iCandy

Having opened in the past couple of months iCandy is probably the only dessert/ ice cream parlour in the city centre.

The target is obviously at the youth market with the trendy hot pink, black gloss and mirrored interior looking like the life-sized version of a Barbie Doll set. The menu is all puddings: ice creams, cakes, waffles, sundaes, crepes, milkshakes and mocktails (and proper coffee too).

Prices are reasonable, I got 2 slices of cake and a coffee for £7.80. Most of the things on the menu were between £2 and £4 and the portions were a decent size.

The cakes are from 'a supplier' (they were not any more specific than that) so not made in house but this is not trying to be an artisan patisserie. It's a novelty destination, the kind of place a teenager would go on a date or somewhere you could take the kids after school for a birthday treat. (Or somewhere a grown up goes for a sneaky bit of cake on a Tuesday night).

Nevertheless the cakes look impressive, topped with profiteroles, Oreo cookies, chocolate shavings and glitter. There is a full range of ice cream flavours with e-number laden sprinkles to go on top. I can vouch for the fact that the Oreo cheesecake and peanut stack are immense (and VERY sweet).

Novelty, fun, fantastic for a treat for kids aged 6 to 26 (and the rest). Open until at least 8pm (possibly later at the weekends, but they don't have a website for me to check).

iCandy
*Novelty dessert parlour
*Reasonably prices
*Amazing array of cakes and puddings

14 New Briggate
Leeds
LS1 6NU