Crush Dubai Pistachio Chocolate Bar - 210 g | Elegant Gift | Stuffed with a Unique Blend of Toasted Katafi, Pistachio Cream & Tahini | A New Luxury Twist on the Traditional Knafeh Dessert

This is the closest to real “Dubai” chocolate. These are a very hefty weight, very thick and come in very quirky packaging that come with a gift bag. This specific bar has a great pistachio flavour with a nutty crunch. I do believe the price is a little high, although this is a larger than normal chocolate bar and it does come very well packaged. If you are a chocolate connoisseur, this is not the thing for you as the chocolate is, in my opinion, not the highest of quality however it has come from Saudi Arabia so will have been designed to fit with the temperatures there. This is a very nice thing to have as a treat, if you want to just try “Dubai” chocolate, then I’d try a cheaper alternative.

This is only the 2nd bar of this type of chocolate I've tried and while the first was a bland 2 star disappointment this stuff is not something I would rave about. It's an OK bar of chocolate and with this one at least I can taste the choc and the crunchy pistachio cream has some flavour to it. The decorative effect is good and the packaging is very good with a little bag if you want to give it away as a present. So an effort has been made on the presentation but. After all the hype I was expecting something mouth-wateringly delicious but to my taste it's just not at all outstanding or anything to rave about. It's a very mild flavour with no real strength or richness to it but it's subtle and pleasant enough. Maybe there is something out there that lives up to the furore but I've yet to taste it. For all I know this might be all this type of chocolate has to offer. I recently tried Snickers smooth peanut butter bars, heavenly compared to this and I bought 4 packs which came nowhere near to £28. I think it's probably an overpriced fad but if it was £10 I'd consider getting it again as something different to the norm. It's kind of 3.5 stars really but I've rounded that up rather than down because of the good presentation. Update : I see it's come down to £20 now which is much better but if I was buying it I wouldn't pay more than that.

I have to start by saying I've not tried any other Dubai chocolate. I was a little underwhelmed upon tasting this, although it comes beautifully packaged and looks quality that's where it ends for me. Once unwrapped it didn't look particularly great. The texture was almost kitkat like with a mild flavour of pistachio, however the biggest let down was the chocolate, it tasted cheap and certainly not worthy of its price point. Would I buy again? No, was it awful? No but certainly not at this price.

So, let me just take you through the steps as they happened.Arrives well package in a sturdy box with extra protection inside.The bar outer wrapping is really colourful (see photo) and comes with a matching gift bag both with the words Crush on.The bar itself felt nice and chunky, an above average thickness.Take the outer wrapper off and you are met with a wow golden foil that give the impression of that famous Chocolate factory with the golden ticket.Unwrap the foil and you are met with a really chunky bar drizzled in colours (see photo)I'm a big chocolate fan so at this point my mouth was watering - broke the end section off - surprised that it felt very light to break off - not a tough crack like I was expecting - it broke very softly more like a piece of fruit than a bar of chocolate.I could see the filling (see photo) made of pistachio and tahini - and then I bit into it .....drum roll... oh, is that it - it tasted very average - no burst of any flavour, no crunch - disappointing given the build up.I have eaten tons of chocolate in my lifetime covering the majority of types, consistencies, flavours and this one just tasted average - and then when you consider the price circa £28 , I was left wondering what all the hype was about.I thought maybe I had not experienced it at its best because it arrived on a warm day with no ice/cooling packing so I popped it in the fridge for 24 hours - expecting a wow the next day - but nope - still tasted average - I even went out and bought a different chocolate bar just to check if my taste buds had failed.The taste is 3 stars but the cost drops it a star.Sorry I dont get the hype with this bar - maybe I need to try a different brand.

Exquisite Gift set of Chocolate and comes with a lovely Crush, Gift Bag too.Is very nicely presented and lovely wrapped up, and the chocolate tasted so good, it felt like a luxury bar and really thick slab too.Not being a fan of pistachio, it wasn't too bad either i still enjoyed it.The pistachio comes with the green foiled wrap around it.

I'm sorry to say that this product does not appear to conform to the following UK food labelling and packaging requirements:*If your food or drink product has 2 or more ingredients (including any additives), you must list them all. Ingredients must be listed in order of weight, with the main ingredient first.*You must highlight allergens on the label using a different font, style or background colour. You must also list them in the ingredients.This bar of Crush Dubai chocolate with pistachio gives (barely legible) nutrition facts, but the ingredients are listed as "pistachios, kunafa, butter vegetable, filling pistachio, chocolate, Sesame Tahini", and the allergen statement is also inadequate.Although I like to know what's in anything I eat, and always read ingredients lists, I did try this chocolate, and found it far too sweet, with a cloying, perfume-like flavour. The chocolate covering is very thin and pale - the cocoa percentage must be very low. When I ordered it, the price was a ridiculous £27.99 - it's now £19.99 which is still a joke. It's a long time since I've felt so disappointed - and frankly, cross - about any product.