 per pot), a mix of rooibus, honeybush, peach, marigold, osmanthus, jasmine petals draped in grapeseed. This was so comforting, fruity and light. No sugar was required to sweeten this lovely tea.





House
8D Dempsey Road
Tel: 6475 7787
Website: www.dempseyhouse.com/

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