Yoghurt Story

I have a thing for frozen yoghurt ever since I tried KiwiYo so when I saw that yoghurt story had opened in the city I decided to give it a try. We were coming from one of lectures with two friends and decided we needed a sweet treat. The amazing thing about yoghurt story is that it is actually yoghurt and not the stuff you get from other places. We shared the strawberry yoghurt with some nuts in it. It was such a great treat that we really needed. We sat in the store and had a chat, the seats are so comfortable and the interior is cute.

I’ve been to three different stores now that do this exact thing. So there’s tough competition out there. Now I have to say that so far I’m going to say this one, Yoghurt Story, has trumped my list — above Kiwiyo and Frolik in Browns Bay. I’m not totally sure if it’s the crazy décor inside that really creates a bright and happy atmosphere, or the taster pottles that lure me in from the outside.
Now some people do complain about flavour selections at places like this. But the reality of it is that if I’m coming to here it’s because I’m after a healthy something that tickles my taste buds in a pleasurable way. If I wanted a crazy chocolate flavour I’d go buy myself a magnum and save the trouble of assembling it myself.
When I popped in yesterday I got myself a tub and squelched in some original flavoured frozen yoghurt. I’m a big fan of natural and greek yoghurt so this is a treat for me no matter what. I then put on watermelon, pineapple, kiwi fruit and some chocolate chips. The fruit was fresh and juicy and perfect. I haven’t been able to get fruit like that from any other frozen yoghurt places so I was thrilled.
My only complaint would be that the cups only come in larger and even larger. So you get tricked into filling it up quite a lot and therefore making it more expensive. Still, mine was only $ 5 and I don’t think that’s much to pay for a healthy and delicious treat! A magnums about four bucks anyway!

Here’s a really really important tip for burgeoning business openers: if you’re going to start a frozen yoghurt place, definitely definitely definitely call the shop «Yoghurt Story». It’s the most ideal yoghurt place name imaginable. I like it for the following reasons:
1. The implication of some sort of twee, yoghurt based narrative that’s about to unfold (which is kind of true to be honest, but is infinitely more sad than it first appears to be (*Spoiler alert* your ‘yoghurt story’ is that you buy some frozen yoghurt and get to kind of ‘assemble’ it yourself and ultimately you feel kind of disappointed with the whole experience.)).
2. It reminds me of this very awesome Nintendo 64 game called «Yoshi’s Story».
3. It seems like a good idea to not call your yoghurt store [Something]yo.
I dunno. What can you say? This was a boring and normal frozen yoghurt experience. The yoghurt was fine.

Ever since I first tried fro-​yo at a place called Forty Carrots in New York, I’ve been hooked. It’s like ice-​cream but so much lighter (meaning I can eat tonnes more of it!) so when I saw the various frozen yogurt places pop up around Auckland, I was keen to go and try them out.
I was so disappointed with Yoghurt Story! It’s got everything it needs to be good: a great idea (with it being do it yourself), a great selection of toppings, and a funky, instantly recognisable brand identity. Yet, there’s something missing. It just feels a bit average. The actual flavours of the fro-​yo are insipid and it’s really expensive for what you get (mine was $ 9 for a small pot with purposefully lightweight toppings as you pay for the weight).
I prefer this Yoghurt Story to the one round the corner on Queen Street as it’s much quieter; you can quite happily sit and eat your dessert and chill out rather have to deal with people walking in and out of Canterbury Arcade and the general hustle and bustle of the main street but it’s still not a place I’d frequent again in a hurry, Auckland has much better food-​stops on offer.