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The Chocolateria
Category: Food Specialty Food Chocolatiers and Shops Chocolatiers and Shops [Edit]
361 Roncesvalles AveToronto, ON M6R 2M8
Neighbourhoods: High Park, Roncesvalles
(416) 588-0567
- Hours:
Tue-Thu, Sat 10 am - 7 pm
Fri 10 am - 9 pm
Sun 12 pm - 6 pm
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
12 reviews for The Chocolateria
12 reviews in English
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Review from Kreddible T.
Toronto, ON
5/24/2012
If you eat the salted caramel ice cream and don't have some kind of spiritual experience you're from another planet where taste buds don't exist.
If this is the case, try the chocolate. And then, if you're still unimpressed, please go back to your planet. -
Review from Shiona R.
4/29/2012
Oh my word I may be spending more time in Roncesvalles, if anything just for this shop...yowza!
When I arrived I was prepared for chocolate heaven...and this is exactly what I got. When I entered the shop I was hit in the face, not literally ofcourse or it would only be a 4 star rating...yes it is THAT good! What hit me in the face was the smell of good quality chocolate...I could feel my excitement levels rising.
I looked around, and while the shop is small, I was just so distracted by all the delicious combinations. In the end I purchased salted caramel chocolate...I can only liken this to a dark, good quality, daim/dime bar with salt. It is so epic and tasty! I also bought a caramelized almond dark chocolate bar. Chocolate dipped potato chips caught my eye but I decided to save those for another time.
I turned, felt the touch of destiny, and saw the ice cream. I was given a sample of the burnt toffee...crazy good. However I settled for the "kitchen sink", whats not to love about a chocolate ice cream that contains lots of smashed up pieces of whatever was lying around and the recipe changes everytime.
I spotted chocolate covered oreos which looked immense. Alas I did not spot the candied bacon chocolate...another time for sure. I have been advised the hot chocolate is excellent too.
Yes it is not cheap but the produce is worth every cent...you certainly get what you pay for. Until we meet again, Chocolateria. -
Review from Allison T.
Toronto, ON
3/27/2012
Pretty delicious. We stopped in for some hot chocolate & a treat on a nice but chilled afternoon. The hot chocolate was pretty amazing (& strong) - I probably could have gotten a small because of how rich it was. We also got some homemade 'turtles', which were fresh & equally as yummy.
The prices are high so I won't be a regular but I will look inside fondly & take deep breaths of good chocolate smell. -
Review from Steph L.
3/3/2012
The Chocolateria is a small boutique of chocolatey sweets.
While waiting for a table at Barque for brunch, we wandered into this small shop.
Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, chilli chocolate, peanut butter chocolate, sugar-free chocolate, and oh-so-popular bacon chocolate!
I was pleasantly surprised by their unique items.
There was an assortment of chocolate covered nuts and fruit and chocolate covered ginger as well. The pretzels looked good and they even have chocolate covered chips! Rosemary truffles anyone?
I decided to buy two bars:
* Salted dark chocolate
* Milk chocolate and bacon
The chocolate here was expensive.
About $25 dollars for two bars.
I'd pop into this shop again if I'm in the neighborhood and I need a chocolate fix!
If you want to learn how to make your own goodies, they offer classes here as well. -
Review from Daniel H.
Mississauga, ON
2/24/2012 1 Check-in Here
CANDIED BACON AND PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE!!!!!
Simply put:
Great quality Callebaut Chocolate
Innovative Ideas that are well executed
Super friendly service
Knowledgable Shop owner that is willing to chit chat about the industry and such
makes for an amazing local experience, well done -
Review from Imran N.
8/26/2011 ROTD 2/11/2012
Tim English is amazing.
A succesful lawyer turned chocolatier, this store is the mixture of creativity and an entrepeneurial spirit.
First off, the peanut butter bacon chocolate is a must. Unexpectedly amazing chewing into bacon like it were a raisin.
Second off, i highly recommend the initimate truffle making course Tim can arrange for you and your friends. It makes for a very fun night.
