Place was dark when we arrived a half hour early. It appears the staff was sweeping up inside. We drove around to the walk up window and my husband, determined guy as he is, went to speak with the sweeping girl to ask if they were still serving ice cream. Turns out they were! We've had Bruster's before in MD. He got me chocolate and Oreo for himself. The girl gave us huge heaping cups-enough for two servings. Generous...maybe because we were so persistent or maybe because they are just like that down in Culpeper. As in MD, my chocolate was good but not superb. They didn't have the premium flavors at this location. Oreo was superb. If you are a chocolate lover, I highly recommend you skip the basic chocolate and go for the Death by Chocolate Premium flavor ( that is if they carry it). read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Hubby was determined to get this ice cream. Lol - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Culpeper, Virginia

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If you're looking for the best hot fudge brownie sundae than Bruster's is it! Today was my first time here and their ice cream was a hit! We ordered a banana split & a brownie sundae. The banana split was good and my husband really enjoyed that one but my fave was the sundae. Some places serve the chocolate syrup at room temp which I hate but Bruster's was hot. The brownie in the sundae was also very good. They also have great customer service. A gentleman assisted us and he was helpful with the menu as it was our first time. Our order was out quickly and the prices are not bad at all. We will be back! read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - Hot fudge sundae & banana split - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Culpeper, Virginia

I live in Gainesville and I drove all the way to Culpepper just to taste this ice cream. The new manager is absolutely awesome the restaurant is clean and ice cream is delicious. I would highly recommend this drive to anybody in the surrounding areas looking for great ice cream read more

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I am that girl that orders chicken strips no matter where I'm eating. I can tell you where the worst strips are, and the best strips. Honestly, the strips at Nathan's /Bruster's are fantastic AND I get to eat ice cream afterwards. They always have a special flavor to try. They will let you try the flavors with sample spoons so that you can determine what you're in the mood for. They also have really yummy cakes that I've taken to family events and they're always a big hit! Live long and prosper Nathan's/Bruster's Culpeper read more

Bruster's Real Ice Cream - This is the prettiest Christmas cake from Bruster's Culpeper! The flavor - Oreo Fudge Merry Christmas! - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Culpeper, Virginia

LOVE Brusters! The ice cream is scoop-style and made fresh daily. They have awesome deals and unique new flavors each month. Aside from their ice cream they serve Nathan's hot dogs/other foods, which are all great. Their staff are mostly high school students, which are all exceptionally enthusiastic and friendly. They closed for quite a while not too long ago, and have improved a lot - not that the service was any less, but there has been a noticeable improvement. read more

We've visited this spot for ice cream several times. Talk about good stuff! We've only had ice cream here, although Brusters and Nathan's Hot Dogs go hand in hand. I don't know who owns who, but they obviously have some sort of symbiotic relationship, & both franchise's products can be enjoyed here. While ice cream flavors (made daily in house) change, my tastes don't vary widely, & the "Dark Chocolate" and "Butter Pecan" are my favorites. Husband has yet to veer from the "Butter Pecan", and with good reason. You've never seen "Butter Pecan" ice cream like this unless you make it yourself. The ice cream itself has a mild buttery slightly-caramel flavor; the pecans are WHOLE PECAN HALVES!! No weeny little pieces - whole pecan halves that have been lightly salted. It's an ethereal Butter Pecan ice cream experience - lol! Again - don't know about the Nathan's offerings, but the ice cream is A+. read more

If it were just a Bruster's I would probably give it a 4/5, but Nathan's definitely drags down the rating for the restaurant. The icecream is pretty good, and is almost worth getting, considering all of their options are in the grocery store for significantly less. But, the Nathan's selection is not good. Definitely don't succumb to the advertised images, they are lies. Bruster's 4/5, Nathan's 2/5, possibly 1/5. read more

Located off 29/15, we spotted a sign and detoured for a hot dog and ice cream. There was a group of touring Europeans when we got there and only one employee working so it was a bit of a wait. Not too bad. They serve Nathan's hot dogs. I was hoping for plain coffee ice cream, but they only had a version with sweet fudge sauce mixed in. I opted for a pumpkin ice cream instead which turned out to be tasty. read more

Excellent fresh ice cream with friendly service. Frequent visitor and you can't beat the Nathan's hot dogs and fries. Brings back memories of Coney Island Brooklyn. They also sponsor a monthly family cruise-in on the 4th Saturday of the month from April through September which is a fundraiser for the Fisher House foundation. A must stop anytime you're in the area. read more

