Tel: 01934 876881
  • I just wanted to say thank you to yourself and Jax for a fantastic day yesterday. The children (and the adults)  loved making and tasting the chocolate, and really enjoyed learning about it, and the difference between high and poor quality chocolate! They were also really delighted to go home with the bag of chocolate they had made as well. 

    Winford Primary School, Bristol
  • Many thanks for the chocolate workshop last week. It was fab! The whole experience was excellent - the calm setting, getting to know new people in such an informal way, learning new skills and eating chocolate! A perfect way to spend a Friday morning! I was so proud of my chocolate creations... although I must say most of what I made has now been eaten! My daughter and husband were very impressed with what I made and loved eating the chocolates too. I will definitely recommend the workshop to friends and family in Bristol and further afield who want a special experience for someone else or a treat for themselves!

    Helen Ireland, Sept 2019
  • You were right - we absolutely loved your chocolate workshop today! Thank you so much for an amazing morning, both Lauren and I are delighted with our chocolate creations.  It was a pleasure to meet you and you made us feel so relaxed and welcome.  I hope that your son had a good day at school and he continues with his entrepreneurial success. I will be telling friends and colleagues about your workshops and hope that Lauren will be able to book with a friend for her 18th birthday in December. Will get back to you as soon as possible. Once again thank you for today,

    Carol Rintoul, Sept 2019
  • Just wanted to say a big thank you for making the workshop so enjoyable and interesting the other day!  It was a great experience all round, and a lovely way to spend an afternoon.  

    Fiona Matley, Aug 2019
  • Thank you. Wow. The students were buzzing today and all went home and told their parents how amazing you were. We would love to work with you again - and do even more wonderful things with you if we can? You could really work wonders with some of our students as all of them are not so easy. July 2019

    Rachael Wales, Wellington Academy summer school
  • Just to say thank you for yesterday - both Jake and I really enjoyed it! Definitely will come again, and will recommend the class to all and sundry.  Sharon Summers, July 2019

  • Thank you for a fantastic afternoon on Monday, we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!  You are an amazing host and we all came away feeling really chuffed with the chocolates we made and knowing how to temper chocolate!!  I would love to come back and do some more chocolate work. 

    Fiona, team building group
  • Thank you for a fantastic afternoon on Monday, we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!  You are an amazing host and we all came away feeling really chuffed with the chocolates we made and knowing how to temper chocolate!!  I would love to come back and do some more chocolate work. 

    Fiona, team building group
  • thank you for the fantastic chocolate workshop you ran for us on Friday afternoon. We all thoroughly enjoyed learning about and making and eating delicious high quality chocolates!! Thank you again.    

    Becky Denny, Sept 2018, Twenty20 dental practise WSM
  • Thank you for a wonderful , relaxing and informative session this morning . We all enjoyed immersing ourselves in chocolate making , and your tutoring struck the perfect balance of professional instruction and friendliness .    We hope to find another excuse to return in future , and we will all enjoy the “ output “ for many days to come !   

    Janyce Holmes, July 2018
  • ...on behalf of Anna and myself I would like to thank you and your team for a most enjoyable chocolate tart afternoon on Sunday. We so loved dipping, dabbling, paddling and puddling for a couple of hours and have also sampled much of our delicious handiwork since. I shall certainly recommend you to anyone who wants a real choccy experience!    

    Frances Hardcastle, April 2018
  • Just wanted to say thank you so much for the great chocolate workshops and talk today. The children had an amazing time and couldn't stop talking about it all for the rest of day.   Thank you so much for all your hard work and hope to see you again next year.

    Yatton School, Yr6, April 2018
  • Just to say Thank-you for a lovely time on Sunday. We all really enjoyed the hour and it was a great start to Gemma’s Birthday celebrations which all went well.

    Anne Windsor, April 2018
  • Just wanted to say thank you for yesterday. Me and the girls had a wonderful time! Your kitchen and our surroundings made for a lovely atmosphere, and we had so much fun getting messy with all that yummy chocolate. Being 34 weeks pregnant it was so tricky to find a fun activity we could do for my birthday and yesterday was perfect. Thank you.

    Beth Rapson, March 2018
  • Thank you so much for yesterday. All 8 girls enjoyed themselves enormously , as did Alice and I. Your instruction was clear and so informative about an unknown world to me, even with many years in kitchens around the world.

