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For those that are thinking about visiting Shiroi Koibito Park after my article about it here<\/a> and are not quite sure yet, the menu might help sway you towards it. The Chocolate Lounge does not feature any main type food, the closet you can get is the tea set. As the lounge name suggests, it is focused on chocolate. However, there are a wide variety of sweet dishes and drinks that incorporate milk, dark and\/or white chocolate.<\/p>\n

Just before we dive into it though, I’d love to know, what’s your favourite hot chocolate? I usually go for dark varieties, but lately, I’ve been enjoying white hot chocolate! Let me know in the comments down below, and if you’ve been to the Shiroi Koibito Park Chocolate Lounge, I’d love to know what dishes and drinks you’ve tried and what you enjoyed most.<\/p>\n

Getting to the Shiroi Koibito Park Chocolate Lounge<\/h3>\n

To get to the Chocolate Lounge, head to Shiroi Koibito Park by car, public transport, or take a tour. I’ve put detailed information on parking and public transport routes on my Shiroi Koibito Park blog post here<\/a>. From the park, there are two ways to get into the Chocolate Lounge. The first is by taking the paid self-guided factory and museum tour. This is worth doing, but if you are short on time, you can also get to the Chocolate Lounge via the Tudor House entrance. It is located on level 4F. It is a bit confusing to go this way though. You have to take elevator 1 or 2 from the store on level 1F up to level 2F. From there you have to cross to the other end of the level and take elevator 3 or the stairs up to 4F. Fortunately, they do bring you out near the lounge.<\/p>\n

Admission fees and other costs<\/h3>\n

Admission\u00a0to the Chocolate Lounge is free, but there is, of course, your food and drink cost. Food and drink prices are all shown in the photos below of each menu, but on average they are pretty competitive and are comparable to what you might expect to pay at a typical cafe for similar items.<\/p>\n

Opening hours<\/h3>\n

Shiroi Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory are open\u00a0every<\/em>\u00a0day from 9:00 am until 18:00 pm with the last admittance at 17:00pm. The Chocolate Lounge operates at this time as well.<\/p>\n

What to expect, and what’s on the Shiroi Koibito Park Chocolate Lounge menu?<\/h3>\n

The menu is mostly filled with parfait’s, to be honest. That said, there is an assortment of other sweet dishes and both hot and cold drinks. Don’t expect anything savoury though, this is literally a cafe for the sweet tooth!<\/p>\n

The menu is provided in both Japanese and English. That said, very little English is spoken by the staff here (or at least when we were there), so if you don’t speak Japanese, have your pointing finger prepared to point at the items you want from the menu.<\/p>\n

That is of course after you are seated. I mentioned in my main article on the Shiroi\u00a0Koibito Park and Ishiya Chocolate Factory tour<\/a> that there is a queue system in place when it is busy, and it was definitely busy when we were there. So plan your visit to take into account that you might have to wait a little while to be seated. First, you go up to the friendly greeter at the entrance and let them know how many people you need a table for. They will take you straight to your seat if there is one available, if not, they will write your name down and ask you to wait. There is a small number of seats available for waiting so be prepared to stand. Once a table is ready for you, they will call your name out or just come and get you.<\/p>\n

Once you are in and seated, you get your menu’s, and a waiter or waitress will be around soon to take your order. Once they have it, service is very prompt, and I’m sure you will enjoy every bit of the food and drink they bring you!<\/p>\n

The Promotional \/ Flagship Dish<\/h4>\n
\"The<\/a>
The flagship dish isn’t actually chocolate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oddly enough, what appears to be the flagship dish on the Shiroi Koibito Park Chocolate Lounge menu is actually the Rich Melon Parfait. As far as I could work out, there is no chocolate in this except for white chocolate soft serve ice cream. It’s definitely one you would want to share, probably with a minimum of four people! This thing is enormous, and at about $20 Australian, it ought to be.<\/p>\n

\"It's<\/a>
It’s probably not for you if you don’t like rock melon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hot Chocolate Menu<\/h4>\n
\"The<\/a>
The hot chocolate menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the real reason to visit the Chocolate Lounge while you are at Shiroi Koibito Park, the hot chocolate. We were here in spring, but if you are travelling in winter, I imagine this would be even better!<\/p>\n

There is a choice of five different options, two milk chocolate, one dark chocolate and two white chocolate:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Milk Chocolate Valrhona<\/strong> – French
    \nSmells like milk and rich caramel but with a slightly sour taste.<\/li>\n
  2. Milk Chocolate Felchlin<\/strong> – Swiss
    \nHas a mild, smooth and milky flavour.<\/li>\n
  3. Dark Chocolate Valrhona<\/strong> – French
    \nSmells like roasted nuts with a well-balanced cacao taste.<\/li>\n
  4. White Chocolate<\/strong> – Japan<\/a>
    \nMade with white couverture chocolate.<\/li>\n
  5. White Chocolate Valrhona<\/strong> – French
    \nDelicate, smooth and lightly sweetened.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Wifey got the milk chocolate Felchlin, and I got the dark chocolate Valrhona.<\/p>\n

    \"The<\/a>
    The milk chocolate Felchlin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    They were both fantastic and very chocolatey.<\/p>\n

    \"The<\/a>
    The dark chocolate Valrhona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    You probably wouldn’t want to have more than one, especially if you also have a chocolate dish.<\/p>\n

    Other Hot Drinks<\/h4>\n
    \"Other<\/a>
    Other hot drinks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
      \n
    1. Coffee<\/li>\n
    2. Cafe au lait<\/li>\n
    3. Cafe Cappuccino<\/li>\n
    4. Espresso<\/li>\n
    5. Caramel Macchiato<\/li>\n
    6. Hot milk<\/li>\n
    7. Tea – Straight, lemon or milk.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Cold Drinks<\/h4>\n
      \"Cold<\/a>
      Cold drinks menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Surprisingly, there is only one ice chocolate in the cold drinks menu plus a cafe chocolate\u00a0(which I believe is an iced mocha). Even so, I’d love to go back and try it. It has corn flakes in it! Your options in the cold department are:<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Iced coffee<\/li>\n
      2. Iced cafe au lait<\/li>\n
      3. Iced tea with lemon, milk or black<\/li>\n
      4. Iced chocolate<\/li>\n
      5. Cafe chocolat<\/li>\n
      6. Orange juice<\/li>\n
      7. Apple juice<\/li>\n
      8. Coca-Cola<\/li>\n
      9. Ginger Ale<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Alcohol and Soft Serve Ice Cream Menu<\/h4>\n
        \"Alcohol<\/a>
        Alcohol and soft-serve menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

        It’s a little odd to have these two together if you ask me, but they are. I really wanted to try the mixed chocolate and white chocolate ice cream, but we opted to share a parfait instead, and in hindsight, the ice cream would have been too much on top of that!<\/p>\n

        Your alcohol choices are:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Original wine<\/li>\n
        2. Original cocktail<\/li>\n
        3. Draft beer<\/li>\n
        4. Black beer<\/li>\n
        5. Chocolate milk with baileys (iced or hot)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          And your soft serve ice cream options are:<\/p>\n