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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

Chocolate Making Workshops

Chocolate making workshops for 10 - 110 year olds to learn how to make your own professional chocolates in Bristol. Heaven for any chocoholic! Make a happy memory. Improves mental health.

Address: The Old Malthouse, 43, Kent Road, Congresbury, Bristol BS49 5BD Parking is residential and free. The workshop is situated behind my house. The Old Malthouse is "custard yellow" and sits on the corner of Kent Road and Southlands Way. Please respect our neighbours when parking. Please do not obstruct neighbours drives or park in front of windows blocking light. Thank you in advance.

Arriving by bus: Take the X1 from Bristol bus station or outside the Hippodrome Theatre. Alight at the end of Kent Road by The Congresbury Arms Take a two minute walk to us.

Arriving by train: Yatton is our nearest train station. A 15 minute journey from Bristol Templemeads. There are limited trains stopping at Yatton from London Paddington/Taunton/Exeter. We are a 30/35 minute easy walk from Yatton train station passing cafes and Cabury Hilton Hotel and Cadbury Garden Centre along the way.

Taxis: CPM Miles, seats six 07767 892068 or Howard. Aldwick Estate mini bus, seats 8 07954 168186

Accessibility and Disabilities: We welcome anyone in wheelchairs or with disabilities during quieter classes Monday - Friday. There is just one step into the workshop. The workshop and bathroom is on one level. If you are attending a weekend class please discuss your additional needs in order to make sure that you are booked onto a quiet workshop so that you to get maximum enjoyment with minimum fuss.

During the week we can offer private small workshops for practically any disability. Whether it is blindness, Parkinson's, dementia, autism to list but a handful of disabilities - we will do our utmost to make your workshop dreams a reality. We want our workshops and the joy they bring to be accessed by anyone with a disability (aged 10 plus or appropriate age for the disability). We aim to support good mental health for not only the person with a disability but their carer too. Consider your time here an escape from reality.

Our escape from reality experience is a way of making a special memory and if we can help you to achieve this, then we will have done a good job!

Advance site visits to familiarise anxious customers is no problem, please book a mutually convenient time to visit.