Mrs. Mason's is a tiny shop near downtown Royal Oak. I never knew this shop existed until I…read moresearched for a chocolaterie on Yelp to buy a gift for one of my favorite college professors. I enjoy finding hidden gems on Yelp. An excellent small business like Mrs. Mason's deserves more attention. Mrs. Mason's specializes in handmade premium brittle and brittle bonbons. The owner was the only person when I visited on a Sunday morning. She gave me samples, and everything I tried in Mrs. Mason's brittle and bonbon collection was delicious, crunchy, and buttery. I bought an 8 oz. gift box of Heart & Soul Brittle ($26.95) for my college professor. I also purchased an 8 oz. bag of Bare-Naked Cashew Brittle ($22.95) for my mom. They both thought the brittle was delicious. A bit pricey, but it makes an excellent gift for anyone who likes brittle or bonbons.

What a quaint gem of a spot here in downtown Royal Oak…read more I got a small 4 ounce bag of their best friend's brittle. It will make any enemy a best friend after a bite or two of this brittle. The brittle has a nice thicker layer of the toffee, two layers of the white chocolate as well as the semi-sweet chocolate. It's a nice balance of crunchy hard toffee and melt in your mouth chocolates. Makes for a fantastic holiday gift and treat for friends and family alike. The smaller 4 ounce is great to accompany a charcuterie gift set or a stocking stuffer too.

This place was neat. I hadn't seen it before and according to the other reviews on here, they moved…read morefrom a Woodward location to 9 Mile, so that would explain it. Huge selection of gifts, including some fun Schitt's Creek stuff and Golden Girls, and also lots of candy and chocolate. They had Coffee Crisp which surprised me, it's a Canadian chocolate bar and I've never seen it outside of Canada. They are still requiring masks as of right now (6/13/21) which was nice, also. Only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that it's a bit pricey - most of the gifts I saw were $9.99 and up, for small things, and they had some Sanders one-piece chocolates for 75c (I've seen them 25-50c in other stores). Otherwise, this was a fun store to browse and I will be back at some point.

I used to love going to this place with my family to get christmas stocking stuffers and new candy,…read morehowever we haven't been since COVID and man did inflation hit hard. You gotta be prepared to drop at least $30 on maybe 5 pieces of candy. The collectibles are outrageously priced but it's not just this place. It sucks COVID has affected so many small businesses.

The cookies(25 flavors) are baked fresh daily. They have some limited edition choices and a…read morevariety of baked goods, carbs and coffee. The service is prompt and staff friendly. Clean and well maintained. Free parking. Made a recommendation that I try the Blue Moon since it's a limited edition flavor. Prices are moderate($17 for half dozen), and the cookies are a nice size and very tasty! I like the wax bags which help keep your treats fresh. Ambiance is cute and quaint. Seating area with stools and counter with a nice view. A great spot to grab a treat, beverage and to people watch.

I stopped in for a peanut butter cookie & ate it before I snapped a picture. This is the other…read morecookie I chose. I can't remember the name of it but I know it has potato chips and a buttery flavor. 8/10 I heated it up! Customer service is pretty good. The customer ahead of me wasn't ready to order and they asked me to go ahead while they figured out what they wanted. They do have numerous choices. The peanut butter cookie was ok 7/10. I prefer golden brown with crispy edges. I came here because it's closer than my regular bakery. They have several spots for parking on the side of their building (which is convenient).

Wonderful, creative flavored chocolates! Lots of beautiful handcrafted options to choose from and…read moreyou won't be disappointed. I'm not a huge chocolate lover but I still find things to enjoy. My only hold up with this place is that the space is too large and not well set up. You have to walk all the way along a counter to get to the chocolate case but then walk all the way back up front to check out. Additionally, there's not much decor. They could definitely benefit from some.

