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Bought GROUPON some months ago, thought it was a good deal: ~$100 for one N.Y. Cheesecake + berry sauce topping of choice. Original price N.Y. Cheesecake = $138 Original price mixed berry & red wine sauce = $38Chocolate pen (for writing message) = ~$15 N.Y. Cheesecake:First observation: this cake is super small. The diameter is about the length of any pocket-sized smart phone (G2, iPhone...). But the cheesecake body itself is so dense - a couple forkfuls of this cake is sufficient to curb any craving for cheesecake. The cheesecake is not very sweet and is quite cheesy in terms of flavour. But if I were to draw a comparison of any element with a solid chunk of cheese, it would be the texture. I put it in the fridge for around 2 hours before serving this time. Last time, I put it in the freezer for an hour (didn't intend to...was at a restaurant) and it became so firm and dense I pondered for a sec whether it was a solid piece of sugared cheese...not cream cheese - too soft.Second observation: packaging. Pretty neat. It comes in this lightweight box tied with a Tiffany-blue ribbon. Nice packaging, unlike the conventional square box. Third observation: there is no base for N.Y. Cheesecakes. Bitter disappointment because the photo on the Groupon website had a digestive biscuit base. Eating cheesecake without the savoury-sweet base is not a good experience. Something was lacking. The other types of cheesecakes had a base - oreo, digestives. Don't understand why they won't make one for this N.Y. Cheesecake. It would be something they could improve on. Fourth: Happy birthday sign available. that comes with candles, of course. Fifth: Mixed berry & red wine sauce was watery but tasty. I could taste the liquor in the sauce. There a LOT of berries in the sauce - it's not just liquid. I guess a sauce is different from a jam hence the watery consistency. The tartness of the sauce cuts the strong cheesiness. I ate berries straight from the jar. There's a mixture of blackberry, raspberry, black currant, blueberry. There's a lot of sauce to go around - never managed to finish the sauce before devouring the cheesecake. Conclusion:You get a coupon for each cake purchased. $20 off subsequent purchases. Not a big fan of this cheesecake. Definitely not my choice pick, but if I want to buy a cake that looks nice, and am going for novelty, I will buy the other flavours. There's 3 other flavours - I will try them in due course.
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这间芝士饼店闻名已久，难得它参加团购优惠，赶快买几张优惠券试吃。纽约芝士蛋糕，配以特制嘅招牌果酱，果然是美味。蛋糕有很重的芝士咸香味，入口很滑，加入酸酸的果酱来中和味道，效果很好。果酱本身应该是用新鲜水果做的，我选了士多啤梨，果酱不甜，而且带点新鲜水果的酸涩味，感觉很「真实」，不会像什么化学配料，吃得健康。然而，我发现店子网上介绍纽约芝士蛋糕，是有饼底的，我们用团购换的，就没有了。正常来说，纽约芝士蛋糕也应该有饼底的吧？希望不是偷工减料。谈谈店员的服务质素。一下子有那么多人买了团购优惠，忙乱一点也是人之常情，但也该跟客人说明一些应留意的事项，例如怎样将蛋糕保鲜，食用日期，果酱应如何配合才令蛋糕更好吃等等。取饼时，店员什么也没有说，只核对我留下的资料和检收优惠券，待数分钟之后便拿出饼来，也没什么，便赶快招呼另外的客人。我忍不住问她是否要放入雪柜里，她才「如梦初醒」般说是，虽然，作为一个有常识的消费者，这个问题也不应成立，但换个角度，作为一个负责任的店员，这些资讯也应该向客人交待吧？希望有关方面会检讨一下。
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