Carousel Taffy

Loved this place. You can sample the taffy and they have lots of flavors. The girl at the register as well as the lady helping customers were very friendly!

Great place to go if you want to satisfy a taffy tooth. There are sooooo many options you will want to try them all. They offer free samples. The owner is really nice and provides excellent service. They are next to a lot of nice little shops and restaurants and the taffy just adds on to your experience at Morro Bay.

Not just your standard flavors here, unique options here such as Chicken and Waffles, Chili Mango, Egg Nog, Maple Bacon (pretty standard now, but you get the point) and many others I can’t even remember.
Owner/​register lady is super duper nice and lets everybody know that you’re allowed to sample one free flavor. I’m pretty sure I saw some trying more, but karma will get them eventually. I was honest and also kept it boring this year and got a tangerine to hold me over, while my girl was filling up her bucket with all kinds of nonsense. Price is $ 9.95 or $ 9.99 a pound (don’t want to put the former when it is the latter and have you penny pinchers out there lose your collective minds, but it’s one of the two for sure).
They got other kinds of candy and treats too, but every time we’ve stopped by here, it’s just been for the salt water taffy. I’m not a huge fan, because they are like eight times larger than I would like each one to be. I’d rather have M&M sized bites, because the chewy and sticky texture is just not for me. Can’t say the same for my girl, who devoured all of the candy we got from here in a flash.
A must stop when wandering down the Embarcadero here in beautiful Morro Bay. Even if it won’t bring a bunch of smiles to your own face, it surely will make somebody you know happy, so grab some to bring back. It’s okay to be kind.
If you’re traveling with a crazed sugar addict, you might need to go on a secret mission to buy some and hide them somewhere safe, because they will be gone if they are sitting in open sight in the hotel room. Lesson learned. Thanks babe!

They have tons and tons and tons of taffy flavors! If you love taffy, this is the place to go to at Morro Bay. I saw several unique flavors — chamango, egg nog, passion fruit to name a few. The very nice lady at the counter informed us that we can each have a sample. I ended up with butter popcorn which was really yummy and DH sampled red velvet which wasn’t as bad. Definitely check this store out!

Hello, fresh taffy? Of course this place will be amazing! I couldn’t believe all of the different flavors of taffy. My favorite two are vanilla and banana. The workers there were super nice and friendly. The gentleman behind the register even gave my son a free lollipop because he was running all over the place. Kid+candy=havoc. There is a peculiar smell when you walk in the store but who cares, there’s taffy. They also have a disabled veterans donation at the counter which I am fond of. Get your butt in here!

This taffy is no joke.
Over 70 flavors. Free samples. Good prices. FRESH taffy. This is the spot. All along the central coast from Pismo to Morro Bay, every shop seems to sell some type of saltwater taffy. And almost all of them taste like they’ve been waiting to be consumed for months. I almost dislocated my jaw working on a piece of apple pie taffy from some place. Not the case at Carousel.
Wife and I had a great time going through here and making our custom bag. Lots of good flavors and we honestly couldn’t find an old piece. They all tasted fresh.
Some of the crazier flavors aren’t the greatest, but it doesn’t matter because you’ll easily find a bunch that you like.
I’ll be honest, this is one of the main reasons we like to stop in Morro Bay. Neat place to walk around and cool things to look at, but don’t leave without some taffy.

Free sample, hard to pick a favorite, depends on your taste.
I can only say this.
Remember Willy Wonka?
And how he made candy that tasted like a whole meal. Roast Beef and Gravy right down to the Blueberry Pie that ended up with that little girl rolling out the door?
That is how you will feel AFTER you find out that you can’t eat just one piece of their taffy.
And if it says it tastes like Maple/​Bacon?
It does.
If it says it tastes like a sugar cookie?
Don’t ask me HOW but it DOES
Cheesecake? Red Velvet?
IT DOES
I am tripping about this taffy.
There is always some place that makes fancy names for a gooey sugary delicious wad of candy.
But THIS place makes you taste exactly what the flavors ARE.
I don’t know how they do it.
But it took four Oompa Loompas to get me out of bed after I ate half the bag that as mean to last me all the way to San Diego.
Doompety Doo.
If you like taffy and love exotic flavors you found your place.
Just get a taffy safe.
And hide the combo from yourself.
I don’t recommend the sugar free, but that’s a vivid story not for Unilocal but for my doctor.
Apparenly I don’t tolerate whatever they use, and it’s the ONLY way to make sugar free candy takes like real candy?
So if you CAN tolerate the GI side effects the taste is not altered much at all.
ENJOY THIS CANDY
I sure did.

Great taffy with a creamy, flavorful taste. The taffy isn’t waxy or too hard. Interesting seasonal flavors like egg nog, pumpkin, etc. available too. They get pretty creative!
We enjoy the taffy here much more than the «other guys» in Morro Bay.

I believe the words «OH MY GOD. TAFFY. WE HAVE TO GET TAFFY.» comes out of my mouth at least once every time my friends and I venture into Morro Bay. We bypass the other taffy locations in the area and beeline for Carousel.
The barrels of flavors are endless. Caramel corn, lemon meringue, passion fruit, caramel apple, watermelon… the list goes on.
Prices are $ 9.50/lb which is a bit steep, but how can you pass up candy corn, raspberry lemonade, buttered popcorn, chocolate chip cookies and birthday cake taffy? You just can’t. Your obligation as a taffy lover demands you to get right in there, wreck your teeth and be a dentist’s dream.
I highly recommend Extra Hot. It might be a bit much for the young one since its cinnamon-​y with a hint of pepper, but it will help you get over the buttery-​ness of the buttered popcorn in a flash.

