Sift Dessert Bar

中環嘉咸街46號地面

Add: G/F, 46 Graham Street, Central
Tel: (852) 2530 4288
Hrs: Tuesdays to Sundays – 3:00pm to 11:30pm
with the exception of Fridays and Saturdays
when we close at 12:30am

I love desserts!! One good thing about Hong Kong is that there are so many expats here, as a result, varieties of food are available. The sad thing is, there are limited selection of desserts!!! This is a serious problem.

Recently, a friend of mine told me about this dessert bar, Sift. Sift is a small dessert bar with about 3-4 small tables inside and about 8 seats available at the bar. You can also choose to sit outside. I personally don't think it's a good idea to do that in summer. Immediately, I went there and ordered few plates. Luckily, there were seats for 2 when I arrived. Right after I'd sat down, there were people queuing up.

All about food

Not long after I'd sat down, the waitress put down a menu for me. Out of 9 desserts, I picked

• Chocolate and strawberry pavlova and

Chocolate and strawberry pavlova, chardonnay gelée

• Chocolate Fantasie.

Chocolate napoleon, chocolate crème brulée, warm chocolate tart,
chocolate sorbet

Everything was pre-made in advance. The waitress had to put all the little pieces together to make the desserts. (If you have a chance to sit at the bar, you'll be able to see how the waitresses make the desserts.) The waitress took the pavlova out right after we ordered and squeezed some whipped cream and sliced strawberries on top. Besides that, there was a mini cup of champagne jelly. Woowow!!! I can't wait to try !!! They were very delicious!! (Well, maybe you don't agree with me. Please understand that I am in this place where desserts are in deficit.) I finsihed everything in 15 minutes. [I want to go to Sift now].

In the menu, they also serve dessert wine and ice-chocolate. I have only tried 2 kinds of wine as these 2 sell in cups, others have to order the whole bottles. The wine isn't bad at all, it's worth a try. The ice-chocolate comes with the toasted marshmallow. It is toasted until the surface turns brown.

Price

Finally, it's time for the bill. It's HKD$198. Obviously, it's a premium price. You can eat desserts at 5-star hotels too with better seats, maybe a sofa!!! Unfortunately, I have to say that, up to now, I can't find any hotels are serving this type of desserts here!!! What a tragedy!!!!

Service Quality

In order to find out more dessert cafes, I usually research on this. Guess what I find out. There are comments about the poor service quality at Sift. Let me give a fair opinion about this issue. The waitresses aren't showing any rude manner at all, however, they don't smile!! Up to this moment, I have been to Sift for 5 times. I hardly see them smile, even the boss!! Is this a problem? Well, it all depends on you!!

Same question again, will I go there again?
YES, I will.

Any more good dessert bars??? Share it with me!!