Went to R Chocolate recently and their variety of chocolate offering was delicious and the level of service was delightful.
The ambiance is clean and relaxing.
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Thank heavens he's back and not a moment too soon because here comes Christmas and we needed more high quality chocolate!
“Everything I do I like and believe in” so said William Curley when I chatted to him about his chocolates. The new William Curley shop at 198 Ebury St in London (SW1W 8UN) shop opened in a flourish of cream, white and shades of chocolate wood in the Chelsea area and is a spectacularly wonderful shop. With a delectable array of freshly made chocolates, pastries and of course cookies (biscuits for you Brits), no one can enter and leave empty handed. Well, perhaps empty handed but full tummy-ed as they serve desserts in the shop.
The shop is an experience in and of itself. A wonderful visual feast, it is a bit of a walk from Sloane Square station but everything in life is worth a bit of extra effort. The chocolates though – the chocolates were an absolute treat.
This shop has to be visited, smelled and experienced. You won't leave empty-handed and it is so lush you'll return again and again.
William Curley is a cafe and shop devoted to chocolate, so it's a great place to pick up gifts for the foodie in your life. They also have an excellent selection of ice cream available, with some really interesting flavours. I stuck to peanut butter and dark chocolate, but my sister really enjoyed the white chocolate with miso (tasted slightly savoury, wonderful) and the dark chocolate, olive oil and rosemary - much, much tastier than it sounds. And given the Pimlico location, £3.50 for two generous scoops and lovely service didn't seem half bad.
The most amazing chocolate place on earth, superb cakes, great coffee, go hungry because you'll want to try so much. Knowledgable staff will guide you through what there is - try the tasting options. Bit off the beaten track but worth looking out. If you want to treat a chocoholic this is the place to take them!
Chocolate addiction meets culinary exploration in this husband and wife run shop for grown up cocoa lovers. If it's a special occasion, and you want to impress, a box full of salted caramel or earl grey treats should stand you in good stead or you could go for the more experimental wasabi flavoured chocolates to give the tastebuds a surprise.
Top tip: If you pop in to buy a takeaway coffee they normally give you a free sample of their cocoa lovliness, and sometimes there are even samples of intricately flavoured cake to try while you wait too.
We had the 5 course dessert bar menu. This was simply sublime- the chef clearly loves what he's doing and explained exactly what each dish was. Each one was better than the one before. What a treat! Will be back
Hey. It's a chocolatier in SW1 with serious choc credibility, at least media wise - the Mayan Hot Chocolate was great on a cold grey day, the cakey Fruit Financiers were good, but needed a Financier to pay for them, and the waiter recommended little crunchie choccy treats were fun in a 'Thank God It's Crunchie' kinda way. I'll have to wait for Easter Sunday to report on the Easter Eggs, but doubtless they will be impressive. They certainly look it.
However, the best bit by far was the effortlessly charming chatty service from the lads behind the counter, who made looking at expensive chocolatey craft treats exactly what it should be - fun, and not intimidating. 6* for the service, 4* for the choccies.
I had afternoon tea here on Sunday, despite having to change my booking on the day last minute. Eric was very helpful and change the booking which I really appreciated. When we arrive he was accommodating and his service was excellent. The place is lovely inside and the cakes were nice. I would definitely recommend this place.
Curley is a fine independent family owned Patisserie and some of their most delicious creations have a definite Japanese slant. My particular favourites are the Miso and walnut biscuits and excellent ice creams featuring flavours ranging from Matcha, Sesame to Rosemary and Chocolate.
One of the more haute couverture chocolate places around. They have a strong Japanese influence (lots of very Japanese flavours-- yuzu, miso, sesame, etc.), though not exclusively from that palate. It's pretty elegant and beautifully made.
the cafe is like that as well-- I've only had the icecream, but that was excellent and they do have some interesting flavours-- not as relentless creative as, say, la geletaria, but not as traditional as Scoop.
I love that they use Original Beans chocolate. It makes such a difference to the products.
Would normally give 4* but saw that places that i would give max 3 (Pattisierie Valerie) had almost the same score as WC who is WAY better. Their cookies is the best i have had eveything they do is nice. My largest issue is small selection that does not change very often. Oh and the only better places i have been to are all abroad France, Japan etc
Totally fell in love with some of these chocolates, and they make wonderfully amazing presents for friends and families ... first tried William's chocolates at Richmond years ago, was taken there by a friend. Thank goodness I found them :)
High quality chocolates, no doubt, though only 1 out of 8 pieces that I tried really had that wow factor. I was expecting more to be honest. Also, my pot of Assam tea was not strong enough.
A great little discovery if you happen to be in the Sloan Square area. Definitly spare the time to go and try a few chocloates there. You will find yourself going back for more. A very creative chocolate shop mixing up fun and curious flavors. The staff there are also lovely. Give it a go...
A chocolate cake and sweet shop cafe, that's a nice experience. A good place to go for something sweet.
It's also a nice place to take your mother for afternoon tea. Everyone loves tea and cake!
The desserts are sublime. Americanno is bitter and perfect for the undertones of the chocolates. Does not look like much from the outside but the inside is a little piece of heaven
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