I attended a tour and tasting at Maeve Chocolate and left impressed. The tasting featured six distinct chocolates -- everything from bright, fruity single-origin bars to richer, high-cacao pieces -- and while all were tasty, I generally preferred the darker, more complex offerings. The textures were clean and the flavor development in the dark bars (bitter-sweet, with subtle fruit and spice notes) stood out. The tour guide They were excellent, personable, clearly passionate, and very knowledgeable about bean sourcing, tempering, and flavor profiling. Their demos on conching and tempering made the process tangible without getting bogged down in jargon. Some history Maeve Chocolate's shift from the Seattle Chocolate name reflects a move to emphasize craft, single-origin sourcing, and a modern identity that better represents their focus on ethical sourcing and flavor-driven small-batch production. The new name and packaging celebrate provenance and the personalities behind the beans, while preserving the company's Seattle roots and commitment to quality. Highlights Six thoughtfully curated samples showcasing a range of cacao percentages and origins. Strong preference for the dark chocolate line -- nuanced, well-balanced, and memorable. Informative, engaging guide and a concise, behind-the-scenes look at production. Friendly tasting pace that allowed time to savor each piece and ask questions. If you appreciate chocolate craftsmanship and want a guided tasting that balances technique with flavor exploration, Maeve Chocolate's tour is worth it. read more

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Super friendly staff. They were super attentive and willing to answer any and every question I had. And they offered samples of multiple different chocolate bars. Very interesting and unique flavors. I went for the collaboration with Dungeon Crawler Carl, which was amazing. Not only was there a special chocolate bar that they had for the collab but they also had a corner decorated in the theme of the book and stickers of characters from the book. It was fantastic. Parking is pretty easy in this area. There is some parallel parking by the front door and a parking lot nearby. I'll definitely have to come back for a tour. read more

Walking into Maeve Chocolate felt like stepping straight into Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. The whole place smells like warm chocolate and sugar, and it honestly feels a little magical the second you walk in. Everything looked so beautifully made and the chocolate tasted super rich and high quality. You can tell a lot of care goes into what they make here. It's the kind of place where you walk in planning to get one thing and leave with a whole bag because everything looks so good. Very fun ecperien If you love chocolate or just want a cute little treat stop, this place is definitely worth visiting! read more

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We attended their Valentine's Day workshop "The Key To Your Heart" which is a box puzzle game with two boxes of chocolates as the prize. The puzzles to unlock the box were slightly challenging and fun! The crew has put a lot of thoughts in it! Highly recommend this activity! The shop is very welcoming with lots of cute and colorful decorations. The staff kindly offered us two different types of chocolate for tasting and mentioned that we could try either one. I chose one to start, and it was smooth, rich, and not overly sweet. After that, we continued browsing and picked out about $80 worth of chocolates to bring home. When we went to pay, I decided to try the second flavor that was still available for sampling. As I reached for it, a staff made a comment about me going for my second piece. It caught me a little off guard. Considering we had just purchased a fairly generous amount, it felt unnecessary to point it out. I understand that samples are meant to be limited, but the remark made the moment slightly awkward when it had otherwise been a pleasant shopping experience. read more

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Took the tour at Maeve Chocolates, formerly known as Seattle Chocolates. Maeve absolutely lived up to her name. Intoxicating and the cause of great joy. She rules. A true warrior. Learned a lot, too. Chocolate making is about 50% science and 50% magic. What also stood out was the heart behind the company. Maeve is 100% women owned, with a workforce made up of approximately 75% women. Their chocolate is organic, gluten free, ethically sourced, and carbon neutral. They also donate 10% of net profits back to cocoa farmers. Love the mission. It felt like one of those places I would enjoy working, and I would really enjoy meeting Jean, the CEO and owner. Grateful to John for scheduling my tour and to Denise for such a welcoming and informative experience. Definitely worth visiting. read more

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Five Stars for the Maeve / Seattle Chocolate factory tour. Our tour was led by Sam. She was super knowledge and gave an amazing tour! This lady needs a raise! Maeve Chocolates is a woman-owned business. I also believe about 75% of their employees are women. That is amazing! There is so much warmth and culture from this company. The tour was about 60 minutes long. It includes some education about cocoa beans, sourcing, and a factory tour. And of course there are a lot of taste testing done along the way! Manager Denise was also amazing. She and her staff had some amazing customer service. Thanks for a great experience! read more

