Serendipity 3 (New York City, NY)
Mon 25 Jun 2007
225 E 60th Street, New York City, NY 10022. (212) 838-3531
During my East Coast Trip in May, I managed to visit Serendipity 3 to try their world famous frrrozen hot chocolate. I had first heard about this place a few years ago in the movie “Serendipity” and I had wanted to try it out since then.
This is the table where Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack sat at (or at least that’s what I was told by the waiter).
We stopped by after watching the Broadway play “Mary Poppins” so it was a little late. They were only serving desserts and drinks instead of their full menu (salads, soups, sandwiches, crepes, pastas, etc.) at that time.
I ordered the Peanut Butter Frrrozen Hot Chocolate ($9) and it was delicious! It was cold and smooth. I could definitely taste the peanut butter, but it wasn’t chunky at all.
My colleague ordered the Dark Double Devil Mousse ($8).
One treat that I’ll probably never be fortunate enough to have is their Golden Opulence Sundae. It holds the Guinness World Record for being the most expensive sundae… $1000!!! This requires a 48 hour notice. Why is it so incredibly expensive? It’s “made with 5 scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla and covered in 23K edible gold leaf, the sundae is drizzled with the world’s most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porceleana, and covered with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate, which is from cocoa beans harvested by the Caribbean Sea on Venezuela’s coast. The masterpiece is suffused with exotic candied fruits from Paris, gold dragets, truffles and Marzipan Cherries. It is topped with a tiny glass bowl of Grand Passion Caviar, an exclusive dessert caviar, made of salt-free American Golden caviar, known for its sparkling golden color. It’s sweetened and infused with fresh passion fruit, orange and Armagnac. The sundae is served in a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet with an 18K gold spoon to partake in the indulgence served with a petite mother of pearl spoon and topped with a gilded sugar flower by Ron Ben-Israel.” If anyone has the money for this, please invite me along… =)
This is just a fun place to enjoy a sweet treat. The servings are large enough for two to share. They also have a little shop where you can buy books, candy, and other knick knacks…
Taste: 10/10
Presentation: 5/5
Service/Atmosphere: 4/5
Total: 19/20
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August 29th, 2007 at 9:12 am
Hello everyone,I was once an employee at Serendipity3 and I know all the dirt that goes on in there this place is very dirty and unsanitized,they have very bad health issues they have rats & mice and water bugs,the managers of the store are very rude to the workers as well as the customers.They don’t allow the workers to eat any outside food for there lunch break the workers have to eat there food everyday so they can take money out of our pay every week and if we don’t eat they still take money out..I would advise anyone to eat there cause they are very unsanitized and its vey nasty if anyone has questions about Serendipity3 can email me at loisglenn@yahoo.com there are plenty other good restaurants in NYC…