Avoid Ordering This Red Robin Dessert Or You'll Be In For Disappointment - Tasting Table

""Just trust us!" Red Robin states in a description of its Shortbread Chocolate Soufflé Cake on its official website, proceeding to claim the dish features "a rich and buttery shortbread cookie topped with a chocolate soufflé cake, hot fudge, whipped cream, [and] topped with powdered sugar." Sounds pretty darn tasty, but sadly, what arrived at our table was flavorless and disappointing."

"In addition to the chocolate being hard to detect, the texture of the shortbread was not reminiscent of the high-quality shortbread we would have expected. Instead, its texture was nearly identical to the soufflé cake it was topped with. As our reviewer noted, the ice cream was the dish's only saving grace. Otherwise, it was a real disappointment."

"As dessert lovers well know, shortbread is sweet with a crumbly, tender texture, while soufflé is rich with a much lighter and airy texture, along with a moist center. It's a duo that should, in theory, be quite the treat for your palate. Unfortunately, users across social media have found that the presentation often isn't as expected."

Red Robin's Shortbread Chocolate Soufflé Cake is ranked near the bottom of the chain's dessert offerings, placing second-to-last behind the Cinnamon Sugar Doh! Rings and appearing on a list of chain desserts to avoid. The menu description promises a rich buttery shortbread topped with chocolate soufflé, hot fudge, whipped cream, and powdered sugar. The served dish lacked detectable chocolate and presented a shortbread texture indistinguishable from the soufflé, making it disappointing. The ice cream provided the only notable element. Occasional positive reviews exist, but many social media users report inconsistent presentation and underwhelming execution.

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