I recently had a good experience at Joy Chocolate in Essex Center. I drove by on my way to lunch…read moreand stopped at Joy on my way back. Joy is a cute chocolate shop. They make their own chocolates and creations. I bought two different types of chocolate bars, a bag of mint cookie malt balls and milk chocolate potato chip bark. I thought everything was good. The standout item for me was a hybrid chocolate bar with white chocolate and a brightly flavored red confection component. The red part was pleasantly tart and contrasted well with the sweet white parts. The dark chocolate bar was good. Seemed like high quality. I am a fan of both mint balls and potato chip bark. I liked both versions. I have to admit, I have not kept up with the prices of chocolate bars of this nature. The bars were a decent, but not huge, size. I think they were around $6 each, which I didn't notice until later. I know prices of a lot of things have gone up. This may be the market price now for small batch artisan chocolate. The price is probably higher than I would spend on a regular basis, but it's fine once in while. The experience definitely felt high end in terms of atmosphere and service. 4.25 Stars

Chocolate treats were yummy and well made. It was a well put together chocolate shop with many…read moreoptions. Service was good.

After a bit of a struggle I decided to write about Andre Prost and mention the Italian merchandise…read morethat they import as opposed to finding the company in Italy itself because I simply have a lack of information. Andre Prost imports an Italian candy from a company in Italy called G.B. Ambrosoll. What this company makes is the Honees candy. I have fallen in love with this hard candy with a real honey center. There are at least three different kinds of Honees candy. The candy itself does not seem to be easy to find... at least in Colorado. If you want something unique and yummy this candy you should try. I suggest buying it online if you can or go to a European candy store. I was lucky enough to find it at a gas station but that location has since closed.

In reading Yelper Alden's review I guess they import way more things that just sweets. But like…read moresaid Yelper, I found the imported Zotz, strangely at a German butcher of all places. Lots of different fruit flavors with me opting for blueberry. They have the fruit coating on the outside but in the middle they have a Pop Rock like powder with fizzes on the taste buds. Very cool novel sweet bringing me back to my childhood days

The store is a treasure trove of cheeses, food items and gifts for your foodie friends and family…read more I have been meaning to stop in for some time now and today was the day. I found the imported and homeland cheese selection to be quite extensive. All of my favorites plus plus plus. Carson served me as I chose a few different cheese, bread and meat items with tastes along the way. I also met Christine who is the shop owner and had a great exchange with her. The store was well stocked with specialty foods, gift items and lots of holiday paper napkins. I went in for cheese knives and found a nice selection to choose from. There were still lots of table/kitchen/dining items even though it was right after we rang in the new year. I definitely be back for more!

I just love this specialty store! The extensive choice of quality coffees is just amazing. I have…read moretried several different varieties of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffees, some organic and some not organic and found them all quite smooth, even bodied and delicious. I have also tried their breads, homemade cookies and chocolates and have been extremely happy with the quality, freshness and taste. The whole store is stocked full with edible and gift goodies. This place is a real find and worth the trip. I try to make a stop about once a month when I am visiting the area.

Great place I love getting my meat here it's convenient and different for me but they are great…read moreplace to buy from

Great selection of meats, we have been coming here for years. Super friendly family and workersread more

Great items, very helpful staff. Always enjoy visiting this store, especially finding gifts for…read morechildren.

I ordered something from their website a few days ago and after I placed the order it was found to…read morebe out of stock, and they refunded my money right away. It was the second store I tried to buy this product. When I checked other stores, it was out of stock everywhere. I figured I might have to wait until after the holidays to get it. Then today I got a phone call from them letting me know that they found what I was looking for and I could have it if I still wanted it, and that they would send it out today. I was very happy as it was going be a hassle for me to try to find this elsewhere, or having to wait until January. I really appreciated the effort they took to make sure I was able to get the gift I wanted. Thank you for the excellent customer service!

There are several seafood stores in Old Saybrook but Atlantic is the best. They have the largest…read moreselection- including frozen items that are difficult to find elsewhere (like large lobster tails- as big as 16 ounces!). Their fresh seafood selection is also huge, and they also stock homemade items like soups/chowder, etc. Love this store!

We rent a cottage in Old Saybrook for one week every summer, and one night of that week we have…read morefriends over and do a lobster pot from Atlantic Seafood. It couldn't be easier. Corn, potatoes, mussels or clams, and lobsters are all in one pot--add 3 cups water, boil for about 30 minutes, melt some butter, and serve. Order ahead, pick up at about the appointed time, bring the pot back at your leisure the next day. It's always a special and festive meal and the service is friendly and quick.

I think I can still smell the delicious chocolate aroma! Chocolate is one of my favorite things to…read moreeat, and I was told that this place has the best chocolate chip cookies. Well, they were definitely right. I ate a delicious chocolate chip cookie. It was so good. They are also offering a frozen hot chocolate which I got. It was delicious and perfect for a hot day. They also sell truffle shots and a huge variety of chocolate bars. I can't wait to go back!!

Chocolate Geeks is a great stop if you love chocolate! The treats are yummy, service was…read moreextraordinary! The shop is small and quaint.

Today I stopped by Scott's Farm Store in Old Saybrook. You can't miss, if you just get off the…read morehighway on the way to Old Saybrook. Wow! This place is incredible, they have every pumpkin under the sun here! They have tiny pumpkins, white pumpkins, misshaped pumpkins, massive pumpkins, so many unique pumpkins that are great for any type of arrangement you may want to make! They also have mums, local honey, and some other fruits and vegetables. I think some of the things are a bit overpriced. Scott's Farm Store is worthy of stopping by and checking out their large assortment of very unique pumpkins.

Best farm stand!!! Lovely family…read moreLet us know where you are going We miss you! God bless

This place is amazing…read more I just happened to be driving passed and it looked cute so I wanted to stop. You know those little rustic structures get me. Thank goodness I did. I got one kung po chicken meatball just because I had to try it. Absolutely delicious. Then I get the house roast beef panini. Damn man. Arugula, roast beef cooked to perfection. A little drippy. Carmslized onions. Blue cheese. If I lived out here this would be my spot. Put a fork in me I'm done.

Delish portobello sandwich, very crispy bread and veggie. Dad said his RI clam chowder was the best…read morehe had ever had. We went around 2:30 and it was pretty busy. The system and set up for ordering and paying is a bit confusing as a first timer. I would go back to check out all the yummy stuff it looked like they had.