Montezuma’s Chocolates

Bean Machine!!! Like a latte in a bar– dark chocolate, white chocolate swirl, with coffee.
Tasty chocolate… they frequently are passing free samples. Interesting British specialty combos (Spotted Dick? Eton Mess?). Not too too expensive, either, for how nice the chocolate is. They also sell ice cream by the tub and truffles in addition to the wide selection of bars. Dark chocolate with lime salt, anyone?
If you’re looking for SUPER fancy, artesianal chocolate, this may not be the place for you. If you want quality, gift-​able chocolate that you can actually afford to eat and not place in an art gallery, this is your place.

Damn tasty chocolates with great product names! I doubt you could walk away with anything that wasn’t delicious, but the chili chocolate and mint truffles are insanely good options. Just go and buy something based on name alone.
A great first stop as you explore the Spitalfields Market!

I don’t like ice cream. Okay maybe that’s a stretch, I don’t like vanilla ice cream. I like it interesting and full of fudge and sprinkles and other delicious goodness. Here, at Montezuma’s Chocolates, you can get such an ice cream… in a cone!
Yup that’s right folks, forget Walls, here comes Montezuma’s Chocolates giving you a superior summer snack. The whole shop is pretty wonderful actually. They do chilli chocolate and other delights in bars, truffles and treats, all of them on Weight Watchers of course… then again… Okay so this place is a dieters worse nightmare. Everything looks so interesting that you want to take it all home and try it. It’s not cheap, put it is this area so what do you expect. I’d think you’d pick up some great presents here too. All in all, it’s a chocolate shop. I’m not going to knock a chocolate shop, I’m not crazy!

I love me some good chocolate. I’m a chocolate monster and will eat it all day long if it’s available to me. These days I’m trying to cut down on the Cadbury’s 100g bars and bumper sized packs of M&Ms and allowing myself some fancier chocolates in small doses once a day with a cup of tea whilst watching something on the old iPlayer.
And when I say fancy, I’m not talking ultra high end as such, more like Hotel Chocolat or this place. Thing is, I’m yet to find my wow chocolate here. I’ve tried a few of their offerings:
They have very big 1kg bars, lots with added spice, fruits enrobed in dark chocolate, discs of funny flavours and truffles galore but nothing that I can’t live without.
Their small chocolate bars are quite nice but no better than my current obsession (Ritter hazelnut).
I’ll be back Montezuma next time I’m in the area and fancy some chocolate, you’re the best there is in the area on my budget.

Montezuma’s a great place to pop into if you’re in dire need of a treat, either for yourself or a friend. It’s got a huge range of quirky, experimental chocolates — not all of which work, mind you — but, hey, variety’s the spice of life, no? The chocolate’s pretty affordable too, given that it’s artisan.
My personal favourite has got to be the milk chocolate cocoa crispies & popping candy chocoblock. And if you want to have even more fun, give a bit to a friend without telling him or her what it is. Their reaction when the candy starts to pop (and which can go on for 15 seconds or longer) will be priceless. I know mine was the first time I tried it!

Im a super fan of Montezumas Chilli chocolate bar… theres nothing that can beat the hot, spicy and strong flavour of grounded chillies mixed with dark chocolate… mmmm
And now, all of a sudden, I find myself at home, with no chocolate and having a look on their website to discover that they have something called Montezuma’s Revenge: dark chocolate blended with lime, chilli and tequila… OMG!
Tastebuds on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown… I should stop looking on the web and torturing myself thinking about Montezumas chocolates.

Chocoholics beware! This place will leave you intoxicated… I swear by my own reaction. The chocolate here is built to leave you gasping for more. It doesn’t matter if you like a slab of dark or a my favorite chocolate covered cherries. Organic competitors look out… If you like your chocolate, and if you like to try new, innovative combinations, this little shop in the heart of Spitalifields shouldn’t pass you… buy!

