press

in the press

We've had a fantastic response. Here are just some of the kind things people have said and written about us.

"Let's not be snobby, the English have very good chocolate as well. To buy the best, made right there, visit this shop on 59 Ledbury Road."
Le Monde

"...the chic Ledbury Road boutique dishing out develish organic truffles and swoon-worthy hot chocolate shots. Here chocolates lovers young and old can watch the chocolatiers in action, going wobbly at the knees as molten chocolate dribbles across stark marble tabletops."
Grove Magazine

"Melt...is a mecca for chocolate lovers - the place to come for your after dinner treats and chocolate delights."
ES Magazine Tom Aikens A-Z

"If you want a failsafe gift, pick up a selection of the most delicious chocolates from Melt, the chic, all-white boutique on Ledbury Road...They're beautifully boxed and all chocolates are hand-crafted on the premises..."
The Independent

"...the cool minimalism of Melt, an elegant lab-like boutique in London's Notting Hill that looks more like a branch of Space NK than a bonbonnerie".
Metro Newspaper

"The coolest new shop in Londons Notting Hill is Melt...the chocolate advisor can have anything custom made"
Departures Magazine

Melt Jasmine tea truffles are "so delicate it's like kissing morning dew."
The Times Magazine

"the city's coolest new Chocolatier"
Time Out

"Out West is Melt, a true feast for the senses. Most can't leave without at least two of the double-whipped truffles, but some regulars argue that the spiced orange discs are even better"
Access London

"Melt, in Notting Hill, West London , is all about the premier end of the market, pure cocoa-butter-rich chocolate."
The Times - body & soul

Melt "has a bespoke service to make your chocolate dreams a reality"
Fabric Magazine

"A great chocolate shop that makes everything on site and has an amazing range of chocolates that will set the taste buds racing."
Tom Aikens' A-Z of Food - ES Magazine

"...the cool minimalism of Melt, an elegant lab-like boutique in London's Notting Hill...exquisite bespoke flavours beyond the wildest dreams of a crowd-pleasing Thorntons' praline"
Metro Newspaper

" West London 's very own Willy Wonka."
The Independent

"…the milk chocolate truffles are out of this world. A perfect post-dinner cocoa hit."
The Daily Telegraph, Weekend

"what is it exactly that excites us? The chocolatiers choice of couvetures and flavourings, the bijou presentation, the be-ribboned packaging, the addictive rush of tryptophan and phenylethylamine? Answer: all of the above, and Melt's chocolates 'handmade in Notting Hill' ticks all the boxes. Its a lovely shop - white walls, marble counters, pretty glass shades and neatly arranged stacks and bowls of products."
Time Out