I mean yes yes and yes! This is such a wonderful and delicious chocolate and ice cream store with…read morelots of delicious goodies! Good for both the summer and the winter, it's a must stop place for friendly faces and quality chocolate. Lots of space for sitting indoors and outdoors.

I absolutely love sweets and ice cream, especially soft serve. The chocolate dipped cones are…read moreamazing. You can definitely tell that they use high quality chocolate. The soft serve ice cream is very good as well, though the chocolate dip does overpower it a bit. I feel like next time I'll just get a regular plain cone, mainly because the dip is very thick and after a while it becomes a bit too sweet. I definitely want to try the milkshakes they had advertised next time.

You are greeted or a acknowledged as soon as you enter the store which is a good sign. A small…read morestore with decent amount of space to move around and other than chocolates some ice cream also available. The best? - Vegan chocolates available. We ourselves got some vegan gift boxes of some delicious vegan chocolates. You pay a bit more, but the quality is worth every penny. There are some Christmas boxes and sure other festivity boxes as well. If you don't need a gift box, some open options available and you can buy as many or as few as you want.

Omg I loveeee these chocolates! They are so good! The staff is also very knowledgeable. This…read morelocation is inside the mall so it also makes for a convenient spot to pick up some yummy goods. Additionally, the prices of the chocolates are extremely reasonable. The ice cream is also really good, although not a ton of variety. If you love chocolate or have a quick gift to buy that everyone would love, I recommend this chocolatier!

Fantastic all around. Spoke with the owner for a bit and got the details. The family has been…read moremaking candies for generations. There are many local items on the shelves here, ask for help from the staff. I can't remember ever seeing such a variety of styles of chocolate anywhere. We ordered a bunch and happy all around. Definitely coming back and definitely recommended!

Best chocolates I have ever had. However they source their ingredients (and almost all of their…read morecandies and chocolates are made in-house) they get some of the best chocolate I have ever had. I have walked into other small, family-owned, specialist chocolate shops, Cooked with Calebaut and tried more exotic chocolates that come with a certificate telling you where they were grown and on what side of the hill the plants faced. None of them were as good as Candies of Merritt. The best of the best. Plus, the family that owns the shop are wonderful people to talk to.

Well, as much as I have difficulty paying a premium for candy, I have to admit this place has some…read moregood quality stuff. Yes it's pricey, but it sure does taste good. Tons of unique options as well. Tried a few different sweets but unfortunately did not remember to grab any pics.

My boyfriend and I decided to get some gelato while spending the day in Elora and there were quite…read morea few options when we got to town but we decided on Sweet Distractions. I am so happy that we did because the pistachio gelato I ordered and the cookies and creme my boyfriend had were amazing! The consistency was perfect; smooth and creamy! The flavor was spot on, tasted great and came with a complimentary waffle slice! There were two women working while I went in and they were very pleasant, helped us out and let us try as many flavors of gelato that we wanted. The shop itself is small and quaint, with lots of sweet options. What caught my eye were the salt water taffy in many odd flavors such as maple bacon. Unfortunately I didn't grab any, I am still regretting that but there is always next time because I will be back!

Served raw pork and reheated it and put back on the same plate. Except for one server, did not seem…read moreto take it seriously

We'll definitely add The York Road Kitchen to our list of go-to eateries in Guelph. The food was…read moreterrific, the service friendly and prompt and the look and feel of the place is very appealing.

The pain au chocolat we got was stale, when it was supposed to be freshly baked! Plus, they…read morecharged us $5 for that...Very disappointing experience! We couldn't ear so we ended up buying a real freshly baked pain au chocolat at GoodnessMe. Never again.

Hands down the best lemon tart we have ever had. It was a magnificent tribute to the lemon fruit,…read moreand true to their motto: Made with Love and Butter.

I came here Thursday morning with a friend of mine and I made sure to come here hungry! Last time I…read morevisited this place, I noted that the food coming out looked really yum. Around 10 there wasn't much of a rush and was the perfect time to enjoy some much needed tete-a-tete with my friend. She ordered the Raspberry muffin and avocado toast with feta and I ordered the nut steel cut oats and berries toast. I absolutely loved both of my meals. The steel cut oats were generously served, slightly sweet but not too much. The berries toast, very unique combination of mascarpone, honey, strawberries, and black pepper with a dash of mint. The dark chocolate mocha was delish, and was surprised to discover they offer milk chocolate mochas as well. Additionally, I loved that the cutlery was served wrapped in cloth napkins, which gives it a classic edge. The environment has indeed changed quite a bit. You can see a new roasters has been built and a baby gate has been placed in front of the down going stairs (wonderful safety note for those with wild toddlers like me). It seems milk gets hand delivered by an older amish couple (we so happened to witness this ourselves)...I don't think you can get any more locally sourced than that! I'm glad I revisited this place as I believe this has a lot of great things going for it. Although the sole staff did very well, the food did take a bit of time to come. As we were in no hurry this did not effect my time there but that is something potentially to note for future goers.

What a cute cafe! The atmosphere is so cozy and welcoming. The barista is knowledgeable and…read morefriendly. There are plenty of indoor seats with a back space for extra seating. We tried the winter but steel cut oats which is a hefty portion and delicious! Not to sweet and lots of texture from the toppings. There are pastries as well. We absolutely loved it!

This place kind of confuses me. It says its a cafe but it feels nothing like a cafe. Its stark…read morewhite so it's kind of cool in a modernist-minimalist way, but definitely not cozy enough in my opinion to count as a cafe. The cannoli are MIND-BLOWING though! I paid $5 for one there, which I thought was crazy at first, but I tried it and it has officially become the best cannoli I have ever had in my life. The guy said it was imported from Italy, and I want to believe him, but I kind of felt like he was just saying that so I would pay $5 for it. But it worked, and I'm glad it did! Next time I have a cannoli craving this is where I'll be heading. But that's all I'll be getting.