The pro's of this store: It's located right in Montclair Village and has a nice assortment of candies and chocolates. The people who work there are usually friendly and helpful. The cons: Things are WAAAAY overpriced. I recently bought a certain kind of Jelly Belly candy for a party from another store. I realized I needed a few more boxes and dropped by Le Bonbon, only to find they are charging fully TWICE the price of all the other stores. This was frustrating! Instead of buying the 5-6 boxes I was planning on, I just got one because I was so dismayed by this price gouging.
I was in about 4 hours ago and a very rude lady was TRYING to argue with the staff about the price of already purchased jelly beans. The girl behind the counter was very helpful and kind even after being treated with disrespect from a very unsightly woman. She even asked if the lady wanted a bag! I go in all the time to Le Bon Bon and the girl behind the counter is always helpful. Hate to see rich people take their anger out on someone who doesn't look more than 16. Thank you Le Bon Bon! And give that girl a raise!
The chocolates and candy at this restaurant are really good. However, I had a negative experience when I brought my 95-year-old mother-in-law here for her birthday. The young woman working at the counter made a thoughtless comment about my mother-in-law's age, which made the whole interaction uncomfortable and awkward. It seemed like the girl was having some sort of breakdown, and it definitely put a damper on our visit.
I paid nearly $20 per pound for jelly beans at this restaurant! That's double the price you would pay if you bought them directly from Jelly Belly. The store itself is charming, but the exorbitant mark-up is unacceptable. The counter person was unfriendly and didn't even acknowledge my greeting, making the experience even more disappointing. Overall, I would not recommend this place.
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I like the candy, but the gelato is awful. It's extremely gluey and way too sweet. It's nothing like the gelato in Italy and I feel like the gelato they sell at eveb Safeway is better.
This candy shop is fantastic! My child adored the gelato they had after her ballet class. The staff were incredibly friendly and we will definitely return in the future.
Excellent candy shop with a nice assortment of sweets and gifts. A bit pricey, but worth it to me.
This is one of the beer free chocolate shops that sell chocolate covered cherries. HUGE fan.
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This place has a great selection of sweets chocolate and novelty goodies I love it here
Wonderful candy and Gelato store in the Montclair district of Oakland.
Godiva Dark French Vanilla Mousse
Le Grand Chocolate On Chocolate
Godiva Stawberry Creme Tarte
Sugar Free Coconut Haystack
Le Grand Cherry Cheesecake
Godiva Dark Salted Caramel
Sugar Free English Toffee
