Visited after a sunset walk and wanted some convenient ice cream. Stopped here because they have both regular ice cream and gelato. There aren't too many flavors for gelato or ice cream. I went with half a scoop of the biscoff and half pistachio gelato. The portion was way more than I expected on a single scoop. They are super sweet about giving free pup cups too. The shop also has other sweets like candy and coffee. If you want to hang out there's places to sit inside and outside. Good for a quick treat and something to treat your favorite fur baby! read more

Mount Dora Confectionary - Biscoff + pistachio gelato in a waffle cone $7.50 - Candy Stores Near Me - Mount Dora, Florida

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The Mount Dora Confectionary has a variety of coffee drinks, ice creams and chocolate. The indoor area is small and a little cramped when trying to order. In my opinion, it is not tastefully decorated inside - the decor is mismatched and a little cluttered. The two cashiers were quick with service. The Cuban coffee I ordered was very strong. My husband enjoyed the biscoff ice cream! read more

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If you are looking for a sweet experience, this is your place. This is a candy lovers dream! Lots of sweet treats to choose from. They offer many flavors of gelato and ice cream. The staff are helpful and friendly. With a selection of smoothies, coffees, candy, ice cream and chocolate to appeal to your whole family! read more

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So first let's establish that I went here craving some dark chocolate and I am not a fan of milk chocolate. They had multiple DARK chocolate truffles to chose from. I get a few, ( dark chocolate mint, dark chocolate salted caramel, dark chocolate truffle and dark chocolate orange truffle ). I also got some dark chocolate almond bark. These are not gourmet truffles. Which is fine. My problem was the truffles were primarily milk chocolate with a dark chocolate shell. It ruined the taste that is expected with when purchasing a DARK chocolate truffle. Pretty disappointed. read more

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Friendly service. Delicious ice cream and Very generous portions. I couldn't believe how much ice cream was in a single scoop! I had to cancel the double scoop. read more

I went to the place cause my sister picked it out thinking she has been here before. It's colorful and seemed clean inside the candy on the wall is what attracts you in. My group all got a cup I wasn't really feeling it but then last minute decided to partake... I honestly miss read their sign and got a soft serve vanilla on a stale cone and when they said it was over 8.50 in price I literally almost made a soft serve in my pants.... I'm thinking to myself at this point this better be the best soft serve in the world made by tears of a trex or something.... Tried and it tasted like regular old soft serve. I was amazed on the price gouging, the service wasn't great nor bad but with these prices I better get a song and dance to go with it... I would pay Disney prices over this any day. Just your typical tourist trap and price hike up... I saw near by some bakeries and dessert shops that would be a better choice than this place. read more

This adorable place in Mt. Dora serves up ice cream with a throwback retro feel. The staff makes great recommendations and super sweet. Besides ice cream you can also find old time candies that you wouldn't see normally in a regular store. Check this place out next time you're in Mount Dora read more

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Expensive. Not very good quality. Mostly a hang out for people drinking coffee. A few pieces of chocolate cost an insane amount and they weren't really that great. Average at best. Not a very welcoming place. read more

Quick and friendly service! Would visit again! Wife and kids got ice cream that they enjoyed. read more

Mount Dora Confectionary - Raspberry truffle in a waffle cone. - Candy Stores Near Me - Mount Dora, Florida

STALE and OLD candy. They are an official vendor for Jelly Belly and should have their license revoked for carrying old product that is not rotated or displayed properly. When I brought this up with the owner via email he told his employees that he did not care about my concerns; he believes he can fool the tourists to make bank and cares nothing for the locals. Take your business elsewhere. read more

We dropped in for a sweet treat after dinner. The employees were friendly and the chocolates were delicious.

