Really good service and i love their signature drink, Spanish
Melbourne Lifestyle Blog
+5
Let me get one thing straight. I love chocolate. Xocolatl have so many interesting flavours: balsamic strawberry hearts (one of my favourites), vanilla white chocolate, and even gorganzola (which strangely tastes exactly how you would expect) – yes I am working my way through them all.
We love it here! Not only are the chocolates amazing, but the coffee is also superb. My girls also love the babycinos :)
The staff are super friendly. Highly recommend!
My favourite cafe on Maling Road. It is at the quiet end of Maling Rd so the cafe tends to be very quiet. They make the best hot chocolate and even coffees are really nice and good value with large coffee eaten at only $4 and heaps of newspapers to read. I love to come here on Sundays.
One of the best reasons to come to Maling road! Hot chocolate to die for and amazing handmade chocolates to go with it. A local favourite of mine
Big fan of the chilli hot chocolate. And they also serve Five & Dime bagels. Can be a bit crowded and noisy on the weekend. The cakes always look good, although I'm yet to try.
Lovely friendly staff. Very friendly and welcoming vibe. I had a hazelnut hot chocolate and my friend had an orange hot chocolate with a lemon tart. Everything we had was amazing. The best hot chocolate I have had in a very long time. The cafe was very clean and new. Loved the ambiance. I highly recommend them to you. I can't wait to go back. A big thank you to the staff for being attentive, polite and professional.
Love this place. Gorgeous hot chocolate, attentive staff bring out a glass of water to you, a classy vibe. Their fruit toast is also a favorite and well priced.
Nice atmosphere, great service, and best of all, excellent coffee and chocolates. Have been here several times and consistently high standards.
Best hot chocolates! I try to limit myself to only one a week, but some weeks (like when the weather is freezing) it's hard to resist an extra!
Service is always warm and friendly to boot, and staff are always happy for me to use my reusable coffee mug. Happy days!
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+3.5
The place to be for chocolate lovers! Enjoyed the Venezuelan hot chocolate and will go back again to try the other flavours. Had an orange tea cake and the chocolate muffin for my tea here. They were yum!
Cute little cafe that suits the relaxed and old-style setting of Maling Road. Whilst it is small, there were still a few table available on a Sunday afternoon.
We tried the special hot chocolates, Spanish and Hazelnut flavours. The mug they come in is quite large, and has shavings of chocolate on top to get you excited. The drink itself looks like it has been made with melted chocolate shavings (has a speckly appearance), and is delicious! It has a rich chocolate-y flavour without being super-sweet, and certainly fills you up. The one thing to note was that my drink didn't really have a strong hazelnut flavour (but was still a very good normal hot chocolate)
It isn't the cheapest hot chocolate, but it is definitely more interesting and luxurious - worth a try if you want to splurge!
Xocolatl is a perfect place to have morning or afternoon tea with some of their chocolates. They have an enticing hot chocolate menu made with Belgian dark couverture. Because I love to keep my life spicy, my favourite is the Chilli Hot Chocolate which is infused with Mexican chilli.
We're on a quest to find the best hot chocolate in Melbourne. What's your favourite? We drove out to Maling Rd in Canterbury and had: Spanish hot chocolate - Xocolatl's "regular" hot chocolate, couverture spiced with a hint of cinnamon and vanilla. Large serving of deliciously rich hot chocolate and with just the perfect hint of cinnamon.
MoMo And Coco ~ Dessert Correspondents
+4.5
To be amazed at and be immersed in the potential creativity that abounds in the world of chocolate, one need not venture overseas, look no further than Xocolatl.
Faultless chocolatey goodness. This place serves the BEST hot chocolates I have ever had, in flavours such as chilli, mint, orange, Venezuelan and more. The handmade chocolates are delightful as well, a must try if you are in the Maling Rd area. Love coming here for amazing food, drinks and friendly service from all the staff.
