Sweenor’s Chocolates

Their chocolate is delicious. Way better than any brand you buy in the store. My boyfriend and I go here every Valentine’s Day and pick out a customized box of chocolates for each other. Really fun experience and rich chocolate. I also like supporting a local business. Try it, you won’t be disappointed!

Valentines Day in 2 Day! What to get mom? EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS? Expensive on my Budget… Chocolate? Most every woman I know loves chocolate and I GO CRAZY FO THEIR TOFFEE Bark! Okay. Well I would certainly go here. The staff is ALWAYS FRIENDLY & HELPFUL! I’m pretty sure for an extra price they will wrap it up. My daughter loves their chocolates with coconut so it’s great to tell them what he/​she likes and they will recommend. They will cut a sample to taste. The store is clean but small. Pretty well organized. They use high quality ingregients. You can taste it. I don’t know what that Peter R. was talking about in his review! ***Gave 4 stars. 1. Small (but Garden City space is premium and high so I get it) 2. Upscale. In New Hampshire there’s a candy store that say they have the longest candy wall in New England. Well it’s like the old time penny candy stores. If you can remember the one near Rolfe Street. it would be cool for the kids if they had another area or bigger place that would cater to kids!

I just made my annual Christmas time pilgrimage to Garden City and, like always, stopped by Sweenor’s to pick up some stocking stuffers and other presents. I’ve never been disappointed during my visits and this one was no exception. The chocolates and mints are delicious, and the staff is the most friendly and helpful that you’ve ever seen. Merry Christmas to all of you at Sweenor’s!

I don’t understand why so many people recommend I try there chocolate. Some of the treats and bars are great, but the base chocolate seems more like wax mixed with carob. I’m not a fan, sorry.

Sweenor’s is our go to place when we need a box of European quality chocolate truffles as a gift.

I love this place! The variety is awesome. Makes fantastic stocking stuffers for Xmas, gifts for teachers, etc.

I wanted to get my husband a nice box of chocolates for Father’s Day, and the place that I usually go to was unexpectedly closed. So I did a search and ended up here at Sweenor’s — we weren’t disappointed with the change. The chocolates and truffles were absolutely delicious. The prices are little high, but not really considering the quality. I like everything we’ve had here, but I have to say that the peanut butter cups and peppermint patties were particularly to die for.

Lovely lovely store with extremely high quality chocolates and candy, Such a delightful, old fashioned experience to walk into a true candy store!

I went in Sweenor’s again for a special treat — a box of assorted chocolates. I hope I will never lose the sense of giddiness as I am able to gaze upon chocolate after chocolate candies and pick all the ones that look appealing. Who isn’t transformed back into a little kid while staring through Sweenor’s glistening glass cases into a sea of sweets? This is a dangerous thrill though, as it can result in much chocolate consumption!
The employees here are so friendly and helpful. They will not give free samples (wink, wink), and they will not throw in an extra chocolate once in a while (wink, wink, wink). They recognize the value of making a customer have such a good and delicious experience, that he or she can’t help but continue to visit this shop.
A couple little tips and useful pieces of information:
–The first Sunday of December marks their annual candy cane guided tour at their Wakefield factory.
–This GC store is over 50 years old. That’s awesome and I love the history.
–All of their candies are made right in RI.
How good does it feel to support local shops while savoring a delicious chocolate?
–And, lastly, you must try their coconut chocolate. You just must. It’s heaven in a little morsel of everything good.

Sweenor’s helped us out like you wouldn’t believe! The week before my daughter’s wedding, we realized we hadn’t arranged for any wedding favors. We really wanted something with a New England coastal theme. oops!
We visited Sweenor’s with only 6 days til the wedding to see if we could get a huge order of their chocolate boxes that have a chocolate lobster with 2 chocolate quahogs. Just to be difficult, we wanted a variety of milk, white and dark chocolate. Not only were they able to do it for us, but the chocolate was some of the best I’ve ever had. They were friendly, accommodating, and produced great results at a reasonable price. What could be better!!!

