Overall, it was a nice stop. I like supporting local businesses and you can't go wrong with a chocolate shop. Though, like others noted, the signs warning you can't take pictures inside seem a little aggressive and I agree, doesn't really make much sense given how social is such a great marketing tool. With that said, I did find the shopkeeper to be friendly and was nice and chatty. I went here before visiting the Bucks County Playhouse to surprise my kids with small bags of candy. It was definitely pricey but it put a smile on my kids' faces which made it all worth it. I got several bags of gummy candy. It was fresh and of course I had to get a bag of gummy bears for myself and thought it tasted great. I also got a bag of dark chocolate covered marshmallows. My mother in law loved them. Overall, it was a nice visit even though I'm not sure what they're thinking about those no photo signs! read more

Every time I come to New Hope from Chicago, my very first stop is Country Fair Chocolates. My colleague and I have been visiting for years, and we've fallen completely in love with both the shop and its incredible owner, Barb. Barb is one of the warmest, kindest, most welcoming people I've ever met. She doesn't just sell chocolates--she pours her heart into everything she makes and everyone she meets. She remembers us every single time, greets us with open arms, and makes you feel like family. She's also the best historian of the town--you'll leave with not only chocolates, but also amazing stories, fun facts, and even haunted tales about New Hope. Truly, she's the concierge of the town! And the chocolates... wow. The coconut clusters are absolutely to die for, and there's always something unique and delightful to try. You can taste the love and care in every bite. Barb has been part of this community for decades, and you can feel her passion not just for her craft, but for the people and the town she serves. She embodies everything you hope to find in a small local shop--heart, history, and hospitality. I honestly come back to New Hope for her. She's that special. If you're visiting, do yourself a favor: stop in, have a chat, grab some coconut clusters, and let Barb make your day. read more

We had a great experience and nice chat with Barb. Each of us (3 ladies) had enormous and fresh, plum, chocolate-dipped strawberries. So delicious. I liked it here. read more

This place was ok. We didn't end up buying anything here but it was still fun to browse. Their products are mostly chocolate covered products (chocolate covered Rice Krispie treats, chocolate covered potato chips, chocolate covered Oreos, chocolate covered bacon, etc). There is a giant gummy worm (I think it said world's largest?) and giant gummy bears. Fun to look at, almost like browsing in a museum behind glass windows. There are no photos allowed inside. read more

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In reading some of these reviews, i can't believe how anyone could think the owner is rude. She was so welcoming, very interested in our background and experience, and we felt like we were speaking to an old friend. however, the chocolates i got were absolutely delicious and the owner is a dying breed in that she makes everything homemade, has a hard earned business that she has true passion for and meticulously worked on. I wish her and her business all the best, and it was a pleasure meeting her and chatting in the way we did for 30 minutes. was a highlight of our short day trip. read more

A little dream amongst the great New Hope side of the bridge It's such a gay friendly town and Country Fair Chocolates doesn't disappoint! The chocolate was phenomenal - we tasted the best chocolate covered strawberry I've ever had- the secret is thick chocolate so it doesn't all fall apart!! I also got a bag of chocolate raisins and chocolate almonds And an adorable wall ornament- a paw print painted with pride colors. Hand painted by the owners! Such a perfect spot in this world read more

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The lady behind the counter was so nice. We had just purchased some chocolates and used the garbage can out front when a man out front started yelling at us. I went back into the store to calm down and she was so kind even the second trip in as well. read more

We all talked candy and had a few laughs and some great chocolate. Go here and buy until you're are you've got enough chocolate...then buy some more. Can't recommend this spot enough! read more

I'm just now seeing the reviews that mentioned no photos. Oops, well in my defense, when I see a multi pound gummi worm my Yelpstinct takes over and I must capture it. Along with that gummi insanity, there are also huge gummi Bears and gummi shot glasses. These items are not made here, but the chocolates are. Many are already bagged up in small sizes for quick snacking. And others are sold loose in a neatly organized glass case. Sampled were the dark chocolate cashew turtles, and milk chocolate almonds. Both very good and not as expensive as other chocolatiers. The person behind the counter was super friendly on this Saturday night, and I believe the owner was upstairs in the chocolate lab. It is a very tiny shop, and I imagine that those who work here can get a bit overwhelmed at peak shopping times. I would advise the reader to pop in if it is not too packed, scope out the gummi anaconda, and possibly purchase a treat or 2 of some nice handcrafted chocolatey goodness. 4 stealth mode Yelps read more

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Barb is a dream. I had a lovely conversation with her while I waited for her to dip fresh chocolate covered strawberries! I also got chocolate covered bacon and these yummy chocolate pretzel rice crispy items. We were visiting new hope for the first time and for our anniversary and those strawberries complimented our champagne so nicely! I cannot wait to return to this lovely gem! read more