There's passion, there's fun ingredients, there's pure whimsy in the stuff he makes. -
Review from Cris S.
Toronto, ON
9/12/2011
I went into this place with my bf last night and left feeling really uncomfortable. The person behind the counter seemed like he had somewhere better to be. Song playing (blasting is more like it) when we went in and left was Erotic by Madonna.
I'm sorry am I in a sex shop or an sweet shop. I'm not a prude but if I had brought my kids there for some sweets and there was moaning and "sex sounds" playing in the store I would throw a fit.
Ice cream was great but music choice soured the experience and will probably NEVER GO BACK. -
Review from Janna S.
9/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
I see this place is on the chocolate-covered bacon bandwagon, so clearly they are keeping current with Whole Foods and country fair trends. I thought this place was pretty cool to have in the neighborhood, but I don't feel it has the same draw as something like SOMA in the Distillery district. Unfortunately, the prices are nearly just as expensive, so I'm not sure if this place can stay in business without the crowds. That being said, I'd come back here if I was in the area!
The only staff member working when I arrived didn't seem to know the ingredients well; when I told her not to worry about it she seemed happy to oblige and kept to herself for the most part. Not sure what the sugar-free chocolate sweetener would be - sorbital or maltitol is a definite no no when it comes to digestion. The sel de fleur and maple truffles were great! -
Review from Tonja B.
Toronto, ON
4/12/2011
After using the 4x4 capabilities of my nephews super-stroller to navigate yet another season of construction on Roncesvalles, we finally made it up to The Chocolateria - one of the newest boutiques to open up on the strip.
Immediately succumbing to the smell of delicious chocolate, we spent $20 in about 4 seconds! It was the sandwich board on the sidewalk that advertised the chocolate pairing of, get this, not just delicious chocolate and peanut butter, but BACON and cracked BLACK PEPPER that brought us in. OMG. Delish. It sounds wild, and I assure you it was, but somehow all of these amazing ingredients balanced each other out perfectly. The sweetness of the milk chocolate and the salt of the bacon cut the intensity of one another, and the peanut butter and black pepper were an added bonus.
Being the gluttons that we are, couldn't help but grab a bag of the popular chocolate dipped potato chips as featured in Toronto Life mag (article link below). They were good, but I'm not a huge fan. While the chocolate was delicious, the potato chips tasted like salty cardboard; a no-name brand or something of the like.
Overall, the chocolate is delicious. Cute little space as well.
Honourable mentions:
- The owner, Tim English, is actually a successful corporate lawyer who decided to ditch the briefcase for chocolate moulds and truffle making. Risk taking of this magnitude deserves some praise!
- Chocolate making classes
http://www.torontolife... -
Review from Aviva S.
6/6/2011
I wish I could give it a higher rating as there's nothing particularly bad about this place as it seems like a very small business, handmade stuff like shop.
They have some yummy unique things, and I LOVE that it's handmade and that everything is wrapped up so cutely.
The problem is they are overpriced. I was looking forward to the chocolate chips but they obviously know they sell well and therefore make them $10 despite the chips being barely half covered in it. -
Review from Taylor O.
Toronto, ON
5/20/2011
I am not a huge chocolate person, but The Chocolateria is slowly changing that. From the chocolate dipped potato chips to the hot chocolate, everything taste fresh. They have just started making their own ice cream and I have to say it is by far the best chocolate ice cream I have ever had. It is some where between a great mousse and fresh made ice cream. Highly recommend it for gifts or a great treat for your self.
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Review from Melodie M.
Markham, ON
10/26/2010 19 photos
The Chocolateria has some of the best hot chocolate second only to the chocolate covered potato chips. They make it with nutmeg and two kinds of chocolate. What gives it that extra leg is that it is made with so much care and love. The owner, Tim served us and was extremely friendly and talkative. He is was eager to ask how our day was going and answer any questions we had about any of the chocolates. We were amazed to find out that all their chocolates are made in house. I loved all the art and thought it was awesome that time painted them. I found out that Tim used to be a corporate lawyer and turned chocolatier. I'd trade court rooms for making chocolate any day.
