A stop here is an essential part of my visit to Stratford. I love everything here that I have…read moretasted! And if I need a unique gift, there presents are a natural choice. My daughter even got a special proposal here from her future husband!

They have a really good selection of chocolates, truffles, and their most famous flavor is Mint…read moreSmoothie. They offer prepackaged Mint Smoothie Ice Cream in 2 sizes. Trust me, it's worth the calories. Lol They have many flavors of chocolate truffles like peanut butter, hazelnut, almond, coconut, lemon cream, etc. and the they come in both milk chocolate and dark chocolate versions. You can also buy packaged chocolate truffles or build your own package or gift basket to your liking. It's so fun wondering around the store and checking out the gift boxes. All the customers seemed to be enjoying it. The staff are very friendly and care about providing great service.

You are greeted or a acknowledged as soon as you enter the store which is a good sign. A small…read morestore with decent amount of space to move around and other than chocolates some ice cream also available. The best? - Vegan chocolates available. We ourselves got some vegan gift boxes of some delicious vegan chocolates. You pay a bit more, but the quality is worth every penny. There are some Christmas boxes and sure other festivity boxes as well. If you don't need a gift box, some open options available and you can buy as many or as few as you want.

Omg I loveeee these chocolates! They are so good! The staff is also very knowledgeable. This…read morelocation is inside the mall so it also makes for a convenient spot to pick up some yummy goods. Additionally, the prices of the chocolates are extremely reasonable. The ice cream is also really good, although not a ton of variety. If you love chocolate or have a quick gift to buy that everyone would love, I recommend this chocolatier!

Professional, clean, bright, knowledgeable workshop. The chocolate bonbons were amazingread more

From the owner: Hand crafted Swiss chocolate bonbons and bars, painted with coloured cocoa butter and filled with…read moreall natural ingredients. Edible art that is perfect for gifts or as an indulgence.

Gorgeous packaging (for Christmas), classy and not gaudy-looking. Had a lovely tree ornament…read moreattached to the wrapping. The box itself was lovely, bearing a circa. 1950's picture taken in Cambridge, Ontario. In my opinion, the chocolate itself was OK and nothing more. It was very sweet and did not have the depth I am looking for. I have found that the chocolate/candy in North America (Canada and the U.S.) is sweeter than the U.K. and European chocolate - and less cocoa-y. It was beautifully presented, the packaging and the box itself lovely as a gift.

*3.5 stars* I…read morestopped in here the other day. It was semi busy. My mom loves chocolate covered nuts, so I picked up a box of chocolate covered cashews for her. Personally, by looking at the quality of the chocolate, it didn't blow me away. But they did offer some interesting choices. The prices for gummy candy was way out of line, but they did package it nicely. I guess the prices here speak to the experience. We also bought peanut brittle and pistachio brittle. It was delish.

We had several flavors of ice cream among our party of five. The flavors were all good but some…read morewere quite icy. (I suspect that can change day to day.) Also, it seemed a bit pricey. But it was tasty!

You know the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (think Gene Wilder, not Johnny Depp)? This…read moreplace reminds me of the opening scene where the dude in the candy store goes all nuts singing about the candyman and throwing candy at all the kids. Simply put: This. Place. Is. Awesome. All sorts of candy bars (mostly just different varieties of chocolate), interesting "homemade" candies (like peanut butter cups and nut clusters), candy dipped apples, fresh made fudge... and on and on and on. Not to mention- it's all GOOD. Except for the stuff I didn't like, but... well, someone else must like it because it's there. They also have seasonal candy. It's October now, so they have HUGE jack-o-lantern chocolate things. I imagine near Easter they also do the traditional bunny. Thanksgiving yields chocolate turkeys. I don't know why I find this fascinating, but I do. I wish I lived in Stratford just so I could come ever every holiday to get that holiday's mascot in chocolate form. I can't imagine walking in this place and not walking out with at LEAST $15 in candy. Maybe that's not much to some, but it's a lot to me... especially for just candy. Expensive? Yes... but damn well worth it. Maybe not always in size- but what they lack in quantity is more than made up for with quality... and sometimes that's even better. If you've even got the slightest hint of a sweet tooth and find yourself in Stratford, you're doing yourself a disservice by not checking this place out. You'll also miss out on seeing the dudes who make (and pack!) the fudge during the day. Oh yeah, I went there. Really though... Go. NOW.

Fantastic all around. Spoke with the owner for a bit and got the details. The family has been…read moremaking candies for generations. There are many local items on the shelves here, ask for help from the staff. I can't remember ever seeing such a variety of styles of chocolate anywhere. We ordered a bunch and happy all around. Definitely coming back and definitely recommended!

Best chocolates I have ever had. However they source their ingredients (and almost all of their…read morecandies and chocolates are made in-house) they get some of the best chocolate I have ever had. I have walked into other small, family-owned, specialist chocolate shops, Cooked with Calebaut and tried more exotic chocolates that come with a certificate telling you where they were grown and on what side of the hill the plants faced. None of them were as good as Candies of Merritt. The best of the best. Plus, the family that owns the shop are wonderful people to talk to.

A tad expensive but the chocolate creations are great. The chocolate covered twinky and brownies…read morewere ok but the chocolate covered pretzels and butter tarts were amazing. If you are a chocoholic, I recommend trying them out.

Their chocolate dipped butter tarts are pretty good. If you are a big fan of butter tarts you can…read moreget better ones elsewhere. I do find their prices are a little too high, and their chocolate is just not tasty. There is a peanut place next door that has better chocolate. They have plenty of different types of fudge, and ice cream.

Visited the White Oaks Mall this evening to walk off some of the calories from dinner and guess…read morewhat so much for THAT idea. the Purdys Chocolatier storefront was like a GIANT vacuum cleaner sucking us in! (See the photo) Service provided was amazing and of course we spent more money than we expected which I am sure is their goal! Good thing we paid with American money which got us 25% more delicious chocolate. We tried a variety of different choices and would for sure try this place again if we ever back this way !

The Chocolate Factory inside Covent Garden Market has great products to bring home for others (or…read moreself) or for a treat to consume right away. There were packaged chocolates in a variety of flavours and types. They also have smaller bags of various items too. I looked around and saw some of the packaged hot chocolate packs that I see around the Christmas time. I like mint chocolate and saw the Smoothie square so I got one of those. The chocolate inside was smooth and minty, it was good. The squares can be bought in a package of 4 and I picked up the peanut butter chocolate one. I haven't tried it yet but how can you go wrong with pb and chocolate? They also have single truffle chocolates you can buy. The service wasn't great, as the man who works there isn't very friendly and he doesn't really offer help. But he was happy to ring in my purchase.

This place doesn't get enough love, I personally think it's the best truffle I've had in London!…read moreThey offer two different sizes in a variety of flavors. I usually get the mini truffles since I can choose more than one to take home and devour. Today I got the dark chocolate tiramisu truffle and it was perfect. It had the perfect amount of tiramisu flavor. Seriously, try this place if you haven't yet

Very friendly. Cheese selection is really poor unless you like spicy cheese. Very disappointed I…read morewill not be back

Nice selection of cheese, meat, candy and cookies. Some pickles and jams as well. Excellent aged…read morecheddar. Love the chocolate coated sponge toffee.