Great place with yummy chocolate, plus the owner is so sweet. One thing to note is that they are no…read morelonger at this location. Go see her at the ice cream and chocolate place in Ashburn. 20693 Ashburn Rd, Ashburn, VA 20147. She will go out of her way to take care of you.

From the owner: Bean to Bar chocolate. With our direct trade partner in Ecuador, we are making the world a sweeter…read moreplace through ethical and sustainable practices. Our chocolate is pure cacao and only the finest ingredients - You can pronounce everything on our labels. We use our fine chocolate to make delectable chocolate treats.

I enjoyed my hot chocolate. I got the caramel hot chocolate. It had a very light caramel flavor, it…read morewasn't too thick which was perfect, and tasted like great quality. I will say, it's not my absolute favorite sipping chocolate spot in the DMV but it was solid. Plus, the pricing was reasonable. Keep in mind, the size of the cup was tiny. That seems to be standard with most sipping chocolate spots. This place is spacious and perfect for large groups! I also really love that they have so many Christ focused attributes. There were prayer journals on the table that you could write in or take a minute and pray for those that put prayer requests in the journal. Overall, I'd come back!

Amazing! If you love chocolate as much as I do, visit the Chocolate Palette. You won't be…read moredisappointed! Be back soon!

Follow the cute balloon-festooned signs and you will find your way to the…read morepretty pink palace of pastries and peace.  All this to say that Mocatinas is a very cute place to enjoy a relaxing pot of tea and some delightful little bites.  You can't help but be cheered by all the pastel colors, flowers and inspirational messages that don each riser of the staircase as you enter inside.  Then there is the very happy sight of the brightly lit display case full of very colorful and very yummy looking macarons and pastries.  Not to mention the ice creams,  The afternoon we went we ordered tea and a small selection of a scone, a cucumber sandwich and three of the macarons  (it was very hard to choose!)  Everything was fresh and flavorful.  If you want to enjoy the warm weather, there is also outside seating to the side of the café but I would miss all the joyful pink inside.  It was such a cheerful and delicious respite.  Can't wait to be in the neighborhood and go again.

After visiting Mocatinas for dessert, my friends and I knew we had to try this place for our yearly…read morehigh tea/afternoon tea. This place is just stunning...the dining area, stairs with positive messages, the ordering/"shopping", even the bathroom! The service is just exceptional, above and beyond. It was a seameless process to make the reservation online and edit as needed. There were automatic emails and texts for the reservation confirmation and reminder. Each afternoon tea includes 2 pots of tea, 1 macaron/person, and additional bites (savory & sweet). Luckily, there were 2 of us, so we each ordered our own teas. I'm not sure how flexible they are if requesting additional tea pots for larger parties (max 8 people). The weekdays tea is $35/person, weekends $40/person (needs a reservation). There is an 18% gratuity to all the final bill regardless of the number of people in the party. I would highly recommend the Thai tea...I don't add any sugar or cream to my tea and it was still so tasty. I ordered the coconut macaron, which is the newest addition the the macaron family. Parking: there is parallel parking available in front of and around the establishment. There is also a parking garage roughly 1 block (walking distance), which is free on the weekends. If planning a visit on the weekdays, be sure to read the parking signs carefully. I would definitely return to try other items on their menu.

Disclaimer: This review is purely based off of my interactions when trying to book for a birthday…read moreparty. I am also leaving this review so that others do not have my experience and are not mislead. I was looking around at different options for my daughter's joint 8th and 9th birthday party. Last year we had their party at mocatinas and it was so impressive. I was trying to find something that would be equally as good. I found the Conche chocolate and cake studio and was interested in their party package. I contacted them and even on their Yelp page they advertise pictures of the parties in a private studio. We thought that was really awesome and wanted to do their cake pop making party. At no point during my discussion with their employee did they disclose that this party would not be at their private studio. There were so many chances they had to let me know during our conversations. I finally was given a contract by them and quoted over $800 for the party. We were happy to pay that but during that conversation I realized that it was casually mentioned it would be held in a restaurant. I paused right there and carefully re read everything. I made sure to ask questions and confirmed that not only would the party not be held in their private studio that the owner advertised on this very Yelp page, it would be held at a completely different restaurant. Not even the conche restaurant and no private at all. I think it's incredibly sneaky to charge someone $800 and not give a full disclaimer that this would not be held at the advertised location. Also in my personal opinion it's greedy. I told their employee I cannot justify paying that amount for a children's birthday party held in the corner of a restaurant open to the public. When initially it was advertised as private and even showed pictures. I called them out and said you do know that you have a private studio advertised right? They tried to come up with an alternative solution to put the kids in a "cramped room". While still charging $800 lol. No thank you. We have booked somewhere else. This sort of situation turns me off from even eating at their other restaurant. It's a complete lack of general care. I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else and I really hope people read this review so they are aware that children's birthday parties are held at a random corner of a rest and not the advertised private space on this page.

Not only do they sell some of the most unique and delicious chocolates and cakes I've ever tasted -…read morethey also offer a wide variety of classes so you can learn how to make them yourself. There are mommy and me chocolate sculpture classes for the little ones to more complex classes for adults. You can also order custom cakes and chocolates here, host a team building exercise or private party (gingerbread house classes are available for Christmas!) This is Charlie's Chocolate Factory for the real world.

Update - A Facebook Post on the 30th April indicated that she will be downsizing, using a shared…read morecommercial kitchen, and taking orders as well as selling at farmers markets. Additionally, she is releasing cookbooks based upon her recipes, downsized for home use. As much as I want the cookbook, there is nothing that I can do that will make it taste like hers. We might get close, but not close enough. I look forward to buying pies at the farmers market. Hopefully she makes it to Gilbert's Corner a few times a month.

Visiting my niece in Aldie, decided to go to the farmers market near by, small but great variety…read more We only bought one hand pie the sour cherry. Delicious! I wish I had bought more. The Little apple pastry shop 5 stars!

Great bakery Not many real bakeries left now days…read moreHuge croissants fresh Baguette has perfect crust and interior Overall couldn't recommend it more

We've been a number of times and I just realized I hadn't left a review…read more I was turned on to the bakery with a recommendation about their kouign amann. Apparently it's popular, so you either need to go early or luck out. The cream puffs and cookies are great, but I finally got a kouign amann. It's a lovely pastry. The sugar/thin layer of caramel on the top is substantial without being too thick. Just enough to hold and break apart. The laminated dough is nice as well. Not overly buttery, but still light and fluffy.