After a quick visit with Rembrandt and Van Gogh this evening, the Dessert Club went to dinner at Satsuma then headed over to London’s financial district to sample the Chocolate Fondant (aka Lava Cake) at Coq d’Argent.

They were no longer seating for dinner but after a bit of discussion with the hostess, (”we came all the way from San Francisco for your Fondant!”) they let us come in for dessert.

The cake was plated nicely and was rich with the requisite chocolate gooeyness but had a slightly doughy aftertaste which puts it firmly in the “tasty but not the second coming of JC” category.

Though the fondant itself wasn’t particularly memorable, I very much enjoyed a pleasantly sip-able glass of Tokaji, a Hungarian dessert wine I’d never tried before. It was fruity without being cloying, reminscent of a less potent Sauternes. Alas, being sleepy, tired and ever so slightly jet-lagged, I did not take the name of the maker or vintage.

Details…………..
Coq d’Argent
No1. Poultry (really!)
London EC2R 8EJ
Tel: 020 7395 5000

Posted on Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 at 10:00 pm . Filed under Eating Out, Travel.
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