York Cocoa House

Was looking forward to going but unfortunately didn’t live upto our expectations. Coffee like warm and worst of all the server brought a coffee bean chocolate that he’d missed off putting on my saucer in his bear hand and as the chocolate wasn’t in any wrapper he even left a finger print on the chocolate

This was a hidden gem to learn about how chocolate is made. No, there isn’t a “tour” of a factory per se; however, you learn about the intricacies of ethical, proper chocolate making from forest to bar. The guide talks through the process and shows the equipment (sometimes running if they’re making chocolate), divulging into what makes good quality chocolate I’m talking high quality dark chocolate where you can actually taste the different notes. You also get to sample all of the different chocolates and allow your taste buds to explore notes in chocolate, something that is often artificially added in high quantities to make us feel them. You won’t see name brand bars being made here; however, if you are truly interested in chocolate work, it’s worth visiting.

It was okay and reasonably informative. To be honest it was the sort of talk that you would expect to be free when you visit somewhere. You get 10% discount on purchases after the tour. There’s not a lot to see.

Booked in to complete a chocolate workshop as part of a hen party, paid £25 per person, and it was terrible. I would not recommended this place. The workshop was really rushed, taking around a maximum of 20 minutes, heated chocolate with hair dryers and put them in old Chinese take away tubs to set with some toppings such as marshmallows or smarties. We collected it and was given the wrong chocolate so we couldn’t even eat our own chocolate and as we didn’t know the hygiene of the groups chocolate we got, it all got chucked in the bin. Terrible service and not worth the money.

Fabulous day with the children making lollipops. Well thought out and easy for the children to follow. Staff friendly and helpful. Delicious coffee for the adults as well. Everyone happy . Thank you