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A part of me wants to go back to this store and explain to the woman that apparently owns the store how social media works and specifically how Yelp and Google could actually help her business haha From the No Pictures Allowed sign to the rude stickers and service its almost worth it to recommend a visit just for a laugh and to get yelled at. Hyaterical. read more

The best pumpkin fudge I've ever had! Adorable shop with a lot of delicious chocolate and fudge selections. The women who worked inside were also very helpful and engaging. Definitely very high quality products, would absolutely recommend this adorable shop. read more

Candy we purchased was ok (just ok, not great) but we still left with a sour taste in our mouths. It couldn't have been from the candy itself since each bag is sealed with a large sticker that states "Do Not Eat Candy in the Store!" Of course this was after we were yelled at for taking a picture of the chocolate covered bacon. Why in the world would the owner not want photos taken? It's free advertisement if anything, but I guess the old dinosaur hasn't caught on to that yet. Does she think she invented fudge? Does she think she invented chocolate covered bacon? Though she may actually be the inventor of sour gummies, I suspect she just looks at regular gummies and they immediately sour read more

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This place sells chocolate and candy goodness, and yet I am only giving them two stars. I wanted to like this place; in fact I wanted to love this place. However, that just wasn't the case at all. Upon first walking in you are hit with the smell of chocolate that is so strong your senses go from "yummy" to "yucky" in a matter of minutes. Sidebar: We had seen about 15 stores in the downtown strip of New Hope that had signs outside saying no photography in store. I don't get this concept at all or the logical reasoning of it, but I'll give them this outdated and ridiculous 'rule'! I checked the door no sign about photos, we walked around the store for a bit and no sign either. I took a few little snap shots of baskets filled with candy (with no flash), and I hear screaming from behind me "No photos" "Do not take photos in my store!" I said I was sorry very politely as I made my purchase and the women behind the counter said "If you want to take photos you can leave" I should have just left, but something about the chocolate dipped Peeps in my hand made me stay, plus they were only $5. The home-made chocolate products seemed reasonably priced but the bags of bulk candy seemed over priced. I made my purchase and as she handed me my package she 'tap tap tapped' on the small sticker that secured the bag closed, "STOP DO NOT EAT IN STORE" and gave me a look as if to imply ' I could have done without your business you terrible photo taking girl' Really? Yeah ok, I'll give you that one too. As we left I turned around to take a photo of the outside, thinking "I'll respect her no photo rule even though she was mean and just post one of the outside on yelp...as doing this she throws up a sign in the window to match all the others on the street: No Photos. And so like any New Yorker would do in that situation I took a photo of that sign and decided I'm posting them all up on yelp: rules are for the weak! Now onto the important stuff, my chocolate dipped Peeps. I like chocolate in small doses but I really really love me some Peeps! And here was a rainbow of peeps with the perfect amount of chocolate in front of me to devour. Well I should have known better. Peeps = Easter and Easter ='s April. And that ='s months ago. They were hard, stale, and tasted off. I can deal with the hard factor, in fact I enjoy Peeps best when they have dried a little, but these were just off. So off that the nothing-special chocolate didn't help one bit. Maybe I made the wrong choice, or maybe the sour attitude of the women working here has started leaching into the product. I loved our little visit to New Hope for the afternoon, and can't wait to go back, but this place will not be on my revisit list. ** enjoy all the photos I took! ** I really hate giving one star reviews......so if it says 2 stars above it's cause I felt bad and came back and changed it from 1 to 2. read more

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Avoid this place. There are much better chocolate shops in New Hope (Pierre's and Sciascia), plus the store owner is crusty and rude. My partner and I were in the shop during our first visit to New Hope and browsing around. The prices seemed high for what you got, pre-packaged candy that was either purchased from a bulk candy supply like Asher's or items simply dipped in chocolate. A small bag of nonpareils was less than a quarter of a pound (I have a scale for weighing packages for Amazon shipments) and cost $7, which would make it $28 a pound. You can get homemade chocolate for significantly less than that at any other good candy shop in New Hope or elsewhere in the area. I paid less than that from a boutique chocolatier in Brooklyn. As the owner was ringing up my order, because I thought I'd give it a shot anyway and see if it was especially good chocolate (it wasn't), I made the mistake of asking about all the "no picture" signs. My partner and I counted 15 of them in the small shop, along with other signs displaying different rules. I was genuinely curious and wondered aloud if they had experienced issues with people being disrespectful in the past. The owner, who had already seemed kind of put off, completely changed tone and began lecturing me on how business operates. At no point did I engage, other than to apologize multiple times in an attempt to diffuse the situation, but she continued rudely talking down to me. It was all I could do not to point out that I received my MBA from Wharton. It was one of the most bizarre exchanges I'd ever experienced and at no point was I rude or did I attempt to take a picture or violate any of her many other rules, yet she got very nasty. I simply apologized one last time and left the store. Life is too short. read more

