October 04, 2012
Oh my new favorite place! Came with my daughter visiting from LA, and boy did we LOVE IT!!!! It is like swilling great wines, and gourmet foods like triple creme cheeses and spectacular sauces, lobster pot pie and oh yes, CHOCOLATE in your own very comfy gorgeously decorated living room... You can sit on the suede couch arrangements or lovely cafe tables - tons of unique seating choices. And the choice of craft beers and wines are endless! And even CHOCOLATE wines! And now I hear they are adding some great dinner fare items. This place is worth a trip from points East. A great date place, girls night out, bachelorette party. This place is really spesh! I hope they stick around, so you gotta go and show support. U will love it i bet. Oh and the dessert we had was SICK good and totally homemade. This lady makes a caramel to die for.
Anonymous Reviewer
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December 31, 2011
What an awesome place to be. The food is great, but the desserts... AWESOME!! My favorite thing on the menu (so far.. have only been once) is the hot chocolate. I want to try them all. :) The decor is welcoming and comfy. The atmosphere is warm and friendly. Ann and Dan are great people. They seemed to take time to talk to everyone that they could. I enjoyed every moment of my evening. I will be back and often. :D Thanks Ann for the suggestion of putting bacon on the chicken salad. OH so good. :D Thanks again!!!
Anonymous Reviewer
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December 27, 2011
We went in for wine and cheese and thought it was ok. We were hoping for some different wines that aren't already all over town and it seems there were a few. When we walked in it looks nice. Some friends were complaining that they had been there 30 minutes waiting to drink their wine because even though it wasn't a sweet red someone had stored it in the fridge by mistake. My date & I had expected that if it is a wine bar there would have been more education with the staff about the wine. Then menus have descriptions but we just expected that the servers would be able to suggest and explain differences. The cheese plate was (as most of the items on the menu) way over priced. Nice group of cheese but not worth the money. The desserts are all purchased in and one of the cakes is sold at a restaurant downtown considerably less. Great idea though.
Anonymous Reviewer
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October 26, 2011
My wife definitely enjoyed her birthday surprise! The atmosphere, food, ambience, attention to detail, quality, and service were all top notch. It's nice having a fine niche place such as yours in the area. We'll definitely tell all our friends about it...and of course will be coming back often. Many thanks
Anonymous Reviewer
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October 11, 2011
Once you have tried The Chocolate Bar, you'll be hooked like we are. Ann & Dan make you feel at home from the time you walk into their establishment until the time you leave happy and FULL !! The food here is awesome...everything from the lobster risotto, the the lobster corn chowder (my favorite) to the out of this world desserts...you can't go wrong here. Do yourself a favor and stop by, have some dinner, dessert, wine and relax. Definately two thumbs up here !
Twofoodies
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October 03, 2011
We love, love, love The Chocolate Bar. We agree with another reviewer that we wouldn't bring kids in the evenings, but Ann and her staff are so gracious, that I think it'd be no problem to bring a well-mannered child there for an early (5pm) dinner. (Though, we still haven't brought our son!)
It's really hard to pick a favorite thing. The hot chocolate, with tons of varieties, was TO DIE FOR. My salted caramel was perfection and his dark was decadent. We split an order of brie and fruit with dips and bread and all of it was excellent. Then we also split the lobster risotto and it was, in a word, AMAZING. I've Googled endlessly to find a comparable recipe so we can duplicate it at home, but haven't found one yet.
The wine list was good the last time I went out with girlfriends there, the salads are huge and very tasty, and the desserts are great. If I had to choose one, it'd be the molten chocolate cake with caramel. Oh my.
This is the kind of place that I can see us going to regularly. Sorta the upscale Cheers of Winchester where everybody knows your name, is friendly, and you're always glad you came. :)
Even if you're just going out for a late dessert with your significant other or a good friend, it's worth a trip to The Chocolate Bar!
Anonymous Reviewer
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September 23, 2011
Had a wonderful evening here! My friend and I both had a House Salad (Huge!) and the Lobster Pot Pie. Decadent is the only word I can think of to describe it!! Big chunks of Maine Lobster, fabulous Sherry Cream Sauce, and Puff Pastry Crust to die for!! The staff is warm and welcoming. Prices are more than fair. Just a note...it is a small, lovely place, but not the place for small children. Perfect for a grown up date night though!! Wish they were open for lunch!!
Anonymous Reviewer
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September 21, 2011
My mother loved the lobster pot pie. Lots of large pieces of lobster meat.
So far I have tried the piņa colada cake and the triple chocolate mousse. Both were just wonderful. Full of flavor and not too sweet!
I'll be going back to try everything on the menu.
Georzetta
georzetta@comcast.net
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September 14, 2011
their desserts are so delicious - wine & chocolate = perfect place for a girls night out!!
Anonymous Reviewer
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September 14, 2011
We have been long time customers of Shenandoah Fine Chocolates. Always impressed by creativity, flavors and handcrafted chocolates, we were very excited when they announced a food and wine bar. We were not disappointed. We sampled two soups: a very heady potato chowder with bacon and herbs and a corn and lobster chowder with a wonderful butter finish. My partner had the lobster pot pie that is a simple and pure rendition with nothing outside the lobster, the broth and the fantastic pastry crust. I had the cheese plate which was enough food for 3 and had a fantastic brie with raspberry chipotle chutney and delightful breads. The wine list is very decent with plenty to explore. Desserts are decadent and share worthy. I can see us stopping by for wine and dessert or wine and apps easily. They have an array of fine drinking chocolates - something I cannot wait to try! You will find the owners and wait staff warm, welcoming, and knowledgeable. Looking forward to our next visit!
Miss_Renee
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