The Taffy Shop

TAFFY & LUNCH BOXES! Just walking into the store brought out the kid in me: smiling, curiously wandering, dream tasting of all the fancy flavors! A real happy stop in Leavenworth! Cheers!

If you want to get your taffy on, go here! It’s a lot nicer inside than most places. I would say that they have about the same amount of flavors in the area. The service was friendly and the vibe is great. We definitely always stop here when we are passing through or staying in the area!

There are few things in this life that I absolutely cannot pass up. I have always considered myself a person who is fairly immune to addictions. But there are two things, biscuits and gravy and salt water taffy. As we planned our trip to Leavenworth I didn’t think much about taffy like I would on a coastal trip, but lo and behold, the Mother of all Taffy shops resides here.
You come to expect a variety of flavors these days from taffy so for a place to really inspire me to gush about it, well you can bet it had best be special. The Taffy Shop is all that and more.
It’s a small shop, tucked away in a building on the opposite side of the street from most of the shops in the village but good signage points the way. You walk in and a load bearing wall blocks the true bounty so you just think, «Quaint, where’s the taffy? Oh look, lunch boxes…» and you turn right and look at an amazing variety of lunch boxes from all manner of movies, tv shows, companies when to your left a sea of colors in little semi translucent wax wrappers catches your eye. You think, «How many flavors are there?» Then your brain answers, «A lot!» and it’s right. It’s less than $ 7 a pound too, you start running down your times tables from school with 7’s.
All the usual flavors are there but there are so many others that you just must try! Pomegranate? Buttered popcorn? Blueberry muffin? Red Licorice!?! Frosted Cupcake? Pineapple? And it just goes on and on and on so much so that you do two laps of the taffy smörgåsbord just to make sure you don’t miss anything (or three)!
Another wall of lunch boxes! Lucille Ball and Vitameatavegiman! Star Trek! The Beatles! Peanuts! Oh, and there are other candies too, but really they just play second fiddle to people not sophisticated enough to place taffy on top of the candy pyramid.
If I win the lottery you can find me in Leavenworth, I’ll have bought this place and will live out my days selling taffy and lunchboxes. I can think of no higher calling.

Terrible customer service. I know it is the holiday season and the amount of customers can be overwhelming but you can’t snap. If you want your customers to walk in a certain pattern around the store there should be a clearly identifiable sign. Also if you have a member of staff «attempting» to direct people they should recognizable as a staff member, not someone in a plain gray sweatshirt. Verbal directions should be concise. We customers are equally overwhelmed and confused, you don’t need to be rude just because we’re the thousandth customer that day to make the same mistake.

I have a major sweet tooth, and I love taffy. I love that this store has the most variety of taffy (that I can find in Washington), and they’re all delicious. Not quite as good as the salt water taffy down in seaside, but still pretty good.
I also love they that they have a ton of old school candies, and other relics, like lunchboxes, tin signs, and various toys.

the coffee shop has the most delicious premium saltwater taffy available. I have been involved with them as they have donated taffy to soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan they are now involved in donating taffy to a w riding program that puts wounded warriors on horses for rehabilitation they also have donated taffy to Crystal peaks youth ranch in Bend Oregon a haven for abused kids and abused horses paired with a counselor for healing. you will enjoy the atmosphere in the store as well as the courteous staff to help you find taffy in many flavors as well as other goodies!!!

Great friendly customer service. We will be back for sure!

«Wow» was the first word that came into my mind when I walked into the shop. A sea of taffies neatly arranged in clearly marked bins. Paper bags were conveniently placed at the beginning of the taffy aisle with an explanation of the per pound price with a rough estimation of how many pieces are in a pound. The flavors ranged from the traditional vanilla crème to maple bacon. This was not just any regular taffy shop. The simple browsing through each bin to fill my curiosity became a sudden urge to pick up at least three pieces of taffy to sample. There was caramel crème, chocolate, apple pie, raspberry, blueberry, key lime, banana, etc. the list of flavors just seem to go on. In addition to taffies the store carries an array of other candy selections. Mini boxes of dots, candy bars, jelly beans, and other confections. They do accept debit/​credit cards and I recommend spending at least $ 5 to avoid the processing fee.

