I was in town and saw that there was a chocolate store nearby so obviously had to go and check it out. This place is a tiny little gem! They have lots of stunning hand-crafted chocolates behind a glass counter. There was a really friendly lady who worked there who gave us the rundown on the most popular goodies. I got 4 chocolates: -Passionfruit dark chocolate -Pot o' Gold (coconut caramel, almonds, milk & dark chocolate) - this was insanely good, my favorite -Macadamia coconut in dark chocolate -Salted caramel almond turtle in dark chocolate (she said this is an all-time best-seller) They have gift boxes for an additional price in case you're getting a gift (this would make an awesome gift!) or a free standard plastic bag if you're getting some for yourself. They're soooo tasty! Definitely worth stopping by! read more

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Truffle Your Feathers Artisan chocolatiers that turn the humble chocoa beans into gorgeous works of art. The chocolates are all made in-house and individually hand-painted to make the perfect gift. It was the last night of our vacation and we wanted to bring some special artisan-type gifts from SoCal to some family and this place fit the bill. The Good: *They're every bit as beautiful as the award-winning Kollar Chocolates up in Yountville--and at like half the price! *Friendly service that includes free gift-wrapping *Huge shared parking lot, as well as street parking. *They also have ice creams and coffee/tea. *Online ordering and shipping The Meh: *Limited hours The Ugly: *While cheaper than Kollar, they're not exactly what you'd call "inexpensive." Expect to pay ±$3/ea but I promise they're worth it as a gift. They're like little chocolate jewels. Conclusion: Gorgeous chocolate that will make an unbelievable gift. read more

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Great selection of tasty treats including gelato, espresso drinks and beautiful hand painted chocolates. There's also a retail area, very modest, with other great gift able items like artisanal chocolate bars, drinks mixes, and cards for many occasions. Anything with the salted caramel is divine. I especially loved the pot of gold chocolate, and really appreciated the service and assistance with creating the perfect graduation gift. read more

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This place delivers every time! Whenever I need something "special" and in the area of Ventura, ex Voto is a great recommendation. I came in this time for some St. Patricks day and was impressed with their offering. As always, superb artistry on every chocolate piece. Like insane detail. Service is always very friendly, attentive and quick. Downsides? A little pricey and hard to eat because they are so beautiful. It's easy to justify each however. Go here. Now. read more

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I've never been here, but I have received these chocolates as gifts and I'm not even a candy person, but these are absolutely amazing! I highly recommend them to both candy lovers and non-candy lovers in your life alike. read more

I loved the gelato from here! I recommend the cookies & cream and chocolate flavors. The affogato is the best thing ever. Please try it. They play good music as well. Service is top notch. Everything is awesome in here. read more

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My boyfriend got me the Valentine's Day Box and they were probably some of the best chocolates I've ever tried. I love dark chocolate and was very excited that most of them were that. All of the flavors were on point and didn't taste artificial. My favorites (although all were delicious) were the passion fruit, hazelnut, & raspberry. I'm not even embarrassed that I already finished the box and didn't share. Can't wait to stop in and try more! read more

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This is quite an artisan chocolatier shop. You can actually see them make the chocolates. If you appreciate hand crafted with precision, this is the shop for you. They offer extremely artistic, (shiny and well tempered, beautifully colored) chocolates on display. The prices lean toward higher end, but you're buying more art chocolate and special occasion treats! I would like to try their gelato, and maybe an affogato dessert (gelato with espresso poured on top). read more

I had a chance to try this chocolate store as a Yelp Experience and until then I didn't know about the store at all. I got a Halloween box, that was cute, spooky chocolate and wrapping. Once I ate the chocolate, I could tell they were very fresh and the ingredients were good. Their hand painted bonbons were very beautiful like art. Next time, I would like to try them. All staff were very nice. There is parking behind the store. When you park there, the door of the store entrance is small and hard to find it. So I went to a meat store next door by mistake wearing Halloween costume lol read more

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This store is a hidden gem full of sweet goodness. ExVoto looks clean and crisp with the white walls and black decor. The case is full of beautifully decorated and hand crafted chocolates. The lady at the counter was very nice and gave us the affogato before we figured out where to sit. Salted caramel ice cream as an Affogato was soo good. I will be going back to try more of their ice creams affogato style. Take your bestie or boo on a dessert date or pick up a box of chocolate. Talk about a fancy way to impress someone. read more

