Max Brenner

New York, New York, United States

Max Brenner (Union Square, NYC)

Max Brenner (Chocolate by the Bald Man) is a restaurant devoted to chocolate. They have an extensive menu of unique and typical chocolate desserts. One of their specialties is chocolate fondue, which is great for sharing.

Max Brenner has locations all around the world, including two in New York. We visited the restaurant located just south of Union Square.

Dress

Casual - shorts and t-shirt are fine.

Cost

Prices are a bit high for a dessert. We spent around $10 per person.

Reservations

This place is pretty busy in the evenings, especially on the weekend. We managed to get a table without waiting when we were there, but other times I've had to wait about 30 min. I don't think they take reservations. The restaurant also has a chocolate shop that's fun to look around in while you are waiting for a table.

Items Ordered

Warm Trio Chocolate and Toffee Caramel Fondue (Tastings for Two)

Warm Trio Chocolate and Toffee Caramel Fondue

We ordered the fondue with two bowls of dark chocolate - since we're big fans of dark chocolate. The caramel was good too, but the chocolate was really delicious!

There were quite a few pieces for dipping into the fondue, but we still had fondue left over in the end. We could have asked for more fruit, banana bread, or marshmallows, but we were way too full. This tastings for two really could have been shared between three.

The grill for roasting marshmallows is especially great! There's nothing as good as a roasted marshmallow coated in warm chocolate.