After enticing the folks at Pondicherry with it's chocolaty delicacies, Zuka makes it's entry in Chennai with a bang. The place is located as part of the massive RK Salai stretch and within it's limited space, the surroundings are done up really well and it has a lovely quirky feel to it. The chocolate signature statue of Rajinikanth welcomes you at the entrance and this is surely gonna be a prized possession for the shutterbugs as well as the posers to stand alongside the Superstar embossed in chocolate. The other attractive feature are the butterfly miniatures spread across copiously over the roof giving a vibrant touch to it.
Zuka has a nice feel good factor to it and with chocolate's being it's forte, it surely will be attracting the younger crowd big time. They have concoctions of variegated chocolate creations making you smirk with excitement. They are still new to the market and I beleive over the course of time, more and more innovations centered around chocolate will find it's way over here. We especially loved the pakoras coming in variants of white chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate. It's crispy and delightful as you shove a bite into your mouth. Another of their sinful specialities is the 'Chocolate Serendipity' which is a round bomb of chocolate cake with molten chocolate sauce poured in varying degrees to suit your preference. They also have a plethora of pastries with a predominant chocolate touch coming with all sorts of exotic names. Being a cafe they also have your usual sandwiches and pasta based stuff with chocolate layered once also about to make it's appearance very soon.
One thing however which didn't go really well was the pricing. Found it to be a tad too high priced for a smallish chocolate based cafe. Paying 230 bucks for a sandwich really felt the pinch more so considering the exigous quantity served. Service was fairly quick.
On the whole Zuka is indeed a welcome addition to Chennai's ever growing food scene. They already have a few aces up their sleeve and it will be interesting to see how they embark on their chocolate journey forward in the time to come.
Zuka has a nice feel good factor to it and with chocolate's being it's forte, it surely will be attracting the younger crowd big time. They have concoctions of variegated chocolate creations making you smirk with excitement. They are still new to the market and I beleive over the course of time, more and more innovations centered around chocolate will find it's way over here. We especially loved the pakoras coming in variants of white chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate. It's crispy and delightful as you shove a bite into your mouth. Another of their sinful specialities is the 'Chocolate Serendipity' which is a round bomb of chocolate cake with molten chocolate sauce poured in varying degrees to suit your preference. They also have a plethora of pastries with a predominant chocolate touch coming with all sorts of exotic names. Being a cafe they also have your usual sandwiches and pasta based stuff with chocolate layered once also about to make it's appearance very soon.
One thing however which didn't go really well was the pricing. Found it to be a tad too high priced for a smallish chocolate based cafe. Paying 230 bucks for a sandwich really felt the pinch more so considering the exigous quantity served. Service was fairly quick.
On the whole Zuka is indeed a welcome addition to Chennai's ever growing food scene. They already have a few aces up their sleeve and it will be interesting to see how they embark on their chocolate journey forward in the time to come.
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