Nestle Allens Fantales

Thank you Allens – My wife bought me a bag today before they disappear, I tried one & it was soft, I could sqeeze them in my fingers, they have also made the font very small so it is now difficult to read. You have wrecked a bit of history but you have also made it easy for me to let go, thanks again Show details

Used to be fabulous. Not now – I have always loved Fantales. They are great when travelling long distances. Our last experience was awful. Hubby had a Fantale with no chocolate and I had one where the centre was extremely hard. Took it out of my mouth and a top rear tooth came out with it. Not happy as this is going to cost me $1,000 at the dentist!! Show details

Old favourite turned nasty – I was excited to see fantails in Nz suprmarket. Took them home and shared them only to get an overwhelming amount of fake chocolate flavour. The thick outside chocolate is gone and the caramel has turned cheap. The 3 people that at it were all disappointed Show details

Still awesome – I'm not sure if it's my memory or not (I doubt it as I remember Fantales having a very distinct taste and texture) but I have to disagree with the other comments on this product. I bought a 500g "Family size" (yeah right, I can eat it all on my own!) bag last week and it tastes exactly the same as it used to. There's a kind of darkish chocolate… Read more

coating on the outside and the inside has a chewy caramel/toffee which tends to get stuck in your teeth. From what I remember these taste exactly the same as they used to (and I haven't had them in a few years)

My only complaint is that the trivia on the wrappers is way too easy, usually after the first sentence I know the answer.

Love this! – I bought this at the end of my trip to Australia. I wish I tried it before I left the country - I would have bought a lot! I kept the family pack to myself. Love the texture. Not too sweet. Unfortunately, it's $46 for a 160g on Amazon.

Perfect cinema treat – These are the all time best movie-going treat in the world. We always bought a packet for any cinema session, saving the wrappers to read after the film. It's very disappointing that most cinemas don't stock the anymore. Love the chewy caramelly chocolatiness.  Show reply

Definitely not what they were! – They no longer taste like Fantales, with the strong caramel and rich chocolate. They now taste like sugar. What happened in the last few years since I last had one? Show details

We’re my favorite until I broke a tooth on one! – Have been living in the US for 6 years now. I am Australian and returned to Australian recently and of course wanted to indulge into my all time favorites “Fantales”. Well big mistake... I broke a tooth on one! They are not the same as they use to be, some were very chewy and sticky and another was hard and kind of stale. Having gone to the… Read more

dentist, he quoted this happens a lot with Fantales and Minties. I reached out to Nestle to report and they couldn’t care less really. They wouldn’t even reimburse the dental fee which was no more than $150! In my opinion, best to stay away if you value your teeth. What happen to good ol fashion customer service.

Very poor – Your product has changed tremendously. I will never buy again. Soft lollies, No white powder anymore especially the teeth. Your confection was always firm and that’s why I loved it. Red and green frogs are no more there. The frogs you have are soft and little. Very very disappointed and I now buy a different brand. I’m almost 60 yrs and cannot believe the change. Yuk

Allen's Fantales – These used to be so good but I just bought a packet today and they were so soft and had nowhere near as much flavour as they used to won't be buying these again Show details

milk bottles – milk bottles and milkos no milk taste whatsoever they need to go back 50 years and make all sweets like they used too ,not the rubbish they pump out today, All generick and cheap rubbish,trouble is this generation knows no better,and that goes for all confectionary. Show details

These are not Fantales I just paid for – Won't be buying this rubbish again. These are not the Fantales that have been around for years, unchanged until recently. Smaller in size...like half the size No caramel (soft tasteless fudge thing) Thinnest veneer of chocolate ever. That was not chocolate at all. More sugar. Lots of sugar. Show details

Fantales disaster – Why, why, why? The only reason I can think of for changing Fantales is the omnipresent fear of litigation. This is what our society has become! Everything tailored around risk management i.e. in this case, the fear of being sued for a cracked tooth. Bought a second packet because I too thought there was something wrong with the first packet. Now I know. Never, ever buying them again. Show details

Did they change the recipe???? – Came on here looking to see if they changed the recipe??? These new ones just arent the same. Way too soft for my liking and much sweeter. Wont be buying again Show details

