Harrods Chocolate Bar

fastrunner

Oh Chocolate 13th March 2009

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Had to wait a few moments for seating X 4. Thursday around 3.30. but worth it, given the fact that we had eaten a good lunch. we only had 1 milk shake, 2 ice creams, and 3 cookies, between the 4 of us, never have we had a milk shake like that.oh boy,the ice cream was good, and the cookies, well, we packed one into my handbag , as we could not eat any more.
dont miss out.............

sue

My beloved chocolate 22nd February 2009

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After reading nell4tune's review about Harrods Chocolate Bar I knew next time I ventured into the iconic store I would probably find my way there. And yes, it happened just as I imagined!

Arriving around 2.30pm we found no queue and were quickly seated. I had a bit of trouble with the menu - I mean, how do you choose between a Chocolate Dome, a Double Chocolate Tart, and a Chocolate Miserable…. Not to mention Chocolate Mud Cake and decadent looking Chocolate brownies. Sigh.

It was all too hard for Alex, who opted for a Chocolate Milkshake (which was a very serious milkshake!), and I eventually chose the Double Chocolate Tart which was served with cream and a scoop of ice cream - I chose hazelnut. Errr. Yep. Very good, very chocolately.

bellaphon at 22/02/09

Thanks for the tip.

mazphd at 23/02/09

oh sweet, very sweet review. it may be breakfast, but i'm hungry again :-P

Wheely at 02/03/09

Thank you Sue, that's my wife's birthday prezzy sorted !

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nell4tune

Willy Wonka's birthplace?!!! 11th October 2008

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It was my birthday and my family opened their cheque books and risked it by asking me where I wanted to spend my birthday. BIG BIG MISTAKE!! Never mind how old I am, I wanted to indulge in blissful sin...this is my chance. Alarm bells started getting louder and louder till it deafened their ears when I locked myself in our little study and started chomping away at the keyboard googling for Chocolate restaurants... And hey presto! this place came up. Oh oh Harrods - hmmm that might be expensive. Just mention Harrods and every wallet in this planet will start to tremble nervously as if wanting to flee from pockets. My answer to that is research, research and research - prepares you for anything... Catch my drift? It paid off, I even got a copy of the menu and emerged out of the study with a big grin on my face like a kid in a candy store! Well at least I will be a big kid but in a Chocolate... Ha ha ha! can you hear the thunder crackling above... Anyway we got to Harrods - found the cafe pretty easily. On a weekend Harrods is pretty packed and yes you guessed it - there was a long queue just to get into this cafe. By hook or by crook I am going in there to have my chocolate indulgence. No actually I NEED to get in there no matter how many bodies I have to trod on...!!! 30 minutes later we're at the head of the queue!!! Yippee!!! By now you may probably have sussed that this cafe is really not that big. To get a table you have to wait for people to leave. So there I was at the top of the queue peering hard at people happily eating away at their melted chocolate wishing them to go away as quickly as possible. I began to grow horns. My heart tells me "why are these greedy ba...s taking so long to eat for goodness sake", but my head tells me "patience Nadia patience...your time is coming soon - you will get your fix". Oh my god what is happening to me? I must be going mad!!! A waiter comes up and escorts us to a table - YIPPEEEEHHH!!!we made it! I'm thinking - there is fondue set in my name - A Fantastic Chocolate Desire - A chocolate Miserable - A Chocolate Milkshake - A Chocolate Bar Colibri - aaarrrgggghhh!!! everthing there has my name on it. My kids had to calm me down - what is wrong with me??!! Would you believe it even my kids! I am a chocoholic!! I need help. The fondue arrived and dipping my fingers into it and licking the melted chocolate off was absolutely am mammia - heaven - hmmm. It was warm and oozing. My first sip of the Chocolate milkshake was just... ooooh la la! Need I say anymore?! Frankly I nearly got carried away by wanting to order the white, the dark and the milk chocolate fondue but as everyone else like milk chocolate that was the unanimous decision. The fresh strawberries and champagne needed to be tried so moi tried it... It is a glass of tasty Harrods champagne with melted chocolate dip where you can dip your strawberries into. I guess that is how posh people do it - a bit pretentious to me as it felt like a contradiction of tastes - the chocolate and champagne. Maybe it is me - I am not big on champagne. Give me a Guinness, melted dark chocolate and a Cohiba cigar and I am yours!!! Anyway I had my fix and washed everything down with an expresso and a capuccino with sprinkled chocolate. What a good way to put a finale to my fix. Strangely enough though the cafe has an open concept to it, we could not hear or feel the shopping hustle & bustle around us. Okay so I was in another planet indulging & working my way through the menu but the cafe seems to be placed in one corner and the acoustics seemed to have worked to keep the noise level down. Clever. Remember it is a very popular place and you cannot make reservations. It is on a first come first serve basis so be patient with the wait. Our party consisted of 6 people and the bill was very affordable. By the way the menu do cater for a light lunch and it is not all for chocoholics like me. So if you just want a sandwich and/or salad you will not be disappointed. I would advise you to leave your car at home - tube it! Do not be frightened of the HARRODS name - go to their website and access the menu and you will see what I mean about the price. Please for goodness sake you really do not need to dress up in your best 'whistle & flute' to get there. It is a pretty relaxed atmosphere. It is one of the best & memorable birthdays I have ever had.

sue at 13/10/08

Sounds like quite an indulgence! Must add to the to-do list : )

nell4tune at 13/10/08

I must add though it you go on a weekend - you need to be extra patient - the wait can be longer. This is not just a pun it is fun. Enjoy.

Niamheen at 20/10/08

OH! Is this the Max Brenner's from Australia?? SWOON.

nell4tune at 20/10/08

I don't really know - sorry. Actually it was never known as Max Brenner Chocolate Bar. It is not advertised as such. I have inserted this as Chocolate Bar only but this website seems to have automatically put Max Brenner on it. If you go into the website you will see the name Max Brenner is not on it. Sorry if this has disappointed you but frankly it is a worth a visit even without the Max Brenner name on it.
Hope this helps.

Niamheen at 29/10/08

Turns out it was but they just changed the name. I'm happy! :-)

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