Brand new this week. A chocolate shop making handmade chocolates. Specially conmmisioned items are…read moreavailale. Go along and have some samples and you will be back for more. The flavours are excellent and they are all made from the finest ingredients. A tiny shop but a real find.

So there weren't Oompa Loompas working behind the counter, but I half expected to be confronted…read morewith a violet- top-hatted Gene Wilder singing "Come with me, and you'll be, in a world of Pure Imagination" as I excitedly crossed into Quay Confectionery. The walls are chock full of sweets, jellybeans, gob-stoppers (not the everlasting kind unfortunately), swirly lollipops and the like. Pretty much every thing you can imagine down to sugared mice and chocolate hedgehogs. They have that old-school sweet shop look about them too and you can shovel your favourite sweets into paper bags from the most extensive pick and mix selection I've ever seen. Oh and they have like Every kind of fudge. Strawberries and cream, lemon meringue, rum and raisin, mint, double chocolate, vanilla...okay you get the drift. But if you want to be literally a kid in a sweetshop (you don't need a Golden Ticket to get in!) then get down to the Docks and satisfy that sweet tooth!

Oooooohh I came here with my boyfriend and he was really mean and didn't let me buy anything. It's…read morenext door to Funky Shake Bar (another one of my favourites) and has all my fav sweeties. Coconut ice (as well as other delicious handmade fudge), £1 gobstoppers, hand made truffles, jelly beans, oh and I could go on and on. They have a few more healthier options also, boiled sweets they have 'natural' on them. A few slightly different things such as preserves and microwave corn on the cob!

I sure hope the people that bought their chocolates today, (Dec. 23rd, 2017), with my husbands…read morestolen debit card number, choke on their chocolates. Two charges $133.99 and 189.73. He had to spend an hour today canceling his debit card. Now the fraud unit will have to investigate these charges. Maybe the chocolate box should make sure of who they're talking too when they are selling $300+dollars worth of chocolate over the phone to someone using a stolen debit card number from someone in the United States.

From the owner: Luxury chocolatesread more

A wonderful high end specialty chocolate shop made with chocolate grown on their own St Lucia…read moreproperty. Incredible selection of milk and dark chocolate with all kinds of goodies. Delicious truffles, unusual bars as well as gift samplers. Bet you can't eat just one

Nice store with great staff. If you love chocolate and just…read moreabout any product that can include chocolate in it this is the place to come. They stock everything from chocolate gin to balsamic vinegar. Not to forget the chocolate itself. There is a wide range of products so you will never be stuck for choice. It is a little pricy but you get what you pay for. Staff are nice but seem to struggle when it gets busy.

One of my favourite shops as a kid being dragged to Birkenhead to walk around TJ's Hughes and The…read morePyramids! But occasionally we would pop in Thornton's first which was always a pleasantry! I've always had a huge sweet tooth, and Thornton's chocolates are simply luxurious! This place sells a range of pre boxed chocolate selections, including beautiful rum truffles, a variety of fruit creams, some Belgian recipes and some fantastic white and dark chocolate selections! Thornton's are a big national brand in the confectionary game and their chocolate is always a winner if you're not sure what to buy someone for their birthday or as a stocking filler! This place is quite small but stocks all that you could possibly need if you love chocolate!

Lovely Thorntons in a great location! All the favourites of the master chocolatier in here, I…read moreguarantee you won't be able to walk out empty handed! From single chocolate bars and lollipops to hampers, personalised gifts and gift wrapping available, you are sure to impress if you're giving a gift. They push the boat out for every occasion (Valentines day and Easter being their fave's) meaning a vast array of delights await you in their chocolate scented store! This particular one in Birkenhead offers a Thorntons Ice Cream Parlour with favours you will find hard to resist!

After a day of exploring we really fancied some ice cream so headed to the nearest Thornton's,…read morewhich happened to be this one. The staff were welcoming and make a few suggestions as we stood there trying to pick what we wanted. I went for the mint choc chip cone which was delicious, the cone was a crispy wafer that didn't get soggy and the ice cream was full of Thornton's chocolate chunks. My friend had the honeycomb ice cream and there were no complaints there either. Each cone cost £2. The store had a really cute Autumnal display up, it's my favourite time of year so that made me smile. The Autumn selection includes the 'Fire box' which looks really nice, I might grab a box for bonfire night :)

Zorba Sweets is a fancy little candy kiosk positioned in paradise Street…read more The shop doesn't fit in many people but it does offer a good variety of sweets such as chocolates, boiled sweets and assorted jellies. It is very colourful in appearance and has all the qualities to drag a child in! There is one member of staff at the till to keep an eye out for those naughty ones trying to sneak a toffee or two in their mouths so I wouldn't advise! Sweets are quite reasonable in price compared to pick 'n' mix shops in touristy areas like the Albert Dock and the popular Odeon Cinema, so my best advice is to come here instead and bag yourself a treat.

I could make a Zorba the Greek joke here. Something about Zorba the Sweet maybe? Plate smashing -…read moresmashing sweets, there's got to be something in that. No? Okay. Zorba Sweets sells almost every conceivable form of pick and mix, just pick your lovely paper bag and use the tongs or scoops provided (only sickos use their fingers) and shovel away - cherry lips, flying saucers, fudge, liquorice allsorts, wine gums, chocolate fudge, foam lips, orange fudge; I could list them all day. I shouldn't? Okay. Its loads cheaper than the pick and mix at the cinema so stock up here if you're planning a visit to the nearby Odeon. They also sell canned and bottled of soft drinks but these are more difficult to sneak in your jacket pocket, unless you buy a huge overcoat but that might be expensive which defeats the point of buying your sweets here in the first place. So just pile in a load of your favourite sweets; jelly beans, space pencils. Oh right, the lists thing again. Sorry. Well let's just say they have more choice than you can shake a bouzouki at! A bouzouki; it's a Greek musical instrument, isn't it? Oh right, we're not doing the Greek thing either.