My dear friend and I were shopping at RioCan Durham Centre a couple of Mondays ago. We had come out…read moreof the GAP Factory Store and saw this Purdy Chocolatier store diagonally across from it. I have only seen Purdys at shopping malls. It was my first time seeing a store in a plaza. This Purdys is next to Burgers on Fleek. Does anyone say on fleek anymore?! I remember one of my interns using that phrase back in 2017 or 2018. I would never use slang as a part of a business name, as it becomes dated as time goes on. I frankly hadn't heard of that phrase for years until I saw this business. I digress. I was first introduced to Purdys by two former interns. On their last day of their internship, they both got me chocolates from Purdys. One box had assorted chocolates and the other one had all hedgehog chocolates. Without any hesitation, we headed over to this store after we dropped off our recent purchases at our respective cars. The shopping damage continued at Purdys for me. We walked in. It was a pleasant store. I saw a display for Lunar New Year chocolates. Cool! My friend recently got vegan chocolate from Purdys for Christmas and loved it. She's more of a milk chocolate person than dark. I'm the opposite. I decided to try the vegan dark trail mix bar. I found out that this store has a small section of no-sugar-added chocolates on the right, in the corner, when you first walk in. Yay! I found hedgehog chocolates that didn't have any sugar added and snatched a box. I spoke to the woman at the counter. She was great to point out that the no-sugar-added bars were BOGO. Sweet! Okay, not literally. I noticed a huge chocolate Santa that was 50% off. I asked the woman whether it was hollow. You'd think that I'd get a yes or no response. Nope, I got neither. She said that some parts were thicker than other. So, I'm guessing it's hollow for the most part. I'd die eating that chocolate Santa. Maybe if I paced myself, I could freeze most of it and indulge whenever I wanted to. The woman at the store was nice. She placed everything in a purple bag. I paid with a debit card. I tapped and all was great. This store also has ice cream. I've never had Purdys ice cream, so I'll need to return. I love the chocolate that I bought. The quality is great. Yummy. The no-added-sugar chocolates were perfect. I'm a fan. I still need to have the vegan one. I got sidetracked by all the hedgehogs... haha! This store is awesome. I'll definitely return for more chocolate goodies and more. (8)

It's quite a small space, but it's a nice and renovated shop, and the staff are very kind and…read morehelpful!

That Chocolate Shoppe in the Village in located at The Courtyard in historic Pickering…read more It is a cute little shop that has a lot of on site made chocolate related goodies all packaged nicely and ready to be gifted as gifts! The chocolate enrobed ginger and coffee beans does look interesting. You can also pre order Made to order cakes, cupcakes and other baked goods. Oh and some chocolate products that might be fun to play with or share with your special someone in private are also on sale too.... just imagine the possibilities! :)

Chocolate Margaret uses Merkin Chocolate Wafer candy over real chocolate. If you place an order…read morewith her she will change it without notice, you will pay for her time and then she will come and go. She will help herself to treats brought in to your private party. She will literally count out pretzel sticks to make sure no one gets an extra one, from the no name brand bag. She is intrusive to your personal life which will go beyond the business you do with her. I question hygiene because we made chocolate products at our party and she would not allow us to use it as she said she planned on giving it away ...even though we paid for it...and a dozen ppl touched it. Do not do a chocolate party with her.

I gave two stars because I paid for chocolate and I got chocolates. The store was clean, their…read moredisplay was appealing, the appearance of shop was very attractive. The staff was nice. Then, how about the taste of chocolates? They were not horrible, but not fantastic. They have varieties of chocolates, but everything tastes the same. They don't tastes like chocolates, but taste like more simple caramels. I thought they were selling gourmet chocolates, but they were like more grocery store type chocolates.

