Sweet Note Desserts

I'm not sure why I waited until now to post about Sweet Note Desserts.  I have been there several times and each of those times I have said, this is really good.  The first time I went was because I had a dessert craving.  We had just left an Indian buffet in Brampton, I know, it was buffet and I wasn't full.  It was with the husband's coworkers.  They wanted to leave, so I left.  And yes, i'm sure a lot of you are surprised that I went to a buffet, because everyone knows I hate them.  But again, it wasn't my choice.  Anyways, we passed by Sweet Note Desserts and the sign was pretty cute, so we popped in.  We got a mango coconut milk custard (consistency similar to a panna cotta) to go.  The custard was so rich and smooth and flavourful.  The jar was small, and I kept eating, only to realize I didn't have my bites left to share with my husband.

The second time I went was after ramen.  A quick meal of ramen wasn't enough time to catch up with my friend that I hadn't seen in over one year.  I ordered their chestnut meringue.  For all you Asians out there, i'm sure you've had Maxim's overly hyped meringue desserts.  The ones that are overly airy and overly sweet and of course overly expensive?  Yup thats the one i'm talking about.  This one was so different.  The meringue was cooked perfectly, crisp, and sweet enough, with just a tiny bit of chew.  The chestnut filling reminded me of my childhood.  I used to hate the chestnut birthday cakes that my parents bought.  But I love them now for some strange reason.

This last time I went, I was told by a friend to try their soufflé. I ordered the vanilla soufflé with passion fruit sauce.  And my friend ordered the chocolate soufflé with chocolate sauce.  Both were very good.  The soufflé were light and airy.  I don't remember the chocolate sauce, but my passion fruit sauce was so good I could keep drinking it!

Souffles

I have never made reservations, but I have seen tables with the reserved sign on them.  And later on in the night it does get busy (partly because it's a small space).  Most people, once they see how busy it is, grab the dessert as take out and leave.


Sweet Note Desserts
Unit 61-63, 505 Highway 7 East,
Markham, ON
L3T 7T1
905-877-9338 (905-UR-SWEET)

Hours:  Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 2:00pm - 10:30pm
             Friday, Saturday, Sunday 2:00pm - 11:30pm
             Tuesday CLOSED

http://sweetnote.ca

Lisa Marie

This was supposed to be dessert after dinner.  My friend suggested Lisa Marie because of her fascination with Fidel Gastro and because they make desserts in little jars.  Apparently food tastes better coming from jars.

Walking in, it had a very industrial feel to it, the tables were all made with reclaimed wood and the legs of the chairs were made from plumbing.  The lighting inside drove me nuts though.  It was way too dark for my liking.  It would be nice to see what you're eating.  So please excuse the dark and fuzzy pictures.

We ended up ordering duck confit pizza, Elvis in a jar and marrow donuts.  Duck confit pizza essentially tasted like Peking duck on a pizza crust.  Instead of tomato sauce, it was hoisin sauce.  So for someone Chinese, it really wasn't that special.

Duck Confit Pizza

Elvis in a jar was pretty darned tasty.  It was french toast, peanut butter, banana, and bacon, recreated in a trifle type format and put into a mason jar.  Needed more bacon flavour.

Elvis in a Jar

Lastly, the marrow donuts.  We originally wasn't sure if we should order this.  None of us particularly like marrow.  And the combination of the marrow and being deep fried seemed a little too heavy.  But our server said that it was her favourite.  So thats why we ordered it.  The donuts were not heavy at all, super light, and there was no funny taste (animal/meat) taste to it either.  If someone gave me a donut to try, there would be no way that I would suspect that there would be marrow in it.  The donuts came with a side of cherry sauce which complimented each other quite well.
 

Marrow Donuts

Great environment and good food, just wished that it was brighter so my eyes didn't feel so strained after.

Lisa Marie
638 Queen St. W
Toronto, ON
M6J 1E3
647-748-6822
http://fidelgastro.ca