Finally....i got to eat at
I had to be early to make sure that i don't get to stand in the queue for sooo looooong. Otherwise, there's gooing to be an addition to my collection of varicose veins. At 9:50 a.m. i was already in the mall wearing this:
reached the place in a matter of seconds. but they open at 10:00 am during fridays. so i had to wait for a few minutes. there were not too many people yet though we were told to still fall in line. when my turn came, the Lady at the reception asked for my name and was told to fall in line again in the other side. note: you will be escorted to your table. then you can browse the menu while waiting for your server.
the cheesecake display counter
the place is a bit dim
and to my table
indeed the menu has loads of cheesecake varieties
and a lot more
menu also has adverts of other establishments franchised by the company - M.H. Al Shaya
i ordered lunch size carbonara without green peas and chicken
parmesan cheese was added
paired it with Red Velvet Cheesecake
and lemonade
after my 1st taste of the cheesecake, an insect landed on top of it and crawled to the side. i called the server and showed it to her. she was so apologetic, took the piece back and asked if i want a new one or not anymore. of course i was there for the cheesecake and i havent even finished half of it. so i said i want a fresh slice of the same kind. they gave me a new one but since i already feasted on the carbonara, i was a bit full and finished only like 2 scoops of the cheesecake.
i requested for the bill and asked that the cheesecake be wrapped to go. the Manager approached me and apologized for what happened. and i said it's fine but i cannot finish it anymore so i had it wrapped. he said they'll take care of it. when the bill came, i was surprised to see only the carbonara and lemonade so i inquired why the cake was missing. my server said that it's complimentary because of what happened (and i had the guts to have it wrapped...lol). now that's what you call service. Thank you The Cheesecake Factory - all the more reason for me to go back - and i definitely will.
The place has 2 entrance/exits - 1 in the aquarium side and another in the gold souk side. it is easy to pass thru if one is going from/to the other side. i don't know how they control it but maybe they get to identify who is just passing thru because there is no escort.
In the aquarium side, The Cheesecake factory is between Brunetti
and Candylicious
which has Garrett Popcorn
on my way to the taxi stand, i bought my fave bun
and here's the Red Velvet Cheesecake after travelling for 10 minutes
better to eat there :-)
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