I suppose it’s a sign of a very good shop when you walk in for one thing and walk out with five! I discovered Montezuma’s during an internet search for vegan chocolate and it went on to become my main shopping site for Christmas presents last year, causing much happiness among my family. Keeping up the fine tradition of buying myself a present for every three family gifts I was happy to sample their dark chocolate buttons, but as they didn’t last long in my greedy clutches it was time recently to stock up again.
The shop in Spitalfields is great — friendly and cosy and packed from floor to ceiling with chocolate. Who could ask for more? My single packet of chocolate buttons soon doubled and gained friends, namely a packet of their drinking chocolate and two tubs of chocolate-​covered dates. £15 later and I was marching myself out of there, determined not to cave in to the glass cabinet of fresh truffles, the chocolate covered cherries or the kilo bars.
Thing is, I know I’ll be back again soon — it’s just too good!

Rumors say that the man who owns this chocolate brand used to be a big honcho in advertising. one day this prolific business man went on a holiday to Mexico with his wife and had an epiphany. When he returned to London he quit his job and decided to open his own business selling chocolates with the imperious name Montezuma. He has been developing the business with his wife and this shop is the result of their hard work. And you can tell they have been working really hard to develop their line, unfortunately the product does not stand to the standards of premium chocolate. I tried a strawberry chocolate and it tasted too much like sugar, perhaps it wasn’t the right option, but that’s what I tried. I’m willing to try it again, but I still have my reservations.

I don’t mind chocolate, but I’m no connoisseur, A man in the library gave me a bar of Galaxy Caramel the other day for helping him with his emails and that was as delicious to me as a £40 box. One thing that i am a fan of is a place where you get free food. You know those amazing deli’s where you walk in and there’s delicious treats for you waiting on the counter. Montezuma’s is a place like this, they always have some flavoured choccy by the till for you to nibble, and if you have no shame (i don’t) you can eat as much as you want.
Of course this place will always be famed among chocolate lovers, and visitors to Spitalfields. I don’t think one needs to deter or promote as it’ll always be busy, queues are often out of the door and the aloof staff aren’t exactly forthcoming. Good for free nibbles, but little else.

Situated in the new Spitalfields shopping complex that persists in offering wide ranging, dynamic products, this well sized Montezuma’s boasts a fine selection of British made chocolates so none of our continental cousins to be found in here. The owners themselves made an interesting career shift, from ex-​lawyers turned chocolate entrepreneurs, Helen and Simon Pattinson, founded Montezuma’s in 2000 hand making their organic chocolate with one little machine and one shop in Brighton. There is a great selection of ornate Christmas gift packs, so get in there fast for any last minute, emergency shopping!

Visiting Montezuma’s is a must if you fancy yourself a bit of a chocoholic. This award winning chocolate shop has every variety you can possibly imagine and it’s all stylishly wrapped for the perfect present.
I’m a fan of this shop because even though the chocolate itself is so delicious, the prices are fairly reasonable. Obviously if you choose to purchase one of Montezuma’s glass barrels of giant chocolate blocks it will cost a fair bit but a small bag of truffles is only a couple of pounds. Montezuma’s has helped me out on more than one occasion with present options too. I once bought a friend their ‘Chocolate Ginger Box’ (£12) which was bursting with delicious treats. She loved the posh packaging and couldn’t get enough of the chocolate itself.
Montezuma’s is however let down by its staff. No matter how busy it is there always seems to only be one person on the till. Other shop assistant’s loiter around the shop floor but what they really need is someone to help pack bags and take price tags off. I’ve never found anyone in here to be very helpful or at all chatty. To make up for this I’ve started abusing the freebies they offer at the till, really trying my luck to see if one of them can muster a smile. Still nothing! This is a real shame because otherwise Montezuma’s would be a great shop.

Montezuma’s Chocolates, in the heart of Spitalfields Market, should technically be my favourite place in London. A bonafide chocolate fiend, the range is great, packaging gorgeous and flavour combinations unique.
However, due to the very average service I’ve had the few times I’ve been in there, I don’t love it. Rude, indifferent staff have always made what should be a terrific experience into a really average one. When you’re paying top dollar for chocolate, you’d expect a bit more love and attention. I won’t be hurrying back.