There was one young girl working who was very friendly, but it was a very busy night with people walking around looking at the Christmas lights, so more staff was needed. The gelato was good, but nothing special and the chocolate caramel truffle was so hard I couldn't bite into it and I ended up throwing it away. 2 stars for friendly service, but would not return. read more

Early in November, late in the afternoon during the season of Covid and the town isn't hopping, but it's ok. The store itself wasn't busy at all, and was staffed by a singular young woman who was very polite. I got myself a few pieces of candy (3) and though their sold by weight, I ended up spending $15.00, (2 truffles and a Large pecan turtle). I didn't buy the bottle of water which would have cost me another $3.00 The prices were expensive, but the taste was good. I don't know that I'd come back though, to be completely honest. It's nice for a tourist town. read more

Looking for a soft serve and found this place on Yelp. It had good service but overpriced! $8 soft serve!!! Ridiculous... B read more

I have been there four times within one week. The ice cream is delicious and the service is friendly and professional. I prefer having my desserts there then elsewhere. read more

Holy smokes! The gelato was amazing we sampled quite a few but settled on banana cake, cheesecake, and Italian chocolate chip. Absolutely sinful and good. Definitely a must to do if in Mount Dora. read more

Been there a few times because my kids love to get candy after dinner. Some of the candy is a bit stale but the service has always been a turn off for me. I would expect a more positive and happy experience from employees at a candy shop. read more

Asked for unsweetened tea and was given a very sweet tea. Staff insisted that it was unsweetened, then said they switched to a powdered tea, but that they don't add any additional sugar. They honestly don't know what is in the tea. This can be very dangerous for diabetics or phenylketonurics, depending on what it is sweetened with. You could make someone very ill!! Please train your staff!!! read more

TOURIST TRAP! Avoid at all costs, no matter how hot it is and how much you want ice cream. Attracted by the fun, bright colors I chose to venture in the shop with my husband and son. We immediately became enamored by the jelly bean wall, we pick up a small bag Jelly beans and three small cups of gelato. Imagine my chagrin when I went to pay and the VERY UNFRIENDLY clerk formed me my purchase was $47!!!!! For a handful of jelly beans and three cups of gelato. The kicker was later in the day we ate dinner at Cracker Barrel, our bill for three dinners: $35.00. MOUNT DORA CONFECTIONARY, SHAME ON YOU. YOU ARE AN INSULT TO SMALL BUSINESS EVERYWHERE! read more

Mount Dora Confectionary - Avoid at all costs! - Candy Stores Near Me - Mount Dora, Florida

I have a 2 scoop gelato, one butter pecan and one cheesecake flavor. Both flavors are absolutely delicious. There were probably 10 different gelato flavors and a handful of regular ice cream flavors. Very friendly staff. read more

my favorite place to come for candy and icecream! they have so many options, there's something for every one

We were visiting Mt. Dora, so we stopped at this place since it was on the main Street. Cute place, but the service was not friendly at all. Our kids wanted flavors like Superman because it looked cool, but they wouldn't do samples because of Covid. (How is you handing me a little sample spoon any different than you handing me an ice cream? I'm not giving it back to you!) there was no list of what flavors in the ice cream. I asked what they could do if we bought an ice cream but didn't like it. She told us nothing. We left, walked around the corner to Scoops on 5th, and I couldn't be more glad we did. We were able to sample and those working were friendly and fun. Do yourself a "flavor" and walk right by the Confectionary and head to Scoops! read more

This cute little shop in downtown Mount Dora has so much potential! Too bad it is squandered by some unfriendly employees! Walking in it has that Willy Wonka vibe with a long candy counter and lots of colorful treats. The employees working barely spoke to us and when we checked out I was shocked at the cost of my tiny bag of Jelly Bellies and one lollipop cost... over $12! What the heck?!? And to top it off the Jelly Beans tasted old. Will not be going back... read more

I wanted 2 flavors in a small cup. I like doing that. I do it all the time at other ice cream shops. But they would not . Ice cream gelato ext is sold by volume . That's why they have a cup size. Bad business. Read the Nordstrom way and learn something read more

I came to tour the shops for the first time today while visiting my sister who lives here.... of all the shops I visited, this one was my favorite! Why? It's a time capsule of sorts! The minute you walk in it's like time traveling! I love the nostalgia of the place! And has to be of the best cups of coffee I have ever had! Service was excellent as well! Will definitely be one of my first stops when I return! read more

smelled like mold when we walked in (my husband would not even go in). It was cute, had a small bar to sit and enjoy your treat. Some of the chocolates were white (heat damaged?) and the employees were NOT friendly. I bought a very small bag of chocolates and was charged a lot. Eh... will not be going back. I will go get a cupcake or ice cream next time. read more

