MadWaffle

If you have a bit of a sweet tooth, like me, you are going to love what I am about to tell you. The waffles are becoming more and more trendy everywhere, but the one that I am going to tell you about was the first to appear in Madrid, one of the biggest ones and with the most variety.

The first thing that I am going to tell you is what the waffles are made up of. It is a mixture very similar to the one for waffles or crepes and it is made with a special machine which makes it full of spongy bubbles. There are two kinds of batter: vanilla or chocolate. On top of this mix, which they make into a kind of tube, they put an enormous scoop of ice-cream. Normally they have several flavours and they will have a variety for you to choose from. Finally, on top of this scoop of ice-cream, you can add different toppings such as oreos, white chocolate or some syrups.

Normally, you can add four toppings but I think that you can pay to add more. They have stuff from clouds of jelly beans up to chopped fruits, so their is quite a big variety.

I also have to say that due to their success, they don't just sell waffles but also smoothies and more of those kinds of products, so, if you don't fancy this as much, you could change and order something else.

Now that you know what the waffles are made up of, I am going to talk to you about the place itself.

This place that we are talking about specifically is very close to the Puerta del Sol the most central area in Madrid. It isn't very big, although it is if you compare it with the rest places which share the same style, which doesn't have more than one counter which is almost in the street.

It has an enormous counter and the decoration is really eye-catching. On one of the walls, there is a kind of giant waffle which goes up towards the ceiling. It is completely soft and it is the same shape as the bubbles which make up the dough. Also, they have a bench which you can sit down on to eat, although it doesn't have space for more than two or three people and it is usually already full up.

When I went, it still wasn't very fashionable and there were not many queues, after there was a time where people had to queue up in the street because there wasn't space inside. Now that it has again gone out of fashion, it is easy to get one randomly, without barely having to wait.

As for the flavours, there were a lot to choose from, therefore, if you can't decide, they had a list of some pre-created combos which you could choose from and which would be really delicious. I decided to make my own one.

The batter that I chose was vanilla flavoured since I thought the chocolate flavoured one would be too sickly, even for me and I love sweet things. I am going to show you the photos of what my friends and I ordered, each one doing the classic pose in their own way.

And as for the flavour of the ice-cream, I decided to be a little original and go for the violeta (violet) flavoured ice-cream. Violetas are very typical sweets in Madrid and in the South of France (violet flavoured sweets in the shape of flowers) which are really good. Also, the flavour of the ice-cream is very different to the rest of the flavours, more fresh and creamy, and a lot softer, so it is a lot less filling. The size is enormous, so if you want to eat the whole thing it's better not to make it extremely sweet or filling.

As for the size, it is for sharing. In other places, I've seen that the size is a bit smaller, for just one person, but the ones from this shop are the biggest ones that I have seen, thus I'm assuming they are for two people. But, if you are hungry, you could easily eat one to yourself no problem.

The price isn't very cheap, around 5 euros for each one, but the size of it is enormous so it works out. However, it is not something that is intended to be a weekly snack, it is more for a treat.

As I have already say, they only have a bench to eat it on, so I am almost certain that you will have to eat it outside. You can go along walking through the centre, or if you stay on the same street, you will get to a small square with some steps which you can sit on and eat it at your leisure.

The company is very active on social media, so you can find more photos of the products, find discounts or take part in raffles.

When I went there I left quite satisfied, I have a big sweet-tooth so this was basically paradise. I have to say that it has made my mouth water just writing this blog, so I hope that if you have been in this area you aren't hesitating and that you go there at some point to try this marvel, whether it be here or in some other establishment.