Franco (IOI City Mall)

Soft and fluffy toast. Perfect for a light treat.

Ahh Franco. Japanese- French Fine Casual Dining. Or rather as they say "Fine Dining, Cost Friendly). This retails for RM 16.80 pre-10% service charge. No GST.

Vanilla soufflé. Granted I suck at baking. I really do. I can mess up even the easiest no-bake recipes. That's how bad I am at dessert making. And a vanilla soufflé to me is something of master status (yes laugh at me all you want). The vanilla soufflé itself was crispy on top, and soft, smooth, on the inside tho I might argue it's a little. Just a little. Very little. Watery. But I'm no soufflé expert so don't hold that against me. It's... like egg tart custard but add more water, mash it up and more sugar. That's what it tastes like.

Foodgrammers act fast cause this sinks faster than you can say "Bon Appétit".

Franco was something I was telling myself to try for WEEKS. And all started the moment I saw this picture of their Molleaux Au Chocolate which is basically.... chocolate lava cake. Hah.

For RM 12.80, the Molleaux Au Chocolate comes with a side serving of soft serve ice cream "gelato" and a chocolate lava cake that is the size of a DSLR 35 mm lens. Pricey? Perhaps. But hey you're in IOI City Mall. That and they dub their food "fine dining" so you gotta shell out a bit ya know.

So how was the chocolate lava cake? Well of you're talking lava from a dead volcano, this is perfect. From my picture you can see the "lava" is as good as the amount of water you get from the pipes during a water cut. Which can only mean it has been overcooked.

Nonetheless tastewise the chocolate cake, custard filling and ice cream go well together. If you come during 3-6 p.m. you get a complimentary drink of choice from a list and it makes it a little more worth it. But will I come back? Nope. If I wanted to see a dead or sleeping volcano I would have went to Japan or some other nicr fancy country.

Absolutely tummy but beware, it could be too much for one to indulge so it is best shared among friends!