Such a cool chocolate store with lots of history. The place wasn't that busy when we arrived and we got a box of chocolates that we picked out from the display. The associate was very knowledgeable and kind and allowed us to have a sample of anything we wanted. We definitely took advantage of that opportunity. This is a great to be shared with during the holidays. read more

The finest truffles in the world. Beautiful setting in the arcade, lovely staff, and a quality product. I consistently stop here when in London and make sure to bring home as many as possible. Classic. read more

This is a charming little shop that sells the most sumptuous chocolate, in my humble opinion. I discovered this place because I bought a chocolate bar from Harrods made by this shop. It was truly delectable! So when I was at Fortnum and Mason, I discovered to my delight that this shop was a mere five minutes away by foot. So off I went and bought more of that delicious milk chocolate bars that so enamored my taste buds and those of the recipients of the extra bars I gave away to family and colleagues at home. The shop employees were fast, efficient, and polite. Not much more I could ask for. I shall be returning to this place soon to try their other offerings. I expect that I shall like those as well. read more

Charbonnel Et Walker - Bakeries Near Me - London, XGL

Every Christmas I'm hoping for a little box of these decadent chocs in my stocking. Charbonnel Et Walker has been established for over 130 years and it's easy to see that their superior chocolates will be around for a lot longer. As the name suggests they have a continental selection of the finest money can buy and you're really spoilt for choice inside their beautiful Mayfair location. Their chocolate melts perfectly on your palate, a testament to the fact that they only use the finest ingredients. The Violet Creams are the best I've ever tried the Plain Chocolate Truffles, oh, oh, oh! Well what can I say... They're also beautifully presented in old fashioned, tissue-paper lined boxes. The truffles come in the prettiest jewel-like round ones that you wont want to ever throw away. Mine have made great little storage boxes. The most perfect present. read more

Lovely little chocolate shop with all kinds of fun varieties and in a most splendid arcade- on the corner, facing the street also. Looks like it's been in operation for decades. The marzipan dark chocolate is super sweet. Long live the old fashioned chocolate spots! Cute packaging, too! read more

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If you are planning a trip here or have just randomly walked in, get ready to taste some goodness. If you would like a recommendation on what chocolate to buy, I'd get the Violet chocolates, not the truffles, the other ones, they are about £18 for a box, but they are AMAZING!! Apparently the queen buys the violet and rose ones for her garden parties. Unfortunately you wont get to try and free chocolate, but they all taste good and the textures are fantastic. I also recommend the strawberry and pink champagne truffles. Guys take notes for romantic gestures :) they often do chocolates in small heart boxes. read more

This was stop 4 on the Mayfair Chocolate tour. From what we were told, it has a royal warrant (I took a picture as evidence - to be uploaded soon) due to the fact that it's the Queen Mother's favourite pick when giving chocolate as a gift. I was quite entertained by the fact that it's considered a very "British" place despite the french name. As the story goes, a wealthy English nobleman (a Lord or perhaps even royalty) fell for a french mademoiselle after sampling her treats, chocolate or otherwise. He wooed her over to this side of the Channel and she set up shop in London. Now many years later, it's one of the most popular brands, particularly for their pink Champagne truffle. So of course we had to sample it along with a rose flavoured chocolate and a violet flavoured chocolate. The flower flavoured ones had a crystallised petal as a topping and were both delicious. I preferred the violet over the rose but wouldn't turn down either. The best way I could describe it was tasting the scent, which I imagine is exactly what you want to get out of such a treat. I saved the signature pink Champagne truffle for last. It was fairly large, but as I was expecting liquor in the middle (the centre is a concentrated liquor distilled from Champagne), I didn't want to risk it flowing out over me. Essentially, the truffle is a small centre of Champagne liquor, surrounded by a creamy strawberry flavoured white chocolate and a harder shell of pink coloured white chocolate. The total size is a large marble and it's incredibly rich and creamy. Overall, I liked the smooth strawberry flavour but the liquor ruined it a bit for me although I know that's due to my personal tastes. One more fact before I sign off. The store has several framed pictures of the royal family over the last few decades. It's definitely worth a few minutes to check them out as you will see several generations of princes and princesses playing happily in the garden and climbing out of windows to escape their parents. read more

