If youre searching for a fun, unique, and tasty group experience, look no further than Laughing Gull Chocolates! We had a fairly large virtual event for our company (90 people), and thanks to Allison and Lindsay it was one of our most successful events ever! Everyone had such a great time tasting and learning all about chocolate - Lindsay was so knowledgeable, answered everyones questions and kept us entertained from start to finish. We also had a last-minute time change due to a mix-up on our end, but Allison and Lindsay were able to accommodate us on very short notice so everything went off without a hitch, which was truly amazing. And of course, the chocolate was delicious! This is a great event idea for groups of any age or size. Highly recommend!

My husband and I did a virtual chocolate and wine pairing for Valentine’s Day with Laughing Gull and Living Roots. It was our first time having Laughing Gull chocolates and we loved them all! You can really tell they use quality ingredients and put a lot of thought and care into their creations. Allison was great walking us all through tasting the chocolates and they paired so well with the wines. We can’t wait to visit the shop and try more! Would highly recommend!

I attended a virtual tasting event with family and it was absolute perfection! Allison was a great guide- had us laughing and learning; she shared so much knowledge with us as we tasted some very special chocolate. I enjoyed it so much that I have already stopped in to pick up my favorites from the tasting.

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I cannot recommend Laughing Gull Chocolates enough! Lindsay and Allison created the most memorable virtual party for our family as part of a special birthday celebration. The chocolates were delicious and they listened carefully to each of our preferences and executed our event to perfection! Five star plus!!!

I’ve now done THREE virtual events with Lindsay at Laughing Gull! I was an attendee at the first one through work, then organized two personal events. Lindsay and co were a pleasure to work with, hence why they became my go-to zoom activity for business, family and friends in Dec and Jan!Lindsay personalized each truffle making and chocolate tasting event for each group’s dietary restrictions and general preferences. Not only was each event super fun, but the chocolates were delicious. I loved that all the products are unique and ethically made. I learned a lot, tried a bunch of delicious chocolates, and now know how easy making truffles are! Thanks Laughing Gull!

I am SO GLAD I found this place! I had to set up a virtual team event and the amazing women at Laughing Gull worked with me to plan the perfect event for my team. We did a chocolate tasting with an overview of the history of chocolate and also made truffles! What a blast! Everyone had a great time. We had seasoned cooks as well as people who dont cook or bake at all - everyone loved it and had fabulous truffles to give as gifts and/or eat - as well as the knowledge of how to recreate them in the future! I am definitely telling all the event planners at work to check these folks out. I could not be happier!

Had a very pleasant experience! Very client oriented :)

Nice selection of dark chocolate filled truffles. We had a latte (delicious) and a cheese plate. The cheese selections were all good. We will be going back for ice cream when it warms up!

The women behind Laughing Gull Chocolates are AMAZING, and they are on a mission to SAVE the WORLD one Truffle at a time. Not only do they have AMAZING truffles, they have seasonal truffles that keep me coming back for more. Any Truffle can become a hot chocolate. They pivoted for Covid and set up curb side pick up and online ordering for delivery. Pre-Covid (to return post-Covid) they have an amazing Family centered space where children are welcome to play while adults catch up over Chai and Hot Chocolates. They partner with local businesses and artists. I cannot say enough GOOD things about this business. Hands down, my favorite Chocolate Shop in Rochester.

Compassionate owners, excellent chocolate, overall wonderful experience! Fair trade and locally sourced delights. 10/10 would chocolate again.

Laughing Gull did gift baskets for our clients last year and we received such good feedback that we knew we had to get them again for our clients this year! Lindsay, Karla and Allison put together another beautiful basket for us at a very affordable price point. We love that we can get an assortment of locally source gourmet goodies and expose our clients to all the wonderful small business we have in our area. Their service is top notch and we are excited for our clients to enjoy some flour city pasta, guglielmo sauce, chai guy chai tea kit, laughing gulls bark & chocolate covered potato chips! Cant recommend them enough!

Simply magical, chocolate so good it will produce moans of pleasure you thought only belonged in the bedroom. Not to mention the wonderful ladies that run the place are literal angels sent from heaven down to earth. Love love love Laughing Gull with my entire being. They deserve the world!