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Hands down the best hand made chocolates in Ventura County, possibly the best hand made chocolates anywhere. Other than Chocolate Maya in Santa Barbara, I have yet to find anywhere that comes anywhere even remotely close to Ex Voto. They have incredible seasonal flavors rotating throughout the year and the chocolates themselves are so beautifully decorated! Some of my favorites include the meyer lemon, key lime, passion fruit, and apple cider caramel. Since I moved to Ventura a few years ago, my father has become obsessed with Ex Voto - the only thing he wants now for his birthday, father's day, and Christmas, is The Big Box from Ex Voto, which I customize for him. He especially LOVES the "turtles." (See included photo of him holding his box of chocolates lol). The staff are always friendly and happy to let me customize the box to my father's likings. You can really feel the love that has gone into making these beautiful and delectable bites of heaven, and though they are a little pricey, they are well worth it. They make fantastic gifts, even if it is only a few of them. I have not yet had a chance to try their ice cream, though my father is also quite fond of it! They have a lovely artisan chocolate bar selection as well with a wide variety of flavors. read more

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Ohhhhh myyyyyyy sugar loving heart do I adore this place. Always great service, diverse selection of drinks, hand-crafted chocolates, ice creams, treats, gifts. I love bringing people here who are from out of town. It's always nice to have small town gems like this to impress with! I especially love just grabbing a few chocolates from them to give as small gifts. They wrap them so nicely and have quite the selection (absolutely beautiful, too!). Their ice cream is my favorite in town! Blow torch marshmallow on top of it?! Umm, yes please! Support small business, people! This place is the real deal! read more

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We've driven past this place so many times without ever realizing it's there. It's looks so unassuming in the strip mall, but it is oh so good. We actually came here because we wanted to try the coffee, so I can't give a review on the chocolate in its name (except that they looked delicious!). But the coffee was great. We tried the mocha with added caramel, and it tasted like the finest cocoa with espresso. So incredibly delivious. The ice cream, though, oh my god. It was something else. We got the egg nog ice cream, and it was so smooth, creamy, and flavorful. It tasted so fresh (and probably was since they make their own ice cream). I could eat a tub of this in one sitting. Staff are super nice, and the entire place is so welcoming. Wish they had a table or two to sit at, but otherwise great place to go! Highly recommend. read more

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Bright, airy, and sparkling clean! This luxurious chocolate shop offers delicious chocolates and great customer service at reasonable prices. I picked up a box for a girls night at a local winery. We tried the white chocolate pumpkin spice, dark chocolate macadamia with coconut and sea salt, and salted caramel almond turtles. The flavors melded together beautifully and the sweetness was not overpowering. Our favorite was the caramel turtle. The chocolates are boxed up and wrapped with fancy ribbons, makes a great gift for any occasion! read more

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I finally went here thanks to a Yelp Elite event. They have so many good choices. The chocolates are wonderful in terms of presentation and taste, but they also have delicious drinks and ice cream. I wish I had remembered to take pictures of the Halloween chocolates. I plan to come back to try to more items! Their prices are high but seem correct given the high quality of the products. The people working there are friendly and the shop is cute. read more

Friendly staff, delicious and beautifully decorated variety of chocolates , and yummy, unique ice creams.

Not a great picture of my partially eaten portion but I had to share my newly founded current crack, their saffron rose with pistachio It's well balanced, light,and not too sweet. I'll be back for more - and a bigger portion! read more

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It was my first time here and it is a very cute shop! I had a quick stop as I wanted to try their chocolates! I tried a variety of their chocolates as I wanted to find the flavor for me. I tried their Peanut Butter Buddha, Macadamia Coconut, Salted Caramel S'more, Almond Gianduja, and Salted Caramel. You can truly taste the difference based on the quality of their ingredients as they use fresh ingredients. They are also vegan. My favorite was the almond gianduja and the salted caramel!! I want to come back to try their cookies and ice cream as well!! read more

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My husband and I came out of a little Greek restaurant next-door to this little chocolatier and decided we wanted to have some desserts so we walked in and we were greeted by a very beautiful young lady who helped us and let us try the different flavors of ice cream. I bought several chocolate bars and also ice cream, I even bought some of their specialty chocolates to take home so my family could try them. What a nice little shop and such delicious ice cream. I think I will definitely be addicted to coming here anytime I'm in this area. You should definitely try it out. read more

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Outstanding chocolates. In Ventura town. Highly recommend a visit to Ex Voto. Well worth the price.

