点评:We were staying in Katoomba for a couple of nights and we planned to visit the most talked about chocolate shop in Leura… Josophan’s Fine Chocolates. You simply can’t miss this place because there’s a huge line-up waiting to get their ice-cream fix – a non-stop, super busy place. But the wait is worth your time and gives you plenty of time to decide what you want to buy in the meantime – I changed my mind several times before I was served. Everything on the menu looked and sounded delicious, the hardest bit is making a wise decision of what to buy. At first, I was going to get a two-scoop ice-cream with melted Belgian chocolate. Then I decided to ditch the ice-cream cone and get a brownie with vanilla ice-cream with melted Belgian chocolate. By the time I was in front of the line, I decided to have ‘Salted Caramel Sundae’ (vanilla ice-cream; wafer; whipped cream; milk chocolate; caramel popcorn; caramel sauce; best ice-cream topping in the world) and was so glad that I did. It hit that perfect “sweet spot” but it wasn’t sickening sweet, just perfect – for me, anyways. But let me tell you, it’s the ‘Best Ice-Cream Topping in the World’ that elevated this Sundae at a high standard (which you can buy a jar of them in the gift shop to take home with you or order online). This is the description of the ‘Best Ice-Cream Topping in the World’… combination of contrasting textures and flavours of dark, milk and white chocolate. Includes callets (chocolate drops), chocolate flakes, chocolate vermicelli and crispy wafer balls coated in mile, dark and white chocolate. Doesn’t that sound like “chocolate heaven”? Definitely a sensory experience that tantalise your vision, tastebuds and smell. Highly recommend their Salted Caramel Sundae but if you don’t like caramel, they do have ‘Chocolate Sundaes’. Josophan’s chocolates are freshly made of high-quality ingredients, no preservatives and no artificial flavours. Just when I thought narrowing down which ice-cream treat to buy was hard, when we entered the gift shop, I was lost for words and didn’t know where to start. The array of chocolates on display was out of this world and the smell was delicious. I felt like I was the character Charlie, visiting the Chocolate Factory from that Roald Dahl’s book. I would have loved to buy a mountain of chocolate treats to take home but settled down for a couple of treats – it’s pricey but reasonable, considering all chocolates are handmade with the finest ingredients. To be eaten as a delicacy not as cheap treats. Staff are super friendly, very patient and helpful. Highly recommend this place.
翻译:我们在卡通巴住了几晚,计划去鲁拉最受关注的巧克力店……Josophan’s Fine Chocolates。你绝对不能错过这个地方,因为这里有一大群人等着吃他们的冰淇淋——这是一个永不停歇、超级繁忙的地方。但等待是值得的,而且给你足够的时间来决定在此期间想要买什么——在有人给我服务之前,我改变了好几次主意。菜单上的所有东西看起来和听起来都很美味,最难的部分是明智地决定买什么。起初,我打算买一个两勺冰淇淋和融化的比利时巧克力。然后我决定放弃冰淇淋蛋筒,要一个布朗尼加香草冰淇淋和融化的比利时巧克力。当我排到队伍前面时,我决定点一份‘咸焦糖圣代’(香草冰淇淋;威化饼;生奶油;牛奶巧克力;焦糖爆米花;焦糖酱;世界上最好的冰淇淋配料),我很高兴我点了它。它达到了完美的“甜蜜点”,但又不会甜得让人恶心,对我来说,它就是完美的。但让我告诉你,是‘世界上最好的冰淇淋配料’将这款圣代提升到了一个高标准(你可以在礼品店买一罐带回家,也可以在线订购)。这是对‘世界上最好的冰淇淋配料’的描述……黑巧克力、牛奶巧克力和白巧克力对比鲜明的质地和风味的组合。包括巧克力豆、巧克力薄片、巧克力细丝和酥脆的威化球,表面涂有厚厚的黑巧克力和白巧克力。这听起来不像是“巧克力天堂”吗?绝对是一种刺激视觉、味蕾和嗅觉的感官体验。强烈推荐他们的咸焦糖圣代,但如果你不喜欢焦糖,他们还有“巧克力圣代”。Josophan 的巧克力采用优质原料新鲜制作,不含防腐剂和人工香料。就在我以为很难缩小购买冰淇淋的范围时,当我们进入礼品店时,我不知所措,不知道从哪里开始。陈列的巧克力种类繁多,香味四溢。我觉得自己就像罗尔德·达尔书中的查理,参观巧克力工厂。我本来很想买一大堆巧克力带回家,但最后只买了几块——价格昂贵但合理,因为所有的巧克力都是用最好的原料手工制作的。作为美味佳肴而不是廉价零食来吃。工作人员非常友好、耐心和乐于助人。强烈推荐这个地方。