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joan891
County Dublin, Ireland7 contributions
Aug 2019 • Family
We visited the chocolate warehouse with our two grandchildren on Friday 16 August. It was a lovely experience for the four of us and great fun. Our guide was excellent, she made the short movie about chocolate so interesting for the children. We also got to make our own design on chocolate bars using piping bags, At the end there was a fun quiz witch the kids really enjoyed. The staff are very friendly and helpful also. Would highly recommend this experience.
Written 17 August 2019
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awanderingstar2016
County Meath, Ireland9 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
A lovely trip to the chocolate warehouse this morning - on a wet miserable day what a great place to be. You get a real sense of this being a family business, we learnt a lot and had great fun. The guides were very knowledgeable and friendly and made the visit really fun - kids loved the quiz and decorating their own chocolate bar and wrapping it up etc - the chocolate was really really good and getting to take home snowballs and chocolate treats from the factory shop was great. Highly recommend a visit.
Written 17 August 2018
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christianbif
Odense, Denmark1 contribution
Sept 2017 • Friends
For about a week ago, I was in Dublin on a School trip with my Class. We visited a chocolate factory called Chocolate warehouse. It was both a positive and negative visit.
Therefore, I would like to give my opinion about the factory, and what you might be prepared to if you are going to visit it.
When we arrived at the factory, we started waiting out in their shop (They have a small shop outside the factory) After that, the guides came and gave us a little introduction about the factory, and what we were going to do that day. I got a good first impression and I thought that we were going to visit the whole factory, but later I found out, that I was wrong…
After the introduction we went to a room, where we watch a movie about the chocolate process. (From chocolate beans to chocolate in packages in the stores) That was probably the most exciting thing we saw that day. I liked to see how the process was when chocolate beans were made to real chocolate. BUT that was also the most exciting thing that day…
After the movie I thought that we were going to visit the whole factory, but no. Instead of that, we only saw a very small part of the machines they used. However, we were allowed to make our own chocolates in their limited machines. It was a little fun. But still, I thought that we were going to see a lot more rooms and machines. I never really get the feeling that we saw how the chocolate was made in the factory. We really never saw the big room with machines, who was outside the store. I was hoping for more. At least just a look at the production place. But no, that was not going to happened that day. After that we was playing a quiz. We were divided in to three groups where we had to fight against each other. It was a little fun, but there was sadly no trophy to the winner (It was sad because it was mine group who won the quiz) But the quiz was okay and it was the most important.
To sum up about my experience in the Chocolate Warehouse it was an okay visit. There was both positive and negative sides. I like that we saw a movie about the chocolate process, and how chocolate was made in the small machines. But again, I don’t really feel that we really saw how they was making chocolate in the factory. We only saw a small part of the factory.
So a good tip is that you need to be prepared to only see a part of the factory. You are not going to see the room with all the machines.
Therefore, I would like to give my opinion about the factory, and what you might be prepared to if you are going to visit it.
When we arrived at the factory, we started waiting out in their shop (They have a small shop outside the factory) After that, the guides came and gave us a little introduction about the factory, and what we were going to do that day. I got a good first impression and I thought that we were going to visit the whole factory, but later I found out, that I was wrong…
After the introduction we went to a room, where we watch a movie about the chocolate process. (From chocolate beans to chocolate in packages in the stores) That was probably the most exciting thing we saw that day. I liked to see how the process was when chocolate beans were made to real chocolate. BUT that was also the most exciting thing that day…
After the movie I thought that we were going to visit the whole factory, but no. Instead of that, we only saw a very small part of the machines they used. However, we were allowed to make our own chocolates in their limited machines. It was a little fun. But still, I thought that we were going to see a lot more rooms and machines. I never really get the feeling that we saw how the chocolate was made in the factory. We really never saw the big room with machines, who was outside the store. I was hoping for more. At least just a look at the production place. But no, that was not going to happened that day. After that we was playing a quiz. We were divided in to three groups where we had to fight against each other. It was a little fun, but there was sadly no trophy to the winner (It was sad because it was mine group who won the quiz) But the quiz was okay and it was the most important.