Here are the best chocolates I've seen. It's a nice shop, and the people are always friendly. I look forward to the holidays, to have the excuse to visit and buy excellent presents? read more

So I was cleaning up around the house and found a chocolate frog from I had no idea how long ago. I knew I had bought it for my best friend who likes chocolate, frogs, and Harry Potter, but now it had a VERY slight blush on the chocolate. Since I of course could no longer give it to her as a gift I ate it. It was really delicious!! Caramel inside. Anyway I wanted to re-buy a frog for her and saw the packaging said Ex Voto on it. I googled and was surprised and pleased to discover this is a local chocolatier! I went in last week and asked the staff if they had any frogs today. They let me know the frogs are a seasonal item they make around Halloween and for back to school. I told them my tale of finding one of their chocolate frogs the other day. When I told them it was brown with gold dots they said, "Oh that must have been from Sugar Lab." I said, "I don't know, but I do go to Sugar Lab sometimes." The woman let me know that's the only store they had worked with, and that's the color of frogs they had. Last July... so like 9 months ago. lol!! I told them, well despite the time delay, the frog was delicious!! And she let me know that although it's a seasonal item they could also do a custom order of frogs for me if I wanted. The minimum would be 8. So when I know I'm going to visit my friend again maybe I will get her some frogs!! I walked out with a variety of truffles and they were all magnificent. Beautiful pieces of art and with fine and pleasing flavors! read more

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I have always gotten chocolates that are really good here, either for myself or as a gift

When I tell you this place is amazing, I'm not kidding! So my gf that I was staying with told me I had to go to this place and bring back some chocolate for my family and friends! Can I tell you she understands me bc food = love in my filipino culture! And damned if this wasn't some of the best and most beautiful chocolate truffles I have EVER HAD in my entire life! When I tell you I had to admire each and every truffle as I shared it with my boyfriend bc it looked hand painted. It and tasted as good as it looked too! The lady that was helping me, and I'll look up her name in case I put it in my tip, was so utterly sweet and helpful in picking out my different truffles! She even made a list of what each truffle was with a description! My only regret was that I didn't get a bigger box of truffles!! And while I was waiting for my truffles to be ready I overheard a regular who was raving about their chocolate and told me I should order chocolate bunnies as well (this was during Easter week!). I should have listened to the lady's advice! Hehe... In addition, I think it was the owner offered me a sample of their ice cream as well! Omfg, y'all I wish I got the Ice cream too! I mean, this ladies know their craft and they know it damned well!! Now I have to see if I can order their truffles online! Bc I am literally sharing each truffle with my boyfriend and eating them one day at a time to make it last longer! It's THAT GOOD y'all! Happy chocolate reveling!! read more

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Let me begin by sharing that I was raised by a commercial pilot & flight attendant, so, I (gratefully), have traveled the world. Why do I share this? Because it lends gravity to the following comment regarding ExVoto's ridiculous ice creams: They are (actually) the best in the world. Ice cream is my kryptonite... I exercise every day SO that I can eat their creamy deliciousness every other day. This mom (ice cream magician) & daughter (chocolate-wizard) duo bring their MAD SKILLS to our local, discerning SWEETS-lovers. Why not take advantage of them landing HERE, and get there! read more

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Perfect place for sweets !! Counter person recommended a few things for my co workers very kind . Everything is cute and clean . We will be back during the holidays for there decorative chocolates read more

Absolutely love Ex Voto! All of their chocolates are delicious. Their coffee is also very good. Haven't had a ton of their ice cream, but I have heard great things. In my family, we always get each other a box of Ex Voto chocolates for birthdays, holidays, or anything worth celebrating. Their beautiful hand crafted chocolates make you feel so special. read more

We usually come here for Ex Voto's wonderful ice creams and cappuccino's. But don't miss the chocolate bonbons!!! I hinted to my husband that a box of these chocolate creations would be lovely for Valentines Day. The chocolatier here creates imaginative creations using fresh juices and herbs. You can actually watch them make the chocolates in the shop (down the hallway are several viewing windows). The service is always very nice. read more

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Such a cute place with excellent service and friendly staff. I bought 5 chocolates and they were so pretty! We also got an affogato (espresso shot with vanilla ice cream), which was our favorite. Definitely recommend this place for a quick sweet treat. read more

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Divine...the best we have had in the area. Walking into the store is heaven; I wish they could bottle the smell.

