Truffles Fine Confections

Super expensive candy store. But had the most obscure, hard-​to-​find candy. Now closed though.

2 Chocolate strawberries and one chocolate bandanna costed $ 20, and one chocolate strawberry even had hair in it. I would suggest you visit Godiva for better quality and cheaper price.

The largest selection of sugar free candy and chocolate that I’ve found in Boston! I went to a rival candy shop on Newbury and this had a far superior section of sugar free candy! And lots and lots of sugar free fudge too! My boyfriend doesn’t really have much of a craving for imitation sugary foods, but every once in a while it’s a nice treat and I think he likes the nostalgia of the junk he ate as a kid! We happened to be wandering by when he asked if we could go in, so he already knew about the sugar free section, but this opens up a whole new level of holiday shopping for me! I can’t wait to pick him up a Halloween treat!

Wow I have seen some ridiculous pricing for things in the past, but this definitely takes the cake. Some of the confections were over $ 30/​lb!!! I mean really now are we that hard up in Beantown for some chocolate bark, truffles, or other random specialty concoctions? Heck the normal candies were pricey too at about $ 15/​lb ($ 3.75 per ¼lb).
Pro Tip: Sweet factory has better pricing and selection, but I am not sure if they exist in this area
Well their selection wasnt all that I had hoped for. I was ready to kick down for a few nom noms… but they didnt have sour balls other than just cherry flavor. I like the array of flavors and those are by far my favorites. Some of the confections are unique but as mentioned above they are way overpriced.
Consequently, I spent a while in here looking at the various choices but in the end didnt get anything as it just wasnt worth it…

The guy working in this location clearly hates his job and customers even more. Expect to wait several minutes at the register while he is helping nobody before he checks you out. Also, major attitude for no apparent reason. My last couple of experiences: I bought some candy and asked him to tie up the candy bag so it wouldn’t fall out. He said, «why don’t you just eat it now», and handed it to me. Next time, he lied about the weight of my candy and when I asked him to weigh it again, he said, «you don’t have to buy it», and took it away. I will never go back and hope this place goes out of business.

Im sorry to actually take the time out of my WORK DAY to write a review once again because of the unprofessional business owner who decided to delete my review. i think its a shame that he/​she is trying to hide the fact that i speak the truth. once again, my experience at the store was horrible. candy is NOT FRESH. has been sitting there for months at a time. customer service is absolutly horrendous. im not going to write an essay like before because i spend alot of time on it come to find it got deleted. avoid this place at all costs. may i also mention i had a worm in my chocolate?! pretty disguisting. dont go here. 0 stars!

What can I say, I’m an addict. A candy-​addict that is. And Truffles delivered on my addiction and then some on a recent trip.
The selection this place has is outstanding, and the freshness of the candy is, I daresay, second to none. In particular I loved… LOVED the mini gummi bears, which came in such assorted colors and flavors as turquoise and blue raspberry. The sour large gummi bears were excellent. And the red and black liquorice wheels were wonderful, as was the Kookaburra liquorice pieces. I cannot wait to go back to Boston so I can continue fueling my candy addiction with delectable selections from Truffles. Until then, I may have to settle for Malley’s.

Truffles is my guilty pleasure anytime I’m reasonably close to the Prudential center. My favorite candies are the gummy peaches, the gummy lobsters, and the dark chocolate dipped confections: especially pears and peaches. I recently also tried the dark rocky road bar and my hubby likes the chocolate covered ginger, orange peels, and coconut clusters.
Always busy because it’s delicious. The owner/​manager is helpful and allows you to get in and out with your treats quickly.

