True Confections (Denman and Alma locations)
I have had a love affair with True Confections for almost as long as I have lived in Canada (over 14 years of my life). A dessert place that has two main locations. The first one is at Broadway and Alma (near UBC, where I did my MBA, my PhD and where I currently teach), and Denman and Haro (the West End location where I have spent many memorable post-Valentine’s Day and birthdays).
I am a fan of True Confections’ English trifle. It’s fresh, filled with fruit and custard, light and it reminds me of good times in London and Manchester (yes, I also studied in England – I’ve had a long list of schools I’ve attended in various countries). At $6.75, I wouldn’t say it’s inexpensive, but it’s also not super pricey. I also had a chance to taste their White Chocolate Martini ($ 5.95).
I wanted to try the strawberry cheesecake but I just didn’t have room in my stomach. The White Chocolate Espresso Martini completely tasted like dessert on a martini glass. The best martini mixing chocolate and coffee flavors I’ve had ever in the city of Vancouver. And that includes Delilah’s and The Crime Lab’s and Cafe Crepe’s martinis!
The one thing that sometimes I don’t like about True Confections is that it’s so popular that I have to line up. And as many of you know, I’m not a fan of lineups. All in all, I would recommend True Confections for dessert.
If you have any favorites other than TC, which ones do you like? Chime on the comments.
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I used to like True Confections. Then I tried to buy cakes from the Alma location for our wedding dessert buffet. Never has a business acted so disinterested in my money as they did. I didn’t even ask for anything special like a different flavour or size or shape – I was happy to order 14 large cakes from their regular menu. Nope! Not interested.
I actually just grabbed a slice of pie from the Alma location tonight. It took about 15 minutes to seat us when there were clearly multiple empty tables. Service was a tad disappointing, but I loved the pie!