Hagensborg Chocolates Ltd
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3686 Bonneville PlaceUnit 103
Burnaby, BC V3N 4T6
(604) 215-0234
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 10 am - 5 pm
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street, Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
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2 reviews for Hagensborg Chocolates Ltd
2 reviews in English
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Review from bozzles s.
3/28/2011
These bars are becoming available in some stores in the States (Wild Oats, The Nugget Market). The chocolate is incredibly delicious - rich & smooth at the same time. I like to include them in gift baskets. Favorite flavor: mocha. Highly recommended.
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Review from Raymond O.
Vancouver, BC
It's time to place this local chocolatier on the map. This Vancouver company is located at Burnaby, BC. I saw their ad plastered on the side of a transit bus recently and thought it had cute illustrations of pigs promoting chocolate truffles.
A few days later they were featured at a Living Social group coupon. The option I saw at that time was a $12.00 shipping fee within Canada. Seeing they were local, I emailed to inquire about the shipping rate and the possibility of a local pick up. The next business day I got a positive response.
Although they've been in existence since 2004, this year it looks like they're finally ramping up their marketing.
In fact a few days after my inquiry, they must have realised the $12.00 shipping for local orders may have been too high that their website now promotes a FLAT $5.00 rate for the Lower Mainland.
For a local company, they have world-class packaging.
Their customer service is fast and they listen to customer feedback.
As for the chocolates themselves. The proprietor is obviously trained in the French method. I ordered a variety of their Truffle Pig Bar and Truffle Pig'lets (mini bite-sized versions of the bars). Looking at the chocolates the surface is very shiny. Biting into them and there definitely is a snap. The products are velvety smooth to the feel and melts in the mouth like high quality chocolates should.
My pick: White & Dark Chocolate Raspberry, Dark Chocolate Orange, and Milk Chocolate Mocha bars. Of course you can opt for the no fail flavours of Dark, Milk, Caramel, Hazelnut, and Peanut Butter.
This is absolutely not your typical mass-produced chocolate candy bars. And they shouldn't be. At $3.30 for a bar and $1.00 for a bite-size version, these are as pricey as they can be.
So for that I give 4 stars. Apart from price and at that level, I was looking for more complex flavours to linger in my mouth after the chocolate has melted. I was yearning for something unique to pop out of my taste buds and tell me that this is Hagensborg chocolates. The flavours are subtle. Very classy indeed. At the moment I can taste fine French chocolates, but I can find that elsewhere upscale chocolatiers can be found.
I wanted to taste something distinct. Perhaps a blend of herbs or a flower to tantalize the buds.
But as I said, it looks like they're just getting started. I'd keep my eye out on this and see how big they may become.
Don't forget, if you are in the Burnaby area and still want to skip the amended and already low $5.00 shipping charge, order over the phone and tell them you'll pick it up yourself.
Specialties
Quality All Natural European chocolates with the finest ingredients sold throughout Canada, USA, & UK.
Products include our famous Truffle Pig Bars (dark, milk, white & dark raspberry, dark orange, dark hazelnut, dark mint, milk peanut butter & milk mocha), our new nostalgic line of Truffle Pig Bars (white bubblegum, dark chocolate chip mint, milk peanut butter & raspberry jam), Single Origin Wild Boar bars (Country of Origins from Ecuador, Madagascar and Santo Domingo), Kiss Me and Love Me Frogs - and so much more!
We make Parisian Bon Bons and Smors right in our store! Great for weddings and events, or just sweetening your day.