    Nigel Gifford OBE
  • Spent a wonderful time yesterday with my daughter Cassie at the Chocolate Tart. Lisa is a lovely lady and explains everything so well. Would thoroughly recommend. Came home with some delicious chocolates.

    Delia Carpenter, November 2017
  • Just to say  thank you for my very entertaining and instructive afternoon in the art of 'real' chocolate making. Bob Lewis, Oct 2017

  • I just want to say thank you so much for looking after us all on Saturday! Hardly anybody had heard of you before they arrived and they all loved it. Some are even talking about coming to you again! It worked really well as a 'hen' activity and we all had a lovely pub lunch afterwards, too. We appreciated you ringing them to say we were running a bit late! I brought different groups of friends and family to the workshop with me, including my mum and future mother-in-law, but I felt the workshop was perfect for everyone.

    Becky Crump
  • We all had an absolutely amazing weekend so thank you so much for making your part of it just brilliant, you seriously exceeded any expectations with how much you managed to cram in for us and how much we learnt (and ate!).

    Carly Bryan, February 2017
  • I really enjoyed your chocolate class on Monday. I wanted to thank you for a great morning. It was lovely to meet you properly too. The chocolates have been very well received by the family. I'll be having a go at the recipes with fingers crossed! 

    Emma Smart, February 2017
  • I just wanted to say a massive thank you for Saturday the young people absolutely loved it, as did their parents who got to sample some of their creations.  

    Niccy Hook, February 2017
  • Thanks so much for the chocolate-making party last weekends – the girls loved it, and we have enjoyed eating the things we made. You made it all such fun for them, it really was an ideal 14thbirthday celebration.

    Kate Tilling, January 2017
  • Thank you for an amazing 3 hour session - it was really brilliant and we both thoroughly enjoyed it, not to mention enjoying with our families all the yummy chocolates we came away with. 

    Annette Lord, January 2017
  • Hi Lisa just wanted to say a massive thank you for yesterday. We all had an amazing time, loved every minute. But most of all thank you for making it possible for my mum to do this. Thought you might like the photos to let other 82 year olds know that even with wonky legs and hands it's still possible to be in chocolate heaven 😀😀 wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas. Hope to see you again next year xxxx

    Jennifer Rogman, Dec 2016
  • Just a quick email to thank you for the lovely afternoon we spent making Christmas chocolates with you, we both had a great time. You looked after my elderly mother with such kindness and attention; she was thrilled to become a chocolatier at 81!

    Pip Turner, Dec 2016
  • Thank you so much for yesterday morning's workshop. It was hugely enjoyable for all. Everyone was thrilled with their chocolate and Faith loved having her family and friends there to share the fun.  Hope I get back to do it again some day!! 

    Nicola Everitt
  • Thank you for a lovely party yesterday. The girls all had a fabulous time, and the chocolate is delicious.

    Camille Parke
  • I am writing on behalf of our teachers, students and the Enrichment Team! Thank you for taking our students for a class during enrichment week, we had fantastic feedback from our students and teachers alike. It was great to hear how much they had enjoyed it. If only we had been able to have a taster of the end results!

    local N Somerset Secondary School
  • I am writing on behalf of our teachers, students and the Enrichment Team! Thank you for taking our students for a class during enrichment week, we had fantastic feedback from our students and teachers alike. It was great to hear how much they had enjoyed it. If only we had been able to have a taster of the end results!

    local N Somerset Secondary School
  • Thank you so much Lisa. We had a fabulous morning with you and I am enjoying eating all of my ‘take away’ treats !  

    Jenny Brandon, Chudleigh, Devon
  • Thanks for a great chocolate experience last Saturday. My mum and I had a great time and my wife and twin daughters have really enjoyed the chocs.

    Nolan Hibberd
  • Thank you very much for an excellent session yesterday - Gill and I enjoyed it very much. I am trying to ration my consumption of the chocolates made but the smell of chocolate in my kitchen is almost too much to resist - don't know how you cope with that delicious aroma when you are working.

    Penny Bunker
  • Thank you so very much for the wonderful morning of chocolatey-ness!Susan and I had a great time learning, making and most importantly tasting!You gave us information, sharing your passion for this amazing substance in such a delightful way that we came away with our heads buzzing, feeling that even we could conquer chocolate! Roll on Christmas!

