Kookie Jar — Restaurant in Kolkata

In the 80s & 90s, this was the best pastry & cake shop in Kolkata (okay I maybe a little biased since I grew up devouring whatever I could grab inside my Kookie Jar!). Later when I traveled to other metros & didn't find such creative taste quality anywhere, I knew this place is special.

However, now many similar confectioners have sprouted up (near & far) & with better price / value offerings. Hence I've had to take off one star. The service comparison doesn't help this either but of course, for such shops service doesn't matter as much.

Although they've maintained the same iconic taste through decades, some of their business strategies haven't really worked & may have dented their brand value (also, the higher tax levied on their bill confuses me).

Despite all this, I'm a hardcore fan & would highly recommend it! :) My all time favourites here are as follows...

Pastries & Cake: 1. Macaroon Tart; 2. Choco Boat; 3. Choco Pyramid; 4. Praline Pastry; 5. Choco Mousse; 6. Black Forest. (actually umpteen other items)

Savouries: 1. Sandwiches & roll buns; 2. Shawarma; 3. Patties; 4. Pizza slices There are many others which you need to try out one by one.

If you haven't been inside the Kookie Jar, you haven't lived to...

I usually avoid giving negative feedback until and unless something is horrribly disappointing. Recently, I tried the Alphonso Mango Sundaze and Lemon Mimosa Mini Cakes from the renowned Kookie Jar, expecting a premium experience given their reputation as one of the city's finest patisseries.

Visually, both desserts were stunning. The Mango Sundaze featured fresh Alphonso mangoes. However, the tart itself was underwhelming: it consisted of basic whipped cream with no trace of cream cheese, which was quite surprising for a dessert of this caliber.

As for the Lemon Mimosa Mini Cake, while the lemon curd had a good texture and flavor, the cake base was disappointing. It resembled a mass-produced, low-quality sponge Bapuji cake -- something you'd expect from a budget bakery, not a premium one.

Is this really what customers are paying for and expecting from such a reputed...

Bought two chocolate pastries last Sunday from rawdon street branch . Immediately when we had it we felt it was very dry . We called the store requesting them to have one and check .they took our no and said would call back but that never happened. We called back and were told that they would not check it as it has temperature conditions and once taken out of fridge should be left at room temp for half n hour to become moist and so on . We asked why then we were not told or no instructions were on box . This was do absurd as we have been eating these pastries since childhood and now someone tells us each pastry has to be eaten after a certain time and in so and do condition to get it's right taste . We just wanted to convey to our favourite brand that please check we don't want you to go down and serve the same perhaps to other clients but it was all to a deaf...