Quite literally grossest ice cream we've ever had. I was confused why there was so much fro-yo in OBX. The place also was empty on the weekend which should have been a red flag for an ice cream shop. I tried the vanilla (kids) my husband got the mint oreo (3 scoops) it was $19+. That was kind of rough for ice cream too. Their homemade flavors just need some work. the vanilla was strange and the mint was way too minty, like eating toothpaste. read more

They had pretty good ice cream, the price is kind of expensive but I feel like anywhere near the beach it is typically higher. No really interesting flavors just the typical ones. read more

I had the best service during my visit Chris and Sara were awesome. They were sure to point out about peanut allergies and asked if I wanted samples. I bought some yummy peanut butter fudge. They also have the best milkshakes. read more

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Good ice cream. Slightly expensive. Sucks they didn't have the Dubai ice cream. Good service though. Local ambiance. Got the sundae for two to share. read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - Sundae - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Stopped in for coffee on the way to photograph a concert . Coffee flavors were very limited but the coffee itself was pretty good . The sweet young lady working was amazing , very polite and personable . She convinced me to try some ice cream as I still had a little time to burn . The ice cream was above average in flavor and very creamy . I could totally see my self here a lot for ice cream if I lived close . read more

Stopped in for a bite of ice cream after visiting some of the antique shops nearby. Picked up some craft soda, which was absolutely delicious. The prices were pretty high, as is expected in a tourist town, but the quality did not necessarily match the 11 dollars I spent on a scoop of ice cream and soda. I did like my ice cream, but it was not good enough to make me want to finish it and the soda was absolutely delicious as well. The inside was very overwhelming with cheesy merch and lots of colors, but the person working the counter was very nice and gave us a generous scoop. There is no seating or bathrooms inside either. read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - Key lime craft soda - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Way too pricy on everything!! Candy is $40 a Pound. Nothing is really priced except for the hoodies and t shirts they are pushing. Small hand size plush key chains were $9-15$. No bathrooms. Parking lot is a pain to get in and out of with little to no parking. Save a trip don't go here. Get ur candy from somewhere else!! read more

ice cream is off tasting. workers were rude. the store was too bright and the lights hurt my eyes. .

Our ice cream cones were just okay. Just not very flavorful. Very pricey for what we got. We love ice cream and were disappointed. With so much competition in this vacation town, we're going to try somewhere else. read more

Crowded place, but it makes sense since it was absolutely delicious. Make sure to check-in here for a discount right now (10%, I believe!). I had a scoop of chocolate with wet nuts and fudge and it was just heaven. The walnuts were not diced pieces as they often are, but large chunks. Mmm! Someone in my party had cherry vanilla in a waffle cone and both she and my dog liked it a lot. Service was adequate. Friendly enough, and fast enough, but it does take awhile from the door to the register most days...but it's worth every second. read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - Cherry vanilla waffle cone - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

The ice cream that I got, mint chocolate chip, tasted old. 2 scoops was $8 so it was pretty pricey as well. There are definitely better ice cream places around that have tastier ice cream for cheaper. read more

Took the grandkids in for ice cream while on vacation. Ice cream was good/ average. Service was excellent. As with all ice cream places at the shore, prices were high. Most likely will just go to the grocery store and get ice cream next time. read more

Small selection of ice cream, expensive, and the staff seemed annoyed the kids were looking at all the flavors. They did think the ice cream was good. read more

Delicious ice cream and sweet treats! Perfect way to cool down after the beach. Would highly recommend this place. Near other cute shops too! No bathroom though. read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - Ice cream options - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

The service was kind and efficient. We had 8 orders on an order, and we were able to go inside and order quickly. The prices are comparable to most other ice cream places in OBX, but this is homemade. I personally had a scoop of chocolate marshmallow and a scoop of cake batter on a waffle cone. It was very yummy. My boyfriend got a frozen sea salted double espresso caramel drink, and it was very good also. I would recommend coming here, and enjoying the surrounding antique shops, and I would enjoy this shop again. read more

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The line here is outrageous. It doesn't move and mosquitoes will eat you alive. There were 2 groups ahead of me and we waited 30 minutes. Inside, there were only 3 people working, and one of them was maybe 14 years old. The ice cream was really good, but would definitely not wait here ever again. read more

This is a good place to go if you want expensive mediocre ice cream and dusty stale chocolates. $8 for 2 scoops in a cup is crazy. Calling it "Homemade" is a joke. There are better places in KDH to get ice cream. Too be fair none of it is any better then what you can buy for half the price at the grocery store. read more

The ice cream was very soft -- on a cool day outside it melted within minutes. Both my ice cream and my daughter's ice cream was disappointing. read more

