Even after a year since its opening, The Dessert Museum still has quite the crowd, especially now that they've changed a couple of rooms in order to entice more customers.
Since I've purchased my tickets online, it was easy enough to get the wristbands to be used inside the venue when claiming your free "desserts" amongst the various rooms.
Though I expected the place to have a form of "system" when it came to ushering people in and out of the different rooms, this was not the case, and some rooms (especially the 1st one) felt a little crowded.
First room: It's Raining Donuts! True to its name, the ceiling is filled with them and arranged in a way that'll leave you bumping your forehead onto one of these not-so-soft pieces of sweetened bread. Not much to do here other than decide whether to slide down into the room or just opt to take the stairs, and do some frame shots amongst the many donut holes scattered about or against the donut-filled wall. oh and you also get your 1st free dessert!
The second room has you "squeezing" through a pair of soft, white mallows before reaching, you guessed it, Marshmallow Capital and its drizzle of mini mallows. Kudos if you thought of bringing an umbrella with you cuz' it'll probably come in handy here props-wise. Other than that, you get to take pictures under the rainbow down the corner (which has pretty dim lighting if you ask me), and you also get your 2nd dessert of... Surprise! A giant, chocolate-dipped marshmallow!
The third room has you picking between 2 doors which still ends in the same room whether you choose to be Naughty (Pink Door) or Nice (Blue Door). This is also probably where I point out that it's best to bring a tripod (unless you've got an extra person with you), since some of the staff you come across the rooms are photographers tasked to get your best shots in order to sell them to you at the end of the tour.
Turns out, the room beyond the doors is called Candy Cane Grove which I gotta say, is a lot more interactive than the previous two rooms. Add in the 3rd free dessert of cotton candy and being around giant teacups, you've probably turned into a bubbling burst of energy! (...or maybe that's just all the sugar in my blood talking...)
After the fun I had amongst the Candy Canes, the fourth room left much to be desired and wasn't exactly as well lit like the pictures I saw on Instagram. Banana Beach, as the room is named, follows the theme of having their ceilings filled with the resident sweet, in this case, bananas.
It's not surprising why most of the people stopped here, especially the kids, since it has a giant "ballpit" filled with, well bananas. Although I was hoping that they put a person in charge of ushering the number of people going in and out of the "beach" so as not to overcrowd the other people who only want to take decent photos of themselves around the room. It's a good thing the desserts here(especially the frozen choco-dipped banana) made up for the disappointment, if only slightly.
Our fifth room proved to have less people and afforded us the easygoing pace that seemed to have been rattled from our walk along the "beach". I don't know what to call this room but it still has the remnants of the giant gummy bears from the previous set of rooms from last year, although now it has a giant "gumball machine" situated in the middle of it all. One thing is clear though, this room is where gummies and gumballs alike live in perfect harmony.
We later left thru the giant gummy bear-shaped exit (with its walls filled with gummy bears) and entered the sixth room called Bewitched Bakery. This room however felt incomplete or maybe there wasn't much to do here other than strike a pose at one of the typewriters as if you were R.L. Stine, or get your fortune by spinning the Fortune Cookie Wheel. All in all, this room wasn't half that bad.
For our seventh room, we passed thru a curtain with its corridors filled with ribbons. Very fancy if you asked me and it also suited the vibrancy the Piñata Room gave off. This was by far the most colorful among all the other rooms and looked more like the pictures on social media compared to the other ones.
We are nearing the end of the tour with our eight and last room themed with Cake Pops! Complete with giant hanging ones where you can pose on top as if it were a wrecking ball! There's also a giant Cereal Bowl in the middle of the room where you can get lost in, quick before the kids get there first!
Now that we've reached the last leg of the tour, we got our final dessert once we surrendered our wristbands and ended up at The Dessert Museum Gift Shop. Here you can pay for some of the pictures taken by the various photographers around the venue (starting at 250Php), or you can just opt to buy a few souvenirs for remembrance. Though you can also sneak in some last minute photos amongst the old decor from last year's rooms.
In the end, I had a fun experience and it's perfect for kids and those who are kids at heart. Though if you're not one for the crowds but still want the overall sweet experience, I'd suggest saving for that 4,999Php exclusive 2-hour tour of the place, otherwise you just have to learn a little patience along the way.
On a side note, I hope The Dessert Museum gets to have a room or two dedicated to Filipino-inpsired desserts. ;)
Since I've purchased my tickets online, it was easy enough to get the wristbands to be used inside the venue when claiming your free "desserts" amongst the various rooms.
Though I expected the place to have a form of "system" when it came to ushering people in and out of the different rooms, this was not the case, and some rooms (especially the 1st one) felt a little crowded.
