Chocolatier Desiree

This shop is for the folks who, like me, like the real Belgian pralines and truffles. The store also sells the simpler fare, but it makes little sense to judge the place by these other offerings. When it comes to their specialty, there is simply no competition anywhere in sight. That’s what allowed the shop to thrive for so many years despite the bizarre hours (Chocolatier on most days opens for 3 hours around the lunch time, and when the owner decides to take a vacation, the store is closed altogether) and high prices. A must-​visit place if you like the Belgian chocolates more than the Swiss ones; way cheaper than actually flying to Belgium.
Practical tips: The shop is located inside the passage between the parking lot and the Murphy St. It is hard to notice from either the street or the parking lot. Once inside, definitely ask the owner for suggestions. Eat the chocolates in few days after the purchase: unlike wine, these do not age well.

Nice dessert option in downtown Sunnyvale.
I tried two chocolates, both dark (of course). The dark chocolate ganache and a dark chocolate with a caramel filling. Both had more delicate flavors as compared to other chocolates. I think I will be back to try others.
Yes, the chocolates are not cheap, but they are in the normal price range for specialty chocolate stores (and I ain’t talking See’s here).
And as others have noted, the lady behind the counter is very nice.

Simply put, they just didn’t taste very good. I had the Orange peel and the pomegranate, both left a bad after taste. They lost an additional star for the price — $ 2.25 per piece!

May or may not be your cup of tea… This is a small shop owned by a sweet Belgian woman who imports all her chocolates from Europe. While, not a commercial retailer she does seem to keep pretty busy if that’s any indicator of her customer base.
I think folks should grade her within her field rather than comparing her style of chocolates with others. The emphasis of these chocolates appear to be the chocolatier art vs. actual taste of the chocolate itself. Folks familiar with the whole bean to bar revolution try to wrongly (IMO) compare these delicacies to Guittard, TCHO, Askinosie or others. I ordered 3 different pieces and they were all beautiful looking but, in agreement with other reviewers, didn’t have strong or bold flavors– more subtle, delicate and very sweet.
Maybe I’m being too forgiving but I’m trying to give credit where credit is due. This is one of the few small shops around here that provides us access to European artisan chocolates. I would give it 3.5 stars so I rounded up.

This place was surprisingly bad… and ultra overpriced. Each chocolate is $ 2 and all of ours tasted exactly the same. The Welsh Sea Salt Caramel, Hard Caramel, Fresh Caramel, all had the exact same filling despite different titles and none of them tasted like caramel. All were dry in the middle and vaguely mealy, but the chocolate on the exterior was good.
It might be the worst chocolate I’ve ever had. Eek.
Service was helpful, but the product quality as really bad, and the price-​point even worse.

Carmen is a wonderful woman and most importantly a great shop owner. She educated me about the chocolates that are imported from Belgium. She herself is from Belgium too. There’s a wide assortment of chocolate truffles and bars. They are each $ 2. She also sells gift sets for Easter.
The chocolates are delicate and high end looking. I ordered the butterfly dark chocolate with caramel and sea salt from Wales.
This spot isn’t really a hidden gem because apparently so many people know about this place. There’s regulars and word on the street for this place. No wonder why she’s been here for over 16 yrs?!! Fantastic! I suggest people coming here for real imports at such a great price! Can’t go wrong!

I received these chocolates as a gift and while *of course* I am absolutely delighted to receive a thoughtful gift… I just wasn’t impressed with the chocolates themselves.
They were just kind of lacking in depth of flavor and the texture of the truffles wasn’t particularly rich or creamy. The chocolate itself didn’t coat your tongue or fill your palate or linger at all like good chocolate often does and unfortunately for that reason it just tastes cheap. I hate to say that but I would not go out of my way to get more.

My wife and I have been coming to see Chocolate place fore many many years and developed wonderful relationship with the owner. We simply love to come eat wonderful chocolates and see her. Simply the best chocolate around!

Tis might be one of the smallest retail shops i know of in the area. It’s like a small closet in the Murphy street strip mall. My old co worker was obsessed with the chocolate covered strawberries. Big juicy strawberries in dark chocolate will always be a classic combination. Dont blink though you might just miss this place

My co-​worker was really craving some chocolate after our meal across the street at DishDash so we made a stop here. I thought this was a very plain chocolate store with a limited variety of chocolate choices and no decorations. Upon having a milk chocolate with caramel, I have to say I’ve tasted better. They charge quite a bit per piece ($ 2) and neither that nor the toffee one was impressive at all. We were told that these chocolates were made in Belgium too! Quite disappointing and not worth the money if you ask me.

My aunt bought me some chocolate truffles for my birthday back in July. I thought they were good but none of them really excited me much. There was one with fuellitine which was tasty but they just weren’t memorable to me.

