Life is Sweet Candy Store & Cupcake Store

Didnt this place used to have freshly made cupcakes that were bigger and there was more variety?

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Vicky was so friendly, so many selections to choose from, enjoyed our visit and especially the chocolate covered 🥓 bacon!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Life is Sweet is the sweet spot for those of you with a sweet tooth. When my grandchildren visit, nothing will do but that they head to Keene's quintessential downtown and Life is Sweet located on beautiful Central Square in Keene, The Heart of New England.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cookies had mold on it. Should have known better when the girl at the shop said, the cupcakes maybe cold as they are just thawing.

smoothie was ass.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

I'm so disappointed. I walked in the shop and was hit with a mildew smell. I thought maybe with all the rain this summer, they were dealing with drying out. I ended up ordering 4 sugar cookies. I got home and took one out to try and again, got a very weird odor. Upon taking a bite, I had to spit it out and throw them all away. They had a horrible mildew taste! $19.00 for 4 cookies that were not edible. The shop was not clean either. I should have known better than to buy anything.

Excellent assortment of candy you cannot find in large retail stores!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cutest candy store around! My kids love to go here and I cannot say enough good things about the staff! Hoping it’s around for many years to come!??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place was super cute and I got a bag of candy for a reasonable price and I was pretty excited about it but it was gross.

Food: 1

The selection is very disappointing and although they have lots of shapes of candy, all of it has the same stale "fruit" flavor. I've been in several times, and this is pretty consistent. The fudge and baked goods were pretty disappointing. The staff is generally pleasant, but the vibe is stiff and weird. The owner seems to act in a very unprofessional way and she posts the 1 star reviews for her 2k followers of Facebook.

I don't see how this review is bullying it's an honest opinion from my perspective.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I personally still love goldfish but my loves ALL of it. The baked goods, ice cream and the fudge are all amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Licorice Allsorts, Birthday Cake, Cupcakes, French Macaron, Seabeach Cupcake, Circus Peanuts, Fudge, Macaroons, Bubblegum Cigarettes, Gummy Bears, Jelly Beans, Sugar Cookie, Gingerbread Cupcake, Candy Store Cupcake, Hard Ice Cream

Miss this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The ice cream was delicious but a little too expensive for me. ($6.25 for a medium sundae.) Sorry folks.

Been in many times over the years but due to recent events I will no longer be shopping here.

Edit: Updating to add more context because the owner childishly posted my review on her Facebook. I’m choosing to not spend my money at an establishment where the owner likes to start petty drama with other local businesses and supports some of the worst people in the community. She’s also a registered Republican so I’m also choosing not to spend my money on someone who doesn’t have my best interests in mind. Not surprising though.

I absolutely love this candy store, the owner and her family are incredible!! I dream about the strawberry puffs and tiger butter fudge, the penuche is a New England classic. Must see, vibrant sweet shop on a quintessential New England Main Street, chefs kiss!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5