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This company and their chocolate are amazing! Who doesn't love to eat tasty treats, learn a bit, and support a good cause all at the same time? Well, that can happen here. Maeve Chocolate (Seattle Chocolate Company) ethically sources their cacao from farmers, and then turns around and donates a portion of their profits back to support those farmers. Amazing! We're not a milk chocolate household but the milk chocolate at Maeve is seriously so good. So chocolatey and creamy! The dark chocolate is the star though. It's fudgey and creamy and perfect. The flavors and branding artwork that are part of the Maeve brand are so fun and colorful! I wanted to buy them all. The Creme Brulee and coffee infused bars are my favorites. The other brand they make, jcoco, is higher-end Peruvian chocolate and has some truly interesting flavor combinations - like smoked sea salt, a white chocolate with orange and Cayenne, and quinoa sesame. The staff working there were welcoming, knowledgeable, and offered so many samples! We left fat and happy, and full of bonbons. read more

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We visited the Seattle Chocolate factory tour (now as Maeve Chocolate). You need to reserve your spot online beforehand, and we joined the 2 p.m. tour on a Saturday. Since the factory machines don't run on weekends, we didn't get to see them in action. However, the tour was still very enjoyable. Highly recommend! The experience started in a tasting room where we learned about the entire chocolate-making journey, from sourcing cacao beans at the farm and fermentation to the final production steps. Our tour guide passed around byproducts from each stage, like cacao bean shells and cocoa butter, while explaining the process. We also watched an informative video with more visuals about the company's history. Next, we visited the factory floor, where our guide gave a detailed explanation of what goes on at each station. After the tour, we got to the best part: sampling the chocolate! We did a fun blind tasting where we guessed the ingredients before they revealed which product it was. We also got to sample some of their famous chocolates throughout the tour. Overall, I learned a lot and was very happy with how much chocolate we got to sample! read more

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Maeve (Seattle Chocolate,) is my very favorite LOCAL chocolate brand to gift! I was in the area working and made a point to stop by to purchase some of my favorites with the new packaging. The chocolate is the SAME, the only thing that's new is the name, and packaging. The customer service at this location is very welcoming, I wish i would have had time to participate in a tasting. The next time I'm in the area I will definitely plan ahead. Seattle is filled with so many wonderful chocolatier's, I highly recommend adding Maeve (Seattle Chocolate,) to your list! read more

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Jaden was an amazing tour guide and would highly recommend doing the tour he was very knowledgeable of how the process of chocolate is made!!! read more

We had our very first factory tour today with guide John. He was very fun, informative and made our time very interactive as we enjoyed the abundance of chocolate. The factory was amazing, efficient and extremely well organized. We have been fans of Seattle Chocolates for years and we are glad we made it out for a visit. Thank you John and the rest of the staff for making a fun experience to go along with an awesome product!!!! I recommend the factory tour to anyone interested. read more

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I finally made it to the factory! Now known as Maeve, they still had the same great creations, just a different name. Upon walking in, the guy was friendly, explaining some of the basics. I happily customized my own bag with truffles (now called bon bons) and also made a small boxed gift for someone else with 17 truffles (one of each kind). As for my own, I stuck with my favorite peanut butter and added in some other flavors I was curious about. Behind the glass window was where those who signed up for the tour were sitting and hopefully indulging in a lot of chocolate. I didn't get the chance to join one today but possibly next time I'm in town. Free parking out front was plentiful, and if you're there on Saturday, they supposedly heavily discount the former 'Seattle Chocolate' branded items that I wish were available all week, so you're going to get a great deal. read more

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I stopped by here by chance. The parking lot is around the store. From the outside, it feels like you can't tell it's a chocolate store at all. But there was a Seattle chocolate sign at the entrance. There were quite a few people inside the store, and I found out later that there was the chocolate factory tour. I thought I'd like to join the tour next time. I looked around the store slowly, but it was hard to choose because there were various kinds of chocolate with very fun packaging and unusual combinations. After much hesitation, I first chose five flavors I wanted to try from Minibar Chocolate. And I got a package for five of those minibars. It's cute like a mini book. The woman at the store is bright and very energetic. And this is the flagshop store. read more

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This experience was so much fun, who doesn't love some chocolate. Only crazy people in my opinion. Haha. While on vacation we visited this factory, we did the tour and learned some new things about chocolate and where it comes from. My family and I really enjoyed the tour, highly recommend, especially if you have the tour guide named Blaze. Blaze was great, energetic and fun!!! He made the tour; for sure. The store was small but very cutely decorated for Christmas. The displays of their chocolate were pleasing to the eye and they had some lovely options for gift purchasing. The chocolates were delightful and they had some unique flavors that I wasn't so sure about but they ended up being very good. If you are in the area, definitely check it out. Great learning experience for all ages. read more

