This chocolate store is my favourite in London. Serving hot chocolates, coffee, shakes and teas…read more What a selection of chocolates to choose from. You can ask for hot chocolate with a hint of chilly too!

Excellent chocolate shop- it smells amazing inside! The customer service is excellent as well!…read more You can purchase a box or a few pieces, I ended up getting two 26 piece boxes (the smallest ones they had and I believe it's 26 or maybe it's 16 pieces haha I don't remember); along with that I got two pieces to treat myself, and a bar of vegan chocolate for a friend. The ones I tried are delicious! Will absolutely be back and recommend this spot to others. So excited to gift a box to my S/O and family!

Lovely chocolate shop in Notting Hill ! I like to pop in for a hot chocolate on a cold day after…read morewandering around portobello market. We walked in one day when their cafe space had been reserved for a private event and the staff was very kind and accommodating, clearing up the little nook by the window for us to sit and enjoy our drinks. It's a fun visit, made even better by the nice staff and great music they play. Needless to say the hot chocolate in wonderful!

I concur with other reviewers that this place is a bit on the pricey side. If you really need your…read morechocolate in the shape of a frog or a shoe, then by all means, this is the place for you. I've only samples a couple of their truffles. I would say they are good, but nothing special. My main interest at Theobroma Cacao is the hot chocolate. The first time I went their and tried a ginger hot chocolate, it was like liquid heaven. The chocolate was piping hot and oh-so smooth. The ginger gave it just the right kick. I would have rated the place 5-stars for that experience alone. However, the second time I went and tried the strawberry hot chocolate, I was sorely disappointed. It was thin and not very flavorful. I suppose I'll have to give it another try one of these days to see which experience is the norm.

Not surprisingly I am a fan of chocolate, good chocolate, obviously…read more Currently I have only had the opportunity to try the drinking chocolate, they have a very long list of all the different ways you can have it. Plain chocolate, chocolate and banana, chocolate and amaretto, chocolate and hazelnut, chocolate and butterscotch, chocolate and chilli are only a few that come to mind. For me its plain chocolate with marshmallows, at £4.50 a cup. Even on a cold night one of those with your date on the tiny tables outside will make you feel warmer in the tummy and your heart. As you would expect the shop smells exquisite, and the low tone lighting gives an amazing glow to the chocolates that you can buy in a selection of the shop's most popular chocolates. These include chocolate marzipans, fudge, chocolate coated fruits and chocolate sticks. Attention though, 500g cost £40, yep stiff isn't? We are spending christmas with a friend of mine and her family, and she is a chocolate lover so I think a selection of handmade cognac truffles will make her very happy.

Excellent nibble snack cart! On your way to the tube before the beginning of very long day take a…read morehandful and you'll be sorted. You'll end up taking more than that, simply because they have so many different kinds of nuts and dried fruit covered in all kinds of chocolate (dark, plain, white) or yoghurt. Jamaican cashews, honey-dipped, mexican, salted, unsalted...ask the stall workers for a taste and they're usually really nice about it. Two of my favourites are the plantains (not coated in a anything but a very thin sweet layer) and the yoghurt coated cranberries (surprisingly delicious), almost all choices are £1.98 per 100g and get your loyalty card because you will need it!

Even though most of what they offer is chocolately, sugary goodness, I always feel healthier by…read moregetting the odd snack from Cranberry, as opposed to the WH Smith nearby. I recently stocked up on plain chocolate covered raisins and brazil nuts (with a little collection of honey coated almonds and dried cherries) and headed for the cinema. You look around you as you wander past the snack bar with all of the popcorn and ice cream and sweets and think, "I am so much healthier than them" -- but you're totally not. :)

This House of Chocolates really is what it says. It is a charming little shop on the corner of a…read morecharming green in Richmond. If it was all anymore enchanting it would be in a Disney cartoon. When I walk in I have to resist the urge to start chewing at the walls just to see whether this shop is actually made of chocolate. So, it is a relatively small premise, but simply filled to the brim. Mainly this shop sells individual chocolates; cream filled, praline, nougat, dusted, dark and many more. They also sell a section of Thortons chocolates as well. Because I came in near Christmas there was plenty of Christmas gifts, such as chocolate Santa's and snowmen. I'm sure Easter is just as well represented. This is also a prefect place to pick up gifts. There are walls of chocolate gift boxes, ranging in size from a few chocs to around a hundred. Anyone want to buy me a present from here?

