The Cocoa Bean Review

Quite a unique place where kids make their own chocolate through well led classes. Play gym is part of the experience. Expensive though as you'd expect.

If you have kids this is a must of a day out. There is a massive outdoor play area created onsite which lets them run off lot of energy. If the weather is poor there is an imaginatively created indoor play area. And the best bit of all is the chocolate factory. For a very reasonable fee you or your kids can go and make chocolate bars, bunnies etc. There is a large glass window so you can watch them having fun and of course you take what you make home (or eat it before you leave!)

Fantastic day out for kids, worth the money even just the workshops on it's own is value for money

Expensive and very little to do without paying a fortune. Not dog friendly

Really good, kids loved making chocolate and the playground was good fun too.

Fantastic experience. Chocolate workshops are great!

The kids absolutely loved it the chocolate was amazing

Great wee day out for the kids and big kids in us all..IAM not going to mention the fantastic chocolate factory and Cafe, you'll just have to find out for yourself...

Really great place to visit. We were on holiday in the area and popped in on a rainy day to keep the kids entertained. We signed them up to the chocolate workshop where they get to make three things (lolly, chocolate bar and mickey mouse bauble) They loved it, the people running the workshop made the experience fun and exciting. Would definitely go again.

My 6 yr old had a ball. Nice friendly staff, clean, large cafe, softplay area inside and fab play area outdoors, toilets and baby changing areas. Fun day out.

Absolutely fantastic. Never been somewhere better. They made it very easy to follow covid guidelines which made us feel very safe

The food was fantastic. All the chocolate was theirs and the fish was cooked to perfection.

Definitely going back sometime soon, if i could rate it more than 5 stars i would.

Brilliant day thoroughly enjoyed ,great for kiddies ,chocolates were yummy, would definitely visit again

This establishment has a well equipped soft play. Though it is not huge, it will keep kids entertained for an hour. Kids pay for entry, with the options of just play, or with the addition of a chocolate crafting session. The food on offer More

Love this place. Go here everytime we visit Scotland

A unique experience for children making chocolate, worth the expense. Suitable for a wet day. Good indoor play area. Have been a few times and they are looking to continuously improve.

A brilliant place for young and old alike.
Superb quality chocolate and fantastic play equipment for the kids.

Perfect rainy day activity! Staff absolutely lovely, fun had by the whole family and the chocolate is divine! Cater for dairy free customers too and the dairy free chocolate is the best I've tasted!

Great cooking from a couple of great chefs and some tasty pastries too. Always something happening, like their Hallowe'en party and a beautiful big marquee for weddings and parties. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff.

Great place to visit great staff very helpful and friendly

Great day out for my 11 and 3 year olds. Brilliant play ground and lots of seats to have some lunch.

Great place for kids, great cafe and great value for money ( And this coming from a tight Yorkshireman )

We go at least once a week on a yearly pass. It's a fantastic place for making happy memories! We went for breakfast with santa yesterday and the staff were All amazing in their various Christmas roles, nothing was too much trouble for them.

Grandsons ages 9 & 5 loved everything they did there. Chocolate making and play area were excellent as were staff. Downside was the cafe. Staff were slow and not in any hurry to serve customers. We waited far too long for food to arrive, a hot dog thrown in a roll, a kids microwaved pizza, and two bowls of chicken broth- which was ok but barely lukewarm. None of these required more than a few minutes to prepare - and it wasn't busy.... so 4 stars overall. A great day out.

Took my granddaughter there, she loved it. She had a one to one on making different chocolates.

This is a great place... lovely attraction and great staff. My kids enjoyed every minute. Just a pity it rained and we weren t allowed to eat our picnic inside.... had to go to the car

Kids had an absolute ball doing the make your own chocolate day, will be going back!

Great afternoon. Very reasonably priced for what is available outside. Didn't use the indoor play area this time but it looked good.
Will come again.

Very friendly and professional staff. My child enjoyed the workshop very much and is looking forward to eating his products. I'm also looking forward to eating what I bought from the shop!
There was a surprising amount of options for food other than chocolate. The food was of a good quality and fair portion size.
My only criticism is that there were parts of the soft play that couldn't be seen from outside the soft play area.
The only reason we don't visit more often is the remoteness of the Cocoabean Company.

Kids, chocolate and play.

The indoor play area is a first class multi storey, scramble and explore softplay. This play area got very busy (summer holidays and raining) by mid morning but all kids were living it.
Outdoor play area also looked very kid entertaining but not suitable in wet weather.


Some pretty enclaves outside by the river which I guess they use for weddings and I can imagine to be lovely if separated from children's activities.
Highly recommended.
P.S it's next to David Coulthard museum so if your into F1 it's a bonus

Fab place to visit Kids loved it and had hours of fun

Highly recommended. Really good value for money. Very clean play area, good food and brilliant chocolate making workshops for the kids.

My girls loved it here, indoor and outdoor play areas were a hit and a good choice of drinks and food at the cafe.

