1) the level of cleanliness is below standards - we are not making pottery, we are making food! 2) Ivy was giving all the participants some chocolates to taste with her hands after she touched her clothes and her face without gloves. 3) Ivy was not passionate at all - didn’t even mention that there was a museum to visit. 4) the place was freezing throughout the 2 hours we have been there. We had to keep our jacket on. 5) the place looks unkept and in need of refurbishment or at least a deep clean including the glass windows you see from the streets. 6) for 40£/person you would expect certain standards. Overall we enjoyed making the chocolates but we were constantly apprehensive about the poor hygiene.

A great afternoon activity for kids and adults! Plus the chocolate is quite tasty. It took us about 40 minutes to complete the seven step process. For each child was £9.50 and for a child & 1 adult was £15.00. When my two kids (7 & 9) were all finished we walked out with 11 chocolate lollipops and 24 candy bites. The only down fall is this place is small and a birthday party was going on when we did the “drop in” chocolate making experience. In the future I would call before hand to avoid the noise and commotion of large groups. We do plan to return again!

The museum itself is just one room with some cool artefacts and information. But they offer chocolate classes in the shop upstairs which was a reasonably priced fun afternoon and we ended up taking home a tonne of really tasty chocolate we'd made. Thanks for a lovely afternoon!

This was a fun thing to do one afternoon, but I felt that the drop in chocolate workshop could have been done a little better. There is only enough filling for 8 truffles, and then you make buttons in a mould with melted chocolate. I also thought there would be more flavours to choose from, like nuts or freeze dried fruit, but it's just plain chocolate. However they were very tasty.

Very friendly staff, especially the manager/owner (I didn't catch the name, I'm sorry) who seems to run the place with a passion. The instructions were very clear and easy my four year old took charge and did most of the work herself. She enjoyed herself so much she wants to come back again soon and we will. The museum is small but informative and has a variety of historical exhibits on display. The best part though is taking away some yummy treats for the journey home!

Not worth the name Museum, but the hot chocolate is good!

Not nice place waste of our time. Very disappointed nothing like as it looks on the website. The manager had no input just sat there doing own thing and left the other person do the rest. She was not welcoming or friendly at all. I almost wanted to ask for refund and leave because of her attitude. The only person was good was taught us to make chocolate and almost felt she was nice just for their business sake nothing else. I will never go there again. Waste of time and money.

This place is an embarrassment! It is not a museum, more like a junk shop or scrap heap. It's an overpriced chocolate scrap shop. On top of that, the manager is the rudest person I've ever met in my life. Simple questions asked, were responded with an aggressive tone. I can literally count down how long this 'museum' has left in that location. With an attitude like that, you clearly hate people lady and your junk shop won't express many long term.

Small private run museum, with a brief description of chocolate history from the earliest times to early XIX century. Not a bad place to spend an hour wondering around displays.

A thoughtless, expensive, dirty, uninspired experience. The ‘museum’ is a dingy basement with little to no information on the history of chocolate. The workshops are dire. The quality of the chocolate you work with is WELL below edible standard. This place should close down and they should send apologies to all us poor folk who wasted their time going there.

Tiny, not very interesting at all. Kids were not impressed.

Visited for a 3 hour workshop as a Christmas present. Overly long session from very domanering woman but fairly enjoyable and left with a bag of goodies I made.

Very rude staff Overpriced for what you get The phone conversation was shocking The visit was applauding Need to brush up on customer service skills

Fantastic birthday party!! Brought 13 six year olds for a birthday party. They all had a really amazing time! Staff Imogen and Sophia were fantastic! Really great with the kids despite the inevitable sugar high. Highly recommended! A solid 5 stars for an awesome experience!!!!

I was there in a working capacity as I work in a school (I am currently in year six) and I thought it was a most informative, interesting and ultimately Chocolate/Cocoa laden experience. We learned some of the Maya history of Chocolate and to make our own from Cocoa Nibs and other ingredients and to ultimately take away our own hand made Cocoa creations! Amazing.

A great time spent here this afternoon. I would advise arriving after the peak period of between 2-3:30pm to enjoy a relaxed educational experience. There are museum exhibits in the basement which give the background history of chocolate and the opportunity to participate in making your own chocolate creations. For myself and my daughter this cost £15 which was good value for money. One to recommend.

Sophie guided my group through a taste exploration of the different beans and how this changes the subtleties of the chocolate. We then split into three groups to have a go at creating our own hand dipped chocolates. A fun, if messy, way to spend an afternoon and the little bags of chocolates we made would make excellent gifts. This particular venue wasn't fully wheelchair accessible due to its age, but through discussions in advance we established where we could access facilities should they be needed. They also have a shop and the museum is moving to a new location this year so any access issues will be addressed in the move. The pace was very inclusive and although we were a group of colleagues this activity would also be good for schools, clubs, family outings etc.

Had a great time today, interesting and funny. Thank you for a good time x

We have just spent this morning at the Chocolate Museum workshop making truffles and learning all about tempering chocolate. We have thoroughly enjoyed our experience and took home our delicious chocolates 🍫 Really great experience and fun way to spend some quality half term time with my 14 year olds.

Good fun and you actually learn a bit about chocolate and how's it made! My daughter's 8th Birthday (9kids) was a great success!

