Friars.co.uk Reviews

4.8 Rating 14,635 Reviews
95 %
of reviewers recommend Friars.co.uk
4.8
Based on 14,635 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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Shocked at the size of the tractor !!! Thought it would be twice that size !!
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear you are disappointed in the size of the tractor however, we do state the weight and dimension of the product on the listing, to give an idea of the size of the product. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Ordered a gift and upon visiting the recipient discovered the wrong item had been sent. Exceptional disappointment
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello Sally, We're sorry that your order was packaged incorrectly and for the disappointment that was caused by this error. We have sent the correct item, along with an apology to the recipient and we will let our packing team know of this issue to ensure that this type of error does not happen again. Kind Regards
Posted 5 years ago
Just placed an order for 4.20 and the cost of postage 3.95 no warning till it went through! Outrageous price for postage!
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello Kim, I'm sorry that you found the delivery charge to be high. The delivery charge and product costs are broken down on the summary page of our website prior to proceeding with payment for orders so that our customers are fully aware of what they are paying for. We monitor our delivery charges to remain competitive with other online retailers and they are reviewed on a regular basis. If you wish to cancel your order, please contact us directly and we can arrange this for you. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
I paid for Next Day delivery and that obligation wasn't fulfilled.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello Linda, I'm sorry that your parcel didn't arrive as it was supposed to the following day. On looking into your order, I can see that it was delivered a day later than expected. In light of this, I will refund your delivery charge in full and please accept my sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused by this error. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Terribly overpriced! Absolute rip off, just because they are sugar free. Disgraceful exploitation!
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello Michael, I am sorry that you were not happy with the price of the chocolates you purchased. We do state the weight and quantity of chocolates on the website listing to ensure customers know what they are going to receive. Unfortunately the no added sugar chocolates do tend to be more expensive due to the process required to make them. You can return the order for a refund if you wish, the return address will be listed on your invoice. Regards, Friars Customer Service.
Posted 5 years ago
My chocolates arrived and they had obviously been left somewhere warm as they had part melted A real disappointment In the past everything I have purchased has been perfect
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello Tony, I am sorry that the chocolates arrived melted, this must have happened during transit as we do not have any direct heat sources anywhere near where the chocolate is stored. If you could please contact us directly we will resolve this issue for you. Regards, Friars Customer Service.
Posted 5 years ago
I have not recv my order yet S.cranfield
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello, I have looked into your order and can see that a delivery attempt was made 2 days after your order was dispatched but there was no answer at the time. Your parcel is currently showing as being prepared for redelivery following a response to the red card that was left at the delivery address by Royal Mail. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Extremely disappointed. Very overpriced for what you get. Considering the weight, the postage is also very high. Would not buy again.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello Peter, I'm sorry that you were disappointed with your purchase from us. The price of some of our chocolates have recently had to be increased to cover the increasing cost of cocoa. Our postage charges are monitored on a regular basis and we try to remain competitive with other online retailers. If you wish to return the goods, please contact us directly and we will be able to advise you on how to do this. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Paid for next day delivery, it was for a friend’s birthday. Item arrived broken, too late for an exchange. Waste of money.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello, I'm sorry that your chocolate tractor was broken on arrival. We always like to know if our products don't arrive in the perfect condition we would expect them to and I will pass on your feedback to the packing team to ensure this doesn't happen again. I will refund your order in full by way of apology. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Terrible plastic chocolate, the fillings all taste the same. I have had better from a supermarket.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello, I'm sorry that you were disappointed with the chocolates you ordered from us. The floral creams are made with Belgian chocolate and we have had very few negative responses to this particular product. Due to the way these chocolates are produced in batches, the flavours can vary from time to time. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
I would like to know when the "gold taste award" was given to the floral chocolates, I feel its a valid question? As you point out in replies that; These chocolates are a previous winner of the Gd Taste Awards, how old exactly is that award? Thanks
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello Summer, The floral creams were awarded the Gold Taste Award in 2010 and the confectioners were also awarded the Gold Taste Award for their products. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
All I can say is I am disappointed. The photo on the sales site shows a glass with the hamper. 5 cans of beer and a packet of crisps for £25 is not food value for money. I will not be using Friars again.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello Mark, I'm sorry that you were disappointed with the craft beer hamper you ordered from us. The description on our website listing details what is included in the hamper, however, we will add a disclaimer on our listing to state that the glass is not included, so as to avoid any further confusion. If you would like to return the hamper for a refund, please contact us directly and we will arrange this for you. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
I bought what I thought were bars of no sugar added chocolate from Friars (as they were advertised on their website) but when I received them, the milk chocolate bars were labelled low sugar.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi Su, I'm sorry that you were disappointed with your purchase from us. Our no added sugar chocolate products are made without refined sugars being added and are sweetened with natural alternatives. However, they do contain naturally occurring sugars, as stated in the description and ingredients list on our website. If you wish to return the items for a refund, please contact us directly and I will arrange this for you. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
I am still waiting delivery!!