There are a few problems I have with this place. First of all, the chocolate simply isn’t that good (I mean, I know it’s British, but Sir Hans Sloane chocolate is London-​based and is otherworldly divine). Take the Jungle Fever milk chocolate bar, which is supposed to be packed with sultanas, apricots, coconut, and walnuts. Sounds tropically seductive — doesn’t it? So imagine my disappointment when upon consumption of this just-​a-​touch-​waxy delight, I had to keep checking the label to make sure I’d read it right… I felt I mustn’t have since throughout the entire bar I think I found a couple slivers of walnut, half a sultana, and uh, were there supposed to be apricots? Sadly, yes, you’d be better off with a Cadbury’s Fruit & Nut.
The other problem is the service. I’ve always found it to be either curt or indifferent — sometimes both. Even with the chocolate samples occasionally offered on the counter, the staff sometimes makes you feel like a beggar. And just a few months ago, I reluctantly, but was circumstantially forced to buy a gift here for my boyfriend’s birthday. It was near Father’s Day and they had these lovely packages of special edition whisky truffles… drop-​dead perfect for a chocolate and whiskey loving guy… the only problem was that the packages all referenced «Dad» and you couldn’t buy the truffles individually. I just knew my boyfriend would have a heart-​attack if I bestowed him with a gift proclaiming «Happy Father’s Day,» so I turned to the shop assistant for a creative solution; his response was an unconcerned shrug. Now, this is something I would completely understand if I were eyeing the exact same package at M&S… but isn’t tailored and attentive service part of why you head into a boutiquey chocolate shop in the first place? It is for me.
My true conundrum with the brand, however, is that it has a compelling back story and a strong ethical bent — everything from promoting organics to fair sourcing… so I want to buy from them… sigh. If they ever improve (and I seem to be unable to help myself from trying them out periodically as some sort of moral imperative) Montezuma’s will have a regular customer. Till then, when I want to be ethical with my chocolate, I’ll stick to Green & Black’s.

If you like your sweets a little bit different and a little bit edgy, this is the place for you. Not at all mainstream, they are the experts in different, mouthwatering combinations and amazingly named treats!
They seem to specialise in chilli chocolate combinations, and also have treats such as tequila and lime, strawberry and paprika and sweet indian curry. Yes, thats right, curry. but it honestly tastes great, and the staff are really helpful in pointing you towards the best choices.
They have some great gift selections too, or you can buy single truffles if you want to try them all!

In the same way that I would compare an Argentinean steak to Scottish Aberdeen Angus is the way I feel about Pralus Brut de So Tomé and Montezuma. For British chocolate makers though, Montezuma is still pretty delicious. They usually have a sample dish on the counter, which I wholly endorse and you will generally find me brushing up against the counter with an «oops how did that land in my mouth for the 5^th time».
The bar with dark chocolate crushed pistachio nuts is my favourite. I tend to stay away from the fruity or milky ones. Judging by some of the flavours, Montezuma’s like experimenting. Brits like onion in everything — do you see where I am heading…
On Montezuma’s website, a customer wrote that she «would trade my husband for your chocolate!» Really now. All I have to say is that a Kit Kat would do me.

Heaven does have a place on Earth.
It is quite far east for my location but maybe that is a good thing if not I would probably spend all my time and money in there. Sometimes that hasn’t stopped me, the craving can be stronger and has made me take a 45 min tube ride to heaven on earth. It is a small shop that smells heavenly (can’t stop with the heaven connotations), they have some exciting and unexpected chocolate combinations like the Emperor’s bars…
Peppermint & Vanilla, Sweet Paprika & Stawberry, Chilli, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Orange & Geranium and Three Pepper (I am still talking about chocolate). Try them if you dare, get the whole bunch for £15.95.
If you are a more traditional chocolate eater, they have your truffles, white, dark, milk chocolate, white chocolate with strawberry mousse, or choco blocks. Literally blocks of chocolate with, butterscotch, pecan, almond, banana or plain (yes they have plain as well).
If you want something truly indulgent, you can have the Gallon Snack (1500g of mixed milk chocolate for £50) it takes about 7 days to be made so hold your horses!

This is a lovely chocolate shop from the award winning British
chocolatiers Montezuma. Located at the start of Spitalfields Markets, has beautiful handmade (& mostly) organic chocolate truffles & choc bars. YUM. Do all sorts of weird & wonderful flavours like: Chilli, Three Pepper, Sweet Paprika & Strawberry, Peppermint & Vanilla, plus loads of others including all the various truffle flavours. Have lots of ready gift wrapped options available. I think they are very reasonably priced considering the quality & make lovely gifts.

REALLY nice chocolate’s. Loads of assortment, truffles and different kinds of chocolate. I really love this place.
Try the dark choco covered mango!