Blue Mountains Chocolate Company

Located at 176 Lurline Street, Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺 This, sad to say was a big disappointment for me. I came expecting a huge selection of chocolates etc and yes, they did have some delicious handmade chocolates on display, there really wasn’t a lot of different kinds of chocolates to choose from. I think, in its heyday, it was a great place to come but now, it’s been left to decline. The building itself needs a good spruce up, on the veranda, there’s a broken awning that, quite frankly looks terrible. The staff were friendly but they were really more interested in talking to each other, than serving. You can have milkshakes, coffee/tea, ice chocolate/coffee, hot chocolate, hot chocolate served in fondue set (which is what I had for $7.95 - This was delicious 😋) and ice cream. But that’s it. Nothing to eat other than that. It would be ideal for dessert items like cake, waffles etc. There is so much wasted potential here and it’s a crying shame. I don’t think I would recommend. Thumbs down 👎🤷‍♀️

Important note: They close for dining at 5pm but are open for food and coffee for takeaway till 5:30pm + for chocolates (by weight) till 6pm. 10/10 loved the experience here! Highly recommend, walking distance from echo point. The staff is lovely— the girls were so friendly, warm, and helpful. I got a cup (regular) cappuccino which was amazing and the portion was surprisingly good for the price. My partner got a coffee frappe with vanilla ice-cream (requested without whipped cream) which was absolutely wonderful. We also got a vegan & gluten-free mudcake slice (usually served with raspberry coulis & whipped cream but we requested without) to share. The cake was grainy and full of texture, not too dry and not too sticky; we loved it! We also took home a few chocolates since we loved their tasting tray.

Sometimes what the name sounds, doesn't make the place authenticate. With the disaster coffee and tasteless vanilla frappe, you cannot place someone to make barista coffee unless they are trained too, but here the two girls on the counter serving and making coffee had no clue when you give a bad coffee to a coffee lover. Only good thing was thier Ferrero cake slice and ice creams which was a but relief but rest was awful. By the way the chocolate tasting was also not a fun either.

We came across the Blue Mountains Chocolate Company while walking to Echo Point. The place was pretty empty- it was a Monday morning. Despite the shabby exterior, we were pleasantly surprised once we stepped inside. The girl who served us was lovely and took the time to describe different flavours to us. The chocolates are paid for by weight, so you can individually select each piece, which was great. My personal favourites were the dark chocolate Black Forest, which had a whole glace cherry inside, and the dark Banoffee, which had a perfect balance of caramel and banana flavours. A delightful stop and a nice treat after a long walk.

About ten minutes before the usual opening time, we were parked outside the shop. It was windy with rain. Thought, the place will be all ours. We were so wrong. There was a long queue by the door, three minutes before the door sign was flipped to 'open'. This speaks so much how this cafe impress customers by serving the best chocolates, drinks, and pastries! The hot chocolate fondue set served deconstructed is one unique, amazing experience one can have in Australia.