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Posted 6 years ago
Hi Sandie, I'm sorry that your parcel didn't arrive as expected due to an error with the delivery address. As you have contacted us directly, this has now been resolved and your parcel will be resent on 08/05/18 when collections with our courier recommence after the Bank Holiday. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 6 years ago
The chocolates looked amazing, however they tasted artificial, stale and no flavour, completely disappointing , only ordered as love the coffee flavour but unfortunately very little coffee in chocolate!
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello Lucie, I'm sorry that you were disappointed with the chocolates you received from us. The Coffee Collection is our most popular chocolate box and we sell a lot of them. With regards to the flavours, the chocolates are handmade in small batches, so the flavours may vary from time to time. I can assure you that all of our chocolates are fresh as they are produced on a regular basis due to the popularity of this box and they are made without any artificial flavourings. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 6 years ago
Extremely disapointed. I paid a premium so the delivery would come in time for a birthday gift however it was delayed, really frustrating after the additional cost I paid for this to come in time. I highly suggest reviewing internally to understand how this would happen, particularly as an expensive additional cost is paid for early arrival. Thanks Lydia
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Posted 6 years ago
Hi Lydia, I'm sorry that your parcel didn't arrive when expected. I will look into this further and inform our dispatch team of the issue you have encountered so that we can resolve any further potential delays. I understand that you are unhappy, as you paid extra for a service that you did not receive and I will refund your delivery charge in full by way of an apology. Thank you for highlighting this issue to us and I hope that we can resolve it satisfactorily. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 6 years ago
The cherry liqueur chocolates I have been buying since last autumn are delicate and on 3 occasions arrived damaged in the post. First 2 x Friars apologised and replaced promptly. Third time Friars offered refund but "not prepared to post any more of these to my address"... ever. I am blacklisted from purchasing this product. Friars tell me they think the sorting office is to blame as they must mis-handle them and it seldom happens anywhere else. The chocolates are not marked fragile and I am told this is because that would be a pointless exercise. It the first time my custom has ever been refused because I have been unfortunate enough to receive damaged good on 3 occasions. I have photographs of the box I just collected from the post office and you can clearly see how the contents of the cherry chocolates has leaked. Told I am welcome to purchase the chocolates on the shop in Keswick. Great ... as I live in Newcastle. Furious and will never purchase anything from Friars again.
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Posted 6 years ago
Dear Lesley, As explained on the phone we send 100s of these out a year and a small minority do get damaged. To have them break on 3 occasions is unprecedented. We have no doubt that they did indeed get damaged in transit but there seems little point to continue to send goods in the knowledge they are highly likely to be damaged in the post. We pride ourselves on our customer service but feel we couldn't continue to supply you with this specific product. Kind Regards Friars
Posted 6 years ago
The website automatically put the address of my paypal account down as the delivery address. I called and spoke to a lady to amend the address but they were still delivered to me not the intended recipient
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Posted 6 years ago
Hi Gillian, I'm sorry that your parcel was sent to the wrong address, following you contacting us to amend it. I will pass your comments on to our packing team to make them aware of the issue and ensure this does not happen again in the future. I'm sorry for the inconvenience you have been caused by this error. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 6 years ago
I bought these as a xmas gift on the 19th. The checkout page said delivery woukd be in 2-3 days. They did not arrive in time and so were a complete and utter waste of money because I had to rush out and buy replacement gift.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hi Karen, I'm sorry that your order from us didn't arrive in the required time. The standard delivery option can take up to 5 working days, as stated in the terms and conditions on our website. As we use a third party to deliver our products, we can not guarantee that delivery will be made in a specific time frame. If you wish to return your order, please contact us directly and we will arrange for a prepaid returns label to be sent to you and we will refund your order in full, on receipt of the products back to us. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 6 years ago
My gift from yourselves never arrived in time for Christmas. Very dissappointed Customer.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hi Neil, I'm sorry that your order did not arrive in time for Christmas. As we use a third party to deliver our parcels for us, we can not guarantee prompt delivery of our parcels. I understand how disappointing this would have been for you and I can only apologise on behalf of Royal Mail for the delay in getting your parcel delivered to you. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 6 years ago
Friars.co.uk is rated 4.8 based on 14,635 reviews