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You can be a literal kid in a candy store! But, the man at check-out killed the whole thing with his serious mean girl vibes. Oof. I did enjoy the first half where a nice man showed me the ropes and I then spent a lot of time making a giant bag full of chocolate in a colorful chocolate wonderland. But then I had to contend with the check-out man and I truly regret that I didn't stop the sale and leave empty-handed. The chocolates aren't at all luscious and addictive like they used to be. So I'm just left with the very negative memory of the Mean Girl. Really wanted to support a woman-owned local business and have a great time doing it but shouldn't have had to brave that attitude. read more

Drove to what was Seattle Chocolate to find they changed names and updated their packaging. I was told the chocolates were the same as before, so I began making bags of the individual chocolates. I made 3 bags and went to pay, my total was $76, I was going to pay cash as I am traveling and have multiple hold on my cards for hotels and rental car. In any case, I was informed that they only had $100 bank and couldn't make change for my $100 bill. This is unfortunate, as I left without chocolates and they lost a sale. Next time I'll be going elsewhere for gifts to take back to hawaii. read more

My husband surprised me for my birthday by taking me here for three Seattle Chocolate tour and it was so much fun! We drove and they have a parking lot. We did the 10am on a Tuesday tour and it ended up being just us which was pretty cool! Our tour host was Caleb and he was soo nice! We really enjoyed our tour with him! The tour: Starts with some intro videos and a little chocolate tasting to start - some heated chocolate in a cup and some cocoa nibs. Both very tasty. Then we started the factory tour - which doesn't allow phones, glass, gum or personal belongings - they have lockers you can put everything in and they give hairnets. It was really cool to see the behind the scenes of everything being made. The final part was the tasting and also my favorite part! We got to try a nice variety of their different chocolates and all had a really diverse flavor! So much fun trying to guess the flavors and tasting notes. Afterwards, we went shopping in their store which has a ton of different chocolates! We bought some gifts for family and of course some chocolate for ourselves. Their store is super cute! Staff is friendly and welcoming and it's such a fun experience just to come and check out all of the different chocolate flavors available! 10/10 would come for their other events and to get more chocolate! I heard they do some fun Halloween things. They also have chocolate sales on the imperfect bars that aren't wrapped down distribution once in awhile! read more

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Last escape room session of the day, and two employees were there waiting on us (a group of 4) before they could close up. Despite that, they were patient and attentive, providing guidance only when it seemed like we were stuck. Chocolate itself being good is a nice bonus. read more

As a Seattle native, I never knew Seattle Chocolates had a factory tour. The experience was pretty pleasant, they gave you a bit of a history lesson, but it was interactive throughout. Our tour guide was also very friendly and answered all our questions. I don't remember her name, but she was passionate about her job. I think that's why our tour was pretty good. If you like chocolates you will get to try out different kinds throughout the experience and learn about the differences between them. Pretty cool stuff! You also get a 10% discount at the end to use in the store after. read more

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We really enjoyed this delicious and educational experience, so fun for all generations. read more

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I have been a fan of Seattle chocolates since I was in high school. Pro tip, Saturdays they offer bags of "imperfect " chocolate for around $11 , it's a steal! Only downside is you never know what flavors will be available. The quality of Seattle chocolates is good and their ethics are notable as well. 10% of their proceeds go to a charity. I have since moved away from Seattle, however whenever I am in town I try to stop by and stock up! read more

FYI this is now called MAEVE. So pretty soon (or already) look it up by that name. Still local. Still good chocolate. And - female owned.

They specialize in all sorts of different kinds of chocolate products that are very unique. Service is fair. Feels like a factory ambiance inside with lots of cool displays and stuff everywhere. read more

Seattle Chocolate is one of my favorite chocolate brands. The factory tour is fun, especially the Halloween one. I've done a few events here and the organization, follow through and staff are always flawless. Great experiences here and delicious chocolate. read more

This is my fourth visit to this tour in the past 11 years, and it keeps getting more enjoyable each time, despite being the same tour. The tour guides truly make each experience unique with their amazing personalities. I have to highlight just how incredible the chocolate is! Yesterday, we had our first chance to visit the factory and see the chocolate-making process in action. We were lucky to witness it firsthand. The factory itself is beautiful and inviting, with the wonderful aroma of fresh chocolate adding to the experience. read more