I was craving something sweet, and luckily I stumbled upon Chocolatier Desiree. I don’t think I’d go out of my way to come back here again. It’s really hard to find parking, and it’s a bit hidden.
The gal who worked at the store was really nice, and helped me pick out a piece of chocolate. It was good, but I’ve definitely had better chocolates.

I was born in Belgium and am a self proclaimed chocoholic. Chocolatier Desiree is the real thing. The chocolates you find there are as good as the best chocolate you would buy in the shops of Brussels or Antwerp.

I went to Chocolatier Desiree since I read about it years ago and finally went. It’s hidden from the main street — in the alley between Brandon’s & Chef Yu on S. Murphy Ave.
Tiny shop that sells Belgium chocolates which are flown in. The owner was there & helped me pick out 4 chocolates for $ 6.88 — she seemed nice.
I got:
Nougatine dark — topped w/​hazelnut, it wasn’t that good.
Mocha Paradise — just ok, not that good.
Dark chocolate Sea Salt Caramel — not that good.
Passion Fruit — didn’t like at all.
You can get Dolfin bars & seasonal chocolates like Santa & Snowman $ 10ea.
Credit cards allowed.
She told me she now has a Carmel store, check the website for location.
Hrs:
M-​F 11:30a-2:30p
Sat 10a-​3p

oh my! what an unexpected treat! we had lunch at dish dash and was walking back to the car. we happened to go a different way back and i noticed a sign for belgium chocolates. the minute i saw the sign i grabbed my bf’s hand and walked in. i got dark chocolate with sea salt, cream and mocha, chocolate with chili, and chocolate covered cherries. they were so good i ate each one, one at a time in one sitting. the chili and chocolate was my favorite. i realized after driving away that i didn’t get any truffles. =(but next time! =D

*okay joanne you can do this… take a nice deep breath* ahhhhh
Talk about heaven. Talk about a sweet little kiss. You know the famous «first kiss» with that man who teases and pleases every inch of your body with his eyes alone… OK that one
want to experience that for the first time, or again perhaps.
That is what you will experience when indulging in the true pleasure of tasting one of these chocolates. When I come here to grab a few I feel as though i am having a secret affair, meeting with a secret crush that can touch me in a way that no one can.
The Orange Peel to start off, covered in a rich layer of dark chocolate tangy bittersweet candied orange peel underneath. Ahh a nice hug
Then on to the hard core stuff: The Sabayon truffle. Mmm, sweet, light, but oh so rich Milk chocolate and inside a beautiful, fluffy whipped sabayon cream… makes you wanna scream
There are more, but I will stop here I am off to heaven…

After lunch I was stopped in my tracks by the sight of a case filled with chocolates and what seemed to be a tiny hidden gem inside the Murphy Street Mall.
The attendant behind the counter was super sweet and very helpful. I purchased about 8 chocolates and she didn’t charge me the fee to box and wrap my purchase.
I noticed a lot of 2 – 3 star reviews but we have to understand that this is no See’s candies and it takes a lot to keep this type of business alive. These are true Belgian chocolates made with love and care.
I savored my dessert while I walked back to my car. Mmmmm… sex in a truffle is my kind of dessert!

My boyfriend took me here one day because I had a chocolate craving. He’d been talkin about it for ages so I figured we’d give it a try. The owner makes all the chocolates by hand which is pretty cool.
Of what I did taste it was definitely delicious. The reason I’m only giving 3 stars is because when we got there she only had 3 flavors out. And it seemed like she was trying to close even though it was only one in the afternoon. Maybe she was having a bad day, but she was a little rude to us. Definitely disppointing even though the chocolate was good.

Hmm. I have enjoyed this place on occasion but last Friday my visit was not so enjoyable. The woman working there seemed skiddish and borderline rude. She warned us that she had to close the shop because she was going to get a parking ticket (ok?). I bought 6 *small* pieces of chocolate and my total was over $ 10. I don’t even remember how the chocolate tasted because the experience was so weird.
I used to love to treat myself to a piece of chocolate after having lunch at Thai Basil, Dish Dash, or Palace Café but I don’t think I’ll go back.

I’ve been coming to get my grub on all along Murphy since high school so it is almost my home away from home. OK, it *is* my home away from home. Over the years, I’ve always passed by this place and it has always been closed. Not closed as in out of business, just I’d always come after their business hours. Aha! But I finally managed to pass by during business hours and O-​M-​G.
Honestly, I don’t remember what I bought or even what flavors they were, but my girlfriend and I filled a small box with four chocolates and let me just say, she almost bit my fingers off when I tried to get a small bite of one of the truffles. They were that good!
The woman, I’m assuming the owner, was very friendly. Looking over their brochure, it looks like she is also in the business for doing wedding favors and such so if you are in the market for such services, here is an option for ‘ya.
I would love to give this place five stars but four stars does this place justice. If only she were open for the after dinner treat…