The vanilla had no vanilla flavor according to 1 person. The chocolate ice cream was ok but had ice crystals in it so it seemed old. The strawberry ice cream was ok on flavoring. The rum raisin had the most flavor and I thought was very good. Big bucks needs to work on their flavors The ice cream starts at about $4.59 for a relatively small scoop of ice cream compared to other places we have been with hard homemade ice cream The price is about as follows $4.59 1 small scoop 2 scoops $5.59 3 scoops $6.59 + tax and cones are extra $1 each In my opinion Big buck is a rip off and the name says it all big buck cheats on strong flavors and keeps his Bucks (money). read more

I had the coffee caramel cookie ice cream, which was good and my boyfriend had a banana split, which he also enjoyed. I definitely think everything was overpriced and there was no place inside or outside to sit. Parking was minimal and service was mediocre. It was okay, but nothing special here. read more

Looking for some delicious ice cream...this is the spot. Looking for great customer service...just keep driving. Their hours in Google Maps showed they closed at 5pm today and we arrived at 4pm with a van load of kids (9 total). We were ready to treat the whole family to some local homemade ice cream. My wife and I entered first to check out their menu. She ordered a latte and then we brought in our 4 girls first. The server asked if we wanted anything else just before our girls came in. "Yes", we replied. "We have several children who want ice cream as well". As soon as the server saw the four kids coming up the stairs he let out the biggest sight I've ever heard, as if to say "Crap, I was just cleaning up and not planning to serve anyone for the next hour". Noticing his displeasure with actually serving more than 2 people my wife asked "Is that alright"? "Depends on them", he replied. We let our girls get their ice cream and decided quietly that we wouldn't bring anyone else in and neither of us would get anything else. That's 5 boys (two of which are teens) and 2 adults who decided that the level of customer service was so despicable that we would rather just get Frostys at Wendy's instead of putting up with a worker who apparently thought that coming in an hour before closing was too much of a hassle for his late afternoon plans. Sad to say, that was our first and last time we will be visiting...and being locals that means one less (large) family who will be darkening the doorway. As someone who worked in food services for 6 years on the beach myself I know how frustrating customers can be (especially during tourist season). But NOT ONCE would I have displayed the level of unprofessionalism this person did today. The girls loved the ice cream but you definitely need to work on customer service. read more

Let's just say there are better places to go to in OBX for ice cream. We should have just walked out as soon as we stepped foot inside. Teenagers behind the counter blaring explicit music and not very welcoming. Half of the ice cream tubs had frostbite or ice on top of them. We all tried to order from the fresh tubs but it still was pretty iffy. Prices were high and quality was low. Not going back again. read more

Very over priced. Got 2 sundaes, 2 pretzels and fudge...our bill was $57. The sundaes were ok but I've had better. There seemed to be more nuts and less ice cream in the sundaes. Haven't tried the fudge or pretzels yet. read more

Small place. No seating. Ice cream was good, but expensive. Hot fudge sundae was $9.95 plus tax.

Ice cream is awesome ! The ice cream is very rich and filling so I recommend smaller sizes ! So many flavors to choose from 3rd time here ! Mocha frozen coffee is not great ! read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

The ice cream is pretty good, but i wasn't a fan of the specials. There is no description to tell you what each one is. I ordered a banana split assuming it would be pretty standard, but asked if i might have two specific flavors of ice cream. When it came, i got a split with my flavors of choice and a bonus strawberry sorbet...a flavor i didn't want, hadn't asked for, and which didn't remotely fit with the rest of the split. I pointed this out and was told "oh, but its standard...". No offer to exchange that flavor was extended. Wanting an offer to fix the selection rather than forcefully ask myself may be my southern passive aggressive soul coming out, but certainly it seems that the attendant would have mentioned at the beginning that the split came with three scoops and not two in case i wanted to pick a third of my own. Oh well, i sat down determined to enjoy the rest of my split when i found the surprise toppings of runny, melted whipped cream and hard pineapple. As if pairing a sorbet with ice cream wasn't bad enough, now i had to deal with sad whipped cream and crunchy fruit? Where was my hot fudge or chocolate sauce, peanuts, cherry on each peak, and fully fluffed whipped cream? Added to the high cost of the dish, it was a terrible disappointment. read more

The ice cream is good, but the wait is ridiculous. They had only 2 people on staff working their hardest, but the owner needs to do a better job with having more people. 50 minutes for ice cream. Pathetic. read more

Pricey, but decent ice cream in an area that is more geared towards frozen yogurt. $4 for a super small cup grinds my gears a bit. Creative flavors, but I've had plenty of better ice cream elsewhere. Worth a stop if craving, just be prepared to pay too much. read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - $4 for this tiny amount. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

It was okay I got a hot fudge sundae but the hot fudge wasn't even warm. The vanilla Icecream itself was good. The vanilla milkshake was super thick my child couldn't drink it until it melted some. They was out of peanut butter sauce. They didn't have very many "speciality sundaes". Online it showed they had tons of icecream flavors but in the store they only had like ten that I saw.. nothing special here. read more

