ZenQ Dessert - Chatswood

It was by chance that my friend knew this place was opened and by luck that it was still open when we found it at 10pm. ZenQ is the newest dessert addition to the chatswood scene! (they are open from 12pm-12am)

Comparable to Meet Fresh in Sydney's Chinatown, it is a dessert place that features traditional taiwanese desserts serving an array of hot and cold desserts (including shaved ice) and drinks. They also serve thick (and i mean thick) cut toast, both savoury and sweet.

ZenQ (which is from the same company as Chatime) made its debut in Australia with this Chatswood shop which opened on 2 September 2011.



The shop is packed on a saturday night, no doubt filled with curious first timers. What i instantly liked was the menu which had a much wider selection than Meet Fresh. Sorry, this post may end up being a ZenQ vs Meet Fresh post!!

You are able to create your own dessert. First choose your base (grass jelly, red bean soup, black glutinous rice soup or pudding) for $4-$5.60 and then you add your favourite toppings ($0.60-$1 per topping):



Must admit, the price is a bit dearer than Meet Fresh, but the flexibility of being able to mix and match different base/toppings may justify the price differential.




Create your own: grass jelly base with pudding, milk and sweet potato $6.20


Signature dessert no. 1 - Grass jelly with ZenQ signature Q balls with pearls $6.20

We were about to order the hot grass jelly but fortunately we were warned that hot grass jelly comes out in a liquid consistency. That was when i remembered the terrible experience i had at Meet Fresh where the dessert looked like hot gooey black jelly. Thanks ZenQ for the heads up! I'm glad they care about their customers satisfaction =)


Create your own: pudding (green tea, chocolate and milk flavours) with taro mash, red bean and caramel sauce $6.40

What is disappointing is the dessert bowl serving size as it is a bit smaller than Meet Fresh's.

I had the create your own dessert with the 3 puddings. I liked the chocolate and green tea puddings as they werent overly sweet, but some may consider it bland. The chocolate pudding is chocolatey when it hits the palate but then the flavour disappears, but i didn't mind as it allows the sweetness from the red bean and taro mash to shine through.

ZenQ Dessert
Shop 223, Chatswood Westfield (entrance via Victoria Ave)
Chatswood Sydney
Tel - 02 9411 6882
http://izenq.com.au/