Kirsten K.
Yelp
I was extremely excited to try Haraz. I had some Adeni chai in Malaysia that blew me away, and I've been waiting to have something similar again. The interior of Haraz is gorgeous, and although the things my friend ordered were good, my order was an extreme letdown. The Adeni chai had a very aggressive raw spice taste--they definitely hadn't been bloomed, and the balance was very off. I like very strong black tea, but this was extremely astringent. I also ordered the rose milk cake, and honestly, the only thing I could taste was non-descript sweetness and the cool whip used in the frosting. The cake itself tasted like nothing, and there didn't seem to be any rose syrup or rose essence at all, just food coloring. I would have been disappointed with this for $2, but for an $8 slice... no thank you.
My friend had the pistachio latte, which was yummy, but very, very sweet (and she'd asked for less sweet when ordering.) She also had the chocolate pistachio mosaic cake, which tasted like a mash-up between a flourless chocolate cake and a fruitcake. We both enjoyed that one, but the rose milk cake went straight into the garbage.
Service was also a bit odd. I asked about a drink on the menu, and the girl said, "We don't have that one yet." I said, "That's ok--I wasn't going to order that one today; I was just curious what's in it?" to which she replied, "But we don't have that one yet." She was fairly unfriendly as well.
I liked the mosaic cake, but I don't think it's worth coming back for at that price point on its own.