That kid in a candy store feeling, it came back today!! It started when I was walking by the store…read moreand saw chocolate roses being poured and set. A keen employee spotted my gawking and brought out some samples for us and the other people milling about. I tried a small piece of green apple topped with caramel and brittle. The apple was juicy and tart which was perfectly balanced with the sweetness of the coating. This brought me into the store to look at all the goodies. Rocky Mountain really has a lot of great gifting items. Everything is super cute and detailed and catered for different occasions - it's a boy/it's a girl baby showers, golf themed boxes just in time for the greens to start opening, giant birthday chocolate "cakes" (it's a large circle shaped chocolate with toppings), and even just because treats for your dog! There were a lot of seasonal Easter items in stock including giant eggs that looked to be stuffed with popcorn and eggs that have a chance of having a $1,000 gift certificate inside. There were also a lot of cute bunny chocolates including ones that featured bunny bums complete with white chocolate bunny tail. I was meeting up with some relatives for dinner and was inspired to get a gift when I remembered that we had a few diabetics in the family. Since we were at a specialty store I thought I'd try my luck to see if they had any options for my situation and sure enough they did! The manager walked me around the store and pointed out the different options to me. For the a la carte chocolates, they have no sugar added almond clusters and peanut butter cups. There were some gift boxes that also had no sugar added for $10 and $20. When we were deciding between the gift boxes another employee came over to suggest the bigger box since it had a better overall value. When is less really more anyways?! Bigger box it was! Finally if chocolate isn't really your thing...they are also part creamery so you can get ice cream instead!

Came here to check out some cool products. They have a huge variety from Asia to American and…read moreothers. It's definitely fun to check out and pick up one or two treats. Some things are reasonably placed and others are probably about $3 more than you would expect for your average similar product... but of course there's a bit of an upsell which is to be expected. There is limited street parking with a meter in this area and some other paid parking lots. It was a little hard to find the entrance. You have to enter through one door and once you get into this shared space it's off to your left.... Staff generally kept to themselves and were nice. You can follow them on Instagram to keep abreast on the new products they have coming in @exoticknacks I find the business name a little bit annoying though. Exotic "Knacks"? I recommend this place.

I cannot stress how amazing the hospitality and passion that comes from this store is. The…read moreselection is very well done and I find myself stuck between grabbing my favorites and the newest thing that arrived that week. Great for families or anyone trying to kick that random craving. TLDR: Best store in downtown whitby and if you miss it, your loss.

amazing bread and cakes. always fresh and you can reserve your fav bread. so you can have it for…read moresure. unfortunately they're stuck close to a 'dump' island restaurant with sketchy and unwelcoming surrounding. The city seems to be a sleep when it comes to maintaining minimum standards. who is responsible the city or plaza owner?

This is a hidden gem...If you like fresh baked bread and sweets, you are in luck....they offer all…read morethat and more! The onion buns are to die for. The staff is TOP notch, always very friendly and accommodating ...small shop yet has everything you need. Well worth the visit!!!! :-) You won't be disappointed!

Funnel cake in Pickering, YES PLEASE!…read more I love funnel cake, whether it was getting it from Canada's Wonderland as a kid or by getting it at the CNE, it is a treat that you absolutely need to get in the summertime. When I was taking a stroll through the Pickering flea market with my girlfriend we stumbled upon this place that said they have funnel cake. Being the dessert lover that I am I could not say no. This place advertised funnel cakes along side a whole bunch of other deliciously looking treats. They sell candy bags as well as fudge. But probably the most advertised one is the funnel cake itself. It comes in two sizes small and a large with the latter covering the whole plate. You can get either size with ice cream and strawberry sauce along with icing sugar - typical funnel cake. In terms of flavor, the funnel cake is a little bit more crispier than that you would get at a summer fair or Canada's Wonderland. I prefer to have my funnel cakes a little bit softer but this did not kill it for me or anything like that. The ice cream is not soft serve, it is from a tub that you would get at a grocery store. Again not the worst thing in the world. Overall it is a decent funnel cake, and one that you should give it a try. I personally don't think that it's something that I would go out of the way for but if you are shopping at the Pickering flea markets then you should give it a try after you are done shopping.

