Maestrani's Chocolarium in Appenzell

Top shop, very good range of products for factory pricesLook out for the specials 👌👌

Sweet and amusing exploration into choclate world ... esp for families when weather turns bad ...

I like this place, delicious chocolate

I totally recommend visiting the Chocolarium with family and kids. We have enjoyed it very much! 😁🍫

The only thing that get doubled when shared is happiness.This quote was quoted after visiting the factory. It is very organized and enjoyable experience to learn regarding the chocolate and tasting it. Do not forget to make your own chocolate bar at the end of the visit.

Oh ,yum! Watching as chocolate is made and packaged a great experience of the work the people put into making such machines to make something so good so special

Amazing location, wonderful factory, but the best of all is the chocolates you get to eat/buy at Maestranis.My family just loved every second of the 2 hours we spent there.A big 👍

Its an underrated visit. Our kids found it brilliant. They not only got to understand chocolate making process, but also got to decorate their own bar and tried different varieties. And then we had a picnic just outside. Not to forget the amazing staff.

Easy parking, did the tour and all had a great time and learnt a lot. Free samples did not disappoint, saw the real factory which was super interesting. Thoroughly enjoyed it. If I had to criticise Id say the Cafe environment could be improved.

Wow, only 67 meters to happiness

What a wonderful place to learn about the making of Swiss Chocolate. The touring area is a Willy Wonka style, childrens paradise with many interactive activities. The "big kids" will enjoy too. Chocolate tasting opportunities are available with excellent results. There is a workshop to make your own chocolate bar at the end. I am not sure of the cost because we had a private tour with a cruise group that included the activity in a separate room. Really a fun activity. We did not use the phone app available for an audio tour because we had a guide with us but heard it worked pretty well and is available in English. There are hand sanitizing stations everywhere and readily available before tasting opportunities. Most people are not wearing a mask so if you feel more comfortable with one would recommend an N95 for optimal protection.

While for all of the EU countries yellow, paper certificate, is OK, it happens that we travel from Osnabrück about 1000 km to see Chokolarium, just to hear: "Yes, you are 3 times vaccinated, but it doesnt work here by us."It was a huge surprise, because in Kreuzlingen, nearby, our paper certificate was accepted without any problem.

A good place to visit with kids.I was a bit sceptical after Lindt chocolate museum (what else can they show here?), but the place is totally worth it. Kids would especially love create-your-own-chocolate room.

Such a fun tour, definitely the most child friendly chocolate tour Ive been to in Switzerland.

We were at the Schoggi Food Fest, and they advertised 20 food stands...Unfortunately more than half were not even food stands..so that was rather disappointing...only a hot dog stand, a chilli con carne, a pastry stand and obviously some chocolate stands...most people came at lunch time so the lines were huge at the actual food stands. If Maestrani is going to state "20 food stands", then they should have 20 food stands...people came hungry with families and were forced to wait a long time because of the lack of food stands. Other than that Maestrani is a great outing for families...offering high quality chocolate and products.

I liked the way they let us see the chocolate factory. People working down and see how the chocolate wrapped up.First you will see a little movie then you can see how chocolate come to Switzerland. You also can taste 3 different chocolate. Them you can do your own decorated chocolate, you need to purchase first.The downside was for me...a tons of kids...but a lots of them and I felt the rooms were too small in this case....at the decoration room...oh my gosh.. it felt like q packed playground. Maybe because it was already vacation time from school...I dont know. It was middle of the week in the afternoon.You can also try samples during the "tour ".You can buy in the end a lot chocolate.

5 stars all the way. A chocolate factory and museumYou pay to enter. There where you get to watch a 3min video in Swiss with English subtitle about the journey of chocolate. Then you tour the factory through glass walls and you can eat as many chocolates as you want and get a chance to build and decorate your own chocolate. At the exit, you can buy some home. Its worth the trip.

We booked the tour a day before online and could enter at our assigned time slot.The very interesting and informative tour started off with a short film about chocolate and happiness and thereafter you can move from room to room on your own where every ingredient is explained in a creative way before you can have a look at the factory itself. Of course there is a goodie for tasting every now and then. There is also the possibility to download an app for your phone where you can get additional audio recordings (there are QR codes in every room).And finally, you pass the shop where its almost impossible to resist the temptation to buy something ;)This tour is really worth it, you learn a lot in an cool way and taste their delicious products.

Much better than many other chocolate factories around.Fun tour in the factory with a lot of history explained and free samples to taste.The tour can be done by yourself without a guide.The decorations, music and details in the tour path were impressive: it almost felt like being at a Disneyland attraction :)I was pleasantly surprised that it was also english friendly: all the staff could speak English and the entire tour has always explanations in both German and English. Highly recommended if you are planning to visit a chocolate factory

Very busy today, luckily the woman with screaming/crying children left the ticket line after 5 minutes. The museum was more of a kids experience, but all the tasting of chocolates was nice. You could see the actual factory from above, but nobody was operating the machines. But I liked it, even learned a few things.