Incredible selection of amazing chocolate. Owners are equally amazing!

10/10 would recommend. These ladies are friendly and accommodating! They know their stuff when it comes to chocolate. I had a custom order made for an event and was so disappointed when I didn’t have any left over!

I just want to say thank you for the delicious chocolates and for the contact-free delivery! The phone call letting me know the goodies had been delivered was also a nice touch! We have already tried the chocolate-dipped mango and it is so delicious. :) We cant wait to enjoy the truffles and bark... everything looks incredible. Thank you for offering vegan goodies and for being such a gem in Rochester. We will continue to support you! -E&C

Yum. They roast the beans on the premises. Chocolates are incredible.

Laughing Gull gave our company a spectacular chocolate tasting experience. Truffles are highly recommended!

Laughing Gull Chocolate checks so many boxes for awesomeness! Delicious, ethically sourced chocolates - check! Cheerful and knowledgeable staff - check! Tasty treats ranging from local cheeses to assorted ice cream flavors - check! Family friendly environment where you can relax and enjoy previously mentioned tasty treats - check! Our family stops in weekly and we are never disappointed. Such a great business to have in our community.

Chocolates are amazing. Wonderful people and great cause. I love them.

My daughter had her 11th birthday party today at Laughing Gull Chocolates and it was an absolute hit! It was a perfect mix of fun and informative. The kids were able to make their own chocolate bark from start to finish. They were able to add their own toppings and learn so many fun facts about chocolate from the very personable host/co-owner/presenter. There was time at the end to enjoy cake and presents. My daughter said it was one of her best birthdays ever! I also may have enjoyed it even more than her! ❤

The wonderful women who manage Laughing Gull Chocolates are truly committed to the customer experience while making sure they bring us tasty treats and great learning experiences... all while ensuring adherence to their principles of fair trade, sustainably sourced chocolate. I

I dont know where to begin! How have I missed this gem of a business for so long?! Lindsay and Allison are both remarkable women with friendly and welcoming personalitys. My friends and I had a private Truffle making party for a friends birthday yesterday and we had the best time. Lindsays passion for chocolate and pride in her ethical business shined through her presentation as we enjoyed hearing the background of our favorite treat. We got to choose what kind of truffle to make and even made our own flavored hot chocolate that the Aztecs drank. The ladies truly go above and beyond and we cant wait to go back.

I went to the chocolate workshop and it was great! I really loved it, Lindsay is very nice and has a deep knowledge of chocolate. The chocolate used is the good quality one and beyond delicious, also you get to take home all the truffles you make! So totally worth it. They also put a tray of cheeses and bread for the guests to snack. Highly recommended.Don’t forget to try the different flavors of chocolate truffles and their ice cream! Delicious!

Oh my God some of the best truffles Ive ever tasted! The Aztec truffles are my absolute favorite! they have cayenne pepper in them and are such a unique flavor. The owners are super sweet and very knowledgeable and they make everything on site and have a great selection. Make sure to try the lavender honey truffles!

This place is amazing, not only do they have vegan and organic chocolate, the place is extremely family friendly. After a long day you can come and relax with your friends while your kids are in an area surrounded by toys, and other kids. The ladies who run it are extremely nice and give great customer service, as well as explaining to you their story about the business. Also the chocolate that is served is amazing, especially the truffles, which they wrap up in a cute little box for you. This is now my go to place for chocolates in the Rochester area.

I first heard of this place from my family I take care of. And the little girl absolutely loves it there. I do to I mean who doesnt love chocolate.. they are extremely friendly. The place is adorable and your little ones can play while you relax. Without worrying what direction your kid is going.