The family and I were driving from Charlottesville, VA to Washington D.C. and saw a sign that pointed to Nathan's hot dogs. We pulled over and found Brusters Real Ice Cream which served Nathan's dogs. If you are in the mood for a hot dog then a Nathan's dog is definitely the way to go. The bun was warm and soft and the bacon bits were crispy. I personally like my hot dogs with shredded cheese and not melted nacho cheese which is why I only gave 3 stars. The fries were pretty good but of course the melted cheese made the fries a little soggy but my boys ate them up. When we left we decided to get a banana split. Thank goodness we only got one as it is huge! It was big enough for all 4 of us to eat of off and it was actually really good! read more

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$^$^$^$^ Expensive! 1 hot dog, 13+ minutes. The two guys ahead of me each ordered two. They must be regulars because they knew to get a seat at a table and read crap on their phones while waiting. I stood and watched as 1 dog at a time was prepared, refrigerator to bag, ...then the the next one was started. Agonizing wait whilst trying to be compassionate and understanding. Quite a challenging venture. Pray for us. read more

I was very impressed with this place! ice creams are beyond delicious and costumer service is on point! Definitely coming back here again and again and again. Thank you guys for existing! read more

If you are in the Culpeper area, a must! Delicious, made-in-store ice cream in interesting flavors. We had banana peanut butter chip, key lime pie, coconut chip (coconut ice cream with chocolate chips) and Boston cream pie ice creams. All delicious! This Bruster's is co-branded with Nathan's hot dogs. The Nathan's sign might be more visible. read more

Coming back from a camping trip in a hot summer weekend, stumbled on Bruster's ice cream and I was wowed with their ice cream! They were out of bananas to make my banana split but they gave me the alternative of brownies at the bottom at the same cost. Totally worth it! Highly recommend it their key lime cheesecake ice cream and cherry vanilla. read more

We had a fun lunch here and were so happy that our daughter was able to enjoy ice cream, even with her nut allergy. The staff was very knowledgeable about how to keep food safe. The hot dogs were suoer yummy! read more

The ice cream is really good, I've tried a few flavors and never been disappointed. The prices are a bit prohibitive for the hot dogs and combos and the seating area is small. Overall, it's a okay place to go for a treat. read more

My kids love it. It's a little pricey for us. We go when we get coupons. It's always packed (which is a great sign). I haven't had their food. They are very into local kids schools and sports. Highly recommended read more

Such good ice cream AND service! Beats Sweet Frog by far!

My daughter likes going here but I don't. The restaurant is always dirty. Service is ok but the filth in the restaurant is such a turn off.

I really wanted to like this place...it has a lot of good reviews. But, I cannot tell you why. I stopped in for a burger and fries. The burger was clearly a frozen patty before they turned it into a flat, dry, flavorless disc of "meat" that I barely noticed under all the bun anyway. Fries are soggy and greasy and they smell of a grease trap that has maybe never been emptied. read more

Went there on a Friday afternoon and could not seem to get the attention of the single employee running things, but after seeing her handle the food then handle money and then food again with her bare hands and no washing in between we walked out. I don't care how good the food is, I just have a thing about being poisoned. Even 7-11 employees have much better food handling practices, they wear gloves when the get your food. read more

Normally I don't give bad review's but tonight was awful. The place was clean and facilities were exceptional. It was the employees with hygiene issues. The one with glasses and Beard was loosing his mind about making ice cream. He was making orders that already made and forgotten about our order completely. None of the employees were wearing gloves and the one with glasses going nuts touched his face and then scooped ice cream for other customers with no gloves!!!. So we're the other two with no gloves as well. I've been in food service since I was 16 and you always wear gloves while serving and making food. My girlfriend and I demanded a refund since they was ignoring our order and served other patrons after us. The kid in the glasses looked like he wanted to come up to us and say something that he would regret. If he said something nasty to me or my girlfriend, we both would of wholloped him one. I don't know what his issue was but never will be going to Brewster's for a long long while. read more

The ice cream is actually good but the scoop size was truly disappointing. It would have filled 1/3 cup. Perhaps since our entire party ordered the same flavor perhaps they were running low. I will give them the benefit of the doubt..but next time I will drive 8 miles down the road to Moo Thru! Bigger scoops, home made ice cream and a 50% law enforcement/military discount! read more