Nestlé Dairy Box
Nestlé’s Dairy Box has always struck me as a very middle of the road box of chocolates, never really tempting and hence it’s a little unsurprising that up to now I’d never actually reviewed them up until now. Nestlé’s answer to Cadbury’s Milk Tray, this is a 200g box consisted solely of milk chocolates with various fillings.
There are ten varieties of chocolates, with the box containing two of each type. Three of them are almond which is a little boring, and there is also a hazelnut chocolate and a praline chocolate (with chopped almonds in), so half your box contains nuts. The other half is also a little unremarkable – caramel, two fruits (orange and raspberry) and two truffles.
The chocolates themselves actually look quite nice, though clearly they’re all made identically in a factory. The Caramel Creme was quite nice, I was expecting runny caramel but it was instead almost a thick truffle with a caramel taste. The others were nice, but as someone who’s been spoiled by great chocolate over the years I found them to just be a little plain.
For the price though (just £1.99 for the box) this is a great deal, and would make an inexpensive gift or something for a night in with a loved one, just don’t expect anything you haven’t had before.
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February 1st, 2011 at 12:29 pm
I have been given a box for Christmas. I used to love these but when I opend the box the current ones were not pleasant the taste very synthetic and the choice very limited not at all as I remembers them will not be buying them again.
February 3rd, 2011 at 8:47 am
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April 6th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Looks delicious, nestle makes the best chocolate
January 4th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
What happened to all the old chocs …noughet..Turkish delight etc ..xx
January 19th, 2012 at 1:48 pm
My son bought me a huge box of these chocolates for christmas this year and as I love milk chocs and especially truffles and nutty ones I was really impressed. Usually I would go for cadbury or thorntons but now I would certqainly request these again!
January 20th, 2012 at 12:00 am
I was given a box of these for xmas, and have to admit, I loved every single chocolate! They really cheered up a rubbish Sunday at work. My new favourite, thankyou very much!
January 24th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
I agree, bring back turkish delight and the rest, instead of this modern nonsense. Why still call them Dairy Box as all the chocs have changed. Who makes these decisions, they did the same with Black Magic and ruined them!
February 5th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
These chocolates are delicious, i love all of the varieties and the chocolate is creamy and smooth. I prefer them to cadburys and they are my favourite chocs ever.
April 17th, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Really surprised by these chocolates – it’s the first time i’ve bought a box of chocolates and found that i like every single one of them. Well done Nestle, Cadburys has some catching up to do.
July 16th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
You dont get much when you take away the over-packaging, could easily fit in a small paper bag, variety is abysmal, similar slimy taste as a block of cooking chocolate, can get more taste and value from two quidsworth of choccy bars instead.
September 17th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
I loved them as a child but I haven’t seen them on South African shelves for a very long time. Does anyone know why they were discontinued here?
December 31st, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Well, I really, AND WHEN I SAY REALLY I MEAN REALLY, love this.
I bought it for my mum for new years but shared it with her. (When I say share I basically finished the box!!!)
it was delish and I don’t get why so many people are complaining. Its your loss.
January 13th, 2013 at 6:00 pm
What a let down, I agree, bring back turkish delight and the rest, instead of this modern nonsense. Why still call them Dairy Box as all the chocs have changed. Who makes these decisions, they did the same with Black Magic and ruined them! I won’t be buying either of these agsin and hope that I don’t get them as a present as they will be relagated to the bin where they belong.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:49 am
Honestly I feel gobsmacked at the positive comments on here. I just don’t understand what has happened to Dairy Box chocs. The fillings seem the same as each other with no variety in texture. Indeed when I first tried the “creamy caramel” I thought the chocs must have melted and re-set as I wouldn’t describe it as having a caramel centre. They weren’t so bad that I couldn’t eat them (because I did) but I was very disappointed indeed.