I bought chocolate out of the case, toffee, chocolate covered cherries, orange crème, chocolate covered pretzels. Each piece was worse than the last. Stale and inedible, it was a complete waste of money. read more

Frankly, I'm surprised to see the low reviews for this place. But then I do understand how every place can be a crapshoot. I guess I've been lucky. Every time I have been here (mostly around Thanksgiving or Christmas), the staff was friendly and attentive, the ice cream tasty, and the prices acceptable. I mostly tend to go with their artisan popsicles, which are delicious and worth the money. Sure, it's a bit of a tourist trap. But that has never dampened my experience. read more

I was very disappointed in the macaroons. Not only were the deserts small and pricey but they were not good at all. The two stars are for the cute little box they came in. read more

Absolutely delicious! Server was patient as we decided on flavors. Was there with a friend and we both had two scoops of different flavors in one cup each. Excellent service! read more

I'm updating this post on recent we're going to the shop. I went with some family and noticed that the gelato and me being from Italy wasn't even real Salotto I was very disappointed for when I first came to the shop it was very nice and cute pleasant place to be. As well as upon ordering some chocolate they seemed very still and old it could only be described as biting into a hard rock even some of the gummy's seem to be out of date you're better off chewing your own fingernails. A lot of The negative reviews on here are in fact correct. The positive ones are written by employees. I'm always want to give a place a chance and I gave want to second one and it failed me miserably. For anyone wondering if the tourist trap everything is overpriced when you can easily just go to Walmart and get the same quality or better even for a lower price. Employees are decent one when I went in had the poorest attitude. I hope the owners see this and can make a change for the better. If not It is very sad to see this place running into the ground. I hope fellow yelpers can agree and spread this awareness to prevent people from wasting their money and time with this place. Thank you. The owner needs to have more concerns for quality over the price. Ps. Would absolutely recommend going to scoops on 5th. I am a local here and love it has very high quality ice cream and bakery treats. read more

This is one of my favorite places to grab something sweet after dinner or just walking around town, the ice cream is refreshing the service is fun and upbeat a perfect place to bring the whole family!! I highly recommend!! read more

I wish I read about this place before entering. The atmosphere was very compelling and that's where the charm ends. I'm slightly ashamed of myself for not looking at the price of the small cone before purchasing four. Five dollars a pop for a flavorless scoop of non-gelato perched atop a stale cone. Don't waste your money here. It was a total disappointment. I'm surprised they are actually in business. read more

Great place for gelato and chocolate! Staff was friendly. Store was beautifully decorated!

We had the 'Best' chocolate gelato and can't wait to go back! Also have a wide assortment of chocolates, great for giving as gifts. This is a unique place, old fashion candy store. Make sure you stop in on your next trip to Mount Dora. read more

Love the array of candy! Some from back in the day - bring on the nostalgia! Much in the way of delicious, beautiful chocolates- and don't forget the gelato! Friendly service, adorable store chock full of goodies! read more

We stopped specially for gelato. Loved the many flavors available. It was wonderful and the perfect afternoon treat. We were treated so nicely and loved how cute the place was! read more

My favorite ice cream place in the downtown area. Connor always serves me and my family well. 10/10 would recommend coming here if you get the chance. Plus that Connor boy is quite the eye candy. read more

I went to the frozen yogurt shop your representative Connor gave me astounding client assistance and decent gelato. The gelato was shocking we analyzed numerous yet picked cheesecake and pumpkin read more

You would think a candy shop would have candy for kids on Halloween. Mount Dora advertised Trick-or-Treat event from 6-8 and we get there at 7:30 only to have the rude employee tell my two little girls they ran out of candy. Hello!!!!! You are a candy shop with candy everywhere. You couldn't find something to give them. It wasn't even crowded. We are locals that live in town. What a shame. My family spends so much money supporting our local businesses. Local businesses need to do a better job supporting the town and the kids of our community. Stop catering to tourists only. Please remember it is the locals who keep your businesses afloat when snowbirds leave town. I will not be coming back and neither will any of my family members when they come in to town to spoil the grandkids with candy and gelato. read more