I truly cannot believe all the self-centered whiny reviewers that have posted here. "Waaah I can't use my phone for two seconds to take a photo which will join my millions of other BS photos." I mean, are you kidding me?! How about go inside, purchase some chocolate, and leave?! This is not a display in a museum, these are people who would rather not have customers standing around taking useless pictures. If I worked there, I wouldn't want to be subjected to the ridiculousness of someone's faux photographic ability (everyone is a photog these days) with a flash going off or to be in one's shot or to see you blocking other customers. Give me a break! Unless you work for a food magazine shut up you egotistical kvetch. BTW the chocolate covered raspberry jellies and dark chocolate pretzels are really good! read more

Awful place! They discriminate against people with disabilities. Lady at the counter was angry my service dog came in. Got very rude about it and the dog is just doing her job. People are very rude and I do not recommend giving them business. read more

My bf and i went in to get chocolates. The owner was a miserable rude lady. Chocolate was good though. Check out Pierres chocolate in town !

Actually the best chocolates I've ever had. Love this place and always stock up when I'm in town.

Bitter chocolate that matches that bitter old woman who works there. There is no need to aggressively yell at customers for taking a photo of the expensive candy they just purchased. Will NEVER come back. read more

Awesome store! They sell local honey and wonderful unique chocolate! Try the chocolate covered potato chips! The lady who helped me was super nice and directed me towards what I needed! This will definitely be a go to spot for candy and chocolate in town! read more

How could a candy maker and store be so unpleasant? From the "no photo" signs to the rude sticker on the packages yelling at you not to eat in the store to the average at best treats, the experience was horrible. It felt like we ruined the owners day by walking in the door. read more

I go in here every time I come to New Hope. Love the chocolate strawberries & my boyfriend likes the peanut butter fudge. I have never had the owner be rude to me not once and she actually went out of her way to make me my strawberries when they were out and just closing the store. Which was super nice of her. I read some of the reviews and you have to know that this is a very tiny tiny shop. I can understand not having strollers in the store especially on the weekends. I don't know the owner personally but I think maybe with the crowds on the weekends things can get pretty hectic so, I think people could be a little more understanding of her rules about the strollers & adhering to the signs about not taking pictures. read more

The chocolate covered twinky was unforgetable. I loved it. I will get this again! Especially since it's only half (less calories). I had Bacon covered in chocolate as well. It tasted really meaty with chocolate the two flavors really contrasted. It was fun. Fun new foods like this make the day way more interesting. So I gave this place an extra star for that. On top of that they had great customer service! Stop here! By the way, note to owners, this was extremely hard to find here on Yelp. Country Fair Chocolates does not come up under Candy Shoppes. You could get more reviews if you fixed this! Good luck! I had to use Google maps street view to find you guys! read more

I find it amusing that this candy store doesn't allow photos, especially when you can find better candies and better service elsewhere. Take note that this candy store sells their candy in packages; you can't buy just one of something. On this visit we stopped and got Irish Potatoes that were so lack luster and left me wanting the real ones, (I had to hit the grocery store on the way home to remember they can be oh so delicious). We also got s'mores on a gram cracker (sold two in a plastic wrap) with a bit of chocolate - they must not move candy very fast, since the marshmallow was stale - (I've had better!) I won't be hitting this shop again and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone that I know going to the area. read more

Amazing. A must visit in New Hope. Adorable shop with such creative treats. We were celebrating our honeymoon and the owners where so kind and celebrated us. Amazing service and delicious treats. read more

Nice proprietors but unfortunately candy was just not that good. I bought three different kinds and they were all mediocre. Wishing they had samples as I probably wouldn't have purchased. read more

No photos......really, why?! Seriously, I genuinely want to know, was there a secret entrance to a magical realm or was she suspecting that we will find ways of stealing her secret chocolate recipes. Also, why can we not eat our purchased items, until we leave the shop......... probably to avoid the awkward situation, when the customers are not satisfied with their order. The chocolate assortments are pricey and if you do not have cash, 10 dollars is the minimum for a credit card. The chocolate covered bacon strips did intrigue my taste bud, but it was just a novelty product or it was just not my thing. I also brought 2 types of dark chocolate: The espresso melt away and the almond cluster. Unfortunately, there weren't dark enough and they tasted more like milk chocolate. I prefer my chocolate real dark and a hint of a bitter kick to it.....(72% or more). As for the service, I could understand why some people may not appreciate it. While we were in the middle of being serviced, the woman who was servicing us immediately went to the next customer to obtain their order. Although we were still deciding on what chocolate pieces to order, she told the other customer, "Since they are still taking a while, I can help you." I understand she is running a business and more customers equal more money, but to dismiss us in a middle of a transaction is doltish and foolish. Honestly, I am indifferent to this service as long as I have my order, but the woman just indirectly told us, we were taking too long and hurry up, which upset my friend who was with me. If she had told us, "Take your time, but I am going to help the next customer," it could have ended differently. I do not know about the taste of the merchandise, but at least there was a chance we would come back. I guess no next time. read more