Walk in the door and the friendly employees will let you taste any single piece of taffy for free. Then grab a bucket and go crazy loading up on tons of unique flavors. They have a great texture and don’t stick to your teeth like some taffy brands I’ve had. I really thought the flavors I bought tasted good but I have to agree with Randoll C. on the fact they do all taste pretty similar with just a small variation in taste. Still, I liked it and had fun binging on fistfuls of taffy.

Growing up as a kid I never really knew what taffy was. I didn’t live in a coastal or beach town, and when I did visit the beach my parents would never let my sisters and I have candy.
Well, I’m an adult now! And I get to eat whatever I want! The very first time I had salt water taffy was with my fiancé in Morro Bay a little over a year ago. This time, we came back and walked into this store. It looks like a unicorn threw up everywhere, but it’s super adorable. This little dollhou– I mean shop, has every flavor taffy you can think of… by the bucket full. You can sample their flavors for free, and they encourage it.
I’m not a taffy fan, but if you are… you will LOVE this place!

Such a cute place :) the cashier was pretty friendly too! You get one free sample and price is reasonable! Hella taffy flavors to choose from!!! Sometimes a little overwhelming coz of the many selections! They have weird flavors like bacon and extremely hot. so thats a plus for me coz i like weird things ^_^

If you are in Morro Bay you can do no worse than this taffy shop. Such a wide selection with a great view of the rock!

All I can say is mmmmmmmm. My favorite spot in Morro Bay haha. The woman that works here is super friendly and they have so many different flavors to choose from that you’re allowed one free sample. I took home a goody bag filled with different flavors and couldn’t be more satisfied!

You walk into this place and you feel like a kid again. There are huge barrels of taffy everywhere! The woman at the counter was very sweet and offered us a free sample of any flavor we wanted.
So, I walked around a while and finally saw a sign that said ‘Strawberry Cheesecake’. I grabbed one and tried it. I knew I had to buy some. It was $ 9 per pound and if you bought 3 lbs, you got another lb free. The taffy tasted fresh. It was soft and each one tasted just like what it was supposed to taste like!
When we checked out, the lady handed us a sheet of paper with pictures of all the taffy’s and what flavor they were. A taffy key: very cute idea. I used it a lot! We bought the 3 lbs and she gave us a 1 lb bag of assorted taffy with a little ribbon on it. I was under the impression we would get to pick out the flavors we wanted of the free lb. It came with a lot of flavors I didn’t like. I ended up giving it to a friend as a souvenir from our trip.
I would definitely go back but not go for the 3 lb deal.

Very good. I’m not a Taffy kind of person, but when I walked in the shop, I wanted to try every piece they had. The theme sticks to it’s name, which I loved! I was just a little overwhelmed by the different flavors that I only chose a few, and my husband grabbed maybe five pieces for himself. We spent just under $ 6, so that tells you how much we bought.
I did like the fact that you could purchase xx lbs. of taffy and get another lb. free, but unless we had our kids with us, the offer wouldn’t stand out to us. Next time we visit the coast, we will definitely take the kids so they can pick out their favorite flavors and we will get our money’s worth :)
I also like that you can purchase online. I became a fan of the passion fruit and vanilla taffy. So, until I can get to Morro Bay again, I will have to purchase online.

Taffy overload.
It what I felt as I stood in the middle of this store surrounded by pound after pound of different flavors of Taffy.
There were so many different flavors that I equate it to being at a restaurant looking at a menu that has too many choices to choose from. It helps that you can sample a flavor before you decide to buy but I feel like they all start tasting the same after you try a few.
It’s just under $ 10 a pound and you basically grab a bucket, or what looks like a witch’s cauldron with a handle and start filling it up. My friend filled up almost a pounds worth with two pieces for me. I forgot to grab a flyer that shows what flavor the taffy is by their coloring

When I walked in, I thought I was in Taffy heaven. I looooove taffy! It made me smile walking around this place.
— 60+ flavors of taffy
— Pricey at $ 9.50/lb. but it’s worth it because of the unique flavors they have
— One free sample of a flavor you want to try
Mango, Guava, Hot Chocolate, Frosted Cupcake, Chocolate Malt, Strawberry Banana, Passion Fruit, Tropical Punch, Pomegranate, Cherry Cola… they have it all and more!
I am totally coming here for taffy all the time… and ONLY this place!

If you want taffy on the embarcadero you might as well come here.
— Free samples
— Sugar free, extra sour, and every possible flavor combination you can think of.
— This place does not make the taffy, they resell Taffy Town Taffy (Utah based taffy company). That doesn’t impact the taste or quality, in fact Taffy Town is a well known taffy company. However, there was nothing written in the place or on their website that states this fact.
— This place needs to print off picture «Taffy Menus» for people who buy their product. I had a bag with a ton of different flavors but there was no way to tell which was which in the hotel room. I couldn’t always tell what the flavor was by taste alone.

I’VE HATED TAFFY ALL MY LIFE AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE AROUND ME BUT NOT AFTER THIS PLACE… IT’S THE ONLY PLACE I GO FOR TAFFY!
Pros:
–Tons and Tons of flavors (over 65 I believe)
–They give you a free sample.
–They have specials on their taffy.
–The chocolate one taste just like the chocolate milk from grade school! YUMMY!!! Without even remembering the names of the taffy, you can figure it out by taste.
–I got everyone who would absolutely not want to try it take them from my room now. =)
Cons:
–They will melt in the car if it’s too hot outside. =(No worries, they are still good!