I’ll start with how all the ladies that work there are super sweet, but I did not have a good time at the truffle making class. I felt like I was taking a college class, 90% of the workshop is them talking on and on about the history about chocolate. Some of it was cool, but to sit there for an hour listening to it was terribly boring. It was cool to learn how to actually make it like one part chocolate and one part heavy cream or whatever, but I truly think they should just have it ready and already made for the class. I was also very disappointed that it was ALL dark chocolate, which I don’t like. And the worst part is you don’t get to finish the truffle it’s only the filling in the middle. So I basically paid $40 for 6 unfinished truffles. She explained that the reason why is because it takes too long to make. Which I understand, but again they should have it ready and already premade for the class. And if infact they can’t do that then they should give the class gift bags of fully made truffles from their display cabinet. And the last thing that annoyed me is one of the people in the class was allergic to dairy so they made him a special batch just for him, so this kid got to make 20 truffles while the rest of us made 5-6. It is an hour and a half that could truly be done in 30-45 minutes if they were better prepared. I don’t recommend wasting your money.

Attended truffle class. I spent over $240 on 6 family embers to attend. I expected much more. The class was 90 minutes long and only the last 15 minutes was spent making truffles. This consisted off forming a ball and rolling in cinnamon and some other very simple items. At beginning of class they stared warming milk to pour into the chocolate and make ganache. Only 1 class member did this and consisted of just combining the two ingredients in a bowl. This was then taken to the fridge to cool. We also had samples of a few different types of chocolate to taste. These samples were miniscule.The other 75 minutes was talking about their personal experience with chocolate which was one afternoon at a chocolate farm. save your money and go buy chocolate truffles or buy some chocolate chips, microwave them, cool and roll in whatever you want. This class is definitely on the cheap.

The chocolate covered mangos were my favorite!! I love that all the Laughing Gull products are ethically sourced. The general shop vibe was welcoming and family friendly. Id go back anytime Im in town to buy delicious, less sugary sweet treats, especially those chocolate/peanut butter truffles. YUM!

I live nearby. What a gem of a place to have in the neighborhood. The customer service is stellar and their chocolates are not like any other chocolatier in the city. They also carry many other locally made products. Very child friendly place so bring the kids!

Amazing little chocolate shop! The ladies that own and operate it are super friendly and helpful! If you’re in Rochester, stop in and buy some chocolates!

Loved it! Lindsay and Allison were great! Very informative. Class was interesting and fun. Loved leaving with treats!

I appreciate the kid-friendly environment. The ladies are so welcoming and sweet. The chocolate is delectable, and I love that they sell other locally made products.

Fantastic handmade truffles. Local ingredients. Delicious chai and lattes. Ice cream. Tons of vegan options. Fun classes. Chocolate tasting. Very kid friendly with toys and books. You can also hold special events here.

Oh my goodness! This place is my lifeline! Delicious truffles, ethically sourced no less, AND local cheeses, AND local ice cream and other local products for sale too. On top of the deliciousness, the overall vibe and energy is amazing! These women bring their beautiful babes to work with them so it really couldn’t be more baby friendly!they have a toy filled playpen for babies to enjoy while their grown ups enjoy some treats of their own. I highly recommend the chai! I think it’s the best in town! Hot, cold, chocolate, dirty, with or without ice cream.... any way you have it, it’s soooo good! My sweet babe and I hang out here all the time! It’s our Regal Beagle (totally dating myself with that comment, but it’s true!)Check it out! You’ll be so happy to discover this little gem! Treat yourself to a delicious cheese plate and they even offer cheese and chocolate pairings! Yum! The ice cream (vegan or dairy) can’t be beat too. Wear your stretchy pants and treat yourself!

An amazing shop and staff! The chocolate cant be beat. I cant wait to go back.

Amazing local business specializing in Far Trade Chocalates; grab n go and classes available. Your neighborhood Chocolate specialist!

I’ll start off by saying the owners were very friendly and welcoming. When it comes to the class, it was labeled and sold as a “truffle making” class but for the first hour one of the owners just gave the history and background of the chocolates and how they were created. The last 1/2 hour we just rolled (pre made) ganache in some toppings. From the way the online description was and expecting to make truffles rather than just roll them, it was rather disappointing.

Had a great time learning to make truffles. Perfect for a new idea for some girl time.

Excellent, family friendly shop for coffee, chocolate and many other locally sourced treats! Delicious and inviting!

The Cappuccino was great and the Truffles were very good. Plan on going back for more goodies.