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I had previously gone on the Seattle Chocolate tour so when I went again, it was just as fun as the first time. Our tour guide was Dani. She was informative and fun. I love the company's policy of giving back 10% of their net proceeds. They have on site parking. The best part of the tour was the chocolate samples especially the little cup of melted milk chocolate. read more

What a great tour! It was so fun. Being attached to the storefront is dangerous but makes for some great souvenirs! read more

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This is for their Factory Tour. Went on a Saturday and had a great experience. There is no production on Friday or Saturday so you will not see people working but we knew that when booking. The staff was super friendly and knowledgeable. You start in their classroom then take the factory tour and then back to classroom for tasting. We learned about the cacao plant and tasted truffles, solid bars and truffle bars and used our taste buds to see what flavor notes we could pick out. I think our tour guides name was Dani. They were fun, knowledgeable and passionate about chocolate. You get a 10% discount on purchases after the tour and if you go on certain Saturday's they have their "seconds" sale and you can get a pound of chocolate for $10. The whole facility from bathrooms to factory floor was clean and bright. Would highly recommend! read more

My friend brought me along for a tour at the Seattle Chocolate Factory which took about 1 hour, and it was such an enjoyable experience. Our tour guide was Dani, and she was amazing! She had such a positive attitude and really made the tour fun to follow along. On the tour, you will learn about how the company started, how chocolate is made, and where they get their coacoa beans from. I learned so many things! We were then allowed to tour the factory where all of their chocolate is made. It was such a cool thing to see. I feel like people of all ages would enjoy. My favorite part was the blind tasting test without a question. I definitely felt like I grew a bigger appreciation to eating premium chocolate. I highly recommend this visiting! If you take the tour, you get 10% their products to purchase in the store. read more

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We landed in Seattle and came straight here! Such a great start to our trip. I was so impressed with the factory, the taste of the chocolate, and the operations behind everything. Woman CEO, amazing tour, yummy chocolate! I love it. Caleb was such a great tour guide, engaging, funny and passionate! I loved how they gave samples while you waited until the tour start time. Best nice and clean place. The only thing I didn't like was that you could not take pictures in the factory but I understand for safety and cleanliness reasons. Such a wonderful experience and tour. Please check out Seattle chocolate and take the tour. 10/10 service, clean place, chocolate and tour! read more

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This place is SWEET! (get it? ha ha) We came here for the tour and also to buy some chocolate. I love supporting local businesses and found out this one is actually woman-owned so that makes it even better! We really enjoyed the hour long tour and all it taught us. We came on a Saturday which is when they have their factory seconds sale weekly. $10 bags of a lot of different chocolates. This place has great chocolates and a real Seattle connection. They have partnered with Pearl Jam, Marshawn Lynch (Beast Mode) and Alaska Airlines for specialty chocolate offerings. We ended up getting about $85 worth of chocolates with the build your own, the factory seconds, Christmas specials, and some other exotic flavors. They really have a lot of flavors to choose from and have mostly truffles in both bars and singles and have their sub brand called JCOCO, which is more specialty flavors, etc. A great Insta-ready lobby with great photo ops. Good staff as well. Great job Seattle Chocolate! Keep it going. read more

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Nope, didn't go to Seattle recently. I did pay (overpaid!) for a Seattle Chocolate Company Pike Place Espresso Dark Chocolate Truffle Bar (with decaf espresso) at a candy place in Studio City over the weekend. Actually held out for two days before peeling open the bar and trying it. WOW! That is quite the delicious chocolate treat! Very smooth and elegant, not too sweet, and that smart espresso taste that carries through the melting sensation. Lots of interesting info on the back of the label. The company is Woman Owned. I see from their website that they are extremely creative in coming up with new flavors, including seasonally. Will have to check out which other vegan choices they offer. Non-GMO-Certified, Rainforest Alliance member, vegan, gluten free, and only 180 calories for half the 2.5 ounce bar. I'm sold! read more