I went here as a birthday treat not too long ago and the chocolates here are exquisite! You can really taste and feel the quality. The workers were patient and friendly, I wish i could've tried everything! read more

I can vouch that these are some of the best chocolate truffles I have had anywhere, period! Staff are always so welcoming, if you'd like descriptions of their current rotation of specials/truffles. The front lobby has a nice small retail section with some chocolate bars/art items. It is worth mentioning is the espresso is made very well here, really quality drinks, to pair with grabbing some truffles or things to go! read more

Stay updated on their website and social media for SEASONAL OFFERINGS/SPECIALS & BUSINESS HOURS. Excellent chocolate shop with quality products and make perfect gifts for any occasion - from the flavors, talented craftsmanship, and superb packaging. Haven't explored the ice cream and cafe menus but I'm sure they're just as good. Pictured below: Small Fall/Thanksgiving Box of bonbons Recommendations: Salted Caramel Almond Turtles read more

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If you were looking for delicious chocolates that are also works of art, you have arrived. Ex Voto chocolates are absolutely delicious, preservative-free, and have a huge variety of flavors to satisfy everyone on your list. And if you were hoping for ethical, responsibly-sourced chocolates, every single one is made with single origin, fair trade chocolate! Also the Affogatos are perfect - properly chilled espresso that allows their organic ice cream to get delightfully crisp around the edges - similar to an adult root beer float! (Something the majority of shops/restaurants get tragically wrong.) Ex Voto is definitely a must-try. Enjoy! read more

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Super yummy ice cream. I got 1/2 pecan bourbon and 1/2 cookies and cream. The ice cream was creamy and you could tell it was made with love and healthy ingredients (healthy-ish for ice cream). The staff was friendly! I ended up going here during happy hour which you can get a free topping. read more

Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections - 1/2 Pecan bourbon and 1/2 cookies and cream. - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - Ventura, California

Husband found this place and we ordered: 1) Mint chip & Coconut caramel chip $7.00 for double scoop! So good, refreshing flavors and we ate it so quick. 2) Milk old school $11.50 - chocolate at its finest, award winner too! Free parking right outside the shop along the street, or large parking lot in the back. read more

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This WAS a gold colored peanut filled, very expensive chocolate gourmet candy. When I got home to enjoy it, just look at the picture attached! Maybe if you eat it there, it won't turn into a chocolate MESS! Very expensive, but no life after purchase! read more

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Such delicious. chocolate. It is rare to find such beautiful craftsmanship in both taste and appearance. The women who create there are masters at their craft! read more

Ex Voto Chocolates and Confections - A text I received after having gifted some of the chocolates to my mother in law. - Chocolatiers & Shops Near Me - Ventura, California

Love this spot for special occasion chocolates! The Easter treats were not only delicious but also adorable. The ingredients are top notch and don't have any junk fillers. read more

My boyfriend and I moved here from Chicago and we have been trying to find a new favorite chocolate place.(our favorite gift to give) we were pleasantly surprised to find this chocolate place on our first try! The first experience here was game over. I didn't catch the girls name, but she was a young girl, with glasses, she was so helpful. All of the chocolate looked beautiful but she was helpful in helping us design our first gift box. They also make little cards to show which chocolate was which. And offered to let us try the ice cream. AMAAZING. Since then, we have been back a handful of times and all pleasant experiences! Recommend: Buddha chocolate is both of our favorites. The peanut butter crunch is to die for. Also the almond caramel. Amazing. Waffle cone caramel ice cream is also amazing. Can't go wrong with this place Update!!! The toffee is 10/10! I love it so much read more

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