iCandy

I took my first trip here this week where I was dissapointed to find out that they were closing early but i could order something to takeaway. I ordered a piece of honeycomb cheesecake which looked devine and I couldn’t wait to get home to taste it!
To my disappointment the honeycomb pieces were soggy and not remotely like the crunchy stuff im a lover off. The cheesecake in general tasted like butter, it was so disappointingly flavourless and left a horrible thick greasy coating in your mouth. After a forkfull or two I decided the best place for it was the bin.
I was encouraged to give icandy another go yesterday when I had a chance to actually eat in on a very lazy Sunday. Their menu is HUGE! After gazing over all the treats available I decided to go for a sundae (i love them) and icandy had a make your own sundae option where you choose 2 ice creams, two toppings and a sauce. After deciding what I wanted I went to order it and was told they didnt have the toppings I wanted in stock. I was quite suprised as I didn’t choose anything ridiculous just maltesers and marshmallows which was part of pretty much every other sundae on their menu! After being told they only have skittles and whispa as a topping I went for whispa but there wasnt really much choice as skittles sundae doesnt sound overly palatable.
My coffee arrived first and and I went to grab some sugar from the pots on the table to find the pot full of lots of empty wrappers, old sugar and a few hair grips… So just your standard sugar bowl contents really.
My sundae arrived with a tower of whipped cream on top and I don’t mean your regular sundae amount I mean this sundae should actually be is called whipped cream sundae with a hint of ice cream. I have never seen so much whipped cream in my life and the ice cream didn’t start until half way down the glass so there really wasn’t really much sundae. The chocolate sauce wasnt really a sauce either it was more of a glass decoration as it had turned rock hard and welded itself to the sundae glass.
I really think the large menu goes against this place, yes it is great to have variety but not if it all tastes terrible.
I would really love to say something positive about this place as I like the overall idea of it but in all honesty the only good think in there is the exit.

I’ve visited this place twice in the last two weeks. The first time I had the strawberry cheesecake and today I went for the Nutella crepes with strawberries and bananas.
Both amazing!
The portion sizes are quite big and there’s plenty of room upstairs to go with a big group.
Their late opening hours are an added bonus and make this place a great end to your evening. With so much choice you’ll be sure find something on the menu that you like although I do think this comprises the taste in some of the options.
My partner thought the chocolate sundae could’ve been better as it was made up of mostly cream and the chocolate sauce solidified and welded itself to the glass.
Having said though, I think it’s worth a visit.

Two years on and I’ve finally been back to properly investigate the offerings at iCandy. And wowsers, I’m so glad I did! If you’re wondering what the fuss is about, let me explain — the concept is one that I don’t think I’ve seen anywhere else in Leeds. It’s a pure dessert parlour: A place to go indulge in delicious desserts after dinner, late at night, or any time in the day if you’d rather do sugar than savoury. Are there any other pure dessert parlours in Leeds? I’m not sure. That’s not important though, when you can come here.
So, a bunch of us Unilocal crew piled in after the Phở evening for something sweet. The counter beholds a plethora of delicious sweet treats, from cheesecakes, to meringue roulades, to pies. The choice is pretty overwhelming if you’re as indecisive as I am, but you’ll be pleased to know I managed to make a choice — the peanut butter stack. The lovely lady at the counter advised me that it was better warm, with ice cream, and so that’s what I did. If you’re a coconut fan, you’ve got to try the ice cream — it was delicious.
As for the stack, I absolutely loved it. It has cake, toffee peanut butter topping, crunch, and every mouthful was amazing. If you’re in the business of enjoying a seriously, disgracefully sugary sweet treat, this is your Huckleberry. The Crème Brulée Coffee was fantastic too, topped with Crunchy, and a double shot of espresso. Considering it was a double shot, it didn’t taste too strong, and was a bit like a sweet white chocolate based mocha. Fully yum, although probably not one for coffee aficionados, as it’s more about the sweetness than proper good coffee.
There’s a room upstairs for groups to come and enjoy together, or a few tables downstairs if you want a quick bite with a mate. The ice cream selection is great, with a few weird and wonderful flavours, as well as smoothies, milkshakes, sundaes and more. And they seem to be open until around 10pm, so night time revellers can enjoy a non-​booze based drink. Love it! Take a shopping break and indulge, it’s worth it.

Nice place just opened. Large selection of cakes, cupcakes, waffles with variety of toppings, ice cream and sundaes, chocolate fondue for 2 or 4, milkshakes and of cause coffee.
The owner is very nice and attentive, had time for a little chat too.
Décor is modern and clean, don’t worry if it ever looks full down stairs, the is additional seating upstairs.
Prices are reasonable, had a waffle with 2 scoops of ice cream with cappuccino= £5.80
Only down side they don’t take cards yet. Great opening times, mo-​thurs until 9pm and fri and sat until 11pm. I’ll be back.