Chocolate! Appetizing, delicious, delectable, delightful, divine, exquisite, heavenly, luscious,…read moreopulent, scrumptious, sensual, sensuous, succulent, sweet, tasty, tempting, unctuous, voluptuous - yummy yummy yummy. And very naughty. In the heart of West Quay, Southampton, lies a little slice of chocolate heaven. Whether you're looking for the perfect present or the ultimate post-shopping treat, Hotel Chocolat is your destination. Charlotte Scholefield and her staff will lavish as much time and attention on you, as their Chocolatiers do on their fabulous chocolate creations. You can taste samples before buying. They can provide all kinds of chocolate: assortment boxes, gift-wrapped presents, slabs and bars, every flavour imaginable, and even drinking chocolate and cocoa-based cooking products. I defy you not to start eating your purchases from the moment you leave the shop!

Beautiful Chocolate, I have been buying from their website for years and I was sooo excited when I…read morefound this shop! The chocolates are beautiful, i've bought them a lot for presents and always get great responses from the people I have given them too (though to be honest on more than 1 occassion I have eaten them before I have managed to give them to the person they were bought for!)

Miss millies cookies, located inside west quay shopping centre in southampton centre…read more Miss millies is all over the place, and it's easy to see why because their cookies and muffins are just gorgeous! You can save money too by getting multi bags worth, and sometimes there have and offer on where you buy a couple of muffins and you can grab a free drink. Ideal if you're in a rush and facy a treat, all of the goods are baked and ready to go. I would personally recommend the chocolate muffinss, they are moist and really chocolatey!

I do like the cookies that they sell here at the bottom of Westquay shopping centre. There is all…read moresorts of different flavours that you can get and you can buy nice flavoured smoothies too, which is really nice and tasty. The service is friendly and it located in the city centre.

This is a lovely little choc shop just up from Cowes Parade…read more They sell the best chocs, stocking brands such as Valrhona, montezuma etc, and also make their own on the premises - their truffles are wonderful and the "turtles" (home baked pecans with a layer of salt caramel covered in milk or plain choc) are scrummy. If you are in cowes and like proper choc make sure you come and see, taste, buy and eat their wares. Mmmmm Edit: Qyper of the week (12 May 2010) Yay! This shop is almost worth the trip to the Isle of Wight by itself! Cowes is fab, especially in the summer... but then I am biased as I live here most of the week ;)

Seriously great chocolate and wonderful service. A brilliant range of absolutely the world's best…read moreand their house made product is equally gorgeous. Lose yourself in the aroma of rich, sumptious chocolate and indulge your taste buds...It makes any trip to Cowes worthwhile...We LOVE it !

Sweet City is a sweet shop on the bottom floor of Bargate Shopping Centre…read more It is quite a small colourful shop that sells a good selection of American sweets, chocolate and drinks. They also sell some boxes of cereal but they are about £7 for one box. There are quite a few things that used to be available in England but aren't any longer that they sell there. They have a good pick n mix stand which is mainly full of English sweets and the price isn't too bad. They also have a good selection of Jelly Belly jelly beans. They are fairly expensive with most things as with all sweets shops of this type.

Quite an American leant sweetie shop, which also sells oxes of prevously popular cereals which are…read moreno longer sold over here (Lucky Charms etc). Unfortunately these are being sold for about 4 times the going rate of normal cereal, so make for more of a cool birthday present than a lifestyle choice! They have an excellent selection of Jelly Belly jelly Beans, and a lot of retro childhood memory provoking sweets, like tubs of rhubard and custard sweeties. The sweets in general are a lot more expensive than you'd norally pay, but for those sweets and goodies that you can rarely buy anymore the price isnt that bad.

It saddens me to say that this shop has been/still could be our downfall!! Absolutely blinking…read moremarvellous. 5 Stars aren't enough to show how scrumptious the chocs are. Especially theChampagne Truffles!!!! Oh dear. Can't tell you any more..just go!

I bought the chocolate as a gift for a family member who lives abroad, and they liked it! It was…read morebeautifully packed, and the chocolates are delicious. Thank you very much.

When people tell me they don't like chocolate, I feel suspicious about them. When people tell me…read morethey don't like Minerva Chocolate, I trust them even less. This may seem a little unfair, but trust me - anyone who doesn't enjoy a hot chocolate in their cafe, or one of their Belgium treats is NOT my sort of person. This cafe-cum-chocolatiers on Cheap Street is a chocolaholic's paradise. The friendly staff are at hand to tell you everything you want about these sweet treats, and will lure you into buying more than you wanted with free samples of the wickedly tempting stuff. They also host confectionery making parties for an alternative hen party; but brides beware. You may not fit into your dress after an evening at Minerva!

Lovely shop. Full of delightful little bits and pieces. I find it difficult to walk past without…read morepopping in due to the smell that pours out of the shop (the smell is from the selection of yankee candles yum yum). They stock a huge range of greetings cards for all occasions, yummy chocolates, soap, wrapping paper and delightful little gifts and treats. Well worth a visit.