Wharf Woonka

Holy yum.
First let me say that candy apples and fudge are probably my top two mosttt favorite sweets. And I have a huge sweet tooth. When we walked past wharf wonka and I spotted the candy apples on display from the wharf I knew where I was going before leaving Monterey.
It was super crowded when we went in, but service was great and speedy. The two girls who helped us were so friendly and very helpful. She was willing to cut the caramel apple for us and the girl ringing us up was very patient with us when we were choosing which flavor of fudge we wanted. She also pointed out some flavors that were in the back. So thankful for her help because without it I probably wouldn’t have been able to taste their decadent heavenly sinfully delicious peanut butter fudge. holy moly. I’m sad I don’t live that close to Monterey but my waistline is thankful.
Nonetheless if your roaming fisherman’s wharf after dining at one of their many yummy places to eat and you need something sweet, or if you just have a huge sweet tooth definitely stop by here. Their toffee nut caramel apple, peanut butter fudge and rocky road fudge are my recommendations. But their truffles and other goodies looked heavenly too. I will most definitely be back when I’m in the area again.

I bought a box of caramel corn for $ 6.25 on Saturday afternoon. The somewhat unfriendly lady gave me my change, a ten dollar bill, a few ones and some change. That was the only cash I had that weekend and when I used the ten dollar bill to pay for my parking on Monday (yesterday), the machine rejected the bill and said it was «NOT LEGAL TENDER». So I took it home & looked at it. Yes, Hamilton’s face was a little small and it did look weird.
I just called & talked to the manager & she apologized. But didn’t offer anything to compensate so I’m out ten bucks. I suppose we all just need to be careful when dealing with real money nowadays.
As for the popcorn, it was warm but I thought the caramel was a little overcooked. It was very dark and almost tasted burned. And it left a greasy aftertaste in my mouth.

This little candy shop is perfect, it’s exactly as I remember it as a kid, and now as an adult; I enjoy bringing my children here to get their sweet tooth buzzing. The variety of candy here is excellent, they offer everything from mass produced sweets to hand crafted treats, something for everyone. All the treats are pretty good here, but I think that their best confectioneries are the hand dipped apples or the fresh caramel corn; both made multiple times daily. Candy is a luxury, so prices are generally steep considering that its just sugar, syrups, and dyes; turned into pure enjoyment, but despite that, this place manages to keep their products fairly affordable so everyone can treat them self.

I actually went for two rounds of candied apples because they were just that good. I got the white Chocolate with crumble and the Oreo. The apples were fresh, crisp, and perfectly tart. The combination of the tart Apple with the candied outside is just superb!
Also, the staff was very friendly, inviting, attentive and helpful. They spent the time to greet me and have a mini conversation about how my night was going. They even remembered me when I went back for my 2^nd apple. Overall, above average customer service.

Service was good! Girl was very polite and courteous while we made up our mind about our chocolates. She was helpful and made good suggestions. However, the chocolates were stale and old. They all tasted the same — probably like the inside of the display counter. Bummer.

The girls at the counter were super rude and aloof. There was terrible rap music playing loudly within the store. Prices were not prominently displayed and they weren’t made any clearer after we asked about them at the counter. The store was incredibly warm and crowded. We spent $ 30 bucks on 4 pieces of mediocre chocolate when it was all said and done. Instant buyers remorse!

Great chocolate and they have wide selection. They make all the chocolate right in front of you. Going back soon.

The chocolate was good but the taffy was hard and old tasting. I was disappointed. I don’t think I will ever come back here again.

Struggled with my rating. While this place is cute, I just preferred the other candy store on the wharf. This store wasn’t overfriendly and didn’t ask if we needed any help… and the vibe was just off. Maybe it was because we were eating a caramel apple from the other candy store a couple doors down? Haha… maybe. Aesthetically, this store’s caramel apple varieties looked a lot better so I’m curious how they compared in a taste test with the other candy shop.

Stopped in here for some chocolate goodies and came out with a milk chocolate almond turtle. I don’t think I ever had a turtle before but the caramel was pretty hard and chewy but I love almonds and chocolate so it was good. Cute shop with lots of cool candies and goodies. A bit pricey but it’s on the pier so what do you expect.

Cute, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed name and sign! It’s somewhat reasonably priced and considerably less crowded (and cheaper) than Carousel Fine Candies down the wharf, at least when I went there.
Their saltwater taffy is okay, but I’ve had better.

When we stopped in just under a week ago, they still didn’t have their new name painted outside. I asked the woman working there what the story was and she happily explained. The owners are the same as the store’s former incarnation as Casa Caramelkorn but they have recently remodeled and are now working under this new name.
I bought a dark chocolate peanut butter cup to take back to my hotel. It was juts under $ 5 and enough to last for two days. It wasn’t the best ever but definitely a-​ok.
They also offer a plethora of others chocolates, candies and candied applies.