The store is actually on old Bond street in the Royal Arcade and closest tube is Green Park. I went to one of Charbonnel et Walkers events last night held in conjuction with Appletons Rum. WOW is my first impression the store looks just like an old fashioned sweetshop filled with delectible goodies. Mounds of chocolates on display and boxed in stunning boxes my favourtie being the limited edition Jubilee box adorned with a crown encrusted with swarovski crystals, I really wanted one but at £100 I can only hope i get one as a gift lol. The night started off with Appleton cocktails, the Jamaican mule or the Old fashioned at 6.30pm. The tastings started at 7pm after an interesting talk from the manager of the store telling us the history of the company, i would just like to say that the employees of the store were very imformative and helpful but they really do love and belive in the company (a rare find). You couldnt help but be drawn into the chocolate world. We were then introduced to Appletons management who gave us a brief history again i felt myself thinking Jamaican beaches whilst sipping on my cocktail. We were introduced to 3 chocolates to accompany the 12 year old Appleton Estate Rum Cecily - a dark chocolate ganache which went perfectly in my opinion with the rum. Milk praline noisette - a mix of chopped hazelnuts and chocolate, the nutty taste with the smooth rum left a nice imprint on the tongue Orange sticks - crystalised Seville orange peel in dark chocolate - this gave me ideas of a good cocktail mix We then sampled a coconut rum called Koko Kanu (forget the usual white bottle imposter) - this is the real deal a genuine coconut rum. This was served with a vanilla truffle - a smooth chocolate blended with madagascan vanilla. Very sweet but very nice We then tried a banoffee truffle - fresh banana pulp and caramel blendwith chocolate inside a milk chocolate shell. The rum really brought out the slight salty taste of the caramel. finally we had a a coconut truffle the texture of the coconut with the rum was unusual. Finally we sampled Charbonnel's latest creation a sea salt caramel - wow if like me you bite a chocolate first watch out for the liquid centre. This was my first taste of a salted caramel so has probably ruined me for other brands now. I could quite happily sample and shop but would have to do this on payday or a treat. I really hope to be back for a future event but can safely say the combined evening was an extreme success. read more

A serious contender for the finest chocolate shop in the country; not given to ridiculous "tinkering" with the products, this shop is pretty much as it has always been in the 20 + years I've been coming here. Highly recommended are the truffles ( particularly pink champagne or wild strawberry); these are traditional confectionary at their finest. The Queen seems to agree. It is possible to buy boxes either in store, or at a small number of other outlets ( there's also another shop in Leeds), but this would mean you miss out on the most freshly made chocs and the interation with the friendly and helpful staff - you get the feeling that they actually enjoy working there. Certainly not cheap; expect to be paying about £1 per chocolate. This is a place to come for special occasions, or when you need to impress someone with you unostentatious good taste. read more

Charbonnel et Walker use about 58-60% cocoa in their chocolates, as they say they have delicate flavours which would be overpowered by darker chocolate. I personally found that most of their chocolates, especially the scented creme centred chocolates, were too sweet for my tastes (as I prefer darker, higher cocoa content chocolates). However, I did like the dark chocolate Seville orange peel, and the new Vanilla Truffles which had the right balance of flavours. I would recommend you visit if you are around in Mayfair area / shopping on Oxford Street, and make up your own mind about which flavours you like. After all, they are endorsed by the Royal Warrant as chocolate manufacturers to Her Majesty The Queen! read more

hands down THE BEST CHOCOLATE i've ever had! it literally melts in your mouth.... i would even consider having their truffles for breakfast. wait, take that back, i did have their truffles for breakfast! i am not ashamed to admit it either! not only that, but a really cute guy by the name of alan assisted me. he was super friendly, funny and very knowledgeable!! read more

The store is actually on old Bond street in the Royal Arcade and closest tube is Green Park. I went to one of Charbonnel et Walkers events last night held in conjuction with Appletons Rum. WOW is my first impression the store looks just like an old fashioned sweetshop filled with delectible goodies. Mounds of chocolates on display and boxed in stunning boxes my favourtie being the limited edition Jubilee box adorned with a crown encrusted with swarovski crystals, I really wanted one but at £100 I can only hope i get one as a gift lol. The night started off with Appleton cocktails, the Jamaican mule or the Old fashioned at 6.30pm. The tastings started at 7pm after an interesting talk from the manager of the store telling us the history of the company, i would just like to say that the employees of the store were very imformative and helpful but they really do love and belive in the company (a rare find). You couldnt help but be drawn into the chocolate world. We were then introduced to Appletons management who gave us a brief history again i felt myself thinking Jamaican beaches whilst sipping on my cocktail. We were introduced to 3 chocolates to accompany the 12 year old Appleton Estate Rum Cecily a dark chocolate ganache which went perfectly in my opinion with the rum. Milk praline noisette a mix of chopped hazelnuts and chocolate, the nutty taste with the smooth rum left a nice imprint on the tongue Orange sticks crystalised Seville orange peel in dark chocolate this gave me ideas of a good cocktail mix We then sampled a coconut rum called Koko Kanu (forget the usual white bottle imposter) this is the real deal a genuine coconut rum. This was served with a vanilla truffle a smooth chocolate blended with madagascan vanilla. Very sweet but very nice We then tried a banoffee truffle fresh banana pulp and caramel blendwith chocolate inside a milk chocolate shell. The rum really brought out the slight salty taste of the caramel. finally we had a a coconut truffle the texture of the coconut with the rum was unusual. Finally we sampled Charbonnel's latest creation a sea salt caramel wow if like me you bite a chocolate first watch out for the liquid centre. This was my first taste of a salted caramel so has probably ruined me for other brands now. I could quite happily sample and shop but would have to do this on payday or a treat. I really hope to be back for a future event but can safely say the combined evening was an extreme success. read more

Best chocolatier in London. Brilliant, high-class chocolates, beautifully presented. Friendly staff who are never too busy to have a chat. I'd always recommend buying chocolates off the counter in the C&W shop instead of the pre-packed C&W boxes that you can get in department stores, simply because they are fresher. read more

Though the ideal and heritage of the shop is attractive, their product is really very poor, especially considering the cost. They taste cheap, the flavours are poor and the sugar content high. It would seem they have gone the way of Thornton's, from luxury to lacklustre. read more