Crepes on the Danube

Am I right by saying that any restaurant named “The Danube” is bound to have great food?

I thought so.

Tonight’s restaurant adventure took me to a basement diner on Kensington Rd. From the outside, the establishment advertises crepes, and lots of them. I was a bit puzzled as to how one could turn a crepe into dinner, but apparently this place knew how.

I think the best part about this place, aside from the Eastern European woman with a great accent, is the fact that it’s like someone’s house. The kitchen is completely open and there is scarcely room for twenty people. Then there is the stove. It’s not some fancy professional range, but rather a simple oven/range you would find at home. Did I mention it was from the seventies?

It’s true what they say…it’s not what you have, but how you use it. Judging by the food, I would say this woman uses it pretty well. Speaking of the food, it was amazing to me that over fifty varieties of crepes were available. Dinner crepes are available, but they seem overshadowed by the much larger dessert crepe menu. I’m just going to skip right to the dessert crepe, but I should say that the dinner crepe was indeed tasty.

Honey, roasted walnuts, and ricotta cheese stuffed the first crepe, while dark mint chocolate, coconut, and whip cream made up the second. The presentation was tremendous and the taste was even better. They had richness you just can’t find when you make crepes at home.

So, if you’re ever in Kensington looking for dessert, this is definitely a place worthy of satisfying your cravings.