    Margaret Ivory
  • I just wanted to say thank you so much for a wonderful morning this morning. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it and I think it went really well, so thank you very much.

    Elizabeth Fry, Partner, Wards Solicitors
  • Thank you for the lovely afternoon that I soent withj Jenny 'finger licking' and making the beautiful chocolate goodies. It was a real treat.

    Linda Cornish, March 2016
  • I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend your services to other Cardiff schools

    after teaching 170 children, Headmistress of a primary school in Cardiff
  • Thanks for such a great afternoon of chocolate escapism

    Jenny Warner, March 2016
  • We had a lovely relaxing, creative and informative morning at The Chocolate Tart.  As well as showing us simple, but effective, techniques to make and package beautiful and delicious chocolates, Lisa was full of practical tips and able to explain the complex chemistry which will hopefully enable us to make them just as well at home.  Her knowledge and passion for chocolate came across very clearly.  We came away with lots of lovely chocolates which even impressed my grumpy 14 year old son!  Highly recommended.

    Tania Lake, Jan 2016
  • Our office had a really lovely day chocolate making.  The chocolate moulds were particularly fun and the chocolate boxes were very impressive.  I have kept mine for Christmas but I know many of the team were unable to wait that long!! Many thanks to you and your team.  The day was well organised and you really helped with the planning too.

    Alison Cowley, Knorr Bremse
  • Had a fantastic time this morning making Christmas baubles and treats. You made it so much fun and easy to do. Thank you.

    Marina Behan
  • We had a hilarious day yesterday with you and the girls. Absolutely everyone enjoyed themselves making all of the chocolates you had shown us. The results were fantastic, beautifully presented and greatly admired.

    Pip Turner
  • Had a fantastic time this morning making Christmas baubles and treats. You made it so much fun and easy to do. Thank you.

    Marina Behan
  • Thank you very much for a lovely morning, We both thoroughly enjoyed it, will recommend it!!!

    Tess Menhennet and Mum Heather!
  • A rather belated but big thank you for our wonderful shoes and handbag workshop on 14th. We all enjoyed it so much, especially the birthday girl, and we were all delighted with our results. I will not hesitate to recommend your courses to others hope to come to do another myself at some point.

    Dorn Charles
  • Thank you so much for Gaia's fantastic party today. We all had a really great time and I was most impressed with the chocolates that we've all brought home and especially the bars you made for Gaia. We haven't actually eaten any of it this evening as it looks so pretty (and the kids were quite full of chocolate already!)

    Philippa and Gaia Rowe
  • I have been three times for my birthday now and it's the BEST part of my day! It's my all time favourite thing on my birhtday. I can't wait until next year!

    Issy Age 13
  • Just had a very enjoyable 3 hr session at the school. Not only learnt some of the basics of cooking with chocolate but amazingly how to make three types of finished product; twice coated truffles, variously topped florentines and moulded animals with coloured features. A cleverly put together and run course by Lisa who was so helpful and encouraging that everyone in the room joined in with chat from the off. An excellent place to learn if you like chocolate. 

    Ned and Jane Kelly
  • Totally worth the trip all the way from Nelson Bay Australia!!! Thank you to google and Lisa!! it was great to meet you - and you were right to send us to Glastonbury and Stonehenge on our way to The Chocolate Tart.  

    Paula Head and family
  • I had such a great time on Saturday! I will definitely be trying to make some chocolates at home. Was lovely to meet you and the other girls on the course.  

    Jenna Ann Lewis, June 2015
  • Thank you again for a fabulous course yesterday. I can't wait to start making my own chocolates!

    Deborah Russell
  • I just wanted to say a big thank you for leading the chocolate workshop at Brightfest at Over Barn, Gloucester. Everyone who participated had a great time, so thank you so much!

    David Shipley, Brightsource, Project Manager
  • Thank you so much for a delightful afternoon.  I am so pleased with the results and looking forward to making some on my own.

    Myra Brown

Contact us and Corona Virus

The best way to contact us is via our contact form, as we are often unable to answer the telephone while we are hosting our workshops.