March 8, 2014
Mom loves a good chocolate shop, so it was only natural that we paid a visit to Sweenor’s Chocolates while we were in Cranston.
Neither of us had heard of Sweenor’s before, but Mom found them online and oohed and ahhed over their delectable offerings. The small store — located in the Garden City Shopping Center — was beautifully decorated for both Easter and St. Patrick’s Day. The whole place smelled amazing.
There was so much to choose from, but Mom had a plan. She saw the sea salt vanilla caramels online and that was her focus. However, in typical New England Bites fashion, we picked up several other candies before finding what we came for.
We chose a box of cashew dixies ($ 7.95), a box of malted milk balls ($ 3.95) and two white chocolate roses ($ 1.25 each). We finally found the sea salt vanilla caramels ($ 4.95) and were surprised that they were coated in dark chocolate. Mom’s not a huge fan of dark chocolate but we got them anyway because they looked awesome. Our total came to $ 20.70.
We can’t say enough about how good this chocolate was. Everything was so rich and creamy and nothing had an overpowering sweetness. The sea salt vanilla caramels were fantastic. The salt really stood out against the chocolate coated caramel. Mom didn’t even mind that it was dark chocolate because of how good it tasted. As for the dixies, they were very much like turtles and had large, tasty cashews surrounded by caramel and cloaked in both milk and dark chocolate. Superb! Again, the salty and sweet combo made for an excellent snack. The malted milk balls were addictive and had a great crunch to them, and the white chocolate roses were good, but not as flavorful as we expected. However, you could tell that you were eating quality chocolate and not just some average store bought brand.
If you haven’t visited Sweenor’s yet, do yourself a favor and check them out. There is plenty to choose from and with Easter right around the corner, you know the Bunny will be stocking up. Get the candy while it lasts!
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Vanilla sea salt chocolates are to die for… Available in milk and dark are the best I’ve tried so far.

They are back open and the store looks better than ever!

Who needs Lindt or Godiva when you can have Sweenor’s! Yes, I am hooked on Sweenor’s chocolate.
Someone told me years ago having a piece of chocolate everyday is good for you and I believed them!
The store in Garden City is small but with wall to wall chocolate I find what I am looking for every time. The counter help is prompt and polite. During the holidays sometimes the line is long but seems to move at a decent pace.
When I was last in for Easter I was told they were closing this store for remodeling.
Is rich, deliscious chocolate ever inexpensive, no. Although you are spending it on a local business and getting a quality product that should convince you to keep coming back.

So much candy.
They have a great many things packed into a little store. There’s a huge chocolate case and assortment of packaged candies and chocolates on a table in the center of the store and along the wall.
It’s a little overwhelming, but I came up with a purpose and picked up a few chocolate bunnies for Easter. The prices are reasonable and the bunnies cost less than the similar bunnies at the chocolate store at the mall.
I also purchased a dark chocolate and milk chocolate peanut butter. Both were really good, but I thought the contrast between the bitter dark chocolate and the sweet peanut butter was pretty close to perfect.
It is a tad hard to find, but look for Williams and Sonoma which is right next door.
I took of one star, because although the service was adequate the young women manning the counter complained about a customer who was leaving the store when I came in, which I found pretty unprofessional.

I love Sweenor’s. The quality is great and it smells so good when you walk in. It’s like chocolate heaven!!! I think my favorite candy they have are the chocolate covered peanut butter things. They kill reese’s, which in my opinion is hard to do! I have been going here for years and plan on returning as long as their in business!

Sweenor’s is the perfect place to pick up something for a quick gift, or a half pound box to take when you visit someone’s house. Tons of variety here (though I always just stick with the variety or milk chocolate boxes), everything is decently priced, and very pleasant staff.

Great place to get some amazing choco-​treats and support a local business. Definitely try the Peanut Butter fudge. I am so addicted! Oh and the Almond Bark!