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    Sweet Ethans Candy Cafe

    4.4 (37 reviews)
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Genoa Salami Sando
    May..Lene D.

    It's rare to find a cafe that has Dutch crunch bread. Thank you Sweet Ethan's for carrying it!! What drew me to this location was their advertised sign for half off Dubai strawberries. Sold! It's so pricey as is, so half off is a score! I just wished it was an everyday deal. I called a week later and asked if they still had it and the guy who answered said no but that they had a special going on through uber eats!! Thank you for that!!! I will forever be a customer for your honesty! Also, their sandwiches are delish! Simple, but with so much flavor! I like to create my own ...Salami, lettuce, tomato, onions, provolone with mayo and pesto spread. superb! Please come out and support! FYI Their strawberries are very fresh and sweet! This is coming from someone who's not a fan of strawberries.

    Raymond G.

    Sweet Ethan's Candy Café Claremont, CA...Saw this place today and it's close by. I gave it a try, the pastrami sandwich! It didn't disappoint!!! The roll bread was so soft and fresh. I came just before closing time 7 pm, which I didn't know. Cory, the owner is so nice! I got the sandwich with Swiss cheese, lettuce, pickles, mayo, mustard, jalapeños, and pesto sauce. I didn't put onions, tomatoes, or banana peppers. Highly recommend, please come give them a try!!! It's a cool and very clean cafe with sandwiches, candy items, and so much more!!! I will be back!!!

    The candy and toy wall
    Zelda B.

    The store is very cute. I ordered some vanilla gelato. I wish I could say it was good. It was old and it was spoiled. It had an alcohol aftertaste. It tasted fermented. See the video when you went to try and take a spoonful of it it was so gooey that you could not get it on your spoon to be able to take a bite. I did taste it thinking well maybe I'm wrong but no, I wasn't. It's 30 minutes later and I still have that fermented taste in my mouth. It was not good. I'm sure this shop makes good sandwiches, but I think they should get rid of the gelato because they just don't sell enough of it. I also saw some truffles that looked good and I asked them how old they were and they told me that they were from February that was almost a month ago. Now the owner who was scooping the gelato should've easily been able to see that something was wrong with the texture of the gelato again watch my video that I've attached and you'll understand what I mean. It was as if the sugars and milks had melted together to make some sort of fermented concoction.

    Phoebe O.

    Thanks Ethan! I actually dropped by because I saw they advertised a variety of little side salads and fruit cups for $4. No where else in Claremont Village offers anything fresh for less than $15, and I needed some veggies to add to my sad office lunch. Ethan upsold me a "small" size entree salad instead (tuna avocado). It was definitely big enough to be lunch for me, healthy, and only $9. The house made basil vinaigrette is light and delicious. I'm trying to avoid sweets these days. Who would have thought that a candy cafe might become my go-to lunch spot? I'll be back to try more salads!

    Small Dubai Strawberries
    Alexis F.

    Staff was friendly, lots of items to pick from. We ordered the small Dubai strawberries. Can out to $15. Sadly it wasn't even filled all the way, and the chocolate and pistachio cream overwhelms the strawberry. I think more strawberries and actually filling the cup would make it somewhat worth the price.

    Brittney B.

    This shop is really nostalgic and feel good with all of the candy/sweets varieties. My review is based solely on the Dubai chocolate covered strawberries. As a fan of Dubai chocolate, I found theirs to neither great nor bad. The strawberries were fresh and the chocolate was good, but the pistachio cream and Kinafa were missing something.... Staff was nice and store was packed with goodies so I will definitely bring my family back to try some other treats.

    Strawberry dubai chocolate
    Tiny Y.

    That's the best strawberry dubai chocolate so far I ever try,, the service is amazing.. $15 for dubai strawberry chocolate is a average price.. and they are so generous with the crunchy knafeh.. Thanks for the voucher I got buy one get one free..

    Dubai Chocolate strawberry cups!
    M. D.

    I just discovered this gem and I can't wait to go back. It's more of a deli than the name leads you to believe and the sandwiches I saw being made looked amazing! I will definitely get one next time! My friends and I came in to try their Dubai Chocolate cup and it was really good! I know it's pricey, but the ingredients are a pretty penny to begin with so I think you just have to remember all that's going into it. The pistachio cream, the Belgian chocolate, the pastry shreds, fresh strawberries... all tasted very high quality and it did not disappoint. The gentleman behind the counter was very nice and provided great and friendly service. The atmosphere is wonderful, and the candy offerings are amazing. They have almost everything you can think of. Lots of retro candies like Abba-Zaba, Big Hunk, Cracker Jack, Big League Chew, way too many to name. If there's something you've been missing, chances are they have it. The only thing they didn't have, that I looked for, was the buttered popcorn flavor of jelly belly, but they had so many other choices, I'm salivating just thinking about it. Sweet Ethan's is located on Indian Hill, close to the railroad tracks. Make sure you stop by, because it's absolutely worth it.

    Italian Stallion and strawberry lemonade
    Adriana F.

    Sweet Ethan's Candy Cafe! Interesting sign. We stopped by and had lunch. I ordered the Italian Stallion and the strawberry lemonade. Good filling sandwich and the lemonade not too sweet, perfect! I would recommend and for sure be back.

    Italian stallion on Dutch Crunch
    Denise L.

    If you love an awesome sandwich and candy, you definitely need to check out Sweet Ethan's in downtown Claremont! They are the best kept secret. We purchased their Italian stallion sandwich on their Dutch crunch bread which was more than enough to split between myself and my husband. They have a great kids menu that includes a sandwich, with your choice of bread, a fountain drink, and a bag of chips for $5.95. My three year old and 1 year old split the sandwich. The grilled cheese for the kids on the sourdough and "the Ethan" were perfect. Also, make sure and try their Georgia peach tea! It is the absolute best! We finished off our trip with their HUGE candy selection. They literally have an entire wall of candy and containers of different sizes that you can fill up on your own. All the candy was super fresh! The place is family owned...you can tell they take a lot of pride in their shop if you check them out on Yelp you can go to their website and see their complete menu and even order ahead

    Dubai dark chocolate cookie

    Sweet Ethan's Candy Cafe is as awesome for their sandwiches, crepes and salads as they are for their candy. They have a really great selection of vintage and bulk candy and make their own hand crafted Dubai chocolate bars! We also tried the Dubai dark chocolate cookie and their signature fresh strawberry Dubai chocolate cup (which was so good my daughter refused to share lol. Super nice owner also. I DEFINITELY recommend this place and we will be back!

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    Was surprisingly surprised. You never know they would have such good sandwiches though. Definitely going to come back.

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    Has all kinds of candy a full candy bar you like sweets you wont be disappointed sandwiches are surprisingly delicious

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    They have a good choice of rootbeers and customer service is good too the sandwich at the clearmont location are good as well

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    9 months ago

    The Gelato Ice cream is sickingly sweet! Overpriced . The cashier is very confused and could not get our order right

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