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A Chocolate Dream
Categories: Food Specialty Food Candy Stores Food Specialty Food Chocolatiers and Shops Food Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Candy Stores, Chocolatiers and Shops, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt [Edit]
68 Leonard StBelmont, MA 02478
(617) 484-4119
- Nearest Transit:
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Belmont (Fitchburg/South Acton Line)
Alexander Ave @ Leonard St (72/75, 74, 75)
Leonard St @ Moore St - Belmont Center Sta (72/75, 74, 75)
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for A Chocolate Dream
6 reviews in English
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Review from Melissa M.
Medford, MA
4/3/2009
This place introduced me to chocolate-covered potato chips when I was a kid. I'd go here after I went to the orthodontist to make me feel better. You know, cause nothing says braces tightening like chomping on some chocolate covered chips. I had such a high metabolism back then.
Well, it was not a big surprise to see the A Chocolate Dream is still in business in the sleepy town of Belmont. It's been around for a long time and even though we are in a recession, it looks like candy stores are still safe.
If you are in Belmont center and want something sweet, treat yourself to A Chocolate Dream. -
Review from Meagan H.
2/28/2009
This place IS a dream!!! Especially for me and my girls. By now, you may or may not know that I take care of these girls...they are not my own, though most people out in the world think that I AM their Mom, but this is a whole other topic.
The people who work at A Chocolate Dream are the nicest and the most patient candy store people. You see, when buying candy with an 10 year-old and a 7 year-old, you want to bring in as much math to the candy buying experience as possible. And also, you don't want to buy them TOO much candy. And so, as soon as we walk in the door, the scale gets set at 1/3 of a pound and the girls have to weigh their candy as they go along. They are allowed to go over, but only by a few ounces. This works well because it challenges them and keeps the candy to a nice manageable amount.
A Chocolate Dream also happens to offer a wonderful variety of candy at an affordable price, and (apparently) they have the best "gummy strawberries" around. The "freshest", and I quote a 7 year-old on this.Listed in: I Heart the Semi-suburbs, Nannying 101
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Review from Vanilla P.
San Lorenzo, CA
2/28/2009
In a perfect world, the employees would have personality traits that were similar to the products they sold. Then you'd expect to find fishy people at seafood restaurants, happy people at clown colleges, and airheads working at balloon stores. You get the point, I'm sure, but in this perfect world, the people who worked at A Chocolate Dream would actually be sweet: Acknowledging customers with a simple greeting.
There is a large candy selection here, childrens clothes, and gift baskets galore... But you know, in this economy, customer service really makes me want to spend money at foo-foo places (aka luxury, non-necessities sorts of places). Being ignored and glared at makes me want to snap my wallet shut. A Chocolate Dream? More like a dream where I peed the bed. -
Review from Robyn L.
Belmont, MA
6/15/2007
It may not be the most ingenious name for a chocolate shop, but you can't get much more appropriate. I pictured walls covered in chocolate, desserts galore and teddy bears. When I finally walked in, after driving by it 50 times, I found a candy shop. Not quite my vision, but still a pretty good candy shop. The majority of the space is taken up by shelves of gifts and candy bins with scoops to serve yourself. There's a large case of chocolates to choose from near the main counter, and there are fun chocolate gifts -- including a high-heel chocolate shoe filled with nonpareils. I almost got that as a gift for my friend's housewarming (may not be a "house" gift, but she loves her cute shoes). But I went with the two wine glasses filled with white chocolate covered pretzels and multicolored chocolates. Her husband was happy.
They are now serving ice cream, too. I'm not sure that's enough to compete with the TCBY on the busier side of Leonard Street, but it's another option. The owner -- or whoever was working the counter that day -- said she was just glad the shop was getting more attention thanks to a recent Fox 25 broadcast in Belmont. She didn't say that to me... She was chatting it up on the phone the whole time I was there and right through my purchase.Listed in: Ring that Bel
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Review from Sean R.
Wellesley, MA
5/5/2008
Driving through Belmont, I stopped to get some flowers for my girlfriend. Right next door was this quaint little chocolate shop, and I thought "flowers AND chocolate? That's the one-two punch!" The people inside were very nice, and put together a box of chocolates based on what I told them my g/f liked.
The real reason I'm writing this review is because once I got home and tasted the stuff, it was incredible. Next time I'm in Belmont I'll be stopping by again. -
Review from Tess S.
Belmont, MA
8/11/2009
Awesome candy shop. Nice staff and a great selection of candy. It can be a little pricy though but they have stuff for less than a quarter. Good for gifts!!!
