Tours/Santa Barbara/Make your own Chocolate Bars & Chocolate Box
Viator · group up to 20 pax

Make your own Chocolate Bars & Chocolate Box

4.6(44)Santa Barbara1 hour
VIATOR4.7(34)TRIPADVISOR4.4(10)

Description

Here at Menchaca Chocolates we'd like to think we are adventurers continuing to re-define an ancient Pod found 150 miles from the equator. So we decided that to truly understand this magical bean you have to experience it through all your senses: taste, touch, smell, cracking and visual transformation. We developed these Chocolate & Art Workshops to do just that. You will get to know the possibilities and have a chance to make a custom unique Chocolate product and if you choose, design a label or Box to package it in. You can also learn exactly how we make our chocolate in Mr. Menchaca's Micro- batch Chocolate Factory Tour!

Tour Options

Chocolate Bar & Box Making
  • Duration: 2 hours Samples of our chocolates : We pour three types of Chocolate during our Workshops and you'll get a chance to sample them before you choice your own.

Highlights

A variety of wooden Box styles to choose from.
Chocolate Samples
40 different Toppings to drop into fluid chocolate
Hot or Cold Cacao Husk tea
10 oz. of fluid Chocolate (60% Dark, Oat Milk, & a white craft choclate
Lots of Art Supplies at The Art Bar

What's included

Included
A variety of wooden Box styles to choose from.
Chocolate Samples
40 different Toppings to drop into fluid chocolate
Hot or Cold Cacao Husk tea
10 oz. of fluid Chocolate (60% Dark, Oat Milk, & a white craft choclate
Lots of Art Supplies at The Art Bar
Not included
Any Extra pre-packaged Shop Chocolate that you'd like to purchase separately (optional)

Traveller Ratings

4.6
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Important Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Reviews(44)

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scottjP6468FN
June 21, 2026
Underwhelming

Art supplies were in poor condition (dry pens, broken tips, unorganized). Chocolate making process did not meet my expectations.

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Antonio_V
May 16, 2026
Better than See’s Candies

To quote my girlfriend, “better than See’s Candies.”. Very fun activity!m and delicious chocolate! Owners/Guides are very helpful, kind, and friendly!

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jadesR3345IB
April 27, 2026
Gotta Go to Menchaca Chocolates

A very fun and creative process. My husband and I celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary here before continuing up to Yosemite. All staff were very friendly and polite. Easily recommend.

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Sara_D
April 26, 2026
This place is so much...

This place is so much fun. People are nice, helpful and fun. I would recommend it to any group of people.

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Catherine_E
March 28, 2026
A Must Do in Santa Barbara!

This was an amazing family activity along our California road trip! The owners were adorable, and so wonderful to chat with. We had fun painting our boxes with the variety of art supplies, and had fun tasting and making the chocolate bars. It was a memory we will all cherish, and one of our highlights along our Spring Break Road Trip! Please go if you’re in the area, we left with smiles on our face and hearts full!

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Elizabeth_M
February 14, 2026
Disappointed

This is not a chocolate making class. You don’t actually get any instructions about th chocolate making process. This is an elementary school art class, decorating cheap wooden boxes, with paint markers, (the kind you get at Michael’s). The only portion of this class the involves you in the chocolate process is sprinkling topping on top of melted chocolate that the shop has melted, and poured for you into molds. Save your $. Don’t take this class.

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rachelpeart
February 1, 2026
Book This!

Highly recommend this experience! Went with my husband for our anniversary and we had such a great time creating our signature chocolate bars and creating our own wrapper designs. This is a warm, personal and great thing to do with a fantastic local business. Don’t miss buying some chocolate covered mangos while you’re there!

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Quest32715315323
December 27, 2025
Chocolate 🍫 making with hubby

Absolutely amazing and fun, so glad we did it! Exceeded our expectations by 100% Friendly and fun environment, the hosts are great 😊

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Gabriela_P
October 18, 2025
Fun activity

We had a great time! Decorating our boxes plus trying different chocolates and being able to make ours was super fun! Everyone was super friendly!

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brigittes950
October 11, 2025
Mixed reviews

We were expecting more information about how the chocolate is made. The experience is more of decorating the box than how chocolates are made. We were rushed on the only part where chocolates were prepared… so it is more craft activity than chocolate making class

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