Even before its opening, many locals had already heard of Tuesday Aoyama, a flower brand that appeared in Xi'an in 2015. In 2018, Tuesday Aoyama opened a store that combines bespoke floral arrangements, French desserts and creative drink bars.
Tuesday Aoyama sees itself as a "high-end fashion concept store", but this high-end is only reflected in the location and decoration of the store. Tuesday Aoyama is located in the W FIVE business district of Qujiang Wanzhong International, close to the W Hotel, and the overall design of the store is by the famous Madasiban Architects, Beijing Sanlitun SOHO is the representative work of the firm. Tuesday Aoyama uses black marble and brass as the main design elements, and the wrought-iron grid and glass display case divide the store space, enhancing the privacy of dining. Tuesday Aoyama also pays attention to detail, with charging outlets installed at every seat and restrooms equipped with Aesop hand sanitizer, hand cream and Dyson hand dryer.
The dining environment is important, but for a restaurant, the quality of the products is the decisive factor. When it comes to the food itself, Tuesday Aoyama doesn't do as well as it should. Tuesday Aoyama specializes in plate desserts, which are desserts that are presented on a plate, emphasizing the visual effect of the desserts. There are not many types of plate desserts in the store, but there are five types of desserts. Mardi and Cloud Dancer are two recommended desserts on the plate, the former in chocolate and the latter in vanilla. The dark chocolate in Mardi is made into ice cream and chocolate chunks, but it is in the shape of a football ball, topped with gold leaf, and sprinkled with chocolate crisp on the bottom. The dark chocolate has a concentration of 65% and a rich taste, and the dessert is accompanied by a small cup of coffee sauce to neutralize the sweetness, but it will make you feel tired after eating it for a long time. Cloud Dancer consists of white chocolate mousse and vanilla ice cream, garnished with crepe crunch, blueberries and vanilla pods. The white chocolate mousse is embedded with a blueberry jam filling, which has a delicate taste, moderate sweetness and sourness, and vanilla ice cream is sweeter than ordinary ice cream and has a single taste. Tuesday Aoyama's other desserts are similarly focused on appearance, with a taste that is unpretentious and has the common problem of putting the cart before the horse.
The staff has a good service attitude, can add drinking water to diners in time, and clean up quickly. However, they do not know enough about the products in the store, and often "don't know anything about them", and even don't know much about the taste and raw materials of the cakes in the store, which interferes with the choice of customers. The price of each dessert at Tuesday Aoyama ranges from about 90 yuan to 130 yuan, which is the highest in Xi'an, but the taste cannot be matched equally, and the cost performance is low.
