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Chatham Candy Manor
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10 reviews for Chatham Candy Manor
Mmmm. Candy.
I am not a fan of Newport, RI, Cape Cod, Southhampton, or any other shi-shi, super-white vacation destinations that my family/boyfriend's family like to drag me to. But I do like chocolate.
The main attraction here is the fudge. Creamy, delicious, made on-premises, and tons of flavors make it my favorite fudge in the world. I love the chocolate raspberry variety the most, but the peanut butter kind is good, too.
Milk chocolate bark and milk chocolate dipped marshmallows get honorary awards. These are also good.
Service ain't the bomb- high school kids literally do their math homework behind the counter. But hey- good chocolate is worth it.
Oh my goodness, this place was so adorable! My girlfriend regaled me with tales of riding her bike here as a kid and picking out bags of candy from the penny candy section, which was about the most picturesque, storybook thing I'd ever heard. It smells DELICIOUS here.
It bears worth mentioning that there is a substantial section of sugar-free chocolates- I didn't try anything from here, but the chocolate-covered orange peel and ginger looked tasty as heck. Also, there's not just a nut-free section but a nut-free ZONE in the corner of the store.
Also? Samples galore! Try to come in here and not buy anything, I dare you.
Best fudge on the Cape, hands down. And they give you a knife in your fudge box! Salt water taffy is also good -- I've discovered that the taffy tastes really good when you are in a hot humid environment.
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Stopped by this candy store today. I had the dark chocolate turtle fudge and cranberry penouch at $10 a pound.. After having a small taste of each I promptly threw the rest away. It was wretchedly sweet and artifual tasting and barely even tasted like chocolate. My friend had the mini jelly fruit slices for $6 for a one pound bag. He said " They were artificially flavored and colored. After four pieces I had a belly ache. At least the were soft." They had lot's of other things we didn't try, including things they didn't make. Perhaps try those things first. Shit in nice boxes is still shit.
The cool thing about the Candy Manor is that they make a lot of their own Candy and the store is way old school with the hook for making candy canes (they give demonstrations in the winter 'round Christmas time). And frankly, it kinda smells like heaven when you walk in.
It's Chatham so it can be on the pricey side, esp is you're looking for chocolate dipped fruits (the pineapple is AMAZING!) but well worth it...except for the fudge as I was never a huge fan and think that Chatham Penny Candy's is way better (it's softer, more creamy, and less expensive). Opps, did I step on people's toes? All in all though, the best chocolate store on the Lower Cape.
Oh, what would the cape be without lots of candy shops? Sad, that's what. We stopped in here to see if we could find some treats to bring home for Dorian, and we did. There are cases and cases of chocolate confections, and bins of loose gummy and hard sugar candy (yes, it's priced steeply at $8 a pound) and there's something for everyone. We walked out with a bag of mystery chocolates, and some dipped Oreos for Dorian, for the bargain price of $15. We were happy we stopped in. Definitely a place to stop for those with a sweet tooth. The service was really friendly and they really wanted to help, which is always nice.
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Ok, so it smells great in there and it is really cool to watch them manipulate the fudge and what not...but 8 dollars a pound for chocolate wrapped up in foil?! Or for gummy worms? No thanks...I can buy candy that expensive and more on Newbury Street.
I would possibly spend money on the fudge and maybe some of the chocolates, but only if it was a special occasion and I would never take my niece and nephews in here. We'll go down the street to the other candy store and load up on stuff there.
Just stepping inside this tiny shop will make your mouth water. Inside you will find a fabulous selection of confectionary treats. Your family and friends will be delighted if you bring them home something from this Chatham establishment!!!!!
I'm a huge fan of the Candy Manor and I've been going since I was a little kid. The chocolate dipped fruit is amazing--(yes i agree pineapple is awesome). I'm also a fan of the chocolate covered cranberries and on special days when they have hand dipped chocolate covered strawberries, I'm in heaven.
normally I would give a candy store less props for a lack of selection on actually candy (which this place does kinda have) but It gets a hella more props for having such decadent fudge and chocolates. They had a whole case filled with different kinds of turtles alone (I say go for the tropical tortoise and the caramel turtle surprise.
) then they have a mile long counter of fresh fudge. I'm not talking whatever tasting kinda fudge, I'm talking the real deal here. The peanut butter fudge was serious heaven. The chocolate was too. the turtle fudge was out of this world. not too sugary, not too buttery, but just right. Oh my god I am still in heaven over it all.
what they were lacking was an adequate selection of the sugary candies. They did have a few jelly belly beans, but not a good selection, same with salt water taffy. nostalgic candies also didn't' get a good portion of real estate there, but again, the chocolates make this place!!! small but yummy!