To sum up about my experience in the Chocolate Warehouse it was an okay visit. There was both positive and negative sides. I like that we saw a movie about the chocolate process, and how chocolate was made in the small machines. But again, I don’t really feel that we really saw how they was making chocolate in the factory. We only saw a small part of the factory.
So a good tip is that you need to be prepared to only see a part of the factory. You are not going to see the room with all the machines.
Written 15 October 2017
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Catrine L
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Sept 2017 • Family
Imagine a smell of sweet melting chocolate. The world’s most beautiful colors mixed with chocolate in many different ways from the floor to the loft. If you can imagine that, you have a good idea of what I met, when I took my first step into The Chocolate Warehouse, which is placed in Dublin. This is my review and opinion about the Chocolate Warehouse.
Most people love chocolate with coffee on a café, home at the couch or as a nice hostess gift. We know which chocolate we prefer to buy. Maybe we always go for the chocolate our grandparents gave us, when we were kids, or perhaps we just buy the one closest to the count in the supermarket. Even though many people love the chocolate, I don’t think many people have the biggest interest for where the chocolate is from, or how it is made. But when I was in Dublin with my class, I met a lady, who has a huge interest for chocolate. Natasha Caffrey, is her name. She is the one who established the warehouse back in 2001.
We visited the warehouse, to see how a company in Ireland is managed. I won’t say that I know much more about that now, which is a bit of a disappointment. I had expected to hear a lot about the economic situation, maybe to see some key figures from their accounts. It was a thought I had brought with me, because I knew it was a business visit and my school had given me the impression, that we would hear about that. I don’t blame the Chocolate Warehouse, I think there might have been some wrong communication between the school and the warehouse.
Just because I don’t think I have learned a lot about how to run a company, I did learn something anyway. I have learned much about the chocolates history in general. I felt like it was a dream come true, when I was standing there in the middle of all that chocolate. The employers at the warehouse was so accommodating. They offered us chocolate, when they got the chance, which tasted very good. Natasha was kind, and it was obvious that chocolate isn’t just a delicious snack for her, but a way of living. First, she told us about the chocolates history, and after this my class got split up in three groups, where we made a quiz about our new knowledge. She also gave us some chocolate we should decorate and we could bring with us home.
To sum up the visit at the Chocolate Warehouse, I will say that it was some very nice spending hours. There was a good atmosphere, and I felt like my class and I were having a great time. It was fun to make the quiz and to decorate the chocolate. I will definitely say, that the warehouse and the employers is just as good, as the taste of their chocolate. But I think it could have been more enjoyable if the communication between the warehouse and the teachers had been better, so the warehouse had known what our interest in the visit was.
Most people love chocolate with coffee on a café, home at the couch or as a nice hostess gift. We know which chocolate we prefer to buy. Maybe we always go for the chocolate our grandparents gave us, when we were kids, or perhaps we just buy the one closest to the count in the supermarket. Even though many people love the chocolate, I don’t think many people have the biggest interest for where the chocolate is from, or how it is made. But when I was in Dublin with my class, I met a lady, who has a huge interest for chocolate. Natasha Caffrey, is her name. She is the one who established the warehouse back in 2001.
We visited the warehouse, to see how a company in Ireland is managed. I won’t say that I know much more about that now, which is a bit of a disappointment. I had expected to hear a lot about the economic situation, maybe to see some key figures from their accounts. It was a thought I had brought with me, because I knew it was a business visit and my school had given me the impression, that we would hear about that. I don’t blame the Chocolate Warehouse, I think there might have been some wrong communication between the school and the warehouse.
Just because I don’t think I have learned a lot about how to run a company, I did learn something anyway. I have learned much about the chocolates history in general. I felt like it was a dream come true, when I was standing there in the middle of all that chocolate. The employers at the warehouse was so accommodating. They offered us chocolate, when they got the chance, which tasted very good. Natasha was kind, and it was obvious that chocolate isn’t just a delicious snack for her, but a way of living. First, she told us about the chocolates history, and after this my class got split up in three groups, where we made a quiz about our new knowledge. She also gave us some chocolate we should decorate and we could bring with us home.
