Treats Orpington

Hey girls and guys, I am back with a restaurant review, have not done one of these in a while.

Anyway I contacted Treats which opened in orpington and asked if I could come to review their restaurant for them, and they said yes, so me chloe and shane went there to try it out.

Treats is a desserts, ice cream parlor located in orpington, they also serve fresh cocktails.

Treats is already in talks of opening another store, and maybe more in the future.

About Treats

What Treats Have To Say

Treats was founded in 2016 and is independently owned – ensuring we maintain that homemade touch other dessert parlours often lack. We produce all of our Italian-style ice cream in-house, with a bevy of some of the finest dessert chefs in the county hand-crafting puddings on a daily basis from natural ingredients. Aside from dessert, we also conjure cocktails from our own personal bar, with a wide range of choices available for anyone who fancies a tipple or two with their food. For those concerned about dietary requirements, we provide options for anyone on a gluten free, vegetarian or vegan diet – as well as fruit for those who want to tackle the Treats menu with a slightly healthier approach. We pride ourselves on the delicious taste of our ice cream and other desserts, as well as the fact that we’re the first parlour of our kind in Orpington. We’re open morning, noon and night, so head in and sample our goods whatever the time of the day.

What We Ordered

Shane ordered waffle with hot white chocolate sauce with kinda brenu chocolates.

Chloe ordered a small frozen yogurt with strawberry sauce and strawberries.

I ordered 15 mini pancakes with hot white chocolate sauce, and ferrero rocher chocolates.

What We Thought

Shane thought his waffle was very tasty, he really loved the flavour and said the white chocolate sauce on top with the kinda brenu chocolate really added to that special touch.

Chloe thought Her yogurt was awesome but she wasn't keen on strawberry sauce.

But she said she loves treats and she wants to go back and have the waffle which daddy ate.

I thought my pancakes was nice and sweet and tasty although the white chocolate sauce I ordered with it was a bit rich for me, but would of enjoyed that more in a separate bowl if i could of dipped the pancakes into it instead of the pancakes sitting it the sauce.

Overall Verdict

Overall I am very impressed the staff was very welcoming and helpful, because we was ording chloe something and wasn't sure if she would like it the lovely manager let her have a little taster on a small spoon which was very kind of him as chloe is very fussy with food.

We didn't have to wait long for our food we only waited about 5 mins which was great.

The food itself was very tasty sweet and enjoyable I would say if you don't like things to sweet or can't eat a lot of it you can share a portion with someone as they are generous with their portion sizes which is great if you have a couple of kids because they can share.

Or if you are on a date you can share a portion with your date.

I would say though with my pancakes it was very nice but the chocolate sauce i ordered was very sweet and the pancakes was sitting in it, this is my personal preference but I think would of been better to have the white chocolate sauce in a separate bowl to dip because the sauce is quite sweet to have too much of.

Not sure what else to say, about treats other then their staff are great.

And the interior of treats is very stunning and the seats were very comfy overall we had a wonderful experience and can't wait to go back again, as I want to have the waffle next time.

And maybe some cocktails when i am feeling better and off my medication.

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Caroline

Octobers 2014's Degustabox

Octobers DegustaboxUK

Hi everyone I am back again with DegustaBox UK this is Octobers box I received.

I Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween to those that celebrate it.

myself and hubby and our daughter had a good one we took her trick or treating and she went dressed as a zombie witch and i went has a zombie dancer, and hubby went as the old style dotty cartoon people back from the old days.

sorry for the late post there was bit of a mix up which I did not mind because it means I get to eat these lovely treats now the weather has turned gloomy.

As some of you know I have reviewed one of these lovely boxes before which contained a variety of items.

Anyway yet again hubby was as excited as I was when i opened it and peaked inside i saw all these sweet tasty goodies and gasped oh my gosh oh my gosh. hubby was excited and I showed him the box he looks and licked his lips and said wow.

Anyway here what was inside my Octobers Degustabox.

