Gareth James Chocolatier

This restaurant is a wonderful place to visit with friends. The hot chocolate is amazing and they have a great selection of chocolates and brownies. The staff is friendly and makes you feel welcome every time.

I have tried the chocolates in the past, but I visited the shop today. I enjoyed a delicious hot chocolate with all the toppings and, of course, sampled a few chocolates as well.

This place used to be our favorite spot in Tynemouth, but our recent visit on Saturday, August fifth was disappointing. We were turned away at 3:30 pm and told they were only offering takeaway as they were closing at 4 pm. The chairs were already stacked on the tables, making it clear they didn't want customers to sit down. When I asked about getting one of their delicious hot chocolates with only half an hour until closing, they reluctantly agreed. However, moments later, I was informed they had run out of chocolate to make the drink. It was disappointing to see that they couldn't even provide their specialty drink on a busy weekend. We ended up going to a competing café down the street, where we were warmly welcomed and served amazing drinks and cakes. This new spot has now become our favorite, as they truly know how to treat customers and were still open and welcoming guests well after 4 pm. That's how you run a successful business!

Called in to buy some Christmas gifts. Decided on the truffles. Told that they should be eaten within 10 days and asked about any allergies. All good! Decided to have a coffee whilst I waited on the chocolates being selected, boxed and gift wrapped. Very helpful staff and Garth as friendly and engaging as ever. Great coffee as well and a lovely cosy temperature in the shop which was full of customers.

We had just come from seeing the 1200 year old priory and castle at the other end of the street and it was a bitterly cold, fog enveloped morning. Everything about this wonderful place is focused on quality and the smells were just glorious. There were four of us and a dog but the dog wasn’t allowed to rest up inside for very long. I ordered up a few different coffees and we sat outside in the damp, cold my flat white was superb. I chose to add champagne truffles on the side to go with our drinks and from memory it was £4 or £1 per truffle. When I ordered up two boxes of truffles at around £16/17 each I was warned that they would only last 10 days as there’s no artificial additives so this was music to my ears real fresh made exquisite food made with loving care. I reassured the friendly server that they wouldn’t survive the next 10 days. They didn’t survive three days. I opted to put identical chocolates into each box. I chose brandy, ginger, gin and a few others and they were all just superb. The alcohol was notable and made them truly delicious and the ginger was an exquisite balance of flavour and spice warmth. It had a little bit of crystallised ginger which really enhanced and maximised taste. I also got a few brownies including a raspberry one. Just so good. The staff were all charming and these are the places we must support and even more so now.