Back at the end of February or early March, Dominique Ansel opened their new "Tree House" restaurant in Covent Garden. I was working in the area and looking forward to a visit and walked past it a few times, but then coronavirus happened. As a result, the doors to the "Tree House" never reopened. Their first branch, located on Elizabeth Street near Victoria, did reopen but will only be trading in London until the end of this month. This is due to coronavirus. I think that some time must pass before restaurants can begin to make money again. Restaurants such as Dominique Ansel were always busy pre-COVID, but they are now struggling. Rent has always been very high, especially in the middle of London, so I am sure many businesses cannot afford to remain open with the decreased footfall. I don't know what will happen in the coming months, but I have hope that the ever-resilient city of London will recover from this.
I always wanted to try the watermelon soft serve. I absolutely love watermelon...I may be slightly obsessed with watermelon. I know this treat has been on the menu for awhile, but I had not visited the restaurant at the correct season before. The treat contains a very picturesque watermelon slice, filled with watermelon sorbet with dark chocolate pieces in the shape of seeds placed onto it. Let me say that it was delicious.
Dominique Ansel are hosting afternoon teas and serving up your favourites, such as the watermelon sorbet, until the end of the month. I also purchased one of their infamous cronuts, which they are credited for developing (a cross between a doughnut and a croissant). Each month is a new flavour, and their final flavour is banana and peanut butter. Banana and peanut butter are not my favourite flavours, but I still enjoyed it.
The room at the back of the restaurant is decorated for the spring.
Do visit if you wish to have a final cronut or watermelon soft serve or any one of their other popular treats. Dominique Ansel is located on Elizabeth Street, and it is between Victoria and Sloane Square stations. Maybe they will return to London one day when visitors return.
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