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Hotel Chocolat v Thorntons

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

What is your preference?

I used to think that Thorntons was just overpriced, but as a posh chocolate I used to rely on it.

Then I discovered Hotel Chocolat. Their stuff is magical!

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

If i want decent chocolate as a gift i just get it from belguim

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lol! Today I have eaten both hotel chocolat chocolate and Thornton’s...

And I would have to say Thornton’s won

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By *onestjohn1962Man
over a year ago

Sheffield

Most of the actual chocolate in this country is produced by a company in Banbury called Barry Calibaut - they ship tankers of it to Thorntons and M&S, etc., etc., Don't know about Hotel Chocolat - but all the rest is the same whether you buy Thorntons or Tesc Basic

What a sad git I am to know that !!!

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I used to work at Thorntons. It was good fun having Easter egg fights when we were on the night shift

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"Most of the actual chocolate in this country is produced by a company in Banbury called Barry Calibaut - they ship tankers of it to Thorntons and M&S, etc"

True, but then they add their own individual ingredients to the vats to make it unique

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit


"Most of the actual chocolate in this country is produced by a company in Banbury called Barry Calibaut - they ship tankers of it to Thorntons and M&S, etc., etc., Don't know about Hotel Chocolat - but all the rest is the same whether you buy Thorntons or Tesc Basic

What a sad git I am to know that !!!"

Hotel Chocolat isn't..their factory is actually not far from here and has a very good outlet shop too

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By *orkie321bWoman
over a year ago

Nottingham

Hotel Chocolat wins every time over Thornton's but I'm lucky enough to have a number of independent chocolatiers in my city. My favourite is Chocolate Utopia.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a slab of chocolate in a fun festive shape as a Secret Santa gift last year.

The chocolate was very bland tasting and a bit of a disappointment to be honest.

I've only had the Thorntons soft centre selection box and they were delish, so on that limited sample I have to say Thorntons win handsomely.

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

I only eat a bar once a month. I gone right off it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hotel chocolat all the way.

On a different note, I got a Diary Box selection for my birthday... all tasted the same!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hotel Chocolat used to be much better before it expanded and Thorntons just doesn't do it for

One trip to Belgium made me see chocolate in a whole new light.

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By *ndynot321Man
over a year ago

Letchworth

Thorntons is very cheap chocolate, not enough coco solids in it. Has slowly gone downhill and is still over priced...

Hotel Chocolate is expensive but much better quality. You can normally tell as it's hard to eat too much of their product in one go because it's so rich and you get your chocolate fix so quickly lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Godiva make the loveliest chocs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't like Thorntons chocolates, they are too sickly. I'll have to get some Hotel Chocolat and let you know what I think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hotel Chocolat is far superior - the taste and quality is well worth the price. Thorntons chocolate is too sweet and sickly in comparison

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's like comparing an Aston Martin with a Fiat Panda.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Thorntons, like Cadbury's have changed their recipes and their chocolates are far too sweet and bland.

If its a choice between the OP two then always Hotel Chocolat. If I can pick others, then M&S do excellent chocolate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like crisp, dark, bitter chocolate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Godiva make the loveliest chocs. "

Only because you want to ride naked through the town on a white steed munching on some of chocolate's finest.

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By *a Fee VerteWoman
over a year ago

Limbo

I love Hotel Chocolat. Especially any of their fruity chocs like blueberry or passionfruit. Thorntons is far too sweet and has that claggy, oily feel in your mouth - and to my taste, everything they do, no matter what it's supposed to be tastes pretty much the same.

Handy tip: if you can get to Huntingdon, there's a Hotel Chocolat factory shop there with 5% off all their normal stuff (or it might be 10%, can't remember), and seasonal stuff (like Easter eggs) is massively reduced.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tryed both

Liked both

PTU xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a lover of mint hotel chocolate is better but not by much

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

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Hotel Chocolat Eton Mess Slab

And I rarely like chocolate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If i want decent chocolate as a gift i just get it from belguim"

You go all the way to Belgium to buy gifts? That's dedication

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Most of the actual chocolate in this country is produced by a company in Banbury called Barry Calibaut - they ship tankers of it to Thorntons and M&S, etc., etc., Don't know about Hotel Chocolat - but all the rest is the same whether you buy Thorntons or Tesc Basic

What a sad git I am to know that !!!"

Even sadder is that I know they do different grades of chocolate so it will depend on the quality and area from which it has been sourced

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Non. ..I love chocolate but they're both over priced. ..try Aldi's Moser Roth brand chocolate ..it's delicious xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I like crisp, dark, bitter chocolate. "

Hotel Chocolat will do one to suit you perfectly!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hotel chocolate for normal days

Proper belgum homeade chocs special occasions

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Raw chocolate pie company in Cornwall. Totally different but lush

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff


"What is your preference?

I used to think that Thorntons was just overpriced, but as a posh chocolate I used to rely on it.

Then I discovered Hotel Chocolat. Their stuff is magical!"

Hotel Chocolate - I buy Chocolate Pasta off them for an amazing dessert

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