Sentence examples similar to a too sweet from inspiring English sources

The only entree that missed the mark was the veal, in a too-sweet marsala sauce.

The bread pudding was bland and covered in a too-sweet raspberry sauce.

Only veal with chanterelles in a too-sweet sherry-cream sauce failed to please.

The tricolor and house salads were impressive-looking, but a too-sweet balsamic vinaigrette undermined them.

The cheesecake was no better than O.K. and the cliché cannoli ($4) was stuffed with a too-sweet filling.

He is not after rigid perfection, and so occasionally you get a too-sweet foie gras terrine, or an otherwise laudable chicken in a confused broth.

The insalada Ragazzi, a chopped salad, was diminished by a too-sweet raspberry vinaigrette, and the grilled chicken on top was stone-cold.

Squab with spinach, pine nuts and raisins was topped, as squab almost always is, with a too-sweet demi-glace, but the spinach itself was incredible.

Chicken Parmesan ($12.99) suffered from a too-sweet tomato sauce, but again, it wasn't greasy and even had some seasoning in the breading.

The glazed pearl onions listed on the menu were not pearl onions at all, but sliced onions with a too-sweet glaze.

The Sardinian-style dog, a house-made wild boar sausage covered with a too-sweet combination of balsamic reduction and caramelized onions, all on a toasted brioche bun, was as dry as dust.