Love the amount and choices they had for taffy flavors. I was able to taste and grab so many, for not a bad price at all. Very cute shop

I’d be crazy about a large selection of chocolate truffles at superb prizes way before I’d be crazy about a large selection of taffy at superb prizes. And yet here I found myself.
Went on a Monday, which was not busy at all and took our time in the store.
This place was fun for the large assortment of candy not just taffy. But it’s the taffy selection that really caught my eye and taste buds. You are allowed to try one for free (there’s also sugar free samples so really you could try 2).
They have pre-​sorted 1lb & 2lb bags of taffy. My wife and I got a little over 1lb of taffy we hand picked. I don’t know how many pieces I snatched but I was able to get about 3 of every kind of taffy I was interested in buying for a little under $ 7.00. I think 7 dollars for the amount of taffy we got was a great price.
Even if you are not crazy about taffy or haven’t had it before LIKE MY WIFE! (What kind of American is she?) I recommend visiting and trying a sample!

If you are a taffy connoisseur like myself, then you know good taffy when you eat it, and this place is amazing! A great array of flavors, and they take debit card for smaller purchases. It’s also not terribly priced, especially for such a tourist based town as Leavenworth. Totally worth your time if you love taffy.

Salt water taffy spot in Leavenworth?
Well, why not? Bins and bins of über sweet salt water taffy are sold at the Taffy Shop for a very fair price by weight. In my book, a food venue finishes first over a souvenir shop any old day. Why not flavored taffy? Chocolate chip cookie, molasses, mango, strawberry banana, pineapple, buttered popcorn (not a fan) and lots of others, by weight? Verdict: lots of sweet fun.
Admittedly, it was disspointing to find out (from an earlier Unilocaler) that they don’t make their taffy in-​house, because the big taffy pulling machine twirling in the window does seem like a bit of a ruse, if taffy is brought from elsewhere and dumped out of a boxes onto their taffy floor.
The taffy is soft and tasty though, not that I’m a taffy person, but I do have a few sweet tooth’s in my family.
The lesser of many evils and boasts a great price for satisfying your sweet tooth.

This is a pretty big candy shop and the prices are decent. But don’t be fooled– they order in their taffy from Taffy Town just like every other candy store does. I was hoping for some freshly made taffy but was disappointed when I saw them unloading giant cardboard boxes full of the stuff.
On the up-​side, this place has the biggest taffy selection of all the candy stores in Leavenworth if you’re looking for variety.

Wow! This spot is definitely a little gem.
For $ 5.95 you can fill you’re stomach full with a pound of hand selected taffies that you get to choose yourself. That’s roughly 60 PIECES!!!
They have fun favors like: beer, sangria, The Elvis, banana cream, and cupcake. Just pluck a few here and a few there and enjoy the sounds of the jukebox playing in the background whilst being sugar bombed.

I mean… it’s just taffy. Maybe it’s because I wasn’t impressed by the whole Leavenworth experience but this shop is all the way at the end of the main strip. It’s not just taffy though. There is a lot of olde school candy like different flavors of pop rocks and Clove gum and other things as well and olde school lunchboxes. The prices were good, and it’s cool to see the taffy puller at work twisting and pulling and tossing the taffy to make it just right. Sorry for 3 stars, but it’s just a candy shop. There are more than a few candy shops in Leavenworth so this is not outstanding.

Me and Taffy? We never really got a long… untill…Chile Mango Taffy from the Taffy Shop. This stuff is EPIC! Just the right amount of spice to balance the yummy mango flavor. Brought my mom in and they let her taste it before she jumped aboard the Chile Mango Train and yes now she is a fan too. Pricing is very good at $ 5.95/pound (about 80 pieces). They charge a $ 1 fee for using a credit card for purchases under $ 5, and the guy at the register knew exactly how many pieces it would take to get me to $ 5 when I brought my bag up and it weighed in 8 pieces too small. Very good customer service, and now they ship candy so I can get my Chile Mango Taffy without the 3 hour drive to Leavenworth!!!

I have to say I have never liked salt water taffy. But when a relative brought some home for the holidays, I was HOOKED. So we had to stop here on our way home to Seattle. For a big bag of taffy we paid about $ 6 – 7 and got about a dozen different flavors. They had a least several dozen flavors of taffy and they all were fresh and soft!

This is a dangerous place for a sweet tooth, but if you can do little bits in moderation, stop in. There are many flavors of taffy plus various kinds of old-​fashioned candy to purchase. Old folks will love it because it will transport them back to their childhood. Little kids will love it because it has candy. And the rest of us, well, we like it for the crazy hats they sell for reasonable prices.

Loved Loved Loved this shop!
If you like old school taffy this shop is for you!
All kinds of flavors you can think of. Also some of the old time candies that seem forgotten by time are here. A must if you visit Leavenworth WA.

Lots of flavors to choose from… orange crème, strawberry cheesecake, choc mint, bubble gum, vanilla, and many more.