I order solid chocolate bears in quantity at Christmas time for my many nieces and nephews. I have been ordering them from Country Fair Chocolates for years after another supplier went out of business. I am so pleased with everything about this store. The chocolate bears are delicious, the owner is one of the nicest people I have ever met, and their service is remarkable. I live in Atlanta, GA and had them shipped sight or taste unseen the first year. They arrived in excellent condition. The product was loved by everyone. I have ordered every year since then and plan on doing so again this year. Thank you Country Fair for all you do to accommodate, especially being a small shop! read more

My husband & I always make it a point to go here when we're in New Hope since I love the dark chocolate caramels & the almond butter toffee crunch, which are delicious. I'd give the candy five stars, but the woman who runs the place is extremely rude. When we stopped in the other night with two friends, I asked what time she was closing. She said six o'clock - I checked my watch, and it was 6:45. I didn't find her answer particularly amusing, nor did she. If you don't want people coming in after six on a Friday night, post your hours of operation and lock the door at six. Zero stars for a very poor attitude. I can get much better quality chocolate and a friendlier owner at a certain chocolate shop in Princeton, NJ. I'll skip this place next time we're in New Hope... she doesn't seem to need or want my business, anyway! read more

Rude owner. Ridiculous prices for an itsy bit of chocolate! Not worth it for stale confectioners chocolate.

Ordered 30 small boxes of chocolates for hotel guest welcome bags for a friends wedding. Barb was so nice and great to work with. She stayed in my budget and even opened early for me to pick up. Chocolates were delicious and packaged beautifully. I highly recommend this amazing little store! read more

This place is a kind of adorable that melts even my icy heart. Though I'm not a big candy fan, I can never resit a walk down a sugar coated memory lane. This place has old time favorite and new fangled things like chocolate covered bacon. There is something for everyone here. read more

Nothing wrong with the chocolate (though pricey) but the service and attitude was pretty negative. I took a photo of a chocolate peep and got yelled at by the woman behind the counter. Guess they don't like spreading the word about their store. Despite their rudeness I bought something anyway only to see a sticker on the bag "STOP! Do not eat on premises." What a warm and inviting little candy shop. Thanks, guys. read more

Got a good selection of chocolates today. So far very good. Nice to hear that they are made on premise.

Stopped in here on a recent trip to fulfill my chocolate craving. Got an assortment of candies and was pretty happy with them. The store had a good, not great, selection of candies. Plenty of chocolates sold by the pound plus chocolate covered Twinkies, Oreos, and bacon. They could have had a better assortment of hard candies but mean it is a chocolate store. I didn't find the woman working here to be either friendly nor rude. I did think the sticker on the bags reading "DO NOT EAT IN STORE" was kind of weird. read more

If I could give them less than a star that's what this place would get. I purchase what I thought were chocolate covered peanuts, went outside opened the bag, popped a few in my mouth only to discover they were chocolate covered raisins. I went into the store to exchange them and the nasty woman SNATCHED the bag from my hands and in a nasty tone prompted me to get a different bag. I was in shock with the way she grabbed it from me and in front of other customers, so rude and very bad business!!! When I finally ate the chocolate covered peanuts they were terrible, not even made with good chocolate. I would of been better off with a box of goobers! 100% not worth it!!! That woman really needs a lesson on customer service. She should really figure out a way to get in touch with me and apologize. I promise I will NEVER go back there or recommend this place to anyone. read more

This lady in the store was so unbelievably rude we canceled most of our order. Asked how much something was, she rudely pointed to a sign. Actually bought one thing and as soon as she gave it to me told me to eat it outside. Will never go back here. Do yourself a favor and get your chocolate somewhere where the people are pleasant. read more

Customer service is very lacking in this shop. Very rude owner(?) who was condescending when I asked what the ingredients were in a product... I won't be back. read more

So the sweets there are good and have that homemade thing going on and yes it higher in price and I paid a little more then I should. But the customer service there is awful, the lady in there seem like she did not want to be there and that myself and my friends asking questions about her products was apparently beneath her and when I asked if she gave tiny samples of the fudge she look at me like I asked her for chocolate covered baby fingers. Then she gave me a sarcastic laugh and said no. I bought some candy and the fudge and ended up throwing it out because I din't like the taste. read more