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I can't believe I have not written a review on my favorites chocolates. I've been here 5 times in the past 2 years when we are in Seattle area, I even order on-line. This is my favorite chocolate truffle, I'm definitely hooked on the mexican chocolate, bubbly and champagne (all dark chocolates). But during the holidays they had candy cane and this blew me away, was trying to order more online but it was sold out. Hope they bring it back next christmas 2024. Their truffles will last up to a year, so obviously I stock up since we do not live in state. If you ever there on a saturday take advantage of their special $10.00 bags of chocolate that did not make the cut, I've caught this special once and it was amazing, the price and amount you get for $10 is such a deal. The store is really cute and typical PNW style, colorful and bright. The cute pig at the front is a cutie to take a picture with and not to mention they also have a selfie wall. They do chocolate factory tours but I've never been on one, maybe when we not stopping by and rushing I'll plan to squeeze in a tour one day. The only downside to this factory location is the vibe walking in is not so welcoming, sometimes we get a hello and sometimes not, sometimes we get asked if we need help and sometimes not, sometimes we don't get help but the person after us does? Its a strange customer service vibe in this place. On my last trip we had a nice friendly person and she offered samples, asked if we needed help, etc. When I shop there I always walk out purchasing alot, and no one every told me nor is there signage that says if you purchase over $50 they can box your chocolate in there special gift box? Thats strange? The chocolates are my fav and I'll deal with the unusual customer service they provide? read more

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This is amazing chocolate and a wonderful company. The recent rebrand to the name MAEVE just leaves everyone wondering...Why? Seattle Chocolate had a positive and unique identity with great visual branding, seemingly loyal and growing customer base...but did some consultant say you could do better with a new name and new art? I'm sorry if this becomes a fail for you, because it doesn't resonate. Who does this, with a successful young company? Oh, Elon Musk and Twitter/X. Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook/Meta. Expansionists rather than localists. read more

What a fun experience this was! My husband and I ventured here for the Halloween Haunted Chocolate Factory Tour and it was an amazing experience!! We raved to our friends about coming here for Halloween. It's family friendly, plus getting to leave with chocolate is always a bonus! We found the check in process for the Haunted Chocolate Factory tour to be easy. The tour itself was so much fun, with just the right amount of spooky. Prices for the tickets for the tour were very reasonable. I found the whole experience top notch. Everything was super clean, including the restrooms. Also, wearing a mask wasn't cumbersome like I thought it would be. Highly recommend coming here for next years Halloween! read more

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Came here on a Friday for their Chocolate Tour. I had a great time! I learned a lot about their chocolate and I liked being able to walk through the factory. The BEST part is definitely the tasting. I appreciated being able to taste 6+ different kinds of chocolates and really got to enjoy them. I only ended up liking 1 bar (the Trail Mix) and one truffle (the Pink Bubbles) but at least I got to sample them to know I didn't want to buy one. I took away a star because I came on a Friday and unfortunately, the factory was not running that day so if you want to see the actual production line, definitely come on another weekday. They run it from M-Thursday. It kind of sucks that even though you don't get to see the production, the tour is the same price and all so... just beware. You get 10% discount on purchases if you fill out their survey at the end of the tour though! Everyone was very nice at the shop. If you are traveling and are afraid that the chocolate will melt, ask for an ice pack to go! The man behind the counter was very nice and kindly gave us one to go! read more

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The tour guide was awesome. She knew her stuff and presented it so both kids and adults were engaged. Even though I knew a bunch already, I learned a lot more. And there was a lot of chocolate tasting :) as well as seeing the whole process. Definitely worth doing!! read more

Super friendly staff, generous tasting portions & information, interesting company story. The factory tour was thorough, interesting, & we saw just about everything that there was to see in the factory. Keep in mind that it's a small factory with only 2 production lines, in case you thought this might be a giant Wonka complex. :] Thanks read more

I am a second timer on the Seattle Chocolates tour. It was so much fun and we had a ball! I would recommend this tour to everyone! For those who have never been, it is so worth it. For those who have been before, it is a BALL going back. There is so much to see, learn and taste. I feel like this tour is solid in its flow of tasting, education, and walking around. I could do this every weekend and have just as great of a time! We felt so pampered on the tour and learned a lot. Without giving too many of the details of the tour away, it is fun to learn about chocolate while trying out a bunch of samples and different flavors. It is also so cool to be able to actually see the factory for ourselves and look at the machines they use. This tour is the perfect length of time-it was an hour of chocolate knowledge and samples. We ended the tour with some shopping in their bright gift shop. This is so worth it and I know I will be back! Tips: be sure to report any allergies you might have when they ask, and pack a cooler in your car for your chocolate haul. Come with questions and an appetite. read more

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First timers to Seattle and just happened to stop by when they had the special $5 per bag. Took it to my office in Hawaii and everyone ate it all up! It's on their list to visit now. Great quality chocolates and not super sweet! Great variety of choices too! Bought the vegan chocolates for my nieces! Omg they want more!!!! read more