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| Who was i to judge??? |
First room: It's Raining Donuts! True to its name, the ceiling is filled with them and arranged in a way that'll leave you bumping your forehead onto one of these not-so-soft pieces of sweetened bread. Not much to do here other than decide whether to slide down into the room or just opt to take the stairs, and do some frame shots amongst the many donut holes scattered about or against the donut-filled wall. oh and you also get your 1st free dessert!
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| That's the look of love right there! |
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| 1st Dessert! |
The second room has you "squeezing" through a pair of soft, white mallows before reaching, you guessed it, Marshmallow Capital and its drizzle of mini mallows. Kudos if you thought of bringing an umbrella with you cuz' it'll probably come in handy here props-wise. Other than that, you get to take pictures under the rainbow down the corner (which has pretty dim lighting if you ask me), and you also get your 2nd dessert of... Surprise! A giant, chocolate-dipped marshmallow!
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| Why the raining-sweets theme though??? |
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| Make sure to bring your own props! |
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| 2nd Dessert! |
The third room has you picking between 2 doors which still ends in the same room whether you choose to be Naughty (Pink Door) or Nice (Blue Door). This is also probably where I point out that it's best to bring a tripod (unless you've got an extra person with you), since some of the staff you come across the rooms are photographers tasked to get your best shots in order to sell them to you at the end of the tour.
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| Again with the lighting in this place... |
Turns out, the room beyond the doors is called Candy Cane Grove which I gotta say, is a lot more interactive than the previous two rooms. Add in the 3rd free dessert of cotton candy and being around giant teacups, you've probably turned into a bubbling burst of energy! (...or maybe that's just all the sugar in my blood talking...)
After the fun I had amongst the Candy Canes, the fourth room left much to be desired and wasn't exactly as well lit like the pictures I saw on Instagram. Banana Beach, as the room is named, follows the theme of having their ceilings filled with the resident sweet, in this case, bananas.
It's not surprising why most of the people stopped here, especially the kids, since it has a giant "ballpit" filled with, well bananas. Although I was hoping that they put a person in charge of ushering the number of people going in and out of the "beach" so as not to overcrowd the other people who only want to take decent photos of themselves around the room. It's a good thing the desserts here(especially the frozen choco-dipped banana) made up for the disappointment, if only slightly.
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| 4th & 5th Desserts! Still counting? |
Our fifth room proved to have less people and afforded us the easygoing pace that seemed to have been rattled from our walk along the "beach". I don't know what to call this room but it still has the remnants of the giant gummy bears from the previous set of rooms from last year, although now it has a giant "gumball machine" situated in the middle of it all. One thing is clear though, this room is where gummies and gumballs alike live in perfect harmony.
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| A little light in this area too please... |
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| Trying to see the authenticity of the gummy... |
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| How quaint... #LookAtTheBiggerPicture |
We later left thru the giant gummy bear-shaped exit (with its walls filled with gummy bears) and entered the sixth room called Bewitched Bakery. This room however felt incomplete or maybe there wasn't much to do here other than strike a pose at one of the typewriters as if you were R.L. Stine, or get your fortune by spinning the Fortune Cookie Wheel. All in all, this room wasn't half that bad.
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| Having a GIANT slice of cake! |
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| Step right up for your fortune! |
For our seventh room, we passed thru a curtain with its corridors filled with ribbons. Very fancy if you asked me and it also suited the vibrancy the Piñata Room gave off. This was by far the most colorful among all the other rooms and looked more like the pictures on social media compared to the other ones.
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| Trying to avoid those "paper cuts" |
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| You may want to bring some of the paper from the previous room... |
We are nearing the end of the tour with our eight and last room themed with Cake Pops! Complete with giant hanging ones where you can pose on top as if it were a wrecking ball! There's also a giant Cereal Bowl in the middle of the room where you can get lost in, quick before the kids get there first!
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| Shooting some hoops while waiting for my turn at the cereal bowl... |
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| It's finally my turn! |
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| Cozying in... |
Now that we've reached the last leg of the tour, we got our final dessert once we surrendered our wristbands and ended up at The Dessert Museum Gift Shop. Here you can pay for some of the pictures taken by the various photographers around the venue (starting at 250Php), or you can just opt to buy a few souvenirs for remembrance. Though you can also sneak in some last minute photos amongst the old decor from last year's rooms.
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| Final and 6th Dessert! |
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| Part of the old Cotton Candy Room |
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| Part of the old Ice Cream Room |
In the end, I had a fun experience and it's perfect for kids and those who are kids at heart. Though if you're not one for the crowds but still want the overall sweet experience, I'd suggest saving for that 4,999Php exclusive 2-hour tour of the place, otherwise you just have to learn a little patience along the way.
On a side note, I hope The Dessert Museum gets to have a room or two dedicated to Filipino-inpsired desserts. ;)
