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This is
another dessert parlour amidst the flooding dessert places in the city. So what’s
new about this one? Nitrogen! What else? Well it’s not new per se, because we
already have Creamistry which already has shown us what nitrogen can do when
added to cream. But that’s how it is. So the place is located near Law Garden
on the lane leading to the tap circle from the tanishq crossroads, I don’t know
why the address on zomato says Ellis Bridge. Parking may or may not be an issue
depending on what time of the day you’ll be visiting the store.
Like I visited
the place around 4:30 to get a takeaway for the evening and there was ample parking
space at that hour. Also, the place was completely empty except for a gang of 4
friends who had occupied one table. The place might look quite small from the
outside, and one wouldn’t mind as it is a dessert place but once you step
inside, you’ll realise that it is quite big. Infact, I party of 10 people can
fit in snugly.
Like any
other place, it is well staffed and the staff is courteous and serves you with
a smile. When I went ahead to place my order, I was blown away by the variety
of flavors that these guys had. The more astounding part was the number of
toppings they offered. It is only human to compare the place to any existing
places of similar caliber so naturally, my first reference was Huber and Holly.
Now, you get to taste the ice cream or the sorbet before you order at H&H
but so wasn’t the case at Cryolab. I was particularly interested in a flavor
that boasted of having edible activated charcoal in it, but sadly these guys
said that one cannot sample the gelato before ordering as they make all afresh
after the order is placed. They do not have pre made ice cream for sampling. So
naturally, I went with the more orthodox choice of Fererro as I did not feel
very adventurous about the whole charcoal thing that day.
I placed my
order along with 4 toppings and a sauce. The bill came to a whopping 450 bucks
for a large cup with all toppings a large which was reduced to 250 because of a
discount voucher that I had, but otherwise, shelling out 450 bucks for about 2
scoops of ice cream isn’t my idea of a happy ending to a meal. But given what
people in Ahmedabad are willing to pay for food these days, I don’t think it
should be a problem for most.
Coming to
the packaging. The container was large enough to hold about 2 to 3 scoops of
gelato but since they have to add the toppings, it is only filled half. Then
atop sit the toppings of your choice and the drizzle of the sauce of your selection.
Now since I got a takeaway, my gelato wasn’t topped with the sauce. The container
was filled with ice cream and all the toppings were added to that and then
sealed with a plastic lid which stays put in its place. The quantities of the
toppings however were much more than what H&H would give you for the same
price. The staff was courteous enough to ask me how far the place was that I was
taking the ice cream to, as it was stay good for about 15 minutes in an air
conditioned car and melt completely after that. I said I would reach my destination
within 10 minutes so it should be fine. And so it was. I refrigerated it once
home and it was good until late evening. The one thing that I did like about
the packaging was the syringe in which they gave the sauce and the colourful
spoons. Beware not to place the syringe in the refrigerator as the sauce within
would freeze and render the whole purpose useless. Add that just before serving
and preferably in front of your guests to impress them. That should do the
trick for you.
All in all,
the ice cream tasted good, the place looks decent and is quite spacious enough
and if the money isn’t that much of an issue for you, this could be your next
hangout dessert place, even otherwise, once in a while wont pinch your pocket
hard.
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