Parking a little bleak as it's a one way system, the deserts are so tasty and well priced.read more

The first thing you'll notice heading southbound on Ladypool Road is the long queue and the roped…read moreentrance with the word "Heavenly", perhaps suggesting the most popular nightclub in Sparkbrook. But no, while patrons of Heavenly Desserts may be dressed to the nines, this dessert bar necessitates elastic trousers more than a "go out shirt". Heavenly Desserts was one of the originators of the type of dessert bar that has popped up all over Birmingham in recent years. Starting out in a smaller shop front, they now take up a very large location in Sparkbrook that can seat many. Despite this, the place is packed with queues on the weekend. The wait is managed very professionally by an army of staff members. Once you make it to your seat, a literal bible of sweet goodies awaits. The shop is most known for their outrageous waffles and cookie dough, but it's entirely possible to pop in for some gelato and a coffee. This is exactly what I did while visiting with friends recently, as the cookie dough was tempting but I wanted something smaller. The gelato can be purchased on its own, but it's also a key ingredient in their other dessert dishes. I was hoping for the best based on reviews, but my cookies and creme/chocolate combo was average at best. Given the amount of competition in Brum, the gelato was not up to par with a generic flavour present. The Americano I ordered as my drink was substantial in size, but lacked finesse in its pull, with a bitter, acidic quality. The overall service here is spot on, with our waiter checking on us throughout our visit. Paying was a hassle though, as we had to walk to the back end of the shop and pay at a card kiosk. Speaking of, the prices here are at the upper limit of what you can realistically charge, especially since it's not in city centre. Heavenly Desserts is a nice dessert shop for the most part, but if you are looking for high quality ingredients or a low-mid price point, south Brum has many more options for you.

Straight from work and into here. For a main meal of dessert. I'd planned to have a bowl of US…read morecereal Capt'n Crunch, as they've got boxes of this on show. When we look on the menu and find cereal not on it, we question this with the waitress. 'Oh, we sell those, but we don't serve them in here.' 'Ah' I say. 'Awkward!', remarks she. Quite. So, you can choose from a variety of shakes, crepes and waffles. With the waffles, you pick a fruit, a sauce, a topping and an ice cream. Raspberries, white chocolate sauce, milk chocolate flakes and cherry ice cream for me. When it arrives, it is immaculately presented and it's huge. The best technique is to wolf it down asap, to beat the stomach to brain signal, that tells you that you're full, and to beat the survival instinct alert that this is a mammoth intake of sugar. And I'm done. I'm not sure how many times any person would go here regularly. At £15 for two, you aren't really going to have a dessert this size and cost after and as well as, a savoury meal. Halving the portions and halving the cost would be their best chance of getting more sweet-toothers through the doors.

Lahore Desserts, not to be confused with the many other 'Lahore' named businesses in Birmingham is…read morea gem among many dessert-focused cafes in Birmingham's balti triangle. If you're looking for something sweet on Ladypool road, I highly recommend this place. Very casual, almost with a 1950s soda shop feel. There are so many cakes and puds and ice creams to choose from. The presentation fantastic (like artwork! I didn't want to mess it up!). Quite reasonably priced. I found the staff super friendly, and we chatted with them a bit, though some seemed young and inexperienced and were definitely chatting away amongst themselves. Our table was even given a plate of complimentary 'hedgehogs' (kind of like chocolate rice krispy treats) and they were awesome.

People have been recommending this place to me for a while now and after a rather nice meal over…read morethe road I thought I'd pop in for desert. Both me and a friend had a dessert. I had an scream sundae (Berry Bliss) and my friends had the chocolate brownie dessert. The girl who served us wasn't interested if we were there or not. which put a damper on things when she demanded to have the menu back from me even though i was still looking at what drink to order. Staff need to be trained to be more polite and friendly. She was more interested in chatting to her work colleague than serving us. Apart from that this place has very tasty deserts at affordable prices! The fruity flavoured ones are my favourite! I have started visiting this place regularly now and will keep visiting them! Good luck and i hope don't bump into that horrid girl again!