I used to think chocolate was like pizza: even if it’s bad, it’s still pretty good. Truffles proved me wrong (which my husband will tell you, is no easy task). I came in with a massive chocolate craving, and settled on a small box of 4 mini-​truffles and a piece of bark. The service was awful, 2 employees that tried their very hardest not to help anyone. But who has time for paying customers when you can gossip about the one that one left right in front of everyone? But even the crappy service couldn’t sway my craving! I excitedly got up to my hotel room, giddy with anticipation of my sweet treat! It took all my will power not to tear into my bag in the elevator. Had I known what awaited me from inside that bag, I’d have been much calmer. Or, to be more exact, I’d have not even gone to Truffles and I’d still have that $ 11 in my wallet to buy a candy bar at the gift shop.
The chocolate was terrible. Chalky, flavorless. The truffle filling was disappointing. I got peanut butter, which had a firm brown center and tasted nothing like peanut butter. The «S’mores» was actually what I believe was Irish cream, and the milk chocolate was just a let-​down. the Heath bar bark contained pretty much no toffee, and was just a bar of the same chalky, flavorless crap. Needless to say, my craving was not satisfied at all! For ME to not like a chocolate shop, it’s really saying something!

The Prudential Center says this about Truffles Fine Confections: «Truffles specializes in handmade chocolates and gourmet candies. They are dedicated to the ultimate in taste, quality, and freshness.» Let’s test that theory, shall we?
At first glance, the little candy shop inside the Prudential center looked to be packed with truffles, dipped fruit, fudge, and towers of candy. Showing unusual restraint, I picked out a single salt truffle, a chocolate covered slice of peach, and a square of peppermint fudge. The cranky man at the counter seemed to take some glee in informing me that I was about to be hosed for 10 bucks, as he handed over what could not be more than 3 ounces of candy. Still, I held out hope that I was paying ten dollars for what would be the most outrageous piece of fudge I’d ever eaten.
You see, fudge is a bit of a thing with me. I adore the smooth, luscious interior and the sugar crusted exterior. Having failed spectacularly at making even the simplest form of fudge (anything that involves a candy thermometer is a doomed effort in my kitchen), I admire those who can turn out glorious tablets of waxy chocolate goodness. And, on the side, I am a huge fan of peppermint bark. So it was with much anticipation that I sat down a while later and pulled out my goodies.
The peach was acceptable. Chewy and sweet with a chocolate cover that could be considered decent in some circles (read: better than Hersheys). The truffle was very, very salty, and the chocolate was unremarkable… it didn’t offend, but neither did it impress, and that is a crime, as far as I am concerned, when I have just laid down a good deal of cash. The free truffle sample a door down at Godiva practically sported wings and a halo compared to the wad of mediocrity from Truffles.
But that aside, I decided to take out the piece de resistance, the fudge, with a fresh eye. All would be forgiven if the fudge delivered. Now, as mentioned, one hopes for a soft, smooth texture when it comes to fudge, but as I took the square out of the bag, my fingers detected no noticeable give in the chocolate. In fact, as I became more alarmed and poked at it, there seemed to be a distinct hardness to the exterior. Perhaps it was really, really gooey inside and the outside was supposed to be like that? I attempted to break off a piece and was met with… something the texture and hardness of the devil’s hoof. That’s right, I couldn’t break a piece off. I gnawed at it with my teeth and was only modestly successful at detaching a shard of it. Growing more distressed, I held it by one corner and banged it against the table, only to hear the sound of a hammer hitting a nail. A metallic clang. It was fossilized. I might as well have spent my ten dollars on a cast iron pan and tried to gnaw at it. My eyes goggled, my brow furrowed, my nostrils flared. Burned like a fool on «fresh» fudge that had clearly been sitting in that case for the worse side of three months (since Christmas, I’d wager). Even if I was in gross error, and these were supposed to be squares of chocolate bars rather than fudge, I defy you to tell me that you should be able to bang a chocolate item against the table and have it reverberate like an ice pick. Had I been thinking, I would’ve taken it home and wedged it under the corner of my microwave that has been rattling lately. Sadly, I hummed «Another one bites the dust» and chucked it in the trash.
And that, dear readers, is all I will say on the many reasons you should light your cash on fire and warm your hands over it before you part with a single clam, buckaroo, or shilling at Truffles Confections. Do yourself a favor and go to Godiva next store.
Happy Snacking!
@bakery_babe

What an over-​priced candy shop!
I brought my boys in and it cost me $ 37 and we didn’t even touch the handmade chocolates. THIS PLACE IS A RIP OFF! Don’t go there. Go to CVS and pay $ 5 for the same thing. RIP OFF!