We visited the Chocolate Factory yesterday on approach there was no opening times. We were not impressed the first sight you were greeted with was the Cafeteria.
We went to where the chocolate was displayed not enough stock in the shop, my friend asked for Strawberry Creams to be told No we do not have any
We asked if we could have a sample of the chocolate to be told If we did that everyone would want a sample
Not impressed as the previous day we had visited a Chocolate Shop in Castle Douglas upon going in you could smell the chocolate and the lady who served us was delightful and we were offered lots of free samples and left with a substantial amount of chocolate.
We would definitely return to this shop it was such a lovely experience and the chocolate was delicious unlike your chocolate which was like cheap chocolate.
Could do better.

Had a fabulous time here today, my 6 year old daughter loved the chocolate making workshop and was very excited with all the chocolate she had to take home. The cafe is excellent value for money the scones are divine. Lovely big play area for the children. Would highly recommend a visit.

Fantastic value for money. Good food at reasonable prices.

I went here for a wedding. Has indoor play. Chocolate factory, and the most important, the chocolate tastes good! !!!!!

All round great day out, inside and out non stop play

Fantastic play areas inside and out as well as the chocolate making experience.

Fantastic day out with the kids. Lots to do. Recently attended a wedding here too, which was absolutely incredible. The staff are friendly, the marquee was stunning and there were some amazing spots with some beautiful areas for photos! The food was fantastic and it was a brilliant day all round. Would definitely recommended the cocoa bean as a venue and as a day out with the family.

Brilliant chocolate workshops with indoor and outdoor play areas to burn off the calories afterwards.

Our 6 year old loves making cholocates and playing in the indoor and outdoor play area. The staff were fab and great with the kids.
Didn't try the food here but appeared nice

Lovely place just of the A75. Great for children and adults. I left without taking my handbag with me and didn't realise until I reached Portpatrick. The lovely staff had found it and put it somewhere safe until I returned to collect it.
Also makes the most delicious chicken and rice soup.....and its gluten free!

Definitely a place for children to enjoy and can bring adults with them.

Fantastic day out and well worth the money as you can spend from opening to closing their, we have been 2 years running and we will be going again this year!
Food at cafe is good quality and quite cheap, no need for a picnic!
The soft play was great in 2011 when we went it was a beautiful day and we spent all day their inside and out! In 2012 unfortunately it was raining but we still had a ball although the wee one needed changed after being outside for 2hrs!

There is everything to like here.

You can make chocolate.

You can visit the wonderful David Coulthard museum. There is even a full scale F1 simulator you can drive.

You can eat great cakes

If you are small you can play in a huge soft play area or in the play fort.

There are wonderful chocolates to buy.

Ice creams too!

Great day out for the whole family. Especially the workshops and the new marquee for food and drink is superb. Would highly recommend.

Took the Creetown children and the youth work team for Nerf gun wars and chocolate making. Was an excellent experience. Staff very engaging and fun and nice to us all. Made some lovely truffles and a cool chocolate bars. Highly recommend this place to visit

Brilliant for the kids. Food isnt the best but brilliant day

Wee one had a great time making chocolate but the place was over filled, the soft play was quite frankly dangerous, very very hot, the toilets smelled dreadful. Not an experience I'm keen to repeat!!

Brilliant day out with the kids. They loved the chocolate making experience, and the massive play area was well made, safe and perfect for the kids to burn off some steam!! Highly recommended.

Excellent indoor and outdoor play areas for children, reasonably priced, very high quality items available from cafe

Great people, tasty chocolate, flexible with the kids, great indoor and outdoor play for all weather

Fantastic day out for kids. Terrific indoor play area and the outdoor one is fantastic. Even finding the car park nearly full indicating place was busy only had an hour to wait for next chocolate making session. Staff in the chocolate area seemed very friendly and kept kids interested whilst assisting the less able. Staff in cafe also seemed to enjoy doing their job and willing to speak to customers. Would certainly recommend a visit.

Brilliant place for the kids, and adults. Great coffee and eating place. The home made chocolate is gorgeous.

Simply NOT a chocolate factory although they do sell chocolate. This is a kids play centre which is fine if that's what you came for. Should make that clear from the signs.

Food is terrible. All 'ding' food. Even the panini is microwaved.

So ok if you have kids, rubbish if you are looking for a chocolate factory!

Great few hours with the kids, kids all loved making the chocolate

Just brilliant, the kids had so much fun, would recommend to everyone with children!

If your son or daughter has a condition you could ask if you could go in with them and they will say yes

Took grandkids here during last summer, they loved it they want to go back this year.

Staff very friendly and the workshops are good value for money. There are workshops suitable for all ages and the children immensely enjoyed making the chocolate.

Absolutely gorgeous fab place. My girls made 3 chocolate things and it was great watching them through the window. Staff are lovely. The play area outside is amazing. Highly recommend.

Excellent for families, adults go free and children can make their own chocolate for a reasonable price. Food selection is good, outdoor area is much better than expected and can keep kids occupied for most of the day.

Great place no matter what the weather grandchildren love it

Oh holiday and it rained! Soft play centre kept them occupied. Watched children making chocolate.!

Kids loved it, well worth the money to see kids having fun