Dr Oetker

cocoa powder  rrp: £1.89

Extra dark chocolate. rrp:£2.49

Both these items are amazing for baking and add great flavour and taste to home made chocolate cake,chocolate brownies and many other items you can bake.

 high quality products to use in your baking
why try the rest when you can try the best.
( there are other good ones out there but Dr Oetker  is one of my favourite brands to bake with)

Solo
Toasted marshmallow crème
rrp: £1.99

Sweet and perfect for making marshmallow fudge.
brings the camping life in doors you never be short of toasted marshmallow.
can use in baking experiment with the taste of solo.

(no need for a camp fire enjoy in the comfort of your home)
why not try using this on cupcakes.

Jelly belly
Jelly beans rrp £2.50
sweet tasty and come in a resealable bag,
I love these jelly beans as it contains loads of nice flavours
and you can eat 2 or 3 at once to make another flavour.
 (blueberry pie, strawberry's and cream)








BEAR
Bear paw strawberry and apple.
rrp: £0.55

the bear cereals was a free sample they added.
to try both these items I am going to let my 5 year old daughter try as they are healthy snacks.

Brioche Pasquier
Sliced brioche loaf
rrp:£1.69

Have not tried this yet but cant wait to try as it looks great. I am always up for trying new things so cant wait to give this a try.
my hubby says he has tried this before so least I know it wont go to waste if I dont like it.

Enhance drinks.
Enhance apple and black current.
rrp:£2.49

I am new to trying these drinks,this little container makes 32 drinks.
you only need a little squirt per glass of water which is nice as you could take this in your hand bag out with you ask for a glass of water in a restaurant and add this to it. (money saving tip there)

Brioche Pasquier
Pain Au Lait with  chocolate chips.
rrp:£1.60

I haven't tried these yet but cant wait to try them as my hubby says they are nice.
I guess These will be nice for a treat after a small dinner or maybe for lunch.
even to use with baking a nice dessert.

Kent's Kitchen
(meal kit) rrp: £2.50

i love the idea of this as i adore a good curry it contains 3 pots one garlic infused oil, some spices, and some curry paste. all you need to add is your chicken and rice etc you can make a meal in about 20-30 mins which is amazing.

Kent's kitchen has a few different flavours in this range.

why not give it a try invite a few friends over for dinner party
cook a nice meal see what they think of your cooking skills with the help of Kent's kitchen.

Blue dragon 
Sweet chilli sauce.
rrp: £1.39

I adore eating this chilli sauce its perfect for many things may it be inside a cheese sandwich, or as a dip for chicken dippers or even a salad dressing i love the taste and flavour so was very pleased to have two of these in my box.

have you tried these if so what did you use them with?
I have included some ideas at bottom of the review for you to maybe try.

Kellogs Special K 
cracker crisps barbecue flavour.
rrp: £1.89

These tasted yummy and very light  but yet full of flavour.
I ate these Ones whilst writing up the review.
dont tell anyone,well its not that naughty we all deserve a treat.

Also with this pack there is a promotion on witch ends next year.
if you collect 3 tokens you get to claim a free beach bag

have you tried these yet?
If so what did you think of them?

contains nuts.

GET BUZZING
Nutty flapjack rrp £1.30

Healthy and tasty in a bar, for those on a diet,
or those who want to eat a little bit more healthy.
you wont be disappointed these flapjacks taste great.

(contains nuts not suitable for anyone with allergy)
if you do have a nut allergy why not try baking some
nut free flapjacks there are many great recipes On-line.






 FRIDGE BOX VOUCHER
benecol yoghurt rrp ?

(There was also a voucher inside to get some free benecol Yoghurts which was nice which means when I finally manage to get a free moment to pop to town i can collect them.

which means they will be fresh and cold when i get them from the shop which is great because it shows  the company had thought of me the customer)

Recipe ideas for the sweet chilli sauce.

Breckfast

Ham, cheese and sweet chilli bagels.