Disappointed – So disappointed in Fantales. Used to love the rich chocolate over the hard caramel. Now just a tasteless soft fudge barely covered by cheap chocolate. No flavor, no chewiness. And getting smaller. Won't be buying any more. Show details

Disgusting – Bought a one kg bag yesterday, put them in a jar for an Easter present. Lucky i tasted one. Was sure they were stale as only a month until use by, then saw these posts, so now can’t even take them back as apparently they’re the new fantales! Soft, no taste, chocolate fake and $12 down the drain. Couldn’t give these poor excuses for a chocolate away. For heavens sake, why mess with perfection Show details

Terrible – What has happened to fantales? They are horrible now, no longer yummy caramel centre but a yucky soft fudge type filling. Bought a packet at Sydney airport last month and thought they had gone stale but date was ok. Bought a packet at supermarket today and realise the recipe has changed. Threw the packet in the bin. At least it will be good for the waist line! Show details

Fantales disaster – I was eating a fantale and it tore the top tooth from my mouth with the caramel. As I crunched down to chew again, I could feel the broken tooth with my tongue. Not a pleasant feeling. I have recently been to the dentist and have a good set of teeth with no decay, so unsure what has happened in this case Show details

Cheap disgusting chocolate – So disappointed. I loved these treats once but they have been ruined. I’d like my money back really. The caramel is not the same either, almost tasteless. What on earth has happened to them.

Enough of the fake chocolate – Even if the price needs to go up, bring back the rich dark chocolate coating. These are supposed to be "Fantales" not Cobbers, so enough of the terrible cheap compound chocolate now being used. Not sure about the people complaining about them "not being hard and chewy anymore". There were hard lollies for sucking "Fantales, Minties etc" and soft… Read more

lollies for chewing "Milko's, Sherbies etc". Allens seem to want to make everything softer now, probably so their eaten faster.

Terrible -soft and no longer chewy – First I thought I had a packet which was stale or something, but after reading other reviews it seems this is intentional. So disappointing - wont be buying them any more.

Aaah! Fantales are now terrible! – Fantales are now soft fudge rather than hard caramel and the chocolate tastes like it has been on the shelf for months. So disappointing! Never again

Why change a perfect product? – Fantales are known to be delicious lollies with a hard chewy centre. Please don't change it. The flavour of these new ones is nowhere near as good as the old ones are. I understand they may have been changed to make it easier for kids to eat them, but the taste is so different it is no longer a yummy treat. Please consider changing it back, or maybe market the new product as a different line of fantales.

Horrible ! – Fantales are supposed to be hard chewy Caramel NOT FUDGE! Why do you insist on changing the formula of all our Aussie Favorites! NO NO NO! CHANGE THE FORMULA BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS

Not what they used to be – Like all the last reviews, this product is NOT the same as it used to be. Like your other products (milko's , sherbies) the caramel is not hard and chewy like it used to be (as were the milko's and sherbies). Have you guys been sued for causing broken teeth or pulled fillings??? I've bought several packets over the last 12 months (fresh stock, and both winter and summer stock) to no avail. No longer on our shopping list.

Changed – were once my favorite Allens product... they have now changed and are terrible. After reading other persons reviews it doesn't sound like I will be the only person to stop purchasing them.

What have you done! – Bought fantales for the first time today and was so disappointed to find out another manufacturer has meddled with a classic! I was expecting a chewy caramel and delicious chocolate coating, I got a cheap tasting chocolate with a horrible fudge centre. WHY! Why mess with the classics!

First Time eating Fantales for a while – Just bought a bag of Fantales after a fairly long period of time. What a disappointment. Cheap chocolate dreadful caramel and a smaller size. Won't be buying them again.What a shame. They were such a lovely treat.

Awful! – You have changed everything about the fantale that was so perfect and delicious! What has happened to the caramel! So disappointing, will not buy again. :(

Another disaster Allens – Why change something that was already perfect. You've turned a nice hard caramel into a soft centre and I don't like the taste. Another great product gone. Unless it's changed back will never buy these again.