Posh chocolates

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Yeah I know we’ve had topics like this before, but they’re all quite old.

Basically I want to interrogate the hive mind. I used to have a go to place for buying posh chocolates, a company based in Sloane Square in London that I won’t name explicitly, except to say that their range seems to have reduced a lot lately, and they’ve been getting some really cruddy reviews indicating that maybe they’re in a bit of financial bother.

Anyway I want to buy a very posh box of chocolates for some people I hold very dear. I’m prepared to spend some serious money for a decent quantity of nice chocolates for three people to share over a few weeks. Ideally light on the alcohol, although that’d be fine if it was obvious which ones contained it.

Anyone got any recommendations?

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Hotel Chocolat is my benchmark for posh chocolate, does it have to be posher than that?

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OK I knew I’d get jokes. And I like jokes. But I also really want some tips if anyone has any.

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Yeah I think I might revisit their site a bit, but I was looking for something a bit more “Oh wow” than that if possible.

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Your job is based up around North Greenwich right? Try these guys…

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Paul A Young

They have closed some of their outlets, but the main one in Islington (Camden Passage) is still there

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Chocolate’s one of the things which doesn’t improve in quality relative to the extra spend, imho.

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lol just went to his website and his online shop is all sold out.

Bloody Brexit!

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I’d kind of agree, but this is definitely more about the experience and the “it’s the thought that counts” kind of thing.

I know I’m going to be wasting my money, but I’m happy to do so.

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Rococo on the King’s Road.

Philip Neal in Chiswick

Pierre Marcolini

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It appears the shop has closed.

Seems a very recent developement - last few weeks - I have bought chocolate from the actual shop earlier in the year. Very sad news.

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Also Laderach.

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Yeah for all my brexit joking it does seem like the choccy business is facing some headwinds at the moment.

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Thanks for all the tips though everyone and any more welcome.

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Could try Le Chocolate Alain Ducasse? Has a few locations in London. I bought some when in Paris and enjoyed but not sure what the general consensus is. Might be what you’re looking for though

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I like hitel choclat because theyre always training ataff how to mulkshakes and stuff when i happen to arrive and end up with a free one

Also the slabs are deliscious

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Gino D’Acampo must have robbed him.

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Last few years I’ve really been loving Zotter chocolates from Austria. Pay $9.99 a bar for them in the US from a specialty shop in town. Here’s the non-US site:

https://www.zotter.at/en/

Just look at this lovely stuff.

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This looks like just the thing, thanks but again look at how much they’re sold out!

We’re all going to be eating coal for Christmas