Most delicious chocolate you will ever taste, plus super friendly staff.
Highly recommend their hot chocolates to warm yourself up in winter!
Yum. A visit to Xocolatl won't be good for your waist line, but it will slim down your wallet. The chocolate.... ohhh the chocolate is to die for. Definitely the best artisan chocolate around and I have tried them all.
Totally recommend the spanish hot chocolate and the cherry liquor chocolates. They even have really nice pastries!!!
And it's worth waiting for your hot chocolates as you know love have been put into it.
Best hot chocolate and chocolates IN THE WORLD!!! ...damn good coffee and service too, fantastic place!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE it ..... Seriously the BEST coffee around .... friendly lovely young staff .... warm atmosphere ... our new favourite place to pop in ..... and let's not mention the sweet treats .....Oh my!!!!
Great Coffee!. Best coffee in the district by far - and consistently so! Great staff and amazing (if pricey) chocolates as well....
Chocolate Heaven. The food is fantastic, the service thoughtful and always of an excellent standard. The staff are great, they leave you to chat for hours with friends. I am always impressed with the quality of the food and speedy service. The cakes are heavenly- especially the caramel slice cake is great! And the french tea is scrumptious!
Best service and Best Iced Chocolate. What an experience! Coming in from the cold wintery Melbourne weather to warm bubbly service and an array for hot chocolate choices. The staff we were well educated on their products and very helpful. The coffee tasted as good as it smelled &the Salted caramel and Balsamic Strawberries is a treat every Melbournian should enjoy!!
No complaints here!
Hard to go wrong here, great hot chocolates and ice chocolates with proper ganache. Ice coffee are done to a high standard also.
BEST coffee, hot choc, tea, chocs and gelati in the area! Spanish soy hot choc is the best as is the Marco Polo tea. Tea varieties are added regularly. Chocs are soooooooo good - I can't wait for Chrissy or birthday when there's usually a box of their chocs waiting for me :) Staff are excellent - friendly and efficient. Hardest bit is getting a table on the street on a nice sunny day!!
Art you can eat. This was my favourite chocolate shop in Melbourne. It ain't Haigh's (no offence meant to them, they're fine mass-market chokkies.) Xocolatl makes sweets that you want to eat nibble by nibble, contemplating the taste, commenting on the novelty. Things like truffles with basil, or balsamic vinegar, or chile powder. Edgy, innovative candies. They make regular chocs too, but you can get those anywhere. We sampled candies from Cacao, Max Brenner, specialty shops at the various public markets in Melbourne, wineries, all sorts of places. Xocolatl was the most cutting-edge of them all.
6 different flavor of their hot chocolate. Very nice taste and service.
Best idea for gift. Brought 25 pieces gift pack for my friend's birthday. He is going to love it.
Really love the five star quality and range of the chocolates here, as well as the exclusive gourmet flavours. I was surprised that the sparkly chocolate they had was a chilli chocolate but being called Peanut Butter Sizzle, I should have twigged! I'm particularly fond of the Christos (dark hazelnut praline). They have operated under a Fair Trade model since 2011 and they source Fair Trade Certified Belgian Couverture. The chocolates are expensive, but it is worth paying the price to support the Fair Trade supply chain model, local business and employment and of course to treat someone special. Their warm beverages are excellent too. The orange chocolate is divine!
If you are after amazing chocolate this is the place to go! So many wonderful flavors with great names you won’t actually be able to decide what you want... It was also a really good thick fruit toast! I didn’t have the iced chocolates but they looked amazing and will definitely be ordering that next time!
If there can be death by chocoloate, it could very well be here! Amazing range, great coffees & accompaniments...would love to be a regular! Need more of these in our side of town too!
Awesome staff. Love the hot chocolates here. Can't believe they have 6 flavours to choose from!
The best coffeeeee! ...especially their Mocha Latte Orange 🍊 😍 😋 with extra shot. 😋
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