• lightly toast your bagels
• add a light spread of butter or soft cheese,
• add ham
• add grated cheese
• add drizzle of sweet chilli sauce
• put bagel together
• enjoy

Lunch.

Sweet chilli and cheese sandwiches.

( this one is obvious but adding instructions anyway)

• get 2 slices of bread
• butter the bread
• slice the cheese carefully
• place cheese onto your buttered bread
• drizzle over sweet chilli sauce
• our the slices of bread together
• cut in half
• enjoy

Snack

Chicken Dippers with a Sweet Chilli Dip.

(only cooking involved is the chicken dippers)

• Cook chicken dippers
• check chicken dippers are cooked
• put your chicken dippers on the plate
• add the sweet chilli sauce on the side
• enjoy

Dinner

Chicken, salad with a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce recipe 

(only cooking involved is the chicken which means a quick dinner)

• cook your chicken, 
• make sure chicken is cooked,
• cut chicken into strips or cubes.
• add cooked chicken to bowl
• add lettuce, tomatoes whatever you love in your salad
• drizzle over the sweet chilli sauce 
• add crotons
• enjoy

With the recipes if your a vegetarian you can substitute the meat so insted of ham, use Quorn ham.
insted of chicken you can use Quorn pieces witch are like chicken ad can season them too add flavour as Quorn can be bland on its own.

Maybe your abit more creative than what I am and have a better recipe?

My Overall Verdict Of This Months DegustaBox UK.

I was very surprised as there was A lot of sweet treats but seeing as it was Octobers box it made sense with it being halloween and all that even though the box wasn't delivered until november, which didn't bother me to much as i was told in advance that there was going to be bit of delay which was nice of company to let me know.

I especially love the cocoa chocolate And cocoa powder because it means hubby has no excuse not to make his famous chocolate cakes he loves baking and can bake really well.

i also love the idea of the meal kit because if you're like me and love a curry the meal kit is perfect for making your own curry which is nice because home made curry means no need for a take away which means money saved.

overall really i loved pretty much everything in my box i do love my food though and anything i dont eat hubby finishes off anyway which is good. I am looking forward to November and Decembers box because we all know what December means Christmas.

Remember guys and girls!

If you would still like to get your hands on you very own degusta box you can

Use my special discount code  4HLU8  to claim your special offer.

(£3.00 discount when registering)

Remember you can cancel your boxes at anytime as long as you give the company notice before they ship  another box but it is really lovely and for the price you pay you get your moneys worth and more.

the items are worth much more than you pay and it feels like Christmas every month when it arrives.

Well i hoped you liked reading my review on octobers degusta box.

I am sorry its a bit late, but I should be back soon because Novembers box is due near end of November.

Thanks for reading my lovelies.

Caroline.. cazziieglamour x

My First Degustabox Review

Degustabox review

Degustabox review

Hi guys and girls I was sent a degustabox from the company.
Degusta Box is a box you get filled with lovely tasty treats its a subscription service which you can join for £12.99 per month. (with no contract, commitment or obligation)

However i have a Discount code for you meaning you get £3 off using this discount code
4784620 at the checkout. (enjoy)

Each month they will send you a box filled with goodies and the goodies inside are worth more than what you pay for your subscription fee each month meaning you are getting a great deal.
perfect if you love tasty treats and want to save a bit of money at the same time.

Any way this is the first box i have received when it arrived i was like excited and couldn't wait to open it,it felt like Christmas i sat on the floor and was like very keen to open the box, as i opened the box and peaked inside i was even more excited seeing all these wonderful goodies inside.
I called hubby over to have a look and even he was impressed with what was inside.