From the owner: World's best Funnel Cake, Waffles, Chocolate Pizzas, Fudge and Brittle... Our menu includes: Deep…read morefried Mars Bars, Deep fried Oreo Cookies, Ice Cream, Nuts, Candy, Chocolates... We also do fudge and brittle gift baskets...

Tips: - Sign up for Breadcrumbs rewards to get a discount on…read moreyour next order and a free treat on your birthday. - This bakery was fully stocked with baked goods and bread at 4 pm on a Saturday. I have been on a bakery kick as of late. While in Pickering last Saturday, I found this COBS Bread nearby. I headed over because it has strawberry items that are new additions on the menu. This bakery is in a plaza. Burger King and Scotiabank anchor it. I parked fairly close to this bakery. I then walked over. There was a couple ahead of me attempting to place an order. The woman was unsure of what she wanted. The man seemed like he just wanted to leave. They were being helped by a man behind the counter. I immediately got a friendly woman working with him. She asked me if I needed time. I did. I figured out what I wanted to order: - Strawberry danish - Raspberry and custard danish - Chocolate croissant There were a few customers who dropped in after I had. The nice woman returned and asked if I was ready. I was. I scanned my Breadcrumbs QR code. I then let her know that I was ordering three items. In the past, at any COBS Bread, I'd get my danish pastries in bags. I never enjoyed them being stacked on top of one another. I'd have to peel off one from the other because the filling from the bottom one adhered to the one of top. This place didn't do it. She put all my items in a box. Nice! I paid with a credit card. I tapped and was good. I thanked this woman, grabbed my box, and carefully carried it to my car. I then placed it in a reusable bag and drove home. These pastries were amazing. I had the strawberry danish first. It was so fresh. I loved the strawberries. It was so yummy. I need to get another one. My go-to danish is the raspberry and custard danish. I love the tartness of the raspberries mixed in with the most perfect custard, in a yummy danish. Excellent! I had to get a chocolate croissant. I normally do danish pastries only, but I have a weakness for this croissant. It was flaky with the best dark chocolate. It had a light dusting of powdered sugar and dark chocolate drizzle on top. I appreciated that it was slightly sweet. This bakery stands out being fully stocked with baked goods and bread at 4 pm on a Saturday. When I visit the COBS Bread in Aurora on a Saturday at 4 pm, it's slim pickings. I loved my experience here. I'd return for more pastries. I should also get some bread next time. This store also has butter tarts. I just want everything! (199)

I got a chance to enjoy a cinnamon bun from Cob's Bread recently…read more My husband got a free cinnamon bun for his birthday from here for being a member I shared it with him The bun was extremely tasty and fresh Really enjoyed it and really like their baked goods from them

Cake was done hours late but she made up for it by delivering the cake. And the cake itself was…read moreamazing! I sent her a picture from google and she did even better than the picture! Amazing! The flavour was moist and although a bit too sweet, it was done really really well!

From the owner: Cakes and desserts handcrafted with love and delivered straight to your doorstep! From French…read moremacarons to cheesecake and tira misu shooters to cupcakes and custom cakes, we've got the best desserts in town! Fill out our order form now to get a quote on a custom cake, or to place an order for any of our tantalizing desserts, including our Nutella mousse shooters!

I was in the area picking up something and decided to order Coco. I got the brown sugar milk tea…read morewith tapioca in regular size. I usually ordered it with no sugar since it already has brown sugar in it. The drink tasted great and certainly fulfilled my bubble tea craving.

My friend and I stumbled across this place after dinner nearby. Although I live in the area and…read moredrive past here often, I had no idea when they opened. Although it was a cold night, we just had to try their offerings. Our order was placed online through my friend's mobile phone and was ready within minutes. We even got to choose our level of sweetness and our drinks turned out perfect! This place is obviously new, with a sleek modern design that kinda refreshes this aging plaza. Seating is set up for casual conversations. Overall, it's a refreshing addition to the neighbourhood.