Roast + Conch (Leeds)

Today Amy and I headed to the new Hotel Chocolat cafe/restaurant Roast + Conch which is part of the news (ish) Trinity Leeds shopping centre. Serving delicious drinks in a relaxed setting, this is the perfect place for a relaxing drink on a Sunday afternoon. At £3-4 for a cup of hot chocolate it's quite pricey, but totally worth it as a treat. 

We found a nice corner with nice leather booths and candles - on going to the bar to order our drinks the bar man was very helpful and made lots of suggestions of which drinks and chocolates we should go for. In the end I went for a chilli and rum hot chocolate and Amy went for a salted caramel hot chocolate. There is a great chocolate bar (£1 each) with a range of luxury chocolates available depending on how adventurous you're feeling. They showed me the chocolate making process from the conch through to the tempering, all of which goes on in sight of the bar - a nice added extra and it makes the place smell wonderful. We went for a rosemary and thyme truffle (delicious, if not a little odd!), a white chocolate and jasmine truffle (very sweet and tasty) and a rum truffle. 

All in all worth a visit for the chocolates and the atmosphere- the hot chocolate was nice but I've had better. My favourite part of the whole visit was the spoon of chocolate called a 'dipper' you can add for an extra £1 to your drink. I went for the hazelnut and chilli one - which was really nice but a bit too hot. They also had praline and salted caramel which I will definitely be going back to try!