What to do with kids or visiting relatives (Swiss or ex-paton a rainy day?I recommend this museum. It is less than a hour drive from Zürich.They have plenty of parking, modern WCs, storage lockers, and a mini-snack bar. To me, it has a freshly renovated Willy Wonka-stlye tour/museum. There are plenty of free samples and a shop that sells chocolate. German or English is used with easy here.

Switzerland is a must, one of the best chocolate factory, beside of that you can see how they made it and try many flavor of chocolate and you also can try how to make it too 😍😍😘😘

We loved the place! An interactive exibition on the entire process of chocolage making. Great interest for both children and adults. You learn a lot, get entertained and can taste so much chocolate as you want! Be aware production facilities are closed on weekend and public holidays, although ticket price of an entrance remains the same. Parking is free of charge.

A fun place for the kids if you’re looking for a chocolate factory visit without having to book in advance. Worth the trip over on the train plus bus. Bus stop was a bit confusing though. Make sure you ask around; don’t rely solely on google maps for directions on how to get on/off the bus.

The self-guided tour of the factory floor was great, and we created our own chocolate bar! The store has a nice selection of chocolates, and the staff were very friendly. Definitely worth a visit !!

So great chocolate experience tour with lots interesting demo. Enjoy the time in chocolate factory.

Went they with my 3 5 8 kids. Highly recommend!Atmosphere is magical, there is a nice theme to the place and you can witness the 🍫 production from above (no cameras at that point).As a bonus you can taste chocolates throughout the visit and also make one yourself at extra charge.Staff friendly. If your around, visit the place.

Fun, interesting, informative. A great program for the whole family, with loads of chocolate.

Absolutely wonderful to visit. Throughly loved it.

Absolutely AMAZING experience! You get to see how chocolate is made, right in front of your eyes. The chocolate here was delicious! I made sure I bought a ton. If you’re a chocolate lover, this is the place for you! A must-stop in Switzerland!

A "magic" chocolate factory when u can see all the good product in a gallery-museum!!A really nice and funny place with the parents,with the love and the friends!:)In the end of the gallery u can create your personal chocolate!

Great fun and you can build your own chocolate

Fantastic! A must visit if you like chocolate. The tour details quite well the way the different ingredients take before they get turnes into chocolate. Its presented in a very entertaining way to that people of all ages are easily able to understand the tour.I was there on a Saturday so I could not see the factory running but the videos and graphics still explained everything quite well.Highlight of the tour is the self-made chocolate. Absolutely worth every cent. Would reconsider going back just for that (although paying the entrance fee on top might be too expensive for just one very good bar of chocolate).

The chocolate manufactory is very nicely done and you have the chance to make a tour and acutally see, how chocolate is beeing made. Besides there are tons of possibilities to try some of the superb chocolate. You can even make a chocolate bar of your own - your onw creation!

Absolutely loved it!!!! Id go back in a heartbeat! Lots of tasting opportunities :D very well stocked shop too on the premises ;)

if you love chocolate (just a few don’tthen this is a place to visit with kids.

So much fun! =)

Excellent place to spend the day with the kids, exploring the art of making chocolate. The factory tour is really interesting, with lots of educational exibits, and one has several chances to taste a bit of chocolate along the way! Highly recommended!

Chocolate is great! Hope one day I could visit there!

Very entertaining! You can feel the chocolate magic!

Demonstration of chocolate making ... Videos to live process... Everything was fantastic... This was the last place in Swiss tour so spend all the Swiss Franc here and purchased chocolates...

Unique self made chocolate

Nice Place for a trip with Kids and also without if you want to know how chocolate were produced

The 10 Swiss franc u spend there is only for the video and lot of sample swiss chocolate..if you are ready to buy swiss chocolate and taste a lot of chocolate.. visit there

Kids and myself loved it! Its very interactive and you get to taste lots of chocolate! I highly recommend spending 10F to make your own tablet at the end. The kids really enjoyed that part!

Wonderful place with a set of great people. As their slogan goes, the place is all about happiness. The people out there are happy and they know how to make sure that you actually leave the place feeling quite happy. Great chocolates and we do get lot of free samples and the price at the factory stores is relatively low. You have a great view of the Swiss country side with cows grazing happily and lot of friendly people around. You would not learn much about chocolate making processes with the visit but it definitely is a great and memorable experience.

Delicious chocolate factory (Amidst beautiful mountains)

If you love chocolate, this is the place to be. Nicely presented and partly interactive for the children. And yes, you can try as much chocolate as you like 😇

Great outing for a rainy day. Every thing is in English as well

Interactive walking tour, great chocolates and you can even make your own chocolate bar. Great for families!