I really wanted to like Finale. I'm a baker myself, really in to presentation, and had been interested in checking out what they do for some time. My boyfriend and I finally got there while we were waiting for a movie at the Coolidge Corner theater, and we were SO dissapointed! We are dessert lovers, unique taste combinations or well-done versions of classics will get us going, but sadly, Finale had neither. He got the Boston Cream Pie, which came out beautifully (although I do agree with the person that said it looked a little too perfect...it doesn't look delicious so much as beautiful). The taste was practically absent, the cake was dry and crumbly, and the custard wasn't boston-creamy. I got the molten lava cake--I never get it because its hard to do BOTH the cake and the lava well, but I trusted Finale because the servers kept telling us ""Thats what we do best"" when we told them we were there for dessert. The cake was also tasteless and a little cardboardy in texture, and the lava was overpoweringly sweet, almost like premade icing that had been melted down. I love the idea of Finale, and I would love for there to be a place like this that lived up to the hype.\r
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As a side note, we got confused with the wines--there was only one price on the wine we ordered and we figured it was for the bottle...turns out it was for the glass. Just the heads up if you don't want to accidentally spend $100 on dessert, ask your server what the prices are for.
Pros: Presentation
Cons: Taste, ambiance
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