CORONA VIRUS INFO

Respecting government advice, The Chocolate Tart is accepting workshop group (bubble) bookings for bubbles of up to twelve people.

This will be two groups of six on two separate tables adhering to government guidance. 

Respecting the 2m social distancing rule it is only possible to host workshops for voucher holders for up to six people at a time. I am taking workshop bookings from Saturday 1st August.

VOUCHER HOLDERS

Anyone with vouchers that have already expired during lockdown can be assured that their vouchers are currently extended until the end of the year.

I will prioritize 'voucher holders' booking with a guest. But of course if you have a specific date in mind please don't hesitate to request it and I will do my best to get you booked in. open classes for voucher holders will be for four to six people. 

Mixing current voucher holders with new customers will enable me to cover the costs of the voucher holders workshops Please be patient and understanding with this difficult situation. I am relying on voucher holders loyalty in spreading the word and bringing guests in order that I can take a salary from these sessions!

FACE MASKS and GENERAL NEW RULES

Before entering the workshop you must use the hand sanitiser.

Temperatures are to be checked before access is permitted to the workshop. Refunds will not be offered to anyone trying to attend a workshop with an abnormal temperature.

I will ask each guest to write their name and contact details in a track and trace document to be kept within the workshop.

ALL customers must wear your own face masks. 

I will provide three pairs of disposable gloves per person, which if used properly is adequate for any workshop. Any extra gloves used will be charged at 50p per pair. 

Please do not bring unnecessary bags, coats or clothing into the workshop. 

There is to be absolutely no consumption of chocolate or drinks within the workshop.

There will be no access to toilets, please make yourself comfortable before you arrive.  

 

You take home everything you make, so please look forward to enjoying your packaged goodies as soon as you leave the workshop! 

I reserve the right to ask anyone not respecting social distancing or government guidance whilst in my workshop to leave. There will be no refunds in this situation.     

ONLINE CHOCOLATES FOR SALE

Since lockdown, I diversified my chocolate school into the production of chocolates to sell online.

During lockdown and presently, this project has fed my family and prevented my business from going bankrupt.

Please respect that in order to put on a workshop I must change my workshop from a production space to a space suitable for you, my customers. After your workshop I cannot offer another workshop or make chocolates for three hours, and then it must be deep cleaned. This impacts greatly on my ability to utilise every possible hour to drive income into my business (like so many other businesses).

Be understanding, patient, and always be kind. This is so difficult for all of us.

AIRBNB

We have airbnb customer accommodation above the workshop for two people. I am aware that these guests cannot enter the workshop whilst I am teaching. However please be aware that guests may have passed through the workshop on the same day as your class. All worksurfaces and equipment will be anti-bacterial treated before you enter the workshop. The airbnb is also an income revenue that my family lost due to lockdown.  If you would like to stay the night before or after your chocolate workshop we would be delighted to welcome you. (double ensuite, private accommodation above the chocolate workshop, shared access).         

You can see what I have on offer in my online shop here www.thechocolatetart.co.uk/shop

I am making fresh chocolates every day (when I do not have a workshop booked in) for collection or local delivery. 
Chocolates can be posted anywhere in the UK. 

£10. £22.50, £32.50 selection boxes plus £3.95 postage to any UK address 

500g slab bars £20.00

ALL SELECTIONS WILL CONTAIN MILK AND NUT PRODUCTS.

Order online www.thechocolatetart.co.uk/shop

DF and VEGAN (POSSIBLY AVAILABLE ON REQUEST)

 

DEPOSITS

If you have currently only paid a deposit for your workshop then this is very positive!! Your balance payment will cover any ingredients and packaging costs and staff, and you are welcome to book preferably with a group of four or five people. Otherwise, I will try to make a group of 'random people' but this is obviously at your risk that your group behaves responsibly and safely. Leaving a class because you do not feel safe does not incur a refund.  I hope that you understand this delicate situation. 

 

Sending so much love to all of you for supporting my little chocolate business 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you to all of my lovely customers who have ordered chocolate gifts during this time of isolation. Your support is genuinely feeding my family. 

Lisa xxx

lisa@thechocolatetart.co.uk

The Chocolate Tart
The Old Malthouse
Kent Road
Congresbury
BS49 5BD

Tel: 01934 876881 

email: info@thechocolatetart.co.uk

        

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