The first time I came here, they were only opened for 2 weeks. I thought it was a brilliant addition to James Street in Hamilton. The artisan chocolates were fresh and there were samples that were offered of the fudge. This shop is considered less expensive than the other artisan shops in Toronto. Chocolates that are offered are fudge, truffles, barks and novelty designs for gifts or to enjoy. I thought the fudge tasted delicious as a sample. In addition, I purchased malt balls that were literally twice the size of normal Maltesers as well as chocolate wrapped around ginger. The malt balls were delicious. The ginger chocolate was sweet, had a bit of ginger, but not as strong as I normally enjoy it. Purchasing both packs of roughly 100g each, my total was about $ 8 including tax.
Connie T.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Toronto, Canada
This is a candy store, not a chocolate store. For the Hamilton market with very few chocolate stores, this is adequate. For high quality chocolate, go elsewhere(my fav being Soma). This store uses Merkens chocolate to make their candies, unlike other stores that use the higher end Callebaut or Valrhona chocolate. And you can certainly taste the difference in quality! But if you just want something sweet that looks more pretty than the grocery store KitKat, this place will do. Their truffles are imported from somewhere in the States, they don’t make them in house.(Everything else is made in house). On the plus side, the truffles are pretty cheap. On the down side, they taste very average. Brownie points for serving coffee from a local roaster(Balzac)!
Amanda C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Waterloo, Canada
Their coffee is from Balzacs and they offer a wide range of chocolates from truffles to fudge for a reasonable price! The coffee wasn’t that special but I had a well made iced Americano for only $ 2! Their chocolates looked good and I’d love to go back and try some of them. The server was also very friendly.