I have very a fond memory of coming here when I was a child and getting to pick any chocolate I…read morewanted. Staff have always been very friendly here and in a picturesque setting on richmond green I think this chocolate shop is very lovely. It is never rammed full of people but it's alight charm does make it stand out and stay in business even when it is not in a central position in Richmond.

When I need a little something for someone - whether it's to say "Thank You" or to apologise - I…read morecome to Rococo Chocolates. I especially like their various "fun" chocolate designs and they quirky packaging. A chocolatey gift from here will make even the fiercest heart melt...

These chocolates were bought for my Mum's 60th birthday, I splashed out and spent nearly £60 and…read moreshe said all of the three times tasted old and really unpleasant, she normally likes all chocoolate. It all ended up in the bin! Total waste! I emailed for a refund and I can't see that happening. Bad customer service and bad quality overpriced chocolates. I am so disappointed with the service I have received from them. If this review stops one person from wasting money like I did then I am happy. I would say buy Cadburys much cheaper and without the disappointment!

Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…read more It's sooooo guuuuuuud But a little expensive sometimes unless Sainsbos or Tescos has a special deal. If they do then grab as many as you can. Their best puds are the plethora of chocolate ones. The souffle is my favourite, rising at 140 deg C in the oven for a very precise 13 mins. Chocolate melting from within - so gorgeous and with a free glass ramekin everyday. The little cups you can microwave into liquid chocolate are good too, and you get three so who gets the third one can be a good bargaining chip among couples. Oh, Gu... you are very moorish and I'm proud that you're a local company of mine that does such good supermarket puds. I want you for my valentine. Now where did I put that umlaut?

Adorable & delicious treats await you at Jeff de Bruges…read more Staff is nice as can be - we were interested in their super-cute animal shapes like horses, cows, pigs, chickens, fish..... but did not want to purchase the pre-filled boxes or bags since they also contained shapes & flavors we did not care so much about They happily offered to fill a hand-selected bag just for us so we ventured through their cases & selected all our favorites The milk chocolate is creamy & has a fantastic melty factor - the animals contained bits of toffee, coconut or hazelnut & they were just the treat we were seeking Wonderful stop after the V&A Museum!

If you are giving 5 stars to an ice cream place you visited in rain, you know it was worth the…read moremoney. I treated myself with a cup of mixed Madagascan Vanilla and Chocolate ice cream (italian style from a machine). I chosen some fruit toppings and small salted caramel cubes (awesome texture, a must-try) which meant I received the portion in a plastic bowl - but that was my negligence to say I wanted it coned. Looking at all the beautiful pralines I asked for a couple and so I can now comprehensively recommend John de Bruges for authentic excellency.

I went into a million artisinal chocolate shops in London searching for gifts and the best…read morechocolate and this was one of my favorite places for fine chocolate! (Tied in 1st for my favorite London chocolate was the Pump Street chocolate curated by Harrod's department store, and one from Whole Foods hah!) Paul A Young is famous and won awards for their salted caramel chocolates, unique and unlike any other I've had because they're much softer than the usual caramels, but at the same time not completely liquid. I personally thought their brownies were the best part - they seemed overly dense but were so rich and perfectly decadent. I also purchased the sampler of different varieties of milk and dark chocolates, and it was my least favorite because I felt the darks were a little too dry and bitter and the milks were too creamy and sweet. I'd recommend you taste the samples on the main table before purchasing. The truffles were beautiful and the flavors unique but personally I was not a big fan (except for the salted caramels). Overall, highly recommend a visit here for the salted caramels and brownies!

At a time when investing can be hazardous because of the volatility of the world economy. I have…read morespotted one product which seems immune to the winds of recession. High end chocolate is on the up with chains like Maison Chocolat opening new shops. Paul A Young's flagship shop in Soho follows this pattern of extremely tempting and exclusive chocolates on show with prices which would make your bank manager and my Chinese Thrift Gene blush! My CTG won't allow me to buy these expensive products for myself but it's a good destination for a nice present for someone special. They do sell interesting products like savoury flavours in their chocolate Fortunately, I have more of a savoury tooth than a sweet tooth, so this place won't bankrupt me