SEE BELOW TO SEE WHAT WAS INSIDE MY DEGUSTABOX.
                            (please note each month will contain different goodies)



Crabbies

Crabbie's cloudy lemonade with ginger a non alcoholic drink,
which tastes refreshing and full of flavor perfect for all occasions.
i really enjoyed drinking this one and would definitely buy this drink in the future.
price £1.50
Crabbies Zesty lemon alcoholic drink, i wasn't keen on this one but my hubby loved it he said it was refreshing and sweet.
price £1.50

LA VIEJA FÁBRICA

SEVILLE ORANGE MARMALADE

I have never been a fan of marmalade,
so got my hubby to to the taste test on this as he loves marmalade he said he was very tasty and sweet
and packed with flavor he put some on some homemade scones i made and said he thoroughly enjoyed it.

price £1.59








Little Miracles
Organic energy drinks

I am yet to try these and cant wait to try them love the idea of organic energy as they seem really healthy and contain more goodness then some of the energy drinks i have being drinking in the past.
Anyone on a detox would also love these and anyone who loves drinking healthy things to stay healthy and fit.

price £1.59 per bottle.

Pickup chocolate bars.

mouthwatering sweet tasty chocolate bars.

I had to hide these from little girl as they would all be gone in a day if she saw them.

But am gonna pop them in the treat cupboard for when shes been a good girl.

Price £3.38

BURTS

I really enjoyed all three flavors.

The crisps was very light and still very tasty.

i love how light they was and how they made a very nice little snack. my favorite of them all was the Thai because i love chilli

£2.07 - unit 69p

Righteous salad dressings.

raspberry and sweet basil

lemon and mustard seed

mild English blue cheese and cider

haven't tasted these yet but cant wait to try them even if the flavor combos sound a bit weird.

But we all know weird combos can work. after all i do have cheese and jam in sandwiches so will defiantly try these salad dressings. rrp 75p

Nestle Carnation.

Light cooking créme for savory dishes.

perfect for making creamy chicken curries, creamy mushroom sauce to go in a home made pie.

or even to make creamy carbonara, and many other dishes.

i love the idea of this sauce as you do not have to keep it in the fridge like you do with fresh cream this can be stored in the cupboard  with its impressive long expiry date.

Price £3.30 - unit £1.65 

JORDAN'S

Simply Granola 

A perfect healthy nutritious breakfast 

crunchy baked oats with a tasty hint of honey.

perfect for those who want a filling but healthy breakfast to keep them going through the day. what ever you have planned for the day these will help keep you going.

(why not try with yogurt and fresh berries)

price £2.69 

Elizabeth Shaw Dark chocolate mint thins.

Well well well what can i say

This was my favorite sweet  treat in the Degustabox

Tasty rich dark chocolate mint thins these went down a treat.

Me and my hubby both shared these after dinner we both thoroughly enjoyed the richness of the dark chocolate and the freshness of the mint and the white sugar topping was nice and sweet and mouth watering bringing the whole flavors together.

o so delightful this chocolate is Much to good for children this is definitely one for the adults to enjoy after a long day at work or when the kids are in bed.

So there you have it girls and guys my review on the contents of the degestabox if you love food as much as i do. i am sure you would love to have tasty surprises like this arriving at your door every month.
Its like Christmas every month only that all the goods are edible and for only a small cost of £12.99 a month.

Overall verdict.

I am really really impressed with Degustabox and would recommend them to you all.

I really loved the contents of my box every one of them is something i would continue to buy.

I was really impressed with the brand named products inside which were Burts,

Jordan's, Bahlsen, Crabbie's, Little Miracles, Carnation, Elizabeth Shaw,La Vieja Fabrica,righteous.

The box was packaged well and arrived in one piece which is always a good sign.

The box was shipped fast via parcel force, which at first i was skeptical about but was really impressed as it was shipped on 25th September and i received it the next day on 26th September.

I really loved reviewing degustabox and think £12.99 a month is a real bargain for the different tasty goodies they pack inside each month.

Questions and answers?

Q:How do i order a box?

A:You can visit the website link below to order a box.

https://www.degustabox.com/en/

Q:Are degusta box on social media?

A:Yes you can follow them via Facebook and twitter.

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Thank you for reading

Caroline