Trip to Candy Land!

Top: Chocolate Mousse

Left Bottom: Raspberry Mousse Cake 

Right Bottom: Chocolate Fondue 

On a cozy Saturday afternoon, Doha Diaries decided to visit the one and only Chocolate Brunch Buffet at the Blue Restaurant in Grand Heritage Hotel a.k.a Candy Land! We entered this magnificent hotel standing in the Aspire Zone like a palace, which true to its name represented a lot of tradition in its design and the ambiance. We were there at 1:30 pm and were ready to try out every possible dessert they could offer. We were greeted in a very warm manner and once seated, were served a cold bottle of water in blue glasses. How much chocolate could we really eat? How will our taste palettes be satisfied with only chocolate? These were few of the many questions that were pondering in our minds. 

From Left to Right:

Chocolate mousse

Dark Chocolate mousse

Cheesecake

Chocolate Mousse cake

The buffet was finally open and there was a beautiful spread of many little happy chocolate things. We saw two enormous chocolate fondues, one pouring with milk chocolate and the other with dark chocolate. There were strawberries, marshmallows, apricots, raspberries and to add the Arabic touch, dates to dip in the sinfully delicious fondues. In our first round, we tried out the fondues and were gleeful. We made the next round to try out the cheesecake, chocolate and raspberry mousse, milk and dark chocolate cake. Most of these were satisfying and by this time we were in the midst of a wonderful sugar rush. We were happy and the little kid inside us was dancing with joy. Our third round was to try out the crêpe and waffles. We enjoyed the crispy and freshly made waffles with a large variety of different toppings ranging from powdered sugar to maple syrup and more than six flavors of ice cream. We did feel like we were eight (or younger!) again.

Crème Brulee

By this time, we were giggling and laughing like little kids and just couldn't leave without trying the crème brulee that was being caramelized in a broiler. We placed an order for one and were eagerly waiting for the server to call us when it was ready. It was served to us with a scoop of ice cream, strawberries and some sliced almonds and pistachio. The crème brulee marked the end of our chocolate feast and we were even happier to see that this treat was not too heavy on our pockets.

What we missed the most, was that there were no names of the desserts mentioned anywhere. Labeling of the dishes would have helped us tremendously but we liked the guessing game the chocolate dished played with us anyway. Another small dampener was the missing case of the white chocolate. We are huge fans of white chocolate and we missed its presence in this sinful buffet.

But overall, Doha Diaries highly recommends this experience to everyone. Chocolate lovers will die, go to chocolate heaven, and come back just for the Crème Brulee!

Where: Every Saturday at Blue Restaurant at Grand Heritage Hotel
When: 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

How much: QR 90 per person

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