Ice Cream Heaven from Sundaes Gelato!

Do you ever get those food places that ALL of your social networking friends seem to have been to that you feel like you're desperately missing out on by not having visited? Well, Sundaes Gelato in Bristol City Centre was one of those places for me, and with a constant flow of instagram posts being waved in my face, it didn't take long for me to finally cave and give it a go over the easter break at home.

The first thing I found out about this place when I looked it up to find out where it was is the absolutely ridiculous hours that it stays open! And by ridiculous I don't mean bad ridiculous, I mean ridiculous as in that they are open from 7:30am right through until 11:45pm. They must be crazy! But all the better for people like me who'll probably need to combat some form of sweet craving at an ungodly hour!

It's tucked into a row of shops and doesn't really have any big glowing signs poking out from it, so unless you know exactly where it is, it's not necessarily somewhere that you'd pick out from a distance. 

Inside it's actually really roomy, and almost like an American diner? Or that was the vibe I was getting from it anyway, but i wouldn't take my word for it as I've never actually been to an American diner. Apart from Ed's but I don't really know if that's a legit comparison!

Obviously being a gelato place (the clue is in the name unless you hadn't clocked on) there was going to be a lot to choose from, but I really didn't realise how much there would be until I got there! There were four different units filled with so many different flavours. From fruit sorbets to classic Stracciatella gelato, and others like lemon meringue pie, there really was something for everyone! (ignore the cliche)

However, the bit that I was drawn to was the chocolate section, which I've shown above as it was by far the best bit! All of your favourite chocolate bars made into the scrummiest ice creams ever. Even though I'd seen from my insta-stalking that gelato wasn't all that was on the menu, I was drawn to the idea of the Daim Bar flavour, and it was 100% my first choice. 

It's generally not as badly priced as I think I presumed it would be. It tends to be served in scoops, be it in a cone or cup, with the smallest being £2.50 for one scoop, and the biggest for £4.50 with three scoops. Obviously you can have additional toppings on it like fudge and smarties, but I didn't want any of these so I didn't think to check!

In the end I went for a 3 scoop Daim, Kinder Bueno and Toffee Crisp cup, and it was absolutely HUGE. When they say scoop, they really mean shovel as this thing was definitely piled high! Oli went for Toffee Crisp, Daim and Malteser I think? So I got to try a bit of the malteser too!

On my recommendation, I have to say go for the Kinder Bueno and Malteser and avoid the Daim and Toffee Crisp. They really didn't taste like the chocolate so I was a bit let down, but the Bueno one especially tasted exactly like the bar and was to die for!

I definitely overestimated the serving size, and ended up giving 2/3 scoops to a homeless man in the centre, as it was a lovely day and I felt so horrid leaving so much when someone else could have enjoyed it! So if you do visit this place, definitely downsize rather than step it up because it's a treat!

I think that next time (and there definitely will be a next time) I might order something from the hot menu instead. Although this place is all about the ice cream, they have a pretty funky menu of waffles and crepes covered in chocolate sauce, M&M's and the like that are all around the same price range if I remember rightly. I should have taken a picture of the menu to be honest but I was too preoccupied with my mountain of ice cream! Some girls next to us had an M&M crepe, which I think is why it springs to mind as an example, and it looked absolutely incredible!

If you're ever around Bristol city centre, pop round to Baldwin Street and have a look! It's almost certainly going to be open whatever the time!

Have you got any sweet spots to recommend?

Alice x

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