Came here with the school on a trip, the children loved it and were education on the history of chocolate. They also made some yummy treats which was messy but awesome!

Great fun to do with adults and or children. All explained and hands on. Easy to create yummy treats within a short space of time.

Nice place, cosy with friendly service. And great chocolate :)

Myself, my sister and my nephew all came along to this little hidden gem in Brixton today. After reading some of the reviews before attending we weren’t sure what to expect but we had such a lovely time!! The host, Craig looked after us and took us through the process patiently and gave us enough space to get on with the chocolate moulding and decorating. He was very polite and friendly. I would honestly recommend going to this little museum and taking part in the chocolate work shop. The truffles were to die for!! And my nephew loved the lollypop moulding too. Very hands on and some informative information downstairs too if you’re interested. 10 out of 10 from us three, thanks!! :)

This was a bit different to what we’d imagined but it was still fun. If you’re looking to learn a bit more about the history of chocolate and play a fun game at the end where the victor eats chocolate buttons this is for you.

This was such a fun experience for parents and kids. And the chocolate we made was excellent quality.

Great for kids. Learn about and create their own chocolate from moulds and toppings. Excellent for small birthday parties.

A delightful and friendly place 😊

Fab day out for the kids

It's not certainly Willy Wonka's chocolate factory but when you're able to make your own delicious bonbons it feels like a magical afternoon. A great place to go with curious children as my nieces and nephews are

A lovely tour and we loved making our own chocolate

I don't bake, so this was a unique and fun experience for me. The workshop includes shaping ganache, tempering chocolate, coating and decorating. It was overall fun. They also have an interesting and educational gallery at the basement.

My daughter and I had a great time making our chocolates in the workshop. And they were delicious too. Very friendly lady who runs the workshop

Hope they find a new venue soon, the replacement one is quite small and dark. We went a couple of times as the kids love it but the valentines workshop was rather overwhelming in such small space. The lady teaching us was lovely though and quality of the chocolate still really good.

Went along with my son on his school trip. Was a lovely place to learn about the history of chocolate and the children did make there own chocolate which you can take home, however the session seemed rushed it was more a workshop than a museum. The staff were very friendly and patient and the kids had fun.

Best hot chocolate ever! Super thick with no cornflour. Would be nice to have some thing to dip in it, but as my wife pointed out, you are given a spoon... The museum is limited but interesting, worth a visit. Looks like s good spot for kids parties.

I tried to call a workshop this morning their phone number said the number you have not is not recognised,I went to their website and sent a whatasap message that I understand if you are busy you will not read but someone read the message and not get back to me I would expect at least sorry we are fully booked,not really good for first time experience,I was expecting to bring my boyfriend there he loves chocolate!!!!

Had a fabulous time with four 9 year old girls doing a drop-in truffle making session on a Sunday morning. Supervised by (charming and informative) Chiara, who was great with children, we made gorgeous truffles and lollipops. Thanks for the brilliant experience.

Brought my children here on Saturday as they love anything chocolate. Craig (I think that was his name 🤦‍♀️🤣) was lovely and patient with them and taught us step by step. They all had a great time making and eating the tasty truffles and lollies they made. Thank you 😊 Can't comment on the "museum" area as it is upstairs and can't access it in a wheelchair. But mine were more bothered about making chocolate anyway. 👍

So disappointed in this place. Paid a deposit for a birthday party pre-covid closure and now they won’t respond to emails or phone calls to see if we can rearrange. Tried knocking on the door but they won’t answer even when they are in!

The Chocolate Museum is a real and hidden gem of the colourful and vibrant Brixton neighbourhood. This independent museum established here in 2013 and its collection consists of a range of objects and memorabilia acquired over many years from different merchants and collectors. Here you'll find a range of ethically sourced chocolates produced by independent bean-to-bar makers and focus on single origins chocolate bars, from Ghana, to Ivory Coast, to Ecuador, to Venezuela that blend fruits, spices and herbs. What I also really love about this place is the programme of workshops offered for families as well as for schools, or special occasions where you will learn many things about cocoa and how to make chocolate out of it. In addition to this, my 5 stars go to the lovely and professional ladies running this unexpected and tasty chocolate museum.

If you go to make chocolates you will not be disappointed. Absolutely delicious!

We did a Workshop. Very interesting, informative, fun, nice bunch of people, sociable, delicious, lots to take home. Quite messy, like play group for chocaholics!

Great fun for the kids and nice chocolate

Don't be fooled by the museum. It is a room downstairs no bigger than a large living room.

Great place, almost secret gem of a place to learn the basics of this timeless, delicious sweet

Loved this place. Great experience for adults and kids!!

Great place to bring kids and to make your own sweeties

Took my granddaughter here for an afternoon out. She absolutely loved it!! The staff were amazingly friendly and patient 😊

Very good experience, well worth doing!

The chocolate buttons are to die for

Small place bit pricey

Manager is astonishing rude. Simple questions with intention to spend money (which I thought small businesses wanted) was meant with such rudness. The manager must be very unhappy in her own life to treat people this way, sad and shameful really. It's not a museum, it's a room with a few bits and bobs. Great if you have 30 minutes to kill, but that's it. Keep your expectations low if visiting.

Children loved the chocolate making experience

Super fun chocolate making course with kiddos!

A chocolate lovers dream

Not a museum, more like a room with some information about coffee. Can't even buy something special from there.