Don't miss the chocolate marquis, a big slab of decadence with a trufflelike texture, set in the middle of a sea of green pistachio sauce.

Desserts are stunning, especially the trio of chocolate mousses in a cylinder of bittersweet chocolate with pistachio sauce.

The best desserts were the satiny creme brulee and a slab of dense chocolate terrine set over a pool of pistachio sauce.

For dessert, a lovely ricotta cheese tart with pistachio sauce and pralines scores highest on my sweets meter.

For dessert, there is chocolate marquise with pistachio sauce.

Steak fanciers will enjoy the filet mignon in pistachio sauce, though the advertised black truffles are all but imaginary.

Of our four first courses I particularly liked the tuna tartar with salmon roe and pistachio sauce.

Garnering the most applause were a light ricotta cheesecake set over a pistachio sauce, a thin-crusted apple tart and a warm banana-and-date strudel.

So I have some dessert: a chocolate torte with pistachio sauce and white chocolate ice cream, or a fine panna cotta that trembles when touched.

Dreamy dollops of chocolate mousse in pistachio sauce brought the adventure to an end.