To sum up the visit at the Chocolate Warehouse, I will say that it was some very nice spending hours. There was a good atmosphere, and I felt like my class and I were having a great time. It was fun to make the quiz and to decorate the chocolate. I will definitely say, that the warehouse and the employers is just as good, as the taste of their chocolate. But I think it could have been more enjoyable if the communication between the warehouse and the teachers had been better, so the warehouse had known what our interest in the visit was.
Written 15 October 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Kenni P
1 contribution
Sept 2017 • Friends
In Greenhills south west from Dublin, there is a chocolate warehouse. Which is family owned and established by Natasha Caffrey in 2001. The chocolate warehouse is a factory that likes to tell about their own history and their products. Their high season is Easter and Christmas. If you pay you can get admission to the chocolate warehouse and try to decorate your own chocolate and have nice day with some kind people.
I visited the chocolate warehouse with my classmates, when we were on a study tour to Dublin. When we arrived at the chocolate warehouse, they opened the door and we sat in a waiting room. Were two ladies came, they were very talkative, they also asked questions about us and where we came from. I found that very nice.
After all had arrived we went to see a short film about the chocolate warehouse and its history. One of the ladies also told us about how the chocolate was made from growing on a tree to us eating it. Then we could ask questions. They had a good and long answer to all our questions. I also found that a good thing.
Then there was a part on the guiding tour that was very childish and not suited for us. It was full of teddy bears and bunnies. Luckily, we did not spend a lot of time there and we could sort of just skip it. I understand that the chocolate warehouse also had to make some things for small children.
We had the opportunity to decorate our own chocolate and to pack it in. We all took our chocolate with home. It didn’t cost extra it was included in the price. It was nice to try to decorate the chocolate.
In the end of the guiding tour we were tested in all the stuff that they had told us. It was good thing because we summarized all the important things that we were told about. In the end all got a diploma which was proof that we had participated in the tour and passed the test.
Overall the experience of the chocolate warehouse was good. We got a lot of knowledge about chocolate and the chocolate warehouse. The tour was good because we learned a lot because we listened, asked questions, and made our own chocolate. I would recommend going there if you are 18 and under.
I visited the chocolate warehouse with my classmates, when we were on a study tour to Dublin. When we arrived at the chocolate warehouse, they opened the door and we sat in a waiting room. Were two ladies came, they were very talkative, they also asked questions about us and where we came from. I found that very nice.
After all had arrived we went to see a short film about the chocolate warehouse and its history. One of the ladies also told us about how the chocolate was made from growing on a tree to us eating it. Then we could ask questions. They had a good and long answer to all our questions. I also found that a good thing.
Then there was a part on the guiding tour that was very childish and not suited for us. It was full of teddy bears and bunnies. Luckily, we did not spend a lot of time there and we could sort of just skip it. I understand that the chocolate warehouse also had to make some things for small children.
We had the opportunity to decorate our own chocolate and to pack it in. We all took our chocolate with home. It didn’t cost extra it was included in the price. It was nice to try to decorate the chocolate.
In the end of the guiding tour we were tested in all the stuff that they had told us. It was good thing because we summarized all the important things that we were told about. In the end all got a diploma which was proof that we had participated in the tour and passed the test.
Overall the experience of the chocolate warehouse was good. We got a lot of knowledge about chocolate and the chocolate warehouse. The tour was good because we learned a lot because we listened, asked questions, and made our own chocolate. I would recommend going there if you are 18 and under.
Written 10 October 2017
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Emil ø
1 contribution
Sept 2017 • Business
Down a little alleyway in Dublin, something magnificent and unexpected was hiding. It is the Chocolate Warehouse from 2001 in Dublin, which I have visited. The Chocolate Warehouse produces over 10 different chocolate products, and the most known product “snowballs”. The traditional warehouse is located at Greenhills Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, Ireland. I will review my good and not so good experiences about the visit.