The menu at Big Buck's is extensive and the coffee was very tasty. On my second time passing the store, we finally decided to go inside because it was considerably less crowded than it had been before. They are also one of the only places to get coffee after 1 pm at Corolla. I got frozen coffee and a regular iced late and they were both very good but a little overpriced. They are very accommodating with various options to order in response to coronavirus, there was a walk up counter an an inside option with a limited amount of customers inside at a time. Overall, a good experience. read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - Iced Vanilla Latte with Almond Milk - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

As someone that loves ice cream but also has a dairy allergy, i was let down. Their only vegan friendly option was strawberry, which isn't bad dont get me wrong, but it was very freezer burnt. a little more inclusion would be nice but i understand that it's not necessary for a good ice cream business as ice cream is quite literally made of, well, milk! my only other issue was that it's madly overpriced. two scoops in a small cup with swedish fish was 7.95!!!! go somewhere else, maybe dairy queen, if you're looking for a better bite for your buck. read more

Great little shop. We found it from the large "homemade ice cream" banner that you can read while driving by - you can't really see the shop from the street otherwise. We had the cherry vanilla and cookies & cream. Both were really good. Not super creamy & Rich, which was nice - it had a bit of lightness to it. read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - Cherry vanilla - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

So sad, we stopped in again this year, because we used to love Big Bucks. But alas- the woman behind the counter this year wasn't wearing a mask either. We went somewhere else for ice cream- no sense getting Covid just for ice cream. read more

Yes the line was long... but if you are patient enough the staff is very kind and attentive to you! The Chocolate Fudge Brownie is absolutely DELICIOUS as is the waffle cone! Just be sure to grab some napkins on your way out, they are a little tricky to spot! TimbukII is a great little plaza filled with cute shops and wonderful shop owners! read more

Such a cute little place with DELICIOUS ice cream! I had the chocolate marshmallow and it was perfect. Highly recommend stopping by this little place. I will definitely try some chocolates next time around! read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - Waffle cone, chocolate marshmallow ice cream, and this stunning man--doesn't get any better. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Very good homemade ice cream. I love their creative chocolate turtles and other creations! The ice cream was very yummy and creamy! I will return. read more

Ordered an iced americano (4.95) for espresso and water. I just wanted to add vanilla syrup. They told me they would have to charge me for a latte (7.95) ... 3 dollars more for syrup. You'd have to be stupid. The girls running it didnt know what to do so she called the owner. Its not there fault he told her to do it. But honestly the owner needs to be slapped around. 3 dollars for some god damn syrup. read more

Good service, large selection and an great number of cone types. To me the ice cream was just ok (i had cookies and cream). I tried the pretzel cone and it was really hard and not sweet at all. But there was an assortment of cone types, I think I just chose wrong lol. read more

Big Buck's Ice Cream and Espresso Bar - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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I would be doing a major disservice to other yelp users and their families if I didn't review this place properly...not sure how this place has a semi decent rating... After spending a warm gorgeous day at the beach over Labor Day weekend ice cream sounded like an excellent idea...I let yelp guide us a to spot called Big Johns...unfortunately they had just closed for the day (apparently they have very limited hours towards the end of summer) the next closest place was Big Bucks Ice Cream. I really wish we'd have just gone to Food Lion and bought a gallon of ice cream to take back to the rental. (for the money we spent at Big Bucks we could have actually bought 4-5 gallons of ice cream) The shop itself is very small and the way they have the tables set up doesn't help matters. They have 2-3 tables placed almost right in front of the ice cream counter so if people are sitting at the tables its really difficult to see the flavors. The girls that were scooping ice cream the day we were there were extremely rude. They were rolling their eyes and being very curt when little kids would ask questions about flavors or ask to try flavors...which I get has to be annoying but come on it kinda comes w/ having a so called specialty home made ice cream shop. We got 4 small scoops of their hand dipped homemade ice cream for roughly $20. 1 scoop of butter pecan (terrible, tasted super fake and chemically almost. way too much extract or something) 2 scoops of cookies and cream (tasted similar to breyers) 1 scoop of salted caramel pretzel (good but the pretzels were extremely stale) None of the flavors we had or sampled were of good enough quality to charge $5 a scoop. I've had homemade ice cream, custards, and gelatos from other shops that literally blow this place out of the water. Seriously don't waste your money! read more

Stopped in here on a whim as google maps said it was the closest Ice cream place to where we were. Then came to yelp and saw it only had a few stars and was a little nervous. Went in and was served quickly i got the espresso chip ice cream and it was delicious! Had a great coffee flavor and the espresso chips you could tell weren't just chocolate chips mixed in! My husband got the strawberry sorbet and it was also extremely delicious. I almost made him trade with me it was so good ! The only down side ( which isn't the stores fault) was that it's a little hard to see from the road read more