Chocolate Pink Pastry Cafe

11/06/10

Reminds me of my childhood years waiting on a dessert

by uroutnow

As soon as you enter the room the décor is bright and colorful. There are plenty of seats to sit down and enjoy your dessert. The smells of the freshly baked sweet treats fill the atmosphere. While looking at the display cabinets you are amused with the Oreo Cookies and Cream cupcakes, and then you want to try the dessert of the south Red Velvet Cupcakes, but of course the Chocolate Cupcake with pink icing completely satisfies all of your sweet tooth hunger for cupcakes.

I have been very lucky. I usually find a parking spot directly in front of the store. You can take several of your friends with you or just go inside bring something to read and enjoy your cupcakes alone. I know I eat too much because I need three cupcakes in one setting. But if you just want to savor one at a time please do so. I guarantee you will agree with me three is just enough.

I do not know how much calories is in one cupcake? No one could give me an answer. I didn’t gain any weight for eating every single day for two weeks straight in a row. Oh I forgot this place is not open on Monday’s. I had to learn the hard way!!!!

11/25/09

Maybe it's not their fault...but...

by jmshahan

In Chocolate Pink's defense, I've only experienced their desserts through Zifty. The first time, I opted for a red velvet cupcake and it was terrible. The frosting was waxy and flavorless, and the cake itself was dry and crumbly. The second time, I tried the cheesecake with raspberry sauce. The sauce had a funky sour smell to it and the cheesecake was bland, while the crust had a definite lard/rancid oil flavor. Finally, the third and last time, I tried their brownies. Very odd texture, too sweet but not fudgy and not quite cakelike. I'm kind of grossed out by the brownies and I'm a chocoholic!

There's gotta be better places for dessert in Atlanta, and I imagine if you're headed to the actual cafe you're going for the overall experience. I'm sure the cafe has a great mix and a great atmosphere, but the food has been terrible. And if they're selling Zifty the old, stale, crusty garbage, then that's a great way to garner negative reviews.

• Pros: Deliverable
• Cons: Waste of calories.

05/04/09

Cute Venue. Private Event Service Disappointing.

by ssilvy

I recently hosted a bridal shower event at Chocolate Pink. After reading the many reviews on how cute the place was for this type of event, I made an appointment to view and was sold on the spot. The space really sold itself...it is located on the second floor of the pastry shop which are both really cute, quaint and nicely decorated. At the initial meeting with the event coordinator and discussing the availability and fees, she said she'd be in touch within a week of my event. I reached out to her a few times before the event to square away the bill in advance and each time there was no prompt response. I left a message for her a week before the event as I was interested in placing an order for decorative sweet treats and heard nothing. Finally three days prior to the event, I receive a message that I met the deadline to order sweets from Chocolate Pink for my event. I returned the call within 10 minutes and left her a message... Never heard back from her. Our cupcakes came from another local sweet shop due to her unavailability. When I arrived on the day of, our event coordinator was eager to advise me of the outside catering fee due and of course, that she was there to help with any of my needs. My guests enjoyed the event and adored the location. I was a little disappointed with the role that the event coordinator played in my event. It seemed the only thing she coordinated was the payment for the space which again sold itself. The experience with Chocolate Pink was not very personalized. I would rent the space again because it serves the purpose and comfortably accomodates an intimate gathering and is in a central location...I would just do it with the expectation that space is all I'm paying for.

• Pros: Trendy, Central Location
• Cons: Bad Customer Service

06/23/08

Great coffee, beautiful desserts

by gilthoniel

I think they selected a great location. The service was also very good and the servers were helpful in selecting a cake. Honestly, it was some of the best coffee I've had in a long time. Overall the experience was expensive ($20 for two pastries, a cup of tea, and a cup of coffee) but I will definitely go back. The atmosphere reminds me of a French Cafe...at least while I was sitting outside.

• Pros: Coffee/tea, pastries, location
• Cons: Price

06/11/08

Midtown Oasis

by shenzi

I love Chocolate Pink!!! It's an easy walk from many midtown restaurants so it's great place to go relax with girlfriends after lunch at F2O or dinner at Nikimotos. The cafe is cute and cozy with an overall international feel with everything from music to the desserts to the clientele. The decor is retro and modern all at once and the chocolate and pink colors are even mirrored in the cute coffee cups. During the day it's a peaceful midtown oasis that's great for reading or studying and at night it's the opposite with a good crowd after dinner making it nice that they have Open Table to reserve your seat. Oh and did I mention the desserts? Sign up for the email list for a free dessert on your birthday and announcements of new desserts each month. I especially love the caramel apple cupcake and the brand new strawberry rhubarb tart, but go and try anything, I've never been disappointed!

• Pros: Ambience, Great Service
• Cons: Limited Parking in Deck, but it's Midtown