The lesson about the factory and the financial crisis was an inspiring and pleasant journey. The well-dressed woman with the oratorical skills was good at catching all the spectators, so they were concentrated and listening all the time. I've got a lot of information about Ireland and the factory, that I actually can use. There were several things as chocolate, cocoa butter and cocoa beans that were shown, and made the lesson exciting. She talked about their products, and she mentioned the “snowballs” several times while she was holding a box of Snowballs in her hand. Her touch and speech about the Snowballs influenced us, so we bought a box of them.
Making your own chocolate was a funny and challenging experience. It wasn’t only sitting still and listening that was on the program at The Chocolate Warehouse. You’ve got a free play by decorating your own milk chocolate with small lines of white chocolate. It was nice to do it by yourselves, so you’ve got your own little collection of chocolate to bring home. They showed us also how the produced Easter eggs and footballs in chocolate.
The only disappointing thing was that we didn’t saw the production machines. I had expected to see the real production machines at the visit. But we were not hundred percent cheated, we saw a little extract of the production machines when we were making our own chocolate. We saw the spinning machine and the temperature machine in action. But I understand why they didn’t let all people into the real machines. There are a lot of different food production rules that the Warehouse have to follow. And I would also feel safer buying their products, knowing that they didn’t let all people into their real production.
To sum up, the Chocolate Warehouse was a quite good experience. I learned a lot about the factory and the financial crisis, and how the crisis affected the chocolate factory. My creative thinking was used when we were making our own chocolate. The only little minus was that we didn’t saw the real production machines. An educational and fascinating experience, that I warm-hearted can recommend to visit, when all things are considered.
The lesson about the factory and the financial crisis was an inspiring and pleasant journey. The well-dressed woman with the oratorical skills was good at catching all the spectators, so they were concentrated and listening all the time. I've got a lot of information about Ireland and the factory, that I actually can use. There were several things as chocolate, cocoa butter and cocoa beans that were shown, and made the lesson exciting. She talked about their products, and she mentioned the “snowballs” several times while she was holding a box of Snowballs in her hand. Her touch and speech about the Snowballs influenced us, so we bought a box of them.
Making your own chocolate was a funny and challenging experience. It wasn’t only sitting still and listening that was on the program at The Chocolate Warehouse. You’ve got a free play by decorating your own milk chocolate with small lines of white chocolate. It was nice to do it by yourselves, so you’ve got your own little collection of chocolate to bring home. They showed us also how the produced Easter eggs and footballs in chocolate.
The only disappointing thing was that we didn’t saw the production machines. I had expected to see the real production machines at the visit. But we were not hundred percent cheated, we saw a little extract of the production machines when we were making our own chocolate. We saw the spinning machine and the temperature machine in action. But I understand why they didn’t let all people into the real machines. There are a lot of different food production rules that the Warehouse have to follow. And I would also feel safer buying their products, knowing that they didn’t let all people into their real production.
To sum up, the Chocolate Warehouse was a quite good experience. I learned a lot about the factory and the financial crisis, and how the crisis affected the chocolate factory. My creative thinking was used when we were making our own chocolate. The only little minus was that we didn’t saw the real production machines. An educational and fascinating experience, that I warm-hearted can recommend to visit, when all things are considered.
Written 10 October 2017
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Julie A
1 contribution
Sept 2017 • Friends
The chocolate warehouse is a manufacturing company, that produces chocolate. The company is a family business. It is located south west from Dublin centrum. Over a whole year they have lots of school trips and a lot of events for the little smaller children. Their main season is Easter and Christmas.
When we arrive to the chocolate warehouse we met tow ladies, they were both very kind. The youngest gave us a guided tour in the warehouse. She was very good at speaking English, and it was also easy to understand her. She taught us about the chocolate history and about her family’s company. If you had questions she would like to respond them too. For example, had my teacher a question about “how the financial crisis has affected their company” and she answered with a very long and good answer.
After we had learned a lot about chocolate and the company, then we could make our own chocolate. Which I think was the highlight of the day, because I really love chocolate. But before we could do that we must see how they made different chocolate figures with liquid chocolate. It was a well thought of them that we were also allowed to do something physical. Because if we only should have listen to them the whole day, it would have been a little bit boring.
