Whistlers

What a wonderful setting to bring a young family. The kids have a huge space to play and explore and there’s plenty of chairs and tables for parents to sit and chat the afternoon away. Such a shame that it ends there.
After ordering an afternoon snack of sandwiches and fish and chips with coffee we were presented with tiny portions for the price charged, the coffee was Luke warm. We then decided to soldier on and try the tea and scones. Similar experience. Rubbery scones and cheap tea.
I don’t mind small portions but it has to be really good quality. This is simply a rip off. Shame because they have the bones of an amazing setting and location. It could have been exceptional.
At least the show room full of chocolate is enjoyable to walk around.
C– WONT BE BACK

It’s a little dangerous to have Whistlers practically down the road from me. One weekend, I went there 3 times! Ample parking and plenty of space to manœuvre inside the building. The array of sweets and treats on offer is every chocolate lovers dream. I’m a big fan of the dark chocolate buttons in an old school type milk bottle. Only $ 14.95 and you can recycle the bottle too. Why not turn it into a candle holder! Highly recommend dining in the café too!

Surprise surprise! — they don’t serve fruit for kids. Oh — and you can’t bring your own! Heaven forbid you try and provide a healthy lifestyle for your kids… whistlers certainly won’t!

Having been many times before to the Margaret River Chocolate Factory, I decided to check this place out instead. And I’m happy I did because it was lovely. There’s a wide variety of chocolate and lollies all reasonably priced. Plus it was a lot less busy than the MRCF. Will definitely visit again.

I will review the customer service and the chocolate selection: I love dark chocolate and was excited to see so many dark chocolate varieties. There was dark chocolate with chai spice, cardammon, ginger, hazelnut, burnt caramel, rocky road, orange, turkish delight, some kinda licorice and a whole lot of others I cannot remember. Each variety came singly in one box or bag. With so many choices, I wanted to try them all but was never offered samples. And I certainly could not justify spending 100 dollars on chocolate just to try it. Chocolate that I might not like. I asked if a sampler bag or box was available but was redirected to containers of mixed milk and dark chocolate bites or the tables with the usual dark chocolate varieties. The glass case near the register also had the usual varieties except for dark chocolate with ginger or hazelnut. I tried to explain to the attendant that I was looking for varieties I could not get at home. The attendant seemed annoyed and said «they’re all dark chocolate.» At that point I gave up because she either did not understand or could not understand that I wanted dark chocolate varieties not available where I live. A friend brought me to Whistlers because she thought it would be a nice treat for a tourist. I was disappointed because there was no way for me to try or buy all of the various dark chocolate combinations without spending a lot of money. In the end, my friend bought me some dark chocolate with chai spice, some with ginger (which I hated) and some with hazelnut. I had hoped to find new dark chocolate combos to take home for myself and as souvenirs but those expectations were quickly squashed by inflexible marketing.

Lovely venue. Will have to return. Only had a chicken & avo penni… Oh, yes, if I ‘have to’ …such a chore to have to go out again to sample their coffee/​gelato/​ice cream/​chocolate but a girls gotta watch her figure cant eat it all in one visit !! hahaha… well, I try … The good bit is the gorgeous spacious venue. Grumpy bit– Didn’t get to sit in the fancy comfy coffee bean chairs room with the large cotton reel tables like I wanted too — shall I add a Waaah in there? I will be back because I think I might grow to love you Whistlers… While hopefully not actually growing, waistline or hip line wise (if u get my point).