Qantu Chocolate

If you want to experience high quality, finely handcrafted chocolate, Qantu chocolate is to die for. Very original, rich, tasteful, creative, this review doesn’t even do justice. Elfi and Maxime are extraordinary individuals behind the product, and you can test their passion and love infused in the chocolate. It is like no other, very original.The tour offered personally by them is a whole other unique experience. Highly recommended, they take the time to carefully go through each step of the process from the raw rare coffee bean tasting to the chocolate making, to the tasting of 4-8 chocolate tastings. Very very unique, and cherished experience. Not to be missed. Xx

I visited on 3/25/23. I prebooked the tour and it was really great. I believe it’s a husband wife combo who own and run the place. They are super nice and kind. The tour was in French but he was able to translate for me which was great! We learned about how they started, getting the cacao beans directly from Peru farmers and the creation from bean to chocolate bar. At the end of the tour we tasted about 6-7 different chocolate bars they make. There are numerous ones! Tour last about 3 hours total with the tasting.They taught us how to taste and enjoy chocolate: Slow down the experience, view the piece of chocolate for color/sheen, snap it and hear that sound, taste a small bite chew 2-3 times then let melt in your mouth to get the best flavor. I was blown away by the flavors! Best chocolate I’ve ever had!! I did end up buying 3 bars, see in pics. They threw in a chocolate bunny and two hazelnut chocolate bells.Whether you do the tour or not, this is a MUST DO/SEE in Montreal.

Had such a marvelous experience with Qantu - attended one of their virtual tasting sessions and discovered a whole world of the highest quality bean to bar chocolate! Make sure to chat with the owners, they are extremely passionate and knowledgeable! My favourite chocolate were the Morropon and the maple one, simply magical!

Visited for a tour of the factory, and it was a great experience! Definitely recommending this to my coworkers and friends!The tour was very informative, very interesting to see an overview of the process and get to taste at different stages! It was quite eye opening to see what flavors can come from the cocoa bean, before it's processed into a bar! One bean's flavor was very subtle, another different variety tasted spiced and dynamic! I wondered where these flavors were in all the other chocolates I've had before. I also thought it was great to see that they were developing good relationships with the cocoa farmers, which makes both of them stronger.The tour ended with a tasting, which really demonstrated the different flavors that well-made chocolate can have. After trying a few, how could you not leave with a few bars from the shop? I left with a few and I realize that I forgot one or two that I'll have to order soon!

If you have the chance, don't miss the opportunity to visit the birth place of one of the best chocolates in the world right in the heart of Montreal. Meet the passionate chocolatier artisans and their gourmet friends for an unique and delicious experience. I can't recommend the chocolate tasting enough. Wow!

I visited the factory and made the tasting.There are so many amazing cacao varieties offering rich and differents flavours for a complete experience.Genuine passion of the couple owning the factory.Best chocolate I've ever tasted and fully recommended !

My understanding of chocolat changed drastically after my visit to Quantu's factory...my initial concept of chocolat being a simple treat to sweeten my palate was shattered as now I know Quantu can deliver chocolat that can take you on a memorable journey of complex notes and flavours encompassed into different layers that spread over time. You can taste the love and care behind every chosen cocoa bean from the peruvian lands that made the chocolat tablet. If you love chocolat, you got to love Quantu.

Great quality chocolate, very rich taste and variety of flavours that I’ve never tried before. The owner is very friendly and knowledgeable. She is very passionate about the product.She gave us a lot of information about each type of chocolate and gave us little samples to try.

A little out of the way from the main city center, but definitely worth the visit - you can stop at one of the local markets nearby, and/or check out the Biodome, if you want to make the most of the trip. We did the chocolate tour/experience which is in French, but we called ahead and Maxime was kind enough to add some English translation (we were planning to go either way, but in hindsight were thankful for the translating, even if it was abbreviated to save on time, because it really was informative). The experience is true to their “bean to bar” philosophy, with tastings at almost every stage of production. And the explanation of the chocolate making process is all from Qantu’s perspective of purchasing via their network of cooperatives in Peru, so you get an appreciation for the work that goes into it. The final product was amazing, and even better having tasted how the initial beans transformed so drastically, without losing their initial flavors. The factory is very small (you may accidentally miss the front door at first), so it’s not a large/flashy factory - but this is because it is small batch, high-quality production. And the tour is still very engaging and fun, partly because it’s a smaller factory/tour, and well worth the visit!