You’d figure that a place like this would be open on Sundays, but they’re not; a Saturday visit proved that the selection is poor at best anyways.

For the price, these very well may be good chocolates, but if you are a true chocolate aficionado don’t come here for a fix. Candy selection is OK.

The heck with spending a lot of alone time with Gilles Marini or Eric Dane. Lock me up overnight in Truffles, and I’ll be one happy camper. To be surrounded by yummy confections overnight would be amazing.
This place is very small but neatly arranged, and the smells practically dragged me in from Boylston Street. OMG. The chocolates. The massive assortment of jelly beans and candies I enjoyed when I was younger. Gummi bears, chocolate-​covered everything. The chocolates. Already said that. We bought an incredibly delicious (and pricey) piece of milk chocolate with pistachios as well as an array of Jelly Belly jelly beans: coconut, cinnamon, toasted marshmallow, and licorice. Like Chex mix only better. I had to hide the bag when I got home, but I should be able to find it without difficulty later on.

I love bulk candy. It’s a problem. Really. And Truffles delivers. They have a very good selection of all kinds of stuff – Jelly Belly jelly beans, various chocolate covered things, gummy bears, etc etc. Basically anything you want, you can get here.
My only issue with this store is the prices. It’s really expensive. But every now and then worth the splurge.

Great store & very reasonably priced!
They carry a wide variety of candy (rock candy, several colors of jelly beans, different chocolates, gummi bears, jaw breakers, enormous rainbow lollipops, gum, mints, and even a small sugar free section). The staff was friendly and the store is very T (aka train) accessible. Only problem is that it’s very small and with merely four customers it feels crowded.

aw nuts. i got the gummi bears. should have checked in with the guy below me beforehand. get a Unilocal megaphone eddie. gotta warn a bitch.
oh well. my fault.
last night i changed things up. instead of going out and ordering yet another liver-​killing cocktail (or five)… i acted like a responsible adult:
i drank ice water with my dinner at sel de la terre and chased it with about 5 pounds of gummi bears, sugary peach thingies, jelly beans, gummi worms, and other gewy cylindrical sugary objects that i can’t remember the names of.
avoiding the topic of massive stomach aches that may or may not have ensued, this was a good experience. i have very little negative feed back for a clean store that stocks everything from chocolate covered berries to hard candy to gummi doodles to fudge to rock candy to other shinoodles and shmitoodles.
clean, organized, slightly overpriced, and who gives a fig?
do i think you should go if you’re nearby? absafruitly.

Good Selection.
Variety of Truffles, chocolate bars, hard candies, gum… there is hand dipped strawberry. It’s better priced then all the neighborhood competitors…
The sugar free selection is fantastic!!! lots of variety and at great price for being sugar free.
They have both truffles and clusters of nuts and raisins by the pound in the prudential location and only truffles at the Copley store.

I used to work at a cart right in front of this addicting candy store, and trust me, it is addicting. I have to correect the poster below though, most of their chocolate treats are not homemade (they are purchased from chocolate vendors just like the other store do.) What I always cave in and get on the weekends are their chocolate dipped bananas — looks dirty when I am eating it, but man, it tastes so good!!! Prices are high for a candy store, but being in the Prudential and Copley Malls, they have to pay their rent somehow!

There are lots of candy stores in Boston. So what would set this one apart? Well, its got the same basic candies as everywhere else, but its also got the most wonderful handmade chocolates and treats imaginable. It is delicious and very very worth it. There are two of these stores in Boston, one in the prudential and one in the Copley mall. Treat yourself to a homemade peanut butter cup. You’ll be happy you did.