Our story

Two friends, one small kitchen

Stuffed Medjool dates, made by hand on the North Yorkshire and Durham border.

Claire and Samira with arms around each other behind the counter in the Date Bar kitchen
Claire in the Date Bar apron in the kitchen, thinking pose, logo on the wall behind

East meets west

A pastry chef from Azerbaijan and a friend from the North East

Claire and Samira are friends from two different worlds. Samira is a pastry chef from Azerbaijan; Claire is from here, on the North Yorkshire and Durham border. They wanted to make something together, something luxurious and made by hand.

The idea came on a trip to Harrods, when Claire saw what a box of dates cost. Samira had the skill and Claire loved dates, so they started making their own: Medjool dates filled, dipped and finished in their kitchen, and packed in a box worth keeping.

“We believe luxury isn’t about excess. It’s about care.”

From the card in every box

The two of us

Samira and Claire

Samira dipping stuffed dates in chocolate at the counter

Samira

Pastry chef, from Azerbaijan. The fillings, the chocolate work and the finishing touches start with her.

Claire laughing in the Date Bar apron in the kitchen, logo on the wall behind

Claire

From the North East. Not a baker, she says, but she knows a good thing when she tastes one.

The kitchen

Where every box is made

A small kitchen with a teal wall, a steel counter and our logo looking down on everything.

The Date Bar kitchen: teal wall with the logo, shelves of jars and ingredients
Bowl piled with Medjool dates on the steel counter against the teal kitchen wall
Bags of Callebaut Belgian milk chocolate on the kitchen shelf

How we make them

Plate of halva, turkish delight and chocolate crispy pieces beside a blue bowl

Fill

Each Medjool date is stoned and filled by hand, one at a time.

Dipping a stuffed Medjool date into melted milk chocolate on a skewer, turquoise apron

Dip

Dipped in milk or white chocolate and left to set on the board.

Plates of fillings and chopped walnuts laid out on the counter

Top

Nuts, honeycomb, sesame, rose petals or a tiny fondant flower.

Adding gold dust to a milk chocolate date with a fondant topper

Finish

A brush of gold or sparkle, then straight into the box.

What we stand by

Three things we will not change

Handmade

Every date is stoned, filled and finished by hand in our kitchen.

Small batch

We make a little at a time, so every box is fresh.

Made to order

Nothing sits on a shelf. We start your box when you order it.

Send a box someone will remember

Choose a size, pick the flavours, and we will make it for you.

Shop gift boxes

Made to order. Dispatched in 3 to 4 working days.