Terrible Truffles at the Birdcage Confectionary

One stop shop - they have everything from soup to nuts - lottery tickets, fresh baked goods, coffee, pop, newspapers, flowers, lottery tickets, the world's best truffles...all from Victoria's oldest store and served with a smile!

I was visiting Victoria via cruise ship and had the great fortune of being introduced to the absolutely delicious Terrible Truffles chocolate. I only bought three items and I really regret that I did not grab a few more now that I am back home. The chocolate covered Mango is exquisite, just the right balance of fruit to chocolate. I especially loved the white chocolate hazelnut bark. If you are in the area and are a chocolate lover you don't want to miss getting some.

This little gem of a grocery store/bakery was a delightful find. Every morning, a variety of scrumptious freshly baked scones and muffins as well as other baked goods filled their counter top bakery shelves - add in a cup of their coffee and it made a filling breakfast or meal. There was a nice selection of really good hand made chocolates available! Beautiful fresh cut flowers for sale were attractively placed by the door. Outside the store, there was a place to sit and enjoy your food. If you are a game enthusiast, a table had an inlaid game board for chess or checkers.

Perhaps I'm biased, but I love a good chocolate! Went there for a chocolate and a snack last weekend; parking was not hard to find despite it being on the street. Lovely collection of flowers at the front of the Birdcage as well available for purchase. The shop has other goods inside- please note there's no sitting area inside, but there's benches around the block or elsewhere nearby.

Got a coffee, a Nanaimo bar and a bag of chocolate almond bark. I'm very satisfied with it, hubby and I sat at a picnic bench across the street, but I'm sure it would be just as nice to drink coffee and walk around Government street and the surrounding neighborhood as well. It's a nice stop for a treat.

We found this place by accident when walking by on a recent trip to Victoria. We came back for pastries for breakfast several times while we were there. All was delicious and fairly priced. I wanted so badly to buy flowers but had no place to put them, they were gorgeous! Also, I didn't even realize this place sells chocolate and now feel extremely disappointed I didn't try it. Don't miss this stop if you're in Victoria!