If I had to say something negative about the visit would it be that I think some parts of the guided tour was maybe more for a younger target group than me and my class mates (we are between 16 and 19 years old). For example, was there a room with a lot of teddy bears, both some for Easter and chiasmas. It was a kind of a showing. But luckily for us, we could just walk past it without we had to stop and heard something about it. It was okay, but that part was meant to a much younger people than a group of young teenagers.
By the end of the day we should have a competition about all the stuff that they had told us about the last two hours. It was both good and bad. It was good because we could get some of the important words revived again. It was bad competition, because it was a competition for younger people. It was it because they helped us too much. And in the end, we both won.
To sum up it was a good visit we had. We learned a lot about chocolate and the chocolate warehouse. It was also a very good program they had made for us. It was a good program because we could hear, look, touch and made our own chocolate. I can also conclude that our age group was just on the verge of being too old for this visit. But we still learned a lot and that is most important.
I will rate this trip to the chokolate warehouse tre and a half chocolate plate out of five.
When we arrive to the chocolate warehouse we met tow ladies, they were both very kind. The youngest gave us a guided tour in the warehouse. She was very good at speaking English, and it was also easy to understand her. She taught us about the chocolate history and about her family’s company. If you had questions she would like to respond them too. For example, had my teacher a question about “how the financial crisis has affected their company” and she answered with a very long and good answer.
After we had learned a lot about chocolate and the company, then we could make our own chocolate. Which I think was the highlight of the day, because I really love chocolate. But before we could do that we must see how they made different chocolate figures with liquid chocolate. It was a well thought of them that we were also allowed to do something physical. Because if we only should have listen to them the whole day, it would have been a little bit boring.
If I had to say something negative about the visit would it be that I think some parts of the guided tour was maybe more for a younger target group than me and my class mates (we are between 16 and 19 years old). For example, was there a room with a lot of teddy bears, both some for Easter and chiasmas. It was a kind of a showing. But luckily for us, we could just walk past it without we had to stop and heard something about it. It was okay, but that part was meant to a much younger people than a group of young teenagers.
By the end of the day we should have a competition about all the stuff that they had told us about the last two hours. It was both good and bad. It was good because we could get some of the important words revived again. It was bad competition, because it was a competition for younger people. It was it because they helped us too much. And in the end, we both won.
To sum up it was a good visit we had. We learned a lot about chocolate and the chocolate warehouse. It was also a very good program they had made for us. It was a good program because we could hear, look, touch and made our own chocolate. I can also conclude that our age group was just on the verge of being too old for this visit. But we still learned a lot and that is most important.
I will rate this trip to the chokolate warehouse tre and a half chocolate plate out of five.
Written 9 October 2017
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natalieharr1993
Dublin, Ireland144 contributions
Apr 2016 • Family
My Mam & Dad would bring myself & my brother to the chocolate warehouse every Easter to pick out our eggs when we were younger. There is a HUGE selection & is really good for value. Now we're older we get to bring our own kids / niece to see the Easter bunny & pick out their own eggs! Really looking forward to going again this week :)
Written 29 March 2017
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Miriam B
Clonmel, Ireland15 contributions
Nov 2015 • Business
We had a fab time, my students learned how chocolate is made and them designed their own sweet. It was a great experience. And reasonably priced.
Written 19 October 2016
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bertolinimarta
Italy2 contributions
Apr 2016 • Friends
During my trip in Dublin I went to “The Chocolate Warehouse” with my classmates and I really enjoyed it. First of all a pleasant woman received us and explained us how chocolate is made and showed us the factory; then we decorated some chocolate, we wrapped it and at the end we took part in a competition about the story of chocolate and we received a certificate. I really liked this experience and the staff is very polite. I recommend it to everyone, you can’t really miss it!
Go and visit it!
Go and visit it!
Written 1 May 2016
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Martha D
Windsor, UK4 contributions
Hi there! We ( hubby, myself & 2sons aged12&8) are visiting Dublin 25march-1april. Are you running any of the workshops during this week ? Can we just turn up and book the workshop or do we need to book in advance ? Many thanks & hope to see you soon !! Martha x
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