I was super impressed with this little place. They have a really nice selection of vegan chocolate…read moreand can even do a vegan hot chocolate (be careful suuuuuper rich, it's like liquified chocolate - it was like drinking right out of Willy Wonka's chocolate river). I got at least one of each of the vegan chocolates in the shelf (there was probably 1-3 I didn't take home with me) and I got a pistachio cherry chocolate bar and holiday graham crackers. Right as we were about to leave he told us that they were giving away free samples but they were actually full chocolate bars that were being discontinued! Super happy about this trip! The picture shown is after I ate a couple pieces...

I heard about this place a while back and finally got a chance to check it out. The space consists…read moreof two rooms - a store and a sit down restaurant. On the restaurant side - we got waited on by a very attentive and polite waiter who explained the menu items in great detail. I have to say that the selection is interesting - some unexpected combinations of ingredient on the assortment of sandwiches. I had a hard time picking just one. We finally settled on "fig and pig" and salmon croissant. Both didn't disappoint! Croissant came with a copious amount of smoked salmon over a jam spread. I wouldn't think about such pairing- but it worked! Fig and pig entailed bacon over a goat cheese spread and jam. Another great one. I'm intrigued and will make another trip to try other offerings. The store side had a good selection of wine, deli meats, large selection of cheese and gourmet selections of chocolate. When I say gourmet I'm talking flavors I've not heard of before- like mushroom, and much more. And not cheap (so must be good?? ). I'd like to return when I have more time and explore the store some more.

Things to know before you go: **Parking lot behind the store…read more(entrance through back door) **They specialize in cheeses/meats/charcuterie, but also have a small selection of local and small batch food items. **Large beer and wine selection. **They have an attached restaurant called The Rind. Open for lunch and dinner. Full bar and large selection of wines. Menu leans heavily on cheese (of course). **They have a gelato case. **They offer samples in the market. Just ask.

best. bakery. ever. the nutella croissant is a banger…read more honestly everything is so good. the workers are so lovely. pls come here. trust. i will be back.

Good service should be serving c*nt, not giving c*nt. Unfortunately the place is the latter…read more Fortunently I'm the kind of guy who can handle poor service if the product is good. The pastries Ive tried here are pretty good so I will come back, but hopefully I'll catch them when they aren't huddled in discussion, and acting inconvenienced when having to help customers. I also find the display of desserts pleasing though.

Honestly, The best chocolate around. The staff is also so kind and friendly. My family has been…read moreenjoying Sydney Boggs my whole life. My 98 year old grandma has been eating it since she was a young lady. I'm fairly sure at this point my grandma lives nearly exclusively off there milk chocolate bulk chunks. But I am personally partial to their dark chocolate nonpareils.

The store is small but packed with yummy treats. Chocolate, chocolate everywhere and what creative…read moredesigns. Lots of graduation and Happy Father's Day displays. We Spent around $40 on a hand full of Carmels, a s'mores dark chocolate treat, and three little chocolate turtles. Definitely pricy but delicious.

Treat Dreams is an ice cream lover's dream come true. They have the most creative rotating weekly…read moreflavors I've seen in metro Detroit. Their vegan ice cream is out of this world ever since they changed their base from rice milk to coconut and pea protein. It's so creamy and the best vegan ice cream I ever had. Follow Treat Dreams on social media where they post their updated weekly flavors. Occasionally they have bizarre flavors like Lobster Bisque, Lemon extra Virgin Olive Oil and Bacon. Lol. They are most famous for their Kookie Monster flavor...a nostalgic blue color that's favorite of both kids and adults. You can find their food truck at various events in the area, food truck rallies at the Royal Oak Farmers Market and Urbanrest Brewing Co. Treat Dreams now shares its space with 4 other food vendors in Ferndale's first food hall called Pavilion Street Market. They also sell their ice cream by the pint and i'm kicking myself I didn't get any during my last visit to enjoy at home.

I've been here twice for ice cream recently. It's paid parking except on Sundays. The venue offers…read morea wide variety of seating from comfy couches to booths and high top tables. Service is excellent and the flavors I have tasted are exceptional. The vegan options are oat based and they change their flavor options often, so there are always new things to taste. Stop here if you're looking for a delicious treat or dessert!