Friars.co.uk Reviews

4.8 Rating 14,606 Reviews
95 %
of reviewers recommend Friars.co.uk
4.8
Based on 14,606 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Postal Service, Courier
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
97%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
97%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
4.9 out of 5
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About Friars.co.uk:

It all started back in 1927 when William Long had the fabulous idea of opening a luxury chocolate shop in the picturesque town of Keswick, in the heart of the Lake District. He probably never dreamed it would still be in the same family nearly 100 years later.

In those early days the shop only opened during the summer months and it is believed William chose to winter in the Madeira sunshine. As you would expect the business has evolved in many ways since then, however certain principles remain since those early days.

Innovation – We were the first to make a prosecco truffle and then shortly after we followed with our fabulous gin truffle. More recently; although Easter eggs are synonymous with Easter, we decided to move away from the main stream and invented our famous hot cross bun truffle.

But all this only scratches the surface; we are also one of the first chocolate makers to start transitioning to 100% biodegrade packagingM as well as pioneering vegan milk and white chocolate...among other things.

Quality – Any new chocolate must meet certain requirements to get past our strict tasting panel. If one of the panel gives a score below 9/10 then we simply won’t offer the chocolate to our customers.

Longevity – We are immensely proud of our historic routes and in this fast moving, ever changing world, we take pride in our tradition and heritage. Our rose and violet creams are the same ones that William sold on that first day of opening, back in 1927. We have survived and prospered over the last 90 years and with the launch of our Ambleside store and an online service, we fully intend to be around for the next 100 years.

After all life is too short, so why settle for ordinary chocolate?

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Email:

sales@friars.co.uk

Location:

6-8 Main Street, ,
CA12 5JD

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The items look fine but unfortunately they are very thin and due to this one item was broken on receipt. Whether this was poor handling by royal mail but it does not appear so as there was plenty of packing. Royal mail are also the most unreliable of all the couriers.
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Posted 1 year ago
I ordered a number of items for my grandchildren for Christmas and was very disappointed to see that the two items for my grandaughters, a make up set and horse set had a sell by/eat by date of 17 December 2022 - before Christmas! I ordered from a speciality chocolate supplier and expected better than that! The items were well packaged.
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Posted 1 year ago
Hello, Thank you for your review sorry you were disappointed with your order. The items you mentioned with a short date were reduced in price due to them having a short date. The best-before date for each item was provided in the product discription sorry if you didn't see this. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 1 year ago
Site/ ordering/products very good BUT delivery and posting speed eg processing… not good slow and not getting products away over the weekend.. come on 24 /7. Nice choc!
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your review, we are sorry you were disappointed in the service options we provide, we try and make it as clear that we don't dispatch order over the weekend. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 1 year ago
tried to buy 2 boxes at £10 discount ,but only allowed one.. I ordered a £24 box of boozey chocs.but recieved 6 individual PACKETS.not what i wanted.canhardley ,give these as apresent.very dissapointed
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Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for your review, we are sorry we didn't have enough stock for you to purchase 2 chocolate boxes at £10 discount price. If you could kindly contact our customer service team sales@friars.co.uk we can organise for the correct item to be sent. Sorry once again for any inconvenience this may have caused. Kind Regards Friars
Posted 1 year ago
I had bought these as a present and whilst they were nicely wrapped they came in a box with paper around them it would be better had they been protected by bubble wrap as most of the sheets are broken and in bits -I accept Royal Mail may not have taken much care but the box wasn’t even marked fragile I wouldn’t order again from this company mj
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Posted 1 year ago
The first box (unsweetened) came scattered all over the box and didn't fit properly The second overstocked came in 2 different flavours and, again, were in an inappropriate box which made the chocolates almost impossible to remove
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Posted 1 year ago
Thanks for your review; Sorry, you were disappointed with your order and that the chocolates in the first box were scattered, please contact sales@friars.co.uk. With regards to the overstock, our product description does state that the overstock product would be delivered/presented in the original manufacturing box. Kind regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 1 year ago
Bought vegan chocolate but wasn’t When you look at the advert it says vegan but as a - next to it meaning it’s not be easier to leave the word vegan off but that would be less misleading
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Posted 1 year ago
Thanks for your review, we do have a selection of vegan chocolates, which we do advertise, however the majority of our chocolates are unfortunalty not suitable. The ingredients are listed on each product page to allow customers to check suitability of our products. Kind regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 1 year ago
delicious dark chocolate and ginger batons but far too expensive.
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Posted 1 year ago
Hi Graham Thank you for your review and we are sorry to hear that you were disappointed with the price of the product. We do state the weight and quantity of the product on the listing to give customers an idea of the size. Again we are sorry you were disappointed. Kind regards Friars Customer Services
Posted 1 year ago
Chocolates were packed poorly, some of the chocolates were upside down in the packet, these were part of a 6th anniversary gift but I purchased some more chocolates from a different company .
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Posted 1 year ago
We’re sorry you were disappointed with your order. We will pass your feedback to the packing team to make sure it's packed more securely in future. If you would like to return your order, please contact the sales team directly via telephone or email. We apologise once again for any disappointment caused. Kind Regards Friars
Posted 1 year ago
Disappointed with the colours. In picture the colours were more pastel than the ones I have received; that's why I chose Friars.
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Posted 1 year ago
Hi Jackie, Thank you for your review and we are sorry that the sugared almonds were not the same colour as in the picture. We do state on the listing that the colour of the product may vary from the image, however, it would be best if the image was also updated. We will amend this as soon as possible. Kind Regards, Friars Customer Service
Posted 1 year ago
not the best chocs ive had from friars the peril of buying on line i guess
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Posted 1 year ago
Impossible to write a review as the gift still hasn't been delivered - maybe you should not use Royal Mail in future.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi Rosie, Thank you for your review. The tracking infromation says this has now been delivered, on the 1st April. It is slightly later than expected, and we apologise for this, the Easter festive season may be causing Royal Mail to be busier than usual. If you would like to call us to resolve this, on 01768 77 22 34-option 1. Kind regards, Friars Customer Service.
Posted 2 years ago
As I am still waiting for delivery I cannot comment.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi Anthony, Thank you for your review. I have looked at your tracking with Royal Mail, your parcel was marked as delivered on 23rd March, with a name and signature of the person who signed for it. If you would like to call us on 01768 77 22 34-option 1 to resolve this. Kind regards, Friars Custome Service.
Posted 2 years ago
Fast delivery but chocolate was broken on arrival,so a little disappointing.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi Jean, Thank you for your review. We are sorry your product was damaged. If you would like to call us on 01768 77 22 34-option 1 to resolve this... Kind regards, Friars Customer Service.
Posted 2 years ago
Ordered a chocolate pizza but the cellaphone around it had all peeled off so looks although it has already been opened which is disappointing as giving as a gift
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi Vanessa, Thank you for your review. We are sorry your product has arrived like this. If you would like to contact our sales team, on 01768 77 22 34 we may resolve this for you. Kind regards, Friars Customer Service.
Posted 2 years ago
I orders vegetable shape chocolates. They are very very tiny. I'm quite disappointed . For the price I paid . Far too expensive for what you get. I don't think I be ordered again from this site. Its a Christmas present so I just hope the flavour gonna be good. But overall not happy 😕
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi Anna, Sorry for your disappointment. We put the weight and number of pieces on the item description to try and make things as clear as possible. Kind regards Friars customer services
Posted 2 years ago
Paid for next day delivery, came about four days late, they did refund postage but as it was an advent calendar and a gift I was a little disappointed, Advent calender is brilliant, would have given five stars if not for postage issue.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi Sonia, Thanks for your review. Unfortunately, our shipping company let us down this time. We hope you enjoy the calendar even if it is a little late. Kind regards Friars customer service
Posted 2 years ago
I paid for a bigger box of chocolates but was sent a smaller version of the product
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi Irene, We are sorry to hear that there was an error with your order. Please email sales@friars.co.uk or call 01768772234 and someone will be able to rectify this. Kind Regards Friars customer service
Posted 2 years ago
We ordered a lovely Chocolate Advent Calendar from Friars for friends in Germany thinking that it would be made in England and were very sad to find that it was in fact made in Germany. Nothing about that on the website.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi there, we are sorry for your disappointment. We do make our Friars brand here in England. However, we do also supply other brands. Kind regards Friars Customer Service.
Posted 2 years ago
Overpriced chocolate, was disappointed with some of the chocolate as it tasted dated .....
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi Veronica, We are sorry to hear that you were disappointed with our chocolates. Please email sales@friars.co.uk or call 01768772234 and someone will be able to look into this. Kind Regards Friars customer service
Posted 2 years ago
Friars.co.uk is rated 4.8 based on 14,606 reviews