The Truffle Shop

If you like truffles this is the place to go! My folks drive out from the bay area just to get these truffles, or pay to have them shipped. They are fantastic. There’s another chocolate shop in town that also has truffles, but they can’t hold a candle to The Truffle Shop. They have a ton of different types and they’re made to perfection. Keep in mind truffles are not cheap, so expect to spend $ 4 – 5 per truffle… but it’s worth it.

What a fun place to eat!!! It was a magical little stop for my fiancé and I. I immensely enjoyed our little treat. The girl working the counter that day wasn’t overly friendly, but she gave us our space to just be in our own little world. Its very small shop, but completely fun to look at and be in. And the truffles we enjoyed with our tea where soooo amazingly good. I just wanted to stuff the whole wonderful experience in my pocket and save it for a rainy day. I can’t wait to return someday.

I am not a truffle person, in fact I dislike them. But those with me tell me these are some of the best to be found anywhere.
What I did get was some kind of a frozen coffee drink and a key lime cheese cake to take home, both VERY GOOD.
It is a very small shop so three fats butts in one place is kind of tight. But that’s ok as the guy working here is very nice and calm. I have no idea why calm is mentioned here but that is how it struck me and I liked it.
Oh and since I said I do not like truffles I must say they sure are pretty.

We’ve been in here a couple of times over the years. It had always been a great place to stop as we were finishing up in town and get a couple chocolates and their specialty frozen coffee drink.
Unfortunately, this time we got ignored so we left.
When we first went by as we got to town and were checking out the shops there was a guy and a lady sitting at the small table inside the place. I thought I recognized the guy as working there from our prior visits but wasn’t sure.
Since we couldn’t carry a drink into many of the other shops in town we figured our last stop would be back at the truffle shop. When we came back roughly 45 – 60 minutes later they were both still sitting at the table talking about pepper spray vs guns for self defense. We walked in and up to the register with money out. Neither of them acknowledged us at all but the lady got up and moved behind the counter. Where she continued her conversation with the guy without even looking over at us.
There was no «Hi», no smile, no eye contact, nothing.
She stood there looking at the guy she’d been talking to and continued the conversation with him. He sat at the table, clearly not leaving so they weren’t wrapping up a talk and saying goodbye.
I was looking at the chocolates and other candies when my wife got my attention and said «lets just go». Granted it hadn’t been long that we were standing there but we really got the feeling we were interrupting them by being there.
It wasn’t even as if she had started helping us and then continued the conversation. She hadn’t even looked away from him and over to us.
Maybe at trendy little chocolate shops the employees are doing us a favor by helping us but at everywhere I’ve worked the second a customer comes in all side conversations stop and the customer gets helped.
So to the two people there: I’m sorry we almost interrupted your conversation for a minute or two.

I’m an airline pilot and I’ve had a lot of chocolate in a lot of places. I can’t speak about the milk chocolate truffles here because I’m just not a milk chocolate guy, but the semi-​sweet and bittersweet dark truffles are truly exceptional. I thought the alcohol in many of the truffles really added to the rich flavor of the individual truffle. These may not be the best in the world but they’re as good as any I’ve ever had, pricey but worth it.

If you’ve never had a specialty truffle before, I’m sure this place would seem amazing. I’m glad that the previous reviewers very much enjoyed their treats. For me, it just wasn’t great. I love chocolate. I love artisan desserts. I really, really love truffles. For $ 4 per truffle, I was sure we were in for a treat. Not so much. The chocolate used here wasn’t specialty chocolate. The truffles are made with bland baker’s chocolate and are filled with sugary mush and liquor. I was not impressed.

I have never had truffle’s Intel I walked inside here.
Man was I missing out
Belgain Chocolate Truffles are like little works of art :)
Chef Willem has it going on !

OH MY GOD! this place is heaven! the assortment of belgian truffles is amazing and Chef Degroot is a chocolate genius! if anyone is visiting the lovely historical mining town of Nevada City and you love a good piece of chocolate, a visit here is a must. Key Largo is my favorite when i want something sweet but there are many others made with fine liquors that can make a truffle anywhere from sweet to strong or even bitter. and the Nevada City Ice Caps! oh lordy! this is where my little coffee, addicted self will eventually die of self-​induced diabetes.

I’ve had a lot of great chocolate from a lot of great places. I’ve been buying chocolate truffles here for many years and they’ve always been at the top of my list.