My adult daughter came to visit from LA and she needs her ice cream. She found this place on Yelp…read more Great place. Nice owner/server. Cute shop. We loved it. Hidden away in a strip mall but worth a stop!

Friendly service in a clean, organized space, but a bit pricey. They carry a variety of Chocolate…read moreShoppe Ice Cream whose flavors range from normal to creative; think birthday cake to a bourbon spiked espresso. I was happy to see they offered a flight so there were less tough decisions that had to be made; I was not so happy about the price, which if I recall correctly was $12. But, hey, I was on vacation so I went for it any way. I chose the lemon blackberry bar, exhausted parent (bourbon spiked espresso with chocolate chunks), fat elvis (banana with peanut butter ripple and chocolate chips) and heaps of love (vanilla filled with oreos, brownies, cookie dough, pecans, caramel and chocolate ripple). I very much enjoyed them all with heaps of love being my favorite. I liked that they use wooden spoons rather than plastic.

We've been coming to scoop since 2017, and it's still our favorite place to get Ice Cream when we…read moreare in Venice. They serve Hersey Ice Cream and local Sarasota Yoder Ice Cream. Big scoops!!! And big sundaes! Friendly service.

The ice cream was delicious! Had a hard time deciding what treat to order! Service was quick and…read morefriendly.

My niece said we must try Sweet Melissa when we visited. So glad we did. It was so amazing…read more Everyone loved the ice cream we had and the owners were so nice and appreciative. I had The most delicious peanut butter ice cream. Triple peanut was the best. My brother in law loved his snickers. The kids loved the vanilla. My mom loved her chocolate brownie ice cream. My sister in law loved her sorbet. Everyone loved it. Soooooo good! Definitely try it.

We've been in MANY times before when we visit my parents. We stopped in over spring break and asked…read moreto see an ingredient list on two flavors because my daughter and I both have food allergies. The kid working said they recently started making their own ice cream and didn't have any ingredient lists. I'm not taking chances. Lost my business--we walked out and found another place nearby willing to accommodate.

Nice, clean, organized and bright shop with friendly customer service. They had a selection of…read moreintriguing flavors along with plain options for lame-os! Haha My friend and I had ice cream for dinner when we visited & we don't regret our decision one bit. She got the espresso with Kahlua and I got the oat of this world (oatmeal cream pies, maple syrup & cinnamon) and marshmallow, cookies and caramel in a housemade waffle cone. The caramel swirl stood out as it was good and thick in my ice cream; very delightful! We both really enjoyed our creamy, flavor packed ice cream. They had plenty of heavy duty outdoor seating surrounded by pretty potted plants.

Always a great experience, super friendly service. Great flavors very good selections truly enjoy…read morethe chocolate peanut butter shake. A friendly family experience Ice cream parlor atmosphere. Highly recommended

As an aficionado of coconut ice cream I must confess I went back 2 days in a row for it at Kilwins…read more I even sampled at a competitor close by and it didn't compare. The coconut is toasted and then covered in chocolate. It's like a chocolate covered coconut macaroon mixed into creamy vanilla ice cream. I'll be thinking about it for a long time to come and definitely going back the next time I'm in Venice!

The store makes 0 sense. Signs to tell you to go around the store a certain wait and then wait at a…read moresecond sign. You do so, and you get ignored... service comes without any form of customer service of interaction. People seemed miserable as heck. No one in the store yet you're required to wait at a sign so they can ignore you? What's the point of that?

Excellent gelato, lots of flavors to choose from. It's a nice sweet, cool break when strolling on…read moreVenice Ave.

Why 1-star. Well there's a limited flavor options and the first thing you are told is you can only…read morehave 1 sample of the gelato per person. Who does that?? It's like they have about 10 flavors available so it's not like you have that many testers you would want, but only One is rude. Then the cup is tiny for one serving and it's $5. They do not split flavors either. If you want 2 flavors split there an up charge for it. It is nice they have small tables and chairs outside to enjoy the miniature cup of gelato. Now I understand why it's dead inside and they are literally next door to a bustling Italian restaurant. Definitely much better options in the area that are more welcoming and kind to customers.

The inside dining room is closed so only the drive thru is open. We tried going through the drive…read morethru but we were told they are only serving hot dogs! If this is all they have then they should just close down until they can solve the problem(s). We won't be back as there are many nicer restaurants in the area.

This place was hopping when we stopped to get some ice cream to cap off our evening. I was…read moreabsolutely floored with how early places close in this beach town, especially on a weekend. But luckily for us DQ was open and our sweet treats were quite good. We were served pretty quickly in spite of how busy they were which I appreciated.

Who would've thought I'd find the best garlic knots in the country here. Most places over cook…read morethem, but these were soft and doughy and covered in garlic. My club sandwich was classic and fresh. The service definitely needs improvement but the food is solid.

Good sandwiches and milkshakes. I wasn't a fan of the pizza. I wish the milkshakes still came the…read moreold-fashioned way with the excess shake still in the metal cup they use to mix it in. Expensive ice cream cones ($8 for a small scoop) so come here for sundae or shake and head down Venice Ave. for two better cone stops.