The chocolates are beyond amazing and the women that run it are knowledgeable and very kind. I love the bark and truffles and look forward to trying more things there!

Home made gourmet truffles and ice creams! A real good find.

Great ethical chocolates and more. Love the ladies who run it.

Such a cute place! And cant go wrong with chocolate.

After stopping by Laughing Gull Chocolate with my kids and tasting the wonderful hot chocolate and yummy truffles, I decided to do one of the chocolate making workshops with all of my co-workers at Laughing Gull Chocolate’s new location on East Main Street. It was awesome! Lindsay is so passionate about chocolate and while we were making delicious truffles she taught us about where chocolate comes from, how it is made, some history of chocolate and even about the morality of chocolate. We learned about fair and direct trade chocolate, got to taste chocolate in many different forms, see beautiful photos of Cacoa trees and even play with a Cacao pod full of seeds (cocoa beans), and made lots of heavenly truffles that we could take home to share with our families (or just eat all ourselves) We all had a great time and such a fun night. This was a great opportunity to do and learn something different and I would highly recommend taking the classes (or just stopping by for a treat.)UPDATE: They also host lots of baby/toddler meetups which are awesome if you have a young one at home and now serve yummy ice cream!

Delicious hot chocolate! Warm and welcoming environment and owners!

This is a review for truffle making class. Overall this was an ok class. I went in thinking I would learn a lot about how to make truffles (technical aspects, troubleshooting etc) but it turned out to be more of a lecture-style on the history of chocolate. The lecture part lasted approx 45 minutes and making chocolate The last 15 min. It was slightly uncomfortable listening to the lecture--- the owner is knowledgeable about the history of chocolate -- but I think bringing in the political aspect is a bit much for an hour long class and she ended up glossing over an obviously complicated subject matter. She briefly touched on chocolate history in Latin America and mentioned Europeans coming to America in order to proselytize and also mentioned chocolate slavery in Western Africa. However, she spent most of the time talking about her honeymoon is SE Asia. I think with some tweaks the class could be a lot better - 1) shorten the lecture aspect to fifteen min tops (or let the customers be doing things like sampling the chocolates or rolling truffles WHILE we learn about a LIMITED history 2) talk more about the technicality of truffles (the only thing I learned was that you mix cream with chocolate to make ganache -- not the ratio or temperature or how to mix in flavors or how to temper chocolate) 3) consider investing in better looking tables / chairs / bowls (the bowls with chocolate were an eclectic mix of bad looking plastic Tupperware) 4) save the part about the honeymoon for a friends night not for customers 5) have ganache already made so we dont have to wait 45 min for it to be frozen and ready (after they told us it should be refrigerated but they were taking a short cut by putting it in freezer).In an ideal class it would be great for each customer to be hands on with making the ganache so we can see and feel how it should look. The class should be focused on makingtruffles not history. This could be a good class it just needs some work first before I would consider paying forty dollars again.

WARNING! Do Not take chocolate making classes here! They are not as advertised! I took my whole family to a chocolate making class as an 80th birthday present for my Grandma and it was awful. First of all, the store front is in an old dirty building that stinks when you walk in the door. It also looks like it doubles as a daycare because there are mats and children’s toys everywhere. I tried to keep an open mind at this point and was still excited for the class. The owner led the class and began by having us make some ganache. This seemed like it would be fun, but all we did was scoop a few chocolate chunks into rusty bowls that looked like they came from Goodwill. We added some cream to the bowls and then she disappeared into the back to make it. When she came back out she proceeded to drone on for an hour about how chocolate companies are evil and that children in Africa work on cocoa farms. She clearly studied abroad for half a second in college and now feels the need to shove her views in everyone’s face and tell them they are ignorant for eating chocolate. How dare we?! When that torture was finally over, she brought back the half frozen ganache that she made for us earlier and we got to roll it into balls to take home. The chocolate wasn’t even good. I paid $35 per person for a horrible evening and messy chocolate balls that were mediocre at best. I should have asked for a refund.

Nice place, great chocolates and nice people!

Great chai and chocolates and a super fun and baby friendly place. 😁

Wonderful, welcoming, and family friendly.

Best sundae in town

Great place