Heard about this place a few times so while I was having a catch up with a friend suggested we go…read more When we arrived it was pretty empty still waited quite a while before we were served. Quite a few things to choose from.In the end I decided on waffles with chocolate ice cream and sauce, couldn't remember the actually name . It was sooo good actually can't fault any of the desert. Can't wait to go back and try something else.

Absolutely adored this place. Brilliant service and most importantly, brilliant dessert!…read more I got a half n half milk chocolate and double chocolate chip cookie dough, which was lovely and warm and melty and mmmmmm! It was brilliant as I got to choose my ice cream that I could have with it, unlike other dessert places! I also tried the strawberries and cream waffles. These have to be , hands down , the best waffles I've ever had. They were fluffy and soft, not chewy at all! And the mango ice cream I chose with it was a perfect accompaniment! Definitely will come again!

This place has it *almost* perfect. The waffles are fluffy and light, the service is crisp and…read morequick and friendly, and the interior is good and welcoming (the chairs are a little uncomfortable, but meh). I've ordered two waffles and one "gelato" as they call it, and have been very impressed with what's been delivered. So, why four stars not five? Well, the music in this place is some commercial-ridden radio that plays shouty hip-hop, and I just can't help but want to take my waffle outside and finish it in peace. I just want a nice calm backing track, not someone rapping about how many people they've slept with (not exaggerating here). However, back to the produce, it is all top notch so don't let my poor taste in music discourage you!

After driving around for five minute to and parking on a side street. We walked over to Icestone…read moreGelato This is a large branch with a wide range of ice creams and cakes on the menu. We were shown to a large booth and the only clue about how we had to order was the number on the table. As with my previous review of Celebz diner. It needs to be clear how to order an where to stand when its busy. We spent AGES looking at the massive menu. I finally settled on a coldstone creation. In America part of the theatre comes from watching your food created infront of you. But here you are returned to your table and wait for it to be delivered to you. It was pretty great which is why this venue gets 4 stars. This area is pretty busy day or night so I'm not sure if there's a quieter time to park nearby regardless of how busy the venue is.. Location Location Location is key. I'll be back to start eating my way through the menu!

Nice day yesterday took the kids to the park after went to icestone nice seating areas good service…read morea wide range of ice creams we had 2 cookie doughs and 3 ice creams French vanilla and hazelnut really nice cookie dough came with a scoop of ice cream enough for to kids to share £15 for the lot very good price. They have coffee and tea and cakes too

Wow... what a place. Some desert places are done up well, some have good customer service, some…read moregood deserts.... very rare you will find a place that ticks all the boxes. But this place has all and more. Absolutely brilliant ... but made massive mistake by taking my neice as its the only place she talks about now 'PIRLO's'.... Thank you to all the staff for a brilliant experience and making us very happy. Highly recommended...

I hate having to put 2 stars but I think it's a fair assessment. Me and a friend had some time to…read morekill and we had walked passed pirlos a few times and decided to try it out. When you first walk in you realise a lot of money has gone in to this place its very grand and gold and shiny but no matter how grand and shiny a place looks waiting over 30 minutes for a drink and a scoop of ice cream when there are only 4 other customers in there is not gonna make me happy. Ok so I understand that when it's busy to keep on top. Of things is hard but we were literally among 3 other tables. It took someone at least 10 minutes to come take our order. Which was a smoothie a diet coke and 2 scoops of ice cream. It took 30 minutes for them to complete this order. I'm dissapointed because all of the deserts look delicious but it's completely put me off going back to try any of them. Such a shame.

I'm finding more and more avant-garde dessert or coffee bars popping up around the city, which is a…read morewelcome break from monotonous chain outlets. Eisse is a compact joint with a brimming menu of non-alcoholic and hot drinks, desserts and ice-creams. As soon as you walk in, you're in awe of the colour and artistic decor that has a bohemian feel to it. The counter stretches along the left-side, with appetising desserts and ice-creams to tease your taste buds. As it's an eatery owned by Muslims, it has a separate ladies section upstairs where men are not allowed. However, ladies are welcome to sit downstairs in mixed-groups. Given this cultural norm, I was impressed by the polite manner of staff towards female customers in particular, and was addressed to as "sister". The prices are cheap and cheerful for generous portions. I have a sweet tooth so it was heaven for me!