Red Wing Confectionery

The chocolate is just OK. If I want fine candy I still head to Mpls. or St. Paul.

A recent road trip on a crisp fall day that included a stop at the Confectionary (thanks to Unilocal reviews). Nice store and good customer service. The Dark Chocolate Sea Salt caramels are delicious!

My husband and i stopped by here on a Friday morning to get a special treat for our kids back home. We walked in and started looking around there was 2 other people sitting at a table having coffee and 3 women behind the counter after 5 minutes of looking someone asked is there something I can help you find. After looking for that perfect «treat» I settled for 2 chocolate caramel dipped marshmallows and sea salt chocolates for my husband and myself. The woman behind the counter was honestly not very friendly I said Oh I’m getting these for my kids as a treat and at first she said nothing not even a smile then she said Oh I’m sure they will like them. I just didn’t feel welcome in the candy shop which I don’t like at all so with that being said yes the chocolates were good however I have had good chocolates at a lot of places with very friendly staff.

Nice environment… perfect place for a smoothie on a hot summer day.
However, prices on the board were different from what we’re charged & i still miss the smoothies from the previous co-​op next door.

Red Wing seems to be a place that closes early. The Confectionery was one of only two businesses open on Main at 5:00pm. I got a solid dark chocolate Easter rabbit, a pair of chocolate covered Oreos (with cute sugar bunny decorations), and a few Minnesota-​shaped chocolates for the folks back home. They also have a full service coffee bar so I got a breve with added caramel. Everything came to just over $ 15.
The solid rabbit and Oreos were both delicious but the breve was weak and seemed to be missing the caramel I requested.
So, come for the chocolate but maybe try a less complicated coffee drink.
They have a very nice rest room as an added bonus.

Always friendly staff. Coffee and treats are delicious. A good place to make tourists feel welcome and at home or for locals to buy gifts and treats for friends.

Fantastic caramels and handmade chocolates. The coffee is pretty good as well.
Our daughter purchased a mix of taffy and has really enjoyed it. We will be back.

I had the Halloween truffles and they were good and bought a few other treats it was good. nice cute place in red wing perfect for this little town.

Cute coffee shop and candy store across the road from St. James. Definitely worth stopping in for some late night goodies.

My wife and I stop in here a couple times a year whenever we are driving through Red Wing. Today on our way through town we decided to meet some friends here for a snack and coffee after lunch. When we got to the counter there was another couple with kids ordering hot chocolate and deciding on what type of ice cream to get… while the husband was deciding, the wife asked if she could get a small cup of warm water (I assume to make formula for the baby with them) and the person behind the counter said «sorry but we need to charge you for a tea» ($ 1.50), the wife then said «even if we are buying all this other stuff»? The lady behind the counter said «yep»; all of us behind them were shocked. This couple then walked out the door and said «we will bring our business elsewhere then»…we didn’t blame them as we would have done the same thing.
We were up next, I ordered a couple dishes of ice cream and a large coffee. I went to fill up the coffee from the self serve area and got a couple pumps of lukewarm medium roast before it ran out, then a couple pumps of lukewarm dark roast before that one also ran out. I had just over half a cup and I told the younger girl behind the counter that they were all out of coffee, she said she would make more and I could fill up when it was finished brewing. We sat down ate our ice cream and ten minutes later I went back up to the self serve coffee area to finish filling up. The older lady stormed up from the back and said «refills are not free, we need to charge you»…I explained that I was waiting for the coffee as my cup was only half full. Luckily the younger girl behind the counter jumped in and said it was OK.
Our friends who were also with us had just finished eating their ice cream and asked for a small water as well, again the older lady jumped in and said we need to charge you .50 for that.
I completely understand needing to charge for these types of things if someone is just coming in off the street and not purchasing anything… but not for paying customers. Maybe they need to do this to stay afloat? Who knows. I always try to support local business (which is why we always stop here). I do know that providing of a cup and water (for a paying customer) is probably cheaper than permanently losing 6 customers…

Dark Chocolate Salted Caramels.
Toooo. Die. Forrrrrr.
That is all.

Cal and I found this lovely place just before Halloween. We were downtown and saw the front window décor delightful. We noticed that it appeared to be a coffee house. Sadly, it was closed. But it was a place that was now on our radar. :)
We were downtown shopping and remembered the place we wanted to try. Now was our chance. Walking through the door we quickly discovered that this isn’t just another coffee house. It’s actually a confectionery that just so happens to serve awesome beverages too. The fine candies were impressive and made right there fresh in the shop.
The owner was a busy bee but took the time to introduce herself. Kathy Boos is one amazing lady. She is warm and friendly. It is instantly apparent that her work is her passion. The love that goes into here fine confections is genuine.
We had several candies and two large hot cocoas. We sat at a little table of our choice with the work of local artisans hanging on the walls everywhere. Absolutely lovely. The candies, hot chocolate and atmosphere was really nice.
This delightful place is place that I highly recommend to anyone that likes